Visited the