Oasis Papagayo Village, Corralejo
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The spacious Oasis Papagayo Village provides everything you would want from a modern holiday complex. The big garden areas and pools allow you to relax in comfort. The great facilities and entertainment mean you can be as active as you want too! With so much available you may never wish to leave. For those wanting to venture further afield the stunning beach is only 1.5 kilometres away. loading...
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Oasis Papagayo Village Reviews
" We have just returned from spending... "
Submitted By: Mrs S Sidaway
We have just returned from spending two weeks at the oasis papagayo. We had a fantastic two bedroom apartment and thought it was brilliant. It was a quiet complex towards the end of our holiday as we were there at the end of august and it was pleasant to sit out without all the noise!
We didn’t think much of corralejo town but didn't need to visit there except for the cheapest supermarket. Fantastic waterpark right opposite the apartments. Just down the road there was an English cafe/restaurant called tiffany’s where the staff there were very polite and friendly. Also cafe Corralejo was round the corner from tiffany’s where there was a wide variety of food.
It was a 5 minute walk to the market which was on 2 days a week with some bargains to be bought. It was a long walk to the nearest beach and we didn't go to the beach at all as we were quite happy to stay by the pool. The only let down about the pool was the main ones were salt water and we found the other pool more crowded and for younger children.
We didn’t think much of corralejo town but didn't need to visit there except for the cheapest supermarket. Fantastic waterpark right opposite the apartments. Just down the road there was an English cafe/restaurant called tiffany’s where the staff there were very polite and friendly. Also cafe Corralejo was round the corner from tiffany’s where there was a wide variety of food.
It was a 5 minute walk to the market which was on 2 days a week with some bargains to be bought. It was a long walk to the nearest beach and we didn't go to the beach at all as we were quite happy to stay by the pool. The only let down about the pool was the main ones were salt water and we found the other pool more crowded and for younger children.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Just got back from 2 wonderful weeks... "
Submitted By: Mr J Durrance
Just got back from 2 wonderful weeks at this resort. We had a one bedroom apartment sleeping 2 adults and 2 children (6 & 10). The only downside was a poorly repaired sofa bed which we, the adults slept on.
The bedroom was spacious with plenty of storage; the living room again was more than adequate. The resort was clean and well serviced; towels and sheets regularly changed, rooms cleaned out regularly too.
The Thomson entertainers were outstanding. It amazes me that adults criticise what children entertainers do; they are there for the kids, not adults. Special K, Little L and Big Man are well motivated and energetic they work hard from 10am right through to 10pm. The poolside activities and resort clubhouse activities later in the day were more that adequate for our kids.
The resort is out of town, and you do have to walk for anything between 10 and 20 minutes to get right into town, this is downhill though. Cabs are dirt cheap and good quality; mainly mercs, well maintained - never paid more than 2.5 euros from the main strip rank back to the resort and it was 3.5 euros to the old town rank.
The new plaza places are great for food, we found the steak house and the Mexican very good on both service and value for money. The Indian is quite pricey so be aware of this if you fancy a curry.
The bars and restaurants in the old town, especially on the water front near the old harbour offer even better value for money as they have more competition, definitely worth visiting, the variety of food is vast and of good quality.
Fuerteventura has a slow pace, it has limited resources and is quite simple in the best of ways. Correlejo, although classed as the most commercial, is quiet but wonderful at the same time. I would always recommend this resort to anybody as it offered great value for money.
The Thomson Reps are a real credit to the resort and should be proud of their hard work.
The bedroom was spacious with plenty of storage; the living room again was more than adequate. The resort was clean and well serviced; towels and sheets regularly changed, rooms cleaned out regularly too.
The Thomson entertainers were outstanding. It amazes me that adults criticise what children entertainers do; they are there for the kids, not adults. Special K, Little L and Big Man are well motivated and energetic they work hard from 10am right through to 10pm. The poolside activities and resort clubhouse activities later in the day were more that adequate for our kids.
The resort is out of town, and you do have to walk for anything between 10 and 20 minutes to get right into town, this is downhill though. Cabs are dirt cheap and good quality; mainly mercs, well maintained - never paid more than 2.5 euros from the main strip rank back to the resort and it was 3.5 euros to the old town rank.
The new plaza places are great for food, we found the steak house and the Mexican very good on both service and value for money. The Indian is quite pricey so be aware of this if you fancy a curry.
The bars and restaurants in the old town, especially on the water front near the old harbour offer even better value for money as they have more competition, definitely worth visiting, the variety of food is vast and of good quality.
Fuerteventura has a slow pace, it has limited resources and is quite simple in the best of ways. Correlejo, although classed as the most commercial, is quiet but wonderful at the same time. I would always recommend this resort to anybody as it offered great value for money.
The Thomson Reps are a real credit to the resort and should be proud of their hard work.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" We loved this hotel. We travelled... "
Submitted By: Mrs N Upton
We loved this hotel. We travelled with three children 1,3,8 there was something there for all of them, the spurs soccer school was excellent. The coaches were excellent with my son, they really made his holiday special.
We didn’t use the salt water pools as the fresh water ones were near the brilliant baby pool so the little ones could play safely. The rooms were lovely although the maids were a bit hit and miss.
The entertainment was what you would expect from a super family resort. I don’t think I would have enjoyed the resort so much if we had stayed anywhere else. Overall a very relaxing laid back holiday...just what you want with three kids.
We didn’t use the salt water pools as the fresh water ones were near the brilliant baby pool so the little ones could play safely. The rooms were lovely although the maids were a bit hit and miss.
