Oasis Park Salou

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Just returned from a week long break at this hotel, this is our second time here and it was fantastic. The rooms are spacious (we have two children so need space) with large beds and very clean. We had clean towels and beds every day.
The staff especially reception staff were very helpful and friendly, and the food was fantastic. Ok there was one or two nights we didn't fancy what was on the buffet, but the chef cooking at the grill did lovely burgers, chicken and fish. So nobody went without food. Breakfast was also just as good, although one morning I did complain as the bacon and eggs were cold. This was in the smaller dining room to the left, the head waiter told me its better to sit in the main dining room which we did after that.
We didn't use the pool as we prefer the Cappellans beach around the corner, but the pool area was clean.
Entertainment was fine, although we tended to go out at night with the kids but on the occasions that we came back early the place was full with everyone having a good time. The kids loved playing in the play area where the swings are, and on the whole it was a great holiday.
As I said this is our second time in this hotel, we stayed there last october, and we would recommend it to anyone, we shall definitely be returning next year. It is great value for money.
I didn't find it noisy at all, we were facing the side, but the entertainment in the hotels all stops at midnight anyway, so it wouldn't have mattered if it was a bit noisy. Not many people who go on holiday are in bed before midnight lets be honest.

We stayed in the Best Oasis Hotel from 18th sept - 25th Sept 07 and loved every minute of it. Ignore all of the bad reviews this hotel was great. Rooms were cleaned every day and fresh towels left out. Lovely pools and sitting area. Most members of staff were nice and friendly towards us.
We didn't catch the entertainment in the hotel but heard it was very good. Hotel food was great, bit too much fish but that's all we could fault. Over-all we really enjoyed our stay at the Best Oasis and wished we could have stayed in Salou an extra week. Only fault in the hotel is that there wasn't a fridge in the room so if you wanted a nice cold drink in the morning you had to either go to the shop or the bar but everything else was ok.

We stayed at this hotel from 1st-15th August 2007 half board.
It's not a bad hotel but there are a few things which prevents me from recommending it. These comments have previously been made on this site too.
The hotel is situated near the hippy market at the end of the main road and is about a ten minute walk to the beach. It's not too noisy during the night as we were in a room down the side of the hotel although the hotel entertainment next door can get pretty loud. This didn't bother us though. Their entertainment was better than ours and we could watch from our balcony!
The rooms were fine, maid came in every day if you wanted. Two double beds for the four of us, TV mostly Spanish with CNN and Eurosport. Good size bathroom with a great shower that was quite powerful. We were on the 2nd floor which wasn't too bad - we could walk it easily but god help you if you are on the 6th floor.
The lifts are slow and only carry a limited amount of people.
The food was quite poor. Don’t get me wrong there was always something you could eat but although they tried - they failed to deliver. The burgers were apparently nice if you were prepared to wait in long queues.
The hotel has 4 pools. The main one is quite dirty and both my kids ended up with ear infections during our stay which involved trekking to the E14C centre over the other side of town. You could always get sunbeds which was good.
The staff allow the children to sit around the entertainment area and so it is difficult to see the acts. It’s hard to get chairs and a table despite the poor quality of the entertainment.
There were a couple of 'good' acts the rest were grim. the mini disco went on forever! and the two entertainment staff were not good. Two nights entertainment was bingo! Whoopee!
Salou beach is good and the water is clean, 4 Euros for a sunbed or 7 under the shades.
Pedelo’s 12-15 Euros. Salou itself was a bit smelly and quite dirty compared to the other side of town (where we stayed last year at the Villa Marina Club - Excellent Hotel) and this spoiled it a bit.
The Spanish are very rude, don’t queue and bash into you without so much as a backward glance. Went on the bus to Tarragona and was actually hit by a Spanish pensioner getting on the bus in a large crush! It wouldn't happen here I can tell you. If you're not too fussy this hotel will be adequate! Julie, John, John & Charli, Liverpool UK.

