We booked this holiday at very short notice and was our first time all-inclusive.

On arrival we were very pleased with the hotel, the rooms were very clean and airy.

The staff at the hotel were allways every polite and helpful, the pools were fantastic and we never had any trouble with sun loungers as there were always too many.
The hotel food we found to be good but a little repetitive, but hey for a week any one can manage.

The kids club was great, it was the first time our 4 year old and been abroad and we only saw him at meal times and bed time, they looked after him well and on his birthday made a huge fuss over him and gave him a party to remember.
The adult entertainment was not bad but we have seen much better.

All in all we wanted a break for some peace and quiet and thats what we got a fantastic holiday at the right time of year and we all came back very well rested.

We enjoyed it so much we are considering going back every year at the same time of year.

We booked an all inclusive at the last minute to Oasis complex not knowing which one we would get we were delighted with what we got!

The room was a little musty but very clean. The only thing I would say is they should put the apartment numbers on the outside wall of the buildings as we arrived in the dark and it took us half hour to find the apartment!

Lovely and quite ..taxis cheap, market across road on a Fri brilliant but do bargain got a "Gucci" watch from 25 euro to 8 euro...

Staff are fabulous and we even got 2 picnics for Lobos island day trip free.

We have already booked to go back with our 2 children in 7 weeks time it was so good and best of all we got a great tan...... enjoy

Hi after reading all the negative reviews etc about the Oasis Tamarindo I felt I needed to sign up just to say this....

My partner and I went to this hotel in Mar/April 06 and found it top notch all the way. The food was of a good variety and as regards to the warmth of the food, there were microwaves in the restaurant which guests could use, although we found the only reason food wasn't that hot is because we left eating too late in the evening (near to close).

The grounds are superb and well looked after by the looks of them, complex is disabled friendly in my opinion, that is why we are going back in 7 weeks (April) with my diasbled mother.

Rooms are very satisfying with all amenities you could need (Living Room with dining table, kitchen etc )and kept impeccably clean.

Entertainment staff are very friendly and fun, 1st class ( Janine, Caroline & Rowan), they even asked us to go on a night out clubbing with them on the last night of our stay after they had finished work at the hotel (midnight or so), we were well look after to say the least.

I would 100% definitely recommend this hotel to anybody and look forward to our next and future visit/s.

Hope this is of some use to anyone.

Afer reading poor reports about this accomodation on this site (and many others!)we were wondering whether we had made the right choice but as we were only staying for 1 week decided to give it a go anyway.

How glad we were!! Apartments were clean, spacious and comfortable. Never saw 1 cockroach unlike some earlier reports.

Hotel food varied and there was something for everyone. A good choice at every meal-Meat, pasta or salads, cooked or cereal/toast etc breakfast. Travelled with 3 faddy kids and can honestly say they all ate well at every meal! One minus-food was not always piping hot but this did depend on what time you went to eat (restaurant poen 2-3 hours each meal time).

Hotel located towards rear of town but within walking distance of everything. Local markets, bowling, waterparks, bingo etc small walk from hotel. Some bars and 1 supermarket also close but main town approx 2km away (2 euros in a taxi).

Hotel staff very friendly and accomodating.

Entertainment/Animation Team worked EXTREMELY hard to ensure that we had enough to do during the day, killer darts, boules, volley ball, water polo, football, Cocktail games, killer table tennis, pool, tennis. The team 'bent over backwards' to ensure that all were entertained although there was no pressure to join in any of the activities.

On one poor weather day,even an impromptu trip to the local bowling alley was organised to ensure we didn't get too bored or fed up.

There was a daily kids club for the younger ones which seemed popular. The pool area was quite relaxing and peaceful during the day although main pool was salt water and cold.

Night time entertainment was variable (but family orientated-a mini-disco for the younger ones every night followed by various shows-parrot show, flamenco dancing etc -average quality!) The only gripe I have here is that the only bar is open to the elements and was cold at the time of our visit. Unless you managed to get sat next to a patio heater in this area it was quite cold and uncomfortable.

I can honestly say that the service we had seemed personal and friendly and we all had a great time here although I'm not sure that it would be the same during high season

Found rooms to be very clean and of a good standard, ideal for self catering.

The staff on reception were always very helpful. However thats where it ends !

How this can be called all inclusive is beyond me ! The food is the worst I've ever had offered to me and to make it even worse than that you had to compete with the flys for the best bits. I'd never return to this hotel !

On first impressions, we thought great new complex, then we found out what it was really like and we went downhill fast!!!

Rooms weren't cleaned very often, bed linen was stained!!! and changed twice in our two week stay!!! Towels weren't changed regular!!!

Food was cold and repetitive, dirty crockery and cutlery, glasses. We had no butter at all, New Years day!!! We had chunks of an alternative? at our evening meal, floating in a bowl of cold water!!! Our New Years Eve Gala dinner was the same cold food which included a red paper table cloth and a candle!!!

Entertainment was very low key about one hour every night wouldn't recommend to a friend or foe!!!

We had a fantastic time, the apartment was spotless, it looked like we were the first to stay there! The cleaning was excellent and towels and bedding changed frequently, even though we only stayed for one week.