The entertainment was what you would expect from a super family resort. I don’t think I would have enjoyed the resort so much if we had stayed anywhere else. Overall a very relaxing laid back holiday...just what you want with three kids.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" The Oasis Papagayo Village is... "
Submitted By: Miss SP Pritchard
The Oasis Papagayo Village is probably one of the best hotels I have ever been too. Right next door to the hotel which belongs to the hotel is a bowling alley where they serve food and drinks and when me and my brother went to the bowling alley it was £11 pounds for both of us for 1 game - which was pretty good.
Also next door to the hotel is a Restaurant, Pizza Place, Perfume shops and a Club bar which you go to at night for entertainment. Staff at the Oasis Papagayo are really good because you can just go to reception and say "can you order me a taxi please" and the staff would order you a taxi, you'd wait outside for it and it would be there in 2 minutes.
The holiday reps are really good and also at the Oasis Papagayo are 4 or 5 computers which children or adults can go on, it's 1 euro for 10 minutes and 2 euros for 20 minutes. The pools are quite good the only problem with the pools is 3 of the big pools are salt watered and sometimes can get in your eyes.
The beach is fab, the waves are absolutely huge (went over my head millions of times) and the flume park is absolutely great! There are little slides for toddlers and really steep, fast slides for adults and children over 5. If you do go to Fuerteventura and the hotel Oasis Papagayo have a really, really great time and enjoy it!
Also next door to the hotel is a Restaurant, Pizza Place, Perfume shops and a Club bar which you go to at night for entertainment. Staff at the Oasis Papagayo are really good because you can just go to reception and say "can you order me a taxi please" and the staff would order you a taxi, you'd wait outside for it and it would be there in 2 minutes.
The holiday reps are really good and also at the Oasis Papagayo are 4 or 5 computers which children or adults can go on, it's 1 euro for 10 minutes and 2 euros for 20 minutes. The pools are quite good the only problem with the pools is 3 of the big pools are salt watered and sometimes can get in your eyes.
The beach is fab, the waves are absolutely huge (went over my head millions of times) and the flume park is absolutely great! There are little slides for toddlers and really steep, fast slides for adults and children over 5. If you do go to Fuerteventura and the hotel Oasis Papagayo have a really, really great time and enjoy it!
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" I stayed at this hotel in Aug o6 with... "
Submitted By: Miss T Morgan
I stayed at this hotel in Aug o6 with my partner and two year old daughter the Thompson super family entertainment was brill my daughter had a ball all day and at night with aqua splash and the mini disco that the reps put on.
In my opinion the reps made the holiday for me as my daughter could not go to any of the kids clubs they still kept her entertained with story time and Thompson the dog and other games round the pool all day there was also a park and a soft play area for her. The only down side of this holiday was the location was out the way a good twenty minute walk to all the shops. Also the rooms were not that nice considering the price, I paid just under sixteen hundred pounds for the holiday.
They were clean the towels and bed linen bit shabby and also I was put on the top floor and had to carry my pram up and down all the time.
Reception not that helpful when asked if they had a phone was told to use the ones out side or on the complex all of which were broken, I told reception about this on day one and was told there was nothing they could do, and on day three I noticed a man on the phone I reception and was told I could have used their phone all along, when I did was quite expensive but beats walking twenty mins to find a phone that works. I did get the impression they don’t really like you to use it by the reception staff.
All in all it was ok I would go back because of the entertainment and facilities for the children.
In my opinion the reps made the holiday for me as my daughter could not go to any of the kids clubs they still kept her entertained with story time and Thompson the dog and other games round the pool all day there was also a park and a soft play area for her. The only down side of this holiday was the location was out the way a good twenty minute walk to all the shops. Also the rooms were not that nice considering the price, I paid just under sixteen hundred pounds for the holiday.
They were clean the towels and bed linen bit shabby and also I was put on the top floor and had to carry my pram up and down all the time.
Reception not that helpful when asked if they had a phone was told to use the ones out side or on the complex all of which were broken, I told reception about this on day one and was told there was nothing they could do, and on day three I noticed a man on the phone I reception and was told I could have used their phone all along, when I did was quite expensive but beats walking twenty mins to find a phone that works. I did get the impression they don’t really like you to use it by the reception staff.
All in all it was ok I would go back because of the entertainment and facilities for the children.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" After reading other peoples comments... "
Submitted By: Gill And Family
After reading other peoples comments before I went away I wondered what the holiday would be like. The hotel was clean and tidy and the rooms were clean. Towels were changed frequently and so were the beds.
We often walked into town and although it takes about 20 minutes our 5 year old and 8 year managed without too much complaining. The cabs are really cheap 2 euros from town to the hotel and vice versa and they came quickly.
Only time we had trouble getting a taxi was on change over days when the drivers want the long run to the airport. There are a few useful things you may like to know it cost 34 euros for a fan for 2 weeks you get 10 euros back when you return the fan but if you go out of the hotel and walk in to town just past the water park there is a big shop that sells them for 19.99 euros so buy it and leave it rather than rent it.
Other annoying point was our room wasn’t ready when we arrived so we had to hang around for an hour. It was daytime but we were still tired and wanted to get ourselves sorted. The pools are massive but as others have said the big ones are salt water and none of us cared for them so we swam in the smaller pool and that was fresh water
There are many good restaurants in town at the plaza we didn’t have a bad meal once. If you want to eat near to the hotel go to Tiffanys out of the hotel turn left 5min walk run by English and the food is brilliant.
