Eagle Beach, Aruba
Low-rise, wide sand, and the fofoti trees — consistently rated among the best beaches anywhere.
What Eagle Beach is like
Eagle Beach is the low-rise counterpart to Palm Beach: a far wider stretch of sand, fewer storeys, and the fofoti trees that appear on every photograph of Aruba.
What it is. The low-rise hotel and residential stretch just south of Palm Beach, regularly ranked among the best beaches in the world.
Who buys there. Buyers who want the beach without the high-rise density — condos and low-rise developments rather than towers.
What you get. Apartments and condos in low-rise buildings, plus residential streets set back from the sand.
The trade. Less inventory than Palm Beach, and the good units are held tightly. You often wait for the right one rather than choose from several.
Homes in Eagle Beach
Nothing in this collection is currently in Eagle Beach. Nicolás sources across the whole island — tell him what you want here and he will find it.
What buying here involves
Foreigners buy in Aruba without restriction. Budget 4–7% above the price: transfer tax of 3% on the first AWG 250,000 and 6% above it, plus notary fees of about 1–2%. Allow six to eight weeks from signed agreement to transfer of title.
See the buying guide for the full process, and Aruba house prices for what budgets buy across the island.
Questions about Eagle Beach
Is Eagle Beach better than Palm Beach?
Different. Eagle Beach is wider, quieter and low-rise; Palm Beach is denser, livelier and has more restaurants and more inventory. Most buyers know within a day which one is theirs.
Can you buy property directly on Eagle Beach?
Rarely, and it does not stay on the market long. Most purchases are in low-rise buildings or streets set back from the sand.
What are the fofoti trees?
The wind-bent trees on the sand at Eagle Beach — the ones on every Aruba postcard. They are fofoti, commonly confused with the divi-divi, which grows inland.
Looking in Eagle Beach?
Tell Nicolás your budget and what the house has to do. He will tell you honestly whether Eagle Beach is the right area for it.
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