We are often asked by our guests what Bucuti means and why the name Tara? The answers are simple and I am happy to share the story.
Like many visitors, I fell in love with the island of Aruba while on holiday. So much so that I moved to the island in the early 1970s and began working with a number of businesses prior to developing Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts. Amidst the craze of construction and paperwork that comes with such an undertaking I was fortunate enough to find a special location on the south side of the island that served as a sanctuary for me. Whenever I was in need of a break I would take a small boat out to a quiet reef named Bucuti. It was this respite from the everyday world that not only helped me, but helped shape the experience we set out to create for guests. Therefore Bucuti became our resort’s namesake, representing my island of beach and tranquility within our island.
After opening Bucuti in 1987 we were fortunate enough to receive immediate praise, and quickly developed a loyal base of guests, some of which still join us today. Building on this success we decided to expand the resort in 2004. While an expansion meant we were able to welcome additional guests we needed to maintain the environment and experience we had so carefully created. This could not simply be as easy as designing and building a standard hotel. We had set out to build a shining star or as it’s translated in Sanskrit, a Tara.
We hope that the feeling of tranquility I was fortunate enough to experience at the Bucuti reef and the vision we held of a shining star are felt by each of guests and we look forward to sharing it with them for many years to come.