Take cash though as they do not except credit or debit cards at Tiffanys but they do take cards in all the places in town we ate. The kid zone reps worked really hard with all the kids and they enjoyed going to the club. We saw Thomson the dog every night and there was the opportunity to have your picture taken with him before your trip home.
We often walked into town and although it takes about 20 minutes our 5 year old and 8 year managed without too much complaining. The cabs are really cheap 2 euros from town to the hotel and vice versa and they came quickly.
Only time we had trouble getting a taxi was on change over days when the drivers want the long run to the airport. There are a few useful things you may like to know it cost 34 euros for a fan for 2 weeks you get 10 euros back when you return the fan but if you go out of the hotel and walk in to town just past the water park there is a big shop that sells them for 19.99 euros so buy it and leave it rather than rent it.
Other annoying point was our room wasn’t ready when we arrived so we had to hang around for an hour. It was daytime but we were still tired and wanted to get ourselves sorted. The pools are massive but as others have said the big ones are salt water and none of us cared for them so we swam in the smaller pool and that was fresh water
There are many good restaurants in town at the plaza we didn’t have a bad meal once. If you want to eat near to the hotel go to Tiffanys out of the hotel turn left 5min walk run by English and the food is brilliant.
Take cash though as they do not except credit or debit cards at Tiffanys but they do take cards in all the places in town we ate. The kid zone reps worked really hard with all the kids and they enjoyed going to the club. We saw Thomson the dog every night and there was the opportunity to have your picture taken with him before your trip home.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" We returned about 2 weeks ago and we... "
Submitted By: Miss L Eccleston
We returned about 2 weeks ago and we had a really nice time. I will break my review down so that it is easier to understand.
CHECK IN
I would advise you to get to the desk as quickly as possible as they are very slow we waited ages and when we came back to get our fan an hour later people were still queuing it is not a nice wait after travelling all that way. Hire of fans and safes were about 30 euros for two weeks each which we thought was quite expensive and should be standard in the room but you definitely need both so what can you do.
THE COMPLEX
It was reasonable but sadly only a three star not four as stated. the facilities around the pool were poor such as there was only one table tennis table and it was not sheltered so you could not play anyway because of the wind, also the pool tables where always missing balls I don’t think we found one nice one and the air hockey table was broken.
There are 4 pools the two main ones were big and looked lovely however were salt water and after going in once we did not go in again it was not very pleasant! The other pool was nice and situated at the back of the complex but it was always full and was small. The pool bars were expensive as you can expect and so was the onsite supermarket. There is also a bowling alley and an ice cream parlour which was nice.
The day time entertainment at the pool was excellent and never stopped! The kids clubs also looked very good although we didn’t use them.
The night time entertainment was definitely kids only and seen as how our youngest is 14 was no good to us. The kid’s entertainment stopped at 10 and then you had something cheesy on for the adults. I have to say it was poor. The only good night we went to was a magic show.
APPARTMENT
The apartments were very nice. They were quite roomy and you got plenty of storage space. I don’t understand what people have said about the sofa beds, ours was fine! The bathroom was a very nice size however I would warn you of a bad smell that came from the toilet especially at night and in the morning this happened in both apartments we had and was very unpleasant we kept the door shut most of the time!
The maid service was very good, they always arrived at the same time around half 3 and changed the towels every day except Thursdays and Sundays I think were their days off. We didn’t find the no air conditioning to be a problem, we had our fan on throughout the night and kept the windows open as the breeze is really quite strong and this kept the room cool. Some nights we even turned the fan off when it got too cool in the night.
CORRELEJO
Correlejo itself is nice the beaches were gorgeous flag beach was definitely the best but it is a far walk about half an hour I would advise you really get a car we didn’t have one and regretted not been able to travel more.
Waikkiki is ok very small not a patch on flag beach. This took about 10 minutes walk. It takes just over 5 minutes to get to the nearest netto which is under Brismar or something like that and is very good value for money especially for water which we were constantly buying.
RESTAURANTS
Here is a list of places to eat that we recommend:
La Cortina on Waikiki beach
Slow Boat 2 was an excellent Chinese
Don Corleone 3 or something just past the plaza was delicious
Plaza Steak House was also really nice and good value for money
Poco Loco this was also lovely
La Tasca
We went to the Baku water park and were very disappointed. There were not many slides for you to go on anyway and to go on the rapids which were good you had to hire a ring which was 5 euros so we didn’t bother with this. There were rings you didn’t have to hire but there were only five and you had to wait for people to get off the slide which could be a long time. Also the lazy river was closed and when we looked in it was full of rubbish. However the wave pool was good.
I think that’s everything, I probably wouldn’t return to this hotel because of the salt water pools, the smelly rooms and the poor entertainment however we had no kids in our group.
The walks aren’t as long as people make out and it really is good exercise and they are nice scenic walks anyway. I think this hotel would be excellent for families with small children! Hope you have a good time!
CHECK IN
I would advise you to get to the desk as quickly as possible as they are very slow we waited ages and when we came back to get our fan an hour later people were still queuing it is not a nice wait after travelling all that way. Hire of fans and safes were about 30 euros for two weeks each which we thought was quite expensive and should be standard in the room but you definitely need both so what can you do.
THE COMPLEX
It was reasonable but sadly only a three star not four as stated. the facilities around the pool were poor such as there was only one table tennis table and it was not sheltered so you could not play anyway because of the wind, also the pool tables where always missing balls I don’t think we found one nice one and the air hockey table was broken.