The Oasis Park was nothing like the bad reviews we read before our holiday. It was spotless, the maids cleaned our room every day and left clean towels, the reception staff were helpful and our rep was lovely.
The hotel entertainment was ok, very loud, good for kids though.
The food was ok, not much choice for kids but you can always eat out at the many reasonable bars. Loads of English pubs aswell.
The pool area was fantastic, loads of beds so no fighting for them.
Salou itself fantastic for familys weve been twice before. Port Adventura well worth a visit good for all ages. Weather boiling hot all week overall a fantastic holiday.

I have just returned from this hotel after one week with my two teenage children. The hotel is awful - the reception staff were friendly but all other staff were unbelievably rude. When we arrived our room was available but filthy, there was still sand on the floor amidst other peoples hair. The door handle on the extremely basic bathroom was hanging off and the beds were not properly made. The maid only replaced the towels each day and pulled covers over the beds - I had to ask for the room to be cleaned 3 times on 3 separate occasions. There was the same rubbish on the stairs for 3 days - this hotel is not clean.
We tried to sit by the pool but the smell of sewage was too strong. The food was very erratic and similar but food splashed up the curtains and old rags under table legs to stop wobbling. The only plus was the bus stop across the road and Port Aventura was good. Sadly we tried to spend as little time as possible in the hotel and did not hang around to see any entertainment. Overall very disappointed.

Well I'm not long back from my holiday from Salou, I must admit I did have a great holiday but I think that it was the people I was with and definitely not the hotel. I went with my mum and my friend, me and my friend both aged 15.
The hotel was okay, nice size of rooms and lovely hotel but... The bar staff made you feel very unwanted and the only great staff there were at the reception who were very helpful. Bar staff couldn't be bothered with the English I dont think. Apart from that the breakfast was okay nothing special, lunch and dinner were very poor I must say. Snacks from the bar were okay not much there though.
We were all inclusive but we ate out for breakfast and even dinner most nights. Entertainment wasn't up to much either so we also went out to clubs as most of the entertainment was the kids disco. So this has put us off being all inclusive from now on. Also at night there is no chance for an early night, we heard people coming in at all times and the busy streets. The hotel was full of Spanish people.
I don't think I would recommend this hotel to anyone. They just need to fix the food and entertainment and the bar staff and things would be a lot better!

I am a 16 year old girl who has just come home from this hotel with my younger brother mum && dad! Over all we thought this hotel was fantastic the food couldn’t of been any better and the pools out side were ok!
Only problems were the amount of sun lounges there were, you had to run out side to put your towel down other wise you would have 2 lie on the floor!
Another problem was the maids with the cleaning, a couple of things tend to off went missing!
The position the hotel is set in is fantastic near all shops, pubs, clubs etc....only real problem was the noise from the other hotels near by and certain people in the hotel at the time off our stay!
We did complain many times but nothing seemed to be done about it!
Over all stay though was good and for a family hotel I would recommend this! Entertainment brilliant! Me and my family would consider going again!

Best Oasis Park was ok but for safety reasons, people with small children should think carefully because there is no way to lock the door. The door handle was at a level that allowed my 1 year old child to often open the door and run off.
The buffet meals were very repetitive, with cold and hot drinks in the morning including wine but not even a glass of water is offered with evening meals. Therefore, it becomes very expensive when travelling with children on a half-board basis. We had to buy water every evening.
Evening entertainment for children (children's disco) was very cheesy and 2 members of staff had to do everything themselves: operate the music and dance. They didn't even wear uniform so you couldn't identify who they were. I believe they should take a trip to one of the British caravan holidays, to see the difference.
For the money spent, they could have provided a better service.

A waste of money, even though we had half board, we ate out all the time. The food was usually half cold and tasteless.
We had to be moved from the room we were in the first night as it faced the street, and we had to listen to what seemed like football hooligans chanting on the streets until at least 6 in the morning.
The entertainment was dismal. There was glass in one of the pools and it took a day to get it cleared.
There was no sign up to say the pool was closed. The lifeguard didn’t have any English, and couldn't even understand my children asking for a plaster for a cut.
We were given 3 towels between 4 of us, and they were very mean with toilet paper. You couldn't swing a cat in the rooms, we were tripping over each other.
Has to be the worst place I have ever stayed!

