Oasis Papagayo

Just returned home after a fabulous 10 night all inclusive holiday here with my wife and her twin boys. Everybody is welcome to there option but some of the bad reviews for this place baffles me. I really can’t fault it. The food, while there isn’t a huge choice, what there is is cooked lovely, there are themed nights, Mexican, Asian, and like myself, if there wasn’t anything I fancied, I’d go fill myself up at the bbq restaurant, which you are meant to book but was never anybody in there which is surprising with the choice of meats available, really yummy. Failing that, there’s a pizzeria which makes freshly made pizza for 3 euro. The pool area is lovely, yes pool a little cold but soon get used to it once your in. Never a struggle for sun beds so no need to get up at silly o’clock to reserve them. Now onto the entertainment team who for us, really made the holiday, Victor, Aron and the 3 girls work tirelessly to get everybody involved, daytime it’s killer pool, darts, table tennis, volleyball, football, archery, then nighttime it’s face painting for the kids, kids disco, quizzes, bingo, singers, had a great time with lovely people. Unfortunately due to corona virus, the team had to go home to Finland with 2 days left of our holiday, not there fault though and on last day hotel went on total lock down so we are lucky we went when we did. Please go with an open mind and think of the price you pay and you will have a fab time. Thank you papagayo, see you next year!

First of all Id like to advise people not to take any notice of the negative reviews. Your holiday is what you make of it. Food. A great selection at all times tasty, hot, and plenty of choice for all. The soup and stews were delicious. Drink. Amstel on draught at all times, soft drinks were good and the rest of the alcoholic drinks were really good also. You can get shots if you want also😁 Pools, clean, a little cool but when your in they are fine. Activitys. Good range for adults and kids on 5 days a week. Staff. Polite helffull and always available when needed. Rooms. Fine it's only a base to get changed and sleep remember but they were clean and comfortable. Overall. I'd go back tomorrow if I could can't fault the place, and will probably look to return next year for some winter sun. Thanks Oasis Papagayo for the fab holiday.

Arriving late the staff were really quick on getting us welcomed, into our rooms and gave us a little picnic of food and all the information. Safe & WiFi cost extra, but didn’t need a lot of WiFi as we was barely in the room and used data on the occasion. Got it on last night just to download for the plane. Rooms were pretty basic, beds weren’t your typical hotel beds, but pretty comfy. Two single beds pushed together had its pros/cons! Rooms weren’t too hot, nothing that couldn’t be controlled by the provided fan. Rest of the apartment was clean & nice - was barely there with everything else to do. Cleaners came in and changed towels and made beds-but they changed towels twice a week or so so theyre not being wasteful - which I think is lovely. Spacious storage to unpack. Outside area really nice. Always had enough hot water for the two of us to have a shower. Pools are lovely, always able to get sun bed. Not allowed floats due to European Rules (or something? Staff gave us a little notice but just so you don’t bring them out. Life guard service finishes about 6 and not recommend pool use after this time as they aren’t responsible. We got told we can go in there later if it’s a quick dip and causing no trouble but just to be mindful (which was lovely and honest). Self-service drinks & snacks. Only thing is would have been nice to order different foods other than burgers or hotdogs (although they were pretty nice). Drinks were your standard wine, fizzy drinks, juices and beer. First time in a salt water pool which I thought was amazing, was huuuuge not overrun and fairly deep (which is great for adults). Only criticism is the use of paper cups, I understand glass/plastic isn’t a amazing ideal either. Maybe putting a deposit on a re-usable/washable plastic cup (hotel merch) Buffet was pretty standard, there was ALWAYS something to enjoy and again self-service drinks (which is nice as I like to keep having water with dinner). Breakfast was lovely something for everyone and new things to try. The BBQ restaurant was nice and quiet-nice for a little date night. Staff were always attentive during food and clearing tables! Pizzeria so cheap (cheaper for AI) and lovely for a quiet night in, brilliant idea. Entertainment was pretty good. I enjoyed the bingo/quizzes. I don’t have children but the staff really seemed to engage and try and entertainment in the evening with face paint, games - was lovely to see them having fun. There isn’t much self-entertainment except the air-hockey & pool tables. Although the staff in the kids club were entertaining them with archery and activities throughout the day so that makes up for it. The drinks were so strong which we loved and the bar staff were beyond lovely and worked so so hard. With the day we spent a lot of time in the town, on the beach (which we got a €6 taxi to the beach - reception kindly called for us)-which was stunning and secluded. Aqua park (we had free unlimited access) for a 21 year old couple entertained us throughout 2/3 afternoons. So close to just walk there and go for a couple of hours. Staff were lovely there! Recommend! Supermarkets near by are pretty good not too expensive and can buy your typical holiday souvenirs and any snacks! Nice places to eat if you’re willing to walk 10/15 mins or get a cab (no issues for us) was lovely to walk around. I see there is a surf school & bike hire nearby, haven’t done any activities. The gym facilities weren’t bad at all as the tennis courts and activities put on in the day We did the Atlantic adventure activity cruise, (booksble online) brilliant. For a week holiday we barely sunbathed as we were always on the go! Staff from receptionists, cleaners, lifeguards, entertainment, bar staff, kitchen staff were all lovely and dedicated to making our holiday lovely so I would recommend this as a decent priced holiday & reviews don’t do it justice, especially for a 3* hotel.