There are 4 pools the two main ones were big and looked lovely however were salt water and after going in once we did not go in again it was not very pleasant! The other pool was nice and situated at the back of the complex but it was always full and was small. The pool bars were expensive as you can expect and so was the onsite supermarket. There is also a bowling alley and an ice cream parlour which was nice.
The day time entertainment at the pool was excellent and never stopped! The kids clubs also looked very good although we didn’t use them.
The night time entertainment was definitely kids only and seen as how our youngest is 14 was no good to us. The kid’s entertainment stopped at 10 and then you had something cheesy on for the adults. I have to say it was poor. The only good night we went to was a magic show.
APPARTMENT
The apartments were very nice. They were quite roomy and you got plenty of storage space. I don’t understand what people have said about the sofa beds, ours was fine! The bathroom was a very nice size however I would warn you of a bad smell that came from the toilet especially at night and in the morning this happened in both apartments we had and was very unpleasant we kept the door shut most of the time!
The maid service was very good, they always arrived at the same time around half 3 and changed the towels every day except Thursdays and Sundays I think were their days off. We didn’t find the no air conditioning to be a problem, we had our fan on throughout the night and kept the windows open as the breeze is really quite strong and this kept the room cool. Some nights we even turned the fan off when it got too cool in the night.
CORRELEJO
Correlejo itself is nice the beaches were gorgeous flag beach was definitely the best but it is a far walk about half an hour I would advise you really get a car we didn’t have one and regretted not been able to travel more.
Waikkiki is ok very small not a patch on flag beach. This took about 10 minutes walk. It takes just over 5 minutes to get to the nearest netto which is under Brismar or something like that and is very good value for money especially for water which we were constantly buying.
RESTAURANTS
Here is a list of places to eat that we recommend:
La Cortina on Waikiki beach
Slow Boat 2 was an excellent Chinese
Don Corleone 3 or something just past the plaza was delicious
Plaza Steak House was also really nice and good value for money
Poco Loco this was also lovely
La Tasca
We went to the Baku water park and were very disappointed. There were not many slides for you to go on anyway and to go on the rapids which were good you had to hire a ring which was 5 euros so we didn’t bother with this. There were rings you didn’t have to hire but there were only five and you had to wait for people to get off the slide which could be a long time. Also the lazy river was closed and when we looked in it was full of rubbish. However the wave pool was good.
I think that’s everything, I probably wouldn’t return to this hotel because of the salt water pools, the smelly rooms and the poor entertainment however we had no kids in our group.
The walks aren’t as long as people make out and it really is good exercise and they are nice scenic walks anyway. I think this hotel would be excellent for families with small children! Hope you have a good time!
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" We’re a family of 5 (2 adults... "
Submitted By: Mr A Baker
We’re a family of 5 (2 adults 3children) just returned from this complex and have to say how disappointed we where. As a self catering apartment this was indeed very poor there was very little in the way of cooking facilities with the bathroom opening directly onto the kitchen. Buying food in was very expensive and very little choice.
Eating in the resort faired no better the food was disgusting and again not very imaginative (it appeared what little veg was available was tinned) hot food was warm, overcooked. Our apartment had damp on the walls and curtains. NO bath towels even though we asked repeatedly for them. Reception staff where curt to say the least (unless you where Spanish) often being left at reception waiting while the Spanish guests where tended to quickly (often while tending to us they would leave us to tend to others) There is very little outside the complex and the walk into town is not for the children.
The two weeks we where there on Saturdays we had to endure the noise from the local rave going on till 4 or 5 in the morning also being woken up during the night by other guest's leaving/arriving (luggage trolleys wheels clanking on the cobbled floor). Car hire was impossible, excursions expensive, and there’s a lot more I could say about this complex. The only saving grace was the entertainment team they worked very hard and bent over backwards to assist all no matter where you came from they are simply the best.
In fact they are only thing we could give 10/10 to. Well done big man, Special K, Little Al, the rest of the team you did wonders for this resort and we hope Thomson’s realise this.
Eating in the resort faired no better the food was disgusting and again not very imaginative (it appeared what little veg was available was tinned) hot food was warm, overcooked. Our apartment had damp on the walls and curtains. NO bath towels even though we asked repeatedly for them. Reception staff where curt to say the least (unless you where Spanish) often being left at reception waiting while the Spanish guests where tended to quickly (often while tending to us they would leave us to tend to others) There is very little outside the complex and the walk into town is not for the children.
The two weeks we where there on Saturdays we had to endure the noise from the local rave going on till 4 or 5 in the morning also being woken up during the night by other guest's leaving/arriving (luggage trolleys wheels clanking on the cobbled floor). Car hire was impossible, excursions expensive, and there’s a lot more I could say about this complex. The only saving grace was the entertainment team they worked very hard and bent over backwards to assist all no matter where you came from they are simply the best.
In fact they are only thing we could give 10/10 to. Well done big man, Special K, Little Al, the rest of the team you did wonders for this resort and we hope Thomson’s realise this.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Portland Direct
" I feel very sorry for Mrs. Bland, not... "
Submitted By: CAROLYNE STREET
I feel very sorry for Mrs. Bland, not sure I was at the same resort that she has commented on! The resort in my opinion was 10/10. The pools were clean and certainly no broken tiles and I could see my feet - no problem!
