Fuego Mio Bed & Breakfast
About
Fuego Mio is a small bed and breakfast tucked into Santa Cruz, Aruba's central plateau—inland, away from the beaches and hotel strips. With just ten rooms, it's the kind of place where the owner probably knows your name by breakfast on day two. That 5.0 service rating isn't a fluke. The subratings tell the story: rooms and cleanliness both hit 4.8, and value comes in at the same mark, which makes sense at $350 a night in a part of the island where you're paying for intimacy over ocean views. Beach access is by shuttle, so you're trading walkability for quiet and a lower party score. If you want to wake up on sand, stay on the coast. If you want to wake up somewhere that feels more like a neighborhood and less like a resort compound, this works. It's ranked #2 of two B&Bs in Santa Cruz, which mostly means there aren't many options like this on the island at all.
At a glance
- Area
- Santa Cruz
- Star rating
- ★★★★½
- Typical nightly
- $350
- Beach access
- shuttle
- Kid-friendly
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- Party score
- ●●○○○
- Walkability
- ●●○○○
- Rooms
- 10
- Casino
- –
- Swim-up
- –
- Kids' club
- –
- All inclusive
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- Vibe
- charmingintimatequietmid-range
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