The Oasis Park is situated on the main street in Salou. We (my wife, son, niece, and myself) were all inclusive in this hotel and had 2 rooms one with pool view, the other single room on the front side of the hotel.
On arrival at Reus Airport we decided to get a taxi to the hotel we informed the rep and they showed us were to get a taxi. The trip to the hotel took about 15mins and cost about 25 Euros. It got us to the hotel over an hour before anyone else thus a quicker check in. On arrival we went to reception and were given our rooms.
One of the rooms was on a separate floor which was not expected we asked for a change but there were no other rooms so we made do.
The lady on reception took our photo's and gave us our A/I cards which got you into your room and got you free drink (locally produced shorts and beer cocktails were not included and cost a supplement of two Euros)and three set meals a day. Snacks hot dogs, burgers, and chips were available between restaurant hours. This was all that was available all inclusive which does not seem a lot really.
There was a great spa in the hotel and for an excess of five Euros you could get a sauna steam room power shower and gym and Jacuzzi and you could return all day while it was open. The hotel has six floors and three swimming pools which are kept reasonably clean, although the patio around the pool could do with a good scrub.
There are a lot of different nationalities at the hotel which made it like the Pamplona Bull Run when the doors open to the pool at 9am.
The food in the restaurant was plentiful and not bad for choice of salads deserts and main meals and also a children’s section, although it did get quite repetitive by the end of the two weeks. They have a separate chef on at breakfast making omelettes and pancakes which are worth queuing for although sometimes there is a big q. He is also on at night cooking fresh burgers chips and chicken etc.
The entertainment is where this hotel fails miserably it starts at 9pm with a kiddie disco which kids seem to enjoy but when you are all inclusive their songs are the same every night there’s only so many times you can take the cheeky girls in one week.
The family entertainment started around 10pm and out of our fourteen nights we enjoyed four although if you enjoy one game of bingo which takes two hours to call and a crazy party night which is more 18-30s than family based which took up four night’s entertainment each week then you may enjoy it.
The entertainment during the day was also repetitive and never kept to the notice board.
Salou has always been a great place to visit but this hotel was not.
The hotel rooms are basic but kept clean and the most of the staff can be quite polite if you use their names. It is a noisy hotel after 12midnight being on the main street this is to be expected. I would not advise the extra cost for all inclusive as due to the entertainment we ate out most nights and found our own entertainment in abundance in the bars and restaurants in Salou.
This was me and my family’s 6th time in Salou so as you may gather we do enjoy returning to this resort. Salou has something for everyone, great beaches, and coves, plenty of shopping, great places to eat Indian, Chinese, American and the good old British chippy, lots of good bars for all ages and Port Aventura a great theme park one of the best in Europe and water parks. For the history lovers Tarragona is only 15mins away by train and Barcelona is an hour.
Great places to eat
Uncles Sams- Great American food steaks, burgers and ribs etc total gut buster.
Gabbers- Good portions of British food. Sunday lunch and chicken curry half &half recommended.
Chip Shop- does what it says on the tin.
Taj Mahal - great Indian food
Places to go
Port Aventura- fun for all the family owned by universal studios and set in five worlds and holding some great rides for thrill seekers and scary cats alike. Best thrill rides are Hurricane Condor, Furious Baco, Stampede, and not forgetting Dragon Khan other safer rides include Temple de Fuego, Sea Odyssey.
There are also shows such as Hawaiian, Bird, Chinese and Wild West shows the later being a must. Buy tickets for this at home as you can get two week tickets for the price of three days, this also includes tickets to Costa Caribe a waterpark adjoining the theme park.
Aquapolis- waterpark in la Pinada a five minute bus ride from Salou also has a dolphin and sea lion show.
Tarragona- 15mins on the train from Salou has a lot of amphitheatre’s museums etc.
Barcelona- 1hr on train from Salou although available through reps at hotel. Visit nou camp, zoo, la Ramblas and the cathedral to name but a few things to do in this great city.