We were there for 7 nights and the maids changed the beds and provided fresh towels every other day. The resort itself was perfect for small children. I have a 7 and 5 year old and I felt they were very safe. The kids clubs were fantastic, all the reps were child friendly and provided good care and entertainment for the kids. My boys especially loved Mini Martin and Big Man.
The buffet wasn't all that, the breakfast was good, a wide variety to choose from but the evening meal was disappointing, we only ate there once. The restaurant had excellent food and very reasonably priced but the service was a bit slow. The restaurants in the town were good, there is a Mexican in the Plaza and I would definitely recommend it. They were child friendly and the food was superb and very reasonably priced.
A fantastic English run cafe/restaurant just outside the hotel (turn right out of the reception entrance) called Tiffanys. They serve proper English breakfast with proper sausages and are all English. Well worth a visit.
Waikiki beach was brilliant for young children. We were told that Flag Beach was better, but after visiting it, yes, it was beautiful but really not good for children. We lost one of ours for about 20 minutes, but the life guards were great and thankfully we got him back safe and sound. Waikiki beach is smaller and much more ideal for youngsters.
Overall, I would say that this is an ideal resort, especially for young children, they could be entertained from 10am to 11pm if you wished them to be.
Will definitely be going back next year, but this time I will stay for 2 weeks.
We were there for 7 nights and the maids changed the beds and provided fresh towels every other day. The resort itself was perfect for small children. I have a 7 and 5 year old and I felt they were very safe. The kids clubs were fantastic, all the reps were child friendly and provided good care and entertainment for the kids. My boys especially loved Mini Martin and Big Man.
The buffet wasn't all that, the breakfast was good, a wide variety to choose from but the evening meal was disappointing, we only ate there once. The restaurant had excellent food and very reasonably priced but the service was a bit slow. The restaurants in the town were good, there is a Mexican in the Plaza and I would definitely recommend it. They were child friendly and the food was superb and very reasonably priced.
A fantastic English run cafe/restaurant just outside the hotel (turn right out of the reception entrance) called Tiffanys. They serve proper English breakfast with proper sausages and are all English. Well worth a visit.
Waikiki beach was brilliant for young children. We were told that Flag Beach was better, but after visiting it, yes, it was beautiful but really not good for children. We lost one of ours for about 20 minutes, but the life guards were great and thankfully we got him back safe and sound. Waikiki beach is smaller and much more ideal for youngsters.
Overall, I would say that this is an ideal resort, especially for young children, they could be entertained from 10am to 11pm if you wished them to be.
Will definitely be going back next year, but this time I will stay for 2 weeks.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" 1st Things 1st do not expect a 4 star... "
Submitted By: Mrs J Bland
1st Things 1st do not expect a 4 star hotel this is not 4 star at all.
The hotel was dirty in my opinion rubbish was all over the gardens and grass Maid service what’s that. Enough to be said on this matter I had to go to reception 4 times about towels and bed linen to be changed. We were there for 2 weeks and had the maids in 4-5 times only. The salt water pools were for the Brits the fresh water for the Italians however we went to the fresh as the salt was not favourable with my son. Tiles missing form kids pool, adults pool very dirty you could not see your feet when in it and the surface around the pool was very slippery seen hundreds of falls adults and children
The resort was dreadful never again springs to mind at midnight everything closes...
The kids club was good and my son really enjoyed it. The evening entertainment was ok that’s it just ok there are 3 entertainers Kay and Little El they were lovely girls and good with the kids a bit repetitive though however the big man was the worst entertainer i have ever seen he couldn't make it at Butlins believe me he was dreadful and loved himself in the package, every time he came on my son ran away not very good with the kids and he used to do mini disco some nights.
The water park is great and the only beach to go is Olivia Beach this is great in a short taxi ride. The zoo trip is a very long day out be prepared early pick up late return
Beware this is a very expensive holiday everything was well over priced all over the resort (except the taxis) on average 2 adults and a child’s dinner with one drink each was 55 euros not cheap at all
I will not be returning to Oasis Papagayo and I will not go back to Fuerteventura.
The hotel was dirty in my opinion rubbish was all over the gardens and grass Maid service what’s that. Enough to be said on this matter I had to go to reception 4 times about towels and bed linen to be changed. We were there for 2 weeks and had the maids in 4-5 times only. The salt water pools were for the Brits the fresh water for the Italians however we went to the fresh as the salt was not favourable with my son. Tiles missing form kids pool, adults pool very dirty you could not see your feet when in it and the surface around the pool was very slippery seen hundreds of falls adults and children
The resort was dreadful never again springs to mind at midnight everything closes...
The kids club was good and my son really enjoyed it. The evening entertainment was ok that’s it just ok there are 3 entertainers Kay and Little El they were lovely girls and good with the kids a bit repetitive though however the big man was the worst entertainer i have ever seen he couldn't make it at Butlins believe me he was dreadful and loved himself in the package, every time he came on my son ran away not very good with the kids and he used to do mini disco some nights.
The water park is great and the only beach to go is Olivia Beach this is great in a short taxi ride. The zoo trip is a very long day out be prepared early pick up late return
Beware this is a very expensive holiday everything was well over priced all over the resort (except the taxis) on average 2 adults and a child’s dinner with one drink each was 55 euros not cheap at all
I will not be returning to Oasis Papagayo and I will not go back to Fuerteventura.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" After reading all the reviews prior... "
Submitted By: Mrs K Feehily
After reading all the reviews prior to my departure, I was quite happy going to this resort. The island is lovely. The resort was lovely. The Oasis Papagayo Village is large but the directions given were clear and there were signposts with the numbers of the apartments, so it was easy to find.
The pools were great, with quite a few to choose from. There was Kids Clubs to keep the kids busy but even though ours went to the Clubs a couple of times, they preferred being in the pool!!! There was an added bonus of the kids being trained football for a few hours (at a charge) but it was well worth the money.
It was a shame that Thomson the Dog (as part of the entertainment for the kids) did not appear every night as the kids were disappointed particularly when we went to a different place last year and Thomson the Dog was there every night!
The weather was fab. The supermarket (Netto) in the town was cheaper than the supermarket on the resort and well worth the trip in and out of the town. If you can't make the town Supermarket when you arrive, well worth taking a quick 2 minute walk down to the Supermarket at the Oasis Dunas (right next to the car park) as this is cheaper than the one on the Papagayo Resort!
The restaurants by the harbour were really nice and the people were friendly so well worth a visit. Mostly walked into town (as it was a refreshing breeze in the evenings) took about 15 minutes but if shopping, got a taxi back.
Not able to comment on the excursions for ourselves as we didn't go on any but a few people mentioned that even though the Water Park was great, there were hidden charges that had to be paid after you had paid for the excursion. Double check there are none, i.e. charge to sit on a seat!
The maid service was fine and the maids were friendly. There is a market opposite the Resort which is on Mondays and Fridays. You will probably already no, but haggle, haggle, haggle - you will definitely get a bargain!
Just a small word of warning in relation to the weather - even though you may never have had a heat rash or reaction to the sun before, bring antihistamine tablets just in case! I have never suffered any reaction to the sun before but did on this holiday and had to pay €9.60 for tablets and it took several days after I came back to disappear!
The apartment at this Resort is the best one in terms of space and layout that we have been to in the last 3 years!
This Resort is well worth a visit, you won't be disappointment and we will definitely go back.
The pools were great, with quite a few to choose from. There was Kids Clubs to keep the kids busy but even though ours went to the Clubs a couple of times, they preferred being in the pool!!! There was an added bonus of the kids being trained football for a few hours (at a charge) but it was well worth the money.
It was a shame that Thomson the Dog (as part of the entertainment for the kids) did not appear every night as the kids were disappointed particularly when we went to a different place last year and Thomson the Dog was there every night!
The weather was fab. The supermarket (Netto) in the town was cheaper than the supermarket on the resort and well worth the trip in and out of the town. If you can't make the town Supermarket when you arrive, well worth taking a quick 2 minute walk down to the Supermarket at the Oasis Dunas (right next to the car park) as this is cheaper than the one on the Papagayo Resort!
The restaurants by the harbour were really nice and the people were friendly so well worth a visit. Mostly walked into town (as it was a refreshing breeze in the evenings) took about 15 minutes but if shopping, got a taxi back.
Not able to comment on the excursions for ourselves as we didn't go on any but a few people mentioned that even though the Water Park was great, there were hidden charges that had to be paid after you had paid for the excursion. Double check there are none, i.e. charge to sit on a seat!
The maid service was fine and the maids were friendly. There is a market opposite the Resort which is on Mondays and Fridays. You will probably already no, but haggle, haggle, haggle - you will definitely get a bargain!
Just a small word of warning in relation to the weather - even though you may never have had a heat rash or reaction to the sun before, bring antihistamine tablets just in case! I have never suffered any reaction to the sun before but did on this holiday and had to pay €9.60 for tablets and it took several days after I came back to disappear!
The apartment at this Resort is the best one in terms of space and layout that we have been to in the last 3 years!
This Resort is well worth a visit, you won't be disappointment and we will definitely go back.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" My first trip to the Canaries in... "
Submitted By: Mrs S Burns
My first trip to the Canaries in summer and with children. The weather was sunny but very windy . It felt quite chilly in the shade and the pool was cold.
Accommodation
This complex is way out on the outskirts of town. Whatever other people have said it is a long walk. My children will swim and play sports all day but they hated the walk to town for the evening meal when they were tired. It was also too far to walk to the beach. A taxi to Flag/ Riu beach cost 5 euros each way.
The apartments are a good size and fairly well equipped with a kettle, toaster, microwave and 2 ring hob. There were no scissors, which meant using the bread knife to open cartons etc. Also only the sort of can opener that your grandma had, and the type of corkscrew that involves holding the bottle between your feet and pulling very hard.
According to the hotel leaflet there should be clean towels 3 times a week and clean sheets once a week. It took me 11 days and 3 complaints to get clean sheets. The towels were only changed 3 times in 2 weeks.
There are two separate pool areas. The main one where the reps are which has 2 huge salt-water pools and a toddler pool and another with a small freshwater pool, a bubble pool and a huge baby pool. This baby pool was beautiful, very shallow with fountains to splash through. There is a shaded play park suitable for under fives here.
My boys like to spend the whole time in the pool and unfortunately they hated the salt water pools with a vengeance. This meant we could only use the small fresh water pool which was immensely crowded because many other children felt the same. The big salt water pools however were almost empty.
This was the first time I have used accommodation with “entertainment”. My children are now 8 and 10 and I thought they would enjoy more organised activities. They were disappointed to find that most of the daytime stuff such as water polo was for adults only. The only one for them was 5 a side football but the rep couldn’t be bothered to organize or referee, just yelled at 2 o3 trouble makers then turned her back and chatted to her friend. The evening entertainment was no use either. Up until 10 pm it was very babyish, probably ok for under 5 s. After 10pm there were some reasonable family entertainment but that was far too late for my kids.