This was our first all inclusive experience and we have to say it was lovely, we came home having put on far too much weight! We could not fault the food selections at every meal, we really cannot understand other peoples complaints, fair enough on occasions the food could have been warmer, but it is impossible to keep the food piping hot continuously,there were even microwaves to warm up your food if needed.

The only gripe we had was the pool bar area in the evening, this was hopeless and quite cold some nights, this area is only any good for the daytime, people need somewhere more comfortable for the evening to sit and have a after dinner drink.

When we first arrived our immediate thought was what a beautiful complex it was. Rooms were very spacious with everything we needed in them... however... things started to go very much down hill..

The shower rail kept coming down and hitting us on the head, the hot water would go cold very quickly. The rooms smelt of sewage, the walls were paper thin so we could hear people in the next room going to the toilet and kept us awake by snoring and shouting late at night. Rarely cleaned rooms the sheets were only changed twice in all the 2 weeks we stayed. I'm not entirely convinced they were changed before we got there as stains were on the pillow cases and bed sheets (yuck!), not much privacy on the balconies either....

A lot of building work was still being carried out next to bar, we were woken up at 8:00am every morning by the sounds of electric saws, drills and hammering.

All the grouting on the floor tiles round the pool was loose or not completed hence the 3rd day we were there I broke my toe between two tiles that hadn't been grouted...

Evening entertainment was horrendous, you had to sit outside in the cold if you could get somewhere to sit at all.

We counted at least 2 rats in the evening.

Huge queues to get your drinks as there was only one barman to do all the work must have got at least 2 drinks per night due to the queueing problem. When we did finally did get served the drinks were extremely limited hence we ended up drinking else where nearly every night..

Food was was disgusting, was under cooked and not very varied, couldn't hold down the food and ended up eating off the complex and all my sicknesses stopped (strange that hmm...

I really want to point out to you all that all inclusive is NOT all inclusive not compared to other hotels. For example they didn't couldn't even be bothered to offer cheap, local, alternative drinks so I was on cokes all night as there was very limited drinks there and I didn't like anything there, all so you are expected to drink out of small, plastic cups. The ice cream selection is very poor for kids and you are only allowed an to purchase one between 3:30pm and 4:40pm....

I noticed the kids club was non existent, I know I have no kids but I couldn't help but notice they were encouraging kids to run around as fast as they could around the slippery pools as part of their entertainment (surely that's not safe?)...

Could go on for hours and I feel that you have read enough to make the right decision now. HOWEVER I must emphasise that in a year or 2 this might be an excellent complex but it's just not ready to take paying customers just yet...

Good luck you will need it...

Well what can I say, We arrived at this hotel with a smile we left very disappointed and let down.

Although this hotel is a bit far out to the centre and the beach it is in good location if you just want a relaxing chill out holiday. The apartments are lovely, very spacious and with self catering facilities aswell which was a bonus.

The surrounding gardens were well kept and there were plenty of sunbeds in the pool area to choose from. ALL in all it seemed to be a good start to our holiday but there was a few factors which let this hotel down dramatically, Food was very poor not much variety and was cold most nights. Entertainment was terrible especially not what you would expect frpm an all inclusive hotel.

As a travel Agent myself I would not recommend this hotel to families with older children as there was not much going on apart from the usual darts or water polo. The nightly entertainment programme was a joke! very poorly organised and not punctual! There was not alot of variety of drinks available at the bar which only had one member of staff, so there was queue's every night.

To top it all just a word of advice As soon as you get there at check in hire a safety deposit box which is 15 euros because we had all our money stolen from our room whilst we were having our evening meal, our room was locked and all the windows too ,we checked before we left.

We most definitely think it as a member of staff as they would have needed a key and most of the staff has access to them. We were not the first or the last to be robbed this week we knew of 6 others with similar cases one of which a family who was hit the first night before they even had chance to get a safe as there children wanted some food. This seems to be a good opportunity for thieves to act, just please be very vigilant and do not trust anyone.

On arrival I thought what a place, only to realise my holiday was going to be downhill from here.

The food was awful repetitive, cold and undercooked (hence eating out every day, no point in being all inclusive) There is only one bar which is outside and was just like a big shack which could become very cold in an evening. There were only snacks between 3.30 and 4.30 if you like flies with your croissants and again undercooked food. The children's ice creams were non existent most days the staff would just say got none till tomorrow which is not what children want to here especially on holiday. There was only ever one bar staff on at a time and queueing could take some time.

Rooms were nicely decorated and it was nice that it was an apartment which is unusual for all inclusive. Rooms should of been cleaned 5 times a week if that's what they class as cleaning and our linen was only changed twice in 2 weeks and should have been done 6 times.

Pools were nice but the pool area is dangerous as tiles have big holes in between them which need grouting and my daughter ripped her toe nail off on these.

Location of the hotel was about 20 mins from the main centre and beach but was a nice walk and taxis are cheap enough.

Entertainment was basically none existent in the day the kids club which was rarely on was in one of the entertainers apartments, the nighttime entertainment was awful.

Please, please remember to get a safety deposit box as soon as you get there we were robbed on the first day whilst at the welcome meeting and know of others that were also robbed including one lady who had money taken out of her handbag from by the poolside.

I would not recommend this complex to anyone especially on an all inclusive basis.