All in all I’d say this complex is best suited to those with toddlers.
Resort.
I thought Corralejo was a shabby, dingy resort with no charm whatsoever. There is no proper promenade; the main restaurants are all along a scruffy main street. The town beach is very small and unappealing. I cannot work out why a holiday resort has been developed here?
The best bit is the beach along the sand dunes a few miles out of town. I’m told they won’t develop along the dunes for ecological reasons, although there are 2 large RIU hotels there, which the local government wants demolished to preserve the dunes.
The Baku water park is lovely well laid out water park with lots of variety. The constant strong wind however made it feel rather chilly.
The beach at the sand dunes was out of this world and the best I have ever been to. Miles of white sand, (perfect sand castle sand), and clean. The waves were fun and we all got into body boarding.
A good word for the Crazy Frog photographers who you will see around. Took a lot of trouble to get some good pictures which you can view on screen later in town. No pressure whatsoever to buy. Prints cost about 5 E
Restaurants
Poco Loco - 3 of us enjoyed our meal. I would happily have gone back. They let children choose from the adult menu for half price. But my son ordered spare ribs and was served belly pork so he refused to go again
La Terraza – near Poco Loco. This was cheaper and we went there as it had a good mention on this website. However my fillet steak was actually rump, I expect that’s why it’s cheaper. Portions a bit small if you don’t have starters.
There is a newish centre called the Plaza with a sports bar; and Italian, Chinese, Indian, Mexican and a Steak House.
Slow Boat 2- the best Chinese food I’ve had in ages. You can also choose from the Mexican menu here if one of your party doesn’t fancy Chinese.
La Cantina - this was run by the same Chinese as Slow Boat 2. We ate there 3 times because the children loved the mini fajitas. The food was consistently good though not spicy enough for me.
Slow Boat1- this was a buffet. The food was luke warm and it was very cramped at both the tables and the buffet.
Tiffany’s- one of the few places to eat near Oasis Papagayo. I ordered Lamb shanks which were reheated, dried up and tough. My son ordered Chicken Kiev, which wasn’t cooked through. My other son ordered a child’s portion of spare ribs which would have fed an adult and was delicious. My husband ordered a curry and got a very small portion. We found out when we got the bill they don’t take credit cards, so even if the food had been perfect we would not have gone back.
Café Corralejo – near Tiffanies. Good basic canteen style food. They don’t take credit cards.
Accommodation
This complex is way out on the outskirts of town. Whatever other people have said it is a long walk. My children will swim and play sports all day but they hated the walk to town for the evening meal when they were tired. It was also too far to walk to the beach. A taxi to Flag/ Riu beach cost 5 euros each way.
The apartments are a good size and fairly well equipped with a kettle, toaster, microwave and 2 ring hob. There were no scissors, which meant using the bread knife to open cartons etc. Also only the sort of can opener that your grandma had, and the type of corkscrew that involves holding the bottle between your feet and pulling very hard.
According to the hotel leaflet there should be clean towels 3 times a week and clean sheets once a week. It took me 11 days and 3 complaints to get clean sheets. The towels were only changed 3 times in 2 weeks.
There are two separate pool areas. The main one where the reps are which has 2 huge salt-water pools and a toddler pool and another with a small freshwater pool, a bubble pool and a huge baby pool. This baby pool was beautiful, very shallow with fountains to splash through. There is a shaded play park suitable for under fives here.
My boys like to spend the whole time in the pool and unfortunately they hated the salt water pools with a vengeance. This meant we could only use the small fresh water pool which was immensely crowded because many other children felt the same. The big salt water pools however were almost empty.
This was the first time I have used accommodation with “entertainment”. My children are now 8 and 10 and I thought they would enjoy more organised activities. They were disappointed to find that most of the daytime stuff such as water polo was for adults only. The only one for them was 5 a side football but the rep couldn’t be bothered to organize or referee, just yelled at 2 o3 trouble makers then turned her back and chatted to her friend. The evening entertainment was no use either. Up until 10 pm it was very babyish, probably ok for under 5 s. After 10pm there were some reasonable family entertainment but that was far too late for my kids.
All in all I’d say this complex is best suited to those with toddlers.
Resort.
I thought Corralejo was a shabby, dingy resort with no charm whatsoever. There is no proper promenade; the main restaurants are all along a scruffy main street. The town beach is very small and unappealing. I cannot work out why a holiday resort has been developed here?
The best bit is the beach along the sand dunes a few miles out of town. I’m told they won’t develop along the dunes for ecological reasons, although there are 2 large RIU hotels there, which the local government wants demolished to preserve the dunes.
The Baku water park is lovely well laid out water park with lots of variety. The constant strong wind however made it feel rather chilly.
The beach at the sand dunes was out of this world and the best I have ever been to. Miles of white sand, (perfect sand castle sand), and clean. The waves were fun and we all got into body boarding.
A good word for the Crazy Frog photographers who you will see around. Took a lot of trouble to get some good pictures which you can view on screen later in town. No pressure whatsoever to buy. Prints cost about 5 E
Restaurants
Poco Loco - 3 of us enjoyed our meal. I would happily have gone back. They let children choose from the adult menu for half price. But my son ordered spare ribs and was served belly pork so he refused to go again
La Terraza – near Poco Loco. This was cheaper and we went there as it had a good mention on this website. However my fillet steak was actually rump, I expect that’s why it’s cheaper. Portions a bit small if you don’t have starters.
There is a newish centre called the Plaza with a sports bar; and Italian, Chinese, Indian, Mexican and a Steak House.
Slow Boat 2- the best Chinese food I’ve had in ages. You can also choose from the Mexican menu here if one of your party doesn’t fancy Chinese.
La Cantina - this was run by the same Chinese as Slow Boat 2. We ate there 3 times because the children loved the mini fajitas. The food was consistently good though not spicy enough for me.
Slow Boat1- this was a buffet. The food was luke warm and it was very cramped at both the tables and the buffet.
Tiffany’s- one of the few places to eat near Oasis Papagayo. I ordered Lamb shanks which were reheated, dried up and tough. My son ordered Chicken Kiev, which wasn’t cooked through. My other son ordered a child’s portion of spare ribs which would have fed an adult and was delicious. My husband ordered a curry and got a very small portion. We found out when we got the bill they don’t take credit cards, so even if the food had been perfect we would not have gone back.
Café Corralejo – near Tiffanies. Good basic canteen style food. They don’t take credit cards.
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Complex is ok but to be honest there... "
Submitted By: Mr S Parker
Complex is ok but to be honest there is not much to do here apart from sit next to pool or go in it, we paid a lot of money to come here and you don't get anything other than your room, pay for TV, maids wake you up 5 times a week! etc
Expensive self catering where ever you go. £3 for a small cereal box or £1.80 for a jar of jam! Most expensive resort I've been to...Excursions are about £30 - £60 each. Just for a trip to neighbouring islands
The complex is to far away from everything especially town which is about 20 mins walk. And same for beach.
Even water park is expensive and you have to pay again for things when you get in the place.
Entertainment is not up to much, and don't get your pictures taken with the parrots as they are c**p.
Would never consider going back with my kids but good luck who does decide to go.
But I did enjoy my 4 hour walk up a mountain and back down it because that’s all you do here.....walk.
Regards S.Parker
Expensive self catering where ever you go. £3 for a small cereal box or £1.80 for a jar of jam! Most expensive resort I've been to...Excursions are about £30 - £60 each. Just for a trip to neighbouring islands
The complex is to far away from everything especially town which is about 20 mins walk. And same for beach.
Even water park is expensive and you have to pay again for things when you get in the place.
Entertainment is not up to much, and don't get your pictures taken with the parrots as they are c**p.
Would never consider going back with my kids but good luck who does decide to go.
But I did enjoy my 4 hour walk up a mountain and back down it because that’s all you do here.....walk.
Regards S.Parker
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" Overall very good, very clean, a few... "
Submitted By: Mr A Weeks
Overall very good, very clean, a few tips
(1) When the coach drops you off send someone to book in before you get your cases, i waited an hour and a quarter to check in. They are very slow.
(2) The club is very good but drinks are slightly expensive.
(3) On day of leaving get a luggage trolley as early as possible or the night before.
(4) The on site bowling alley does not open till 6pm
(5) Taxis are very cheap only 2 euros to the center
(6) Good beach is Wikki beach, this is 2 euros 50 cents.
(7) Good English breakfast just up the road from beach at angles cafe (*they are brits)
(8) The entertainers are ok but a bit patronizing an sometimes slip out of character and have a go at some children. I have seen this on more than one occasion. The exchange rate is bad in the hotel. Rooms large clean and spacious.
One very, very, very important thing, when you check in make sure you get crystal clear instructions where your room is. This is a maze of paths and 80% of people walk around for ages trying to fin there room. Please take this on board especially if you have children. And try and get an upper room as there is no air con and on the upper rooms you leave the windows open.
(1) When the coach drops you off send someone to book in before you get your cases, i waited an hour and a quarter to check in. They are very slow.
(2) The club is very good but drinks are slightly expensive.
(3) On day of leaving get a luggage trolley as early as possible or the night before.
(4) The on site bowling alley does not open till 6pm
(5) Taxis are very cheap only 2 euros to the center
(6) Good beach is Wikki beach, this is 2 euros 50 cents.
(7) Good English breakfast just up the road from beach at angles cafe (*they are brits)
(8) The entertainers are ok but a bit patronizing an sometimes slip out of character and have a go at some children. I have seen this on more than one occasion. The exchange rate is bad in the hotel. Rooms large clean and spacious.
One very, very, very important thing, when you check in make sure you get crystal clear instructions where your room is. This is a maze of paths and 80% of people walk around for ages trying to fin there room. Please take this on board especially if you have children. And try and get an upper room as there is no air con and on the upper rooms you leave the windows open.
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2006
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Thomson
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The pool was checked regularly & cleaned if need be. There were 3 large bedrooms along with 2 large bathrooms & a kitchen supplied with everything we needed (although the cooker wasn't up to much!) It was very private & peaceful, with a short walk to the kids pool. We didn't use the larger pools at all as my daughter hated the salt water! We also only ate on site once, most of the time we went to the Plaza in town as there was so much choice we didn't really have a bad meal, we also ate down at the harbour which was really nice.
I would also recommend the ferry trip to Lanzarote, it was a great day out. We hired a car which we would def do again as it only takes about 1hr to drive from the North to the South of the island, Caleta De Fuste is also a nice town to visit. About 5 mins drive from the villa were some gorgeous bays, too many to choose from & a short drive to Puerto Del Rosario you'll find a great shopping centre with decent shops!
All in all, we had a fantastic holiday, could easily have stayed for 3 weeks & would definitely go back again if we could book another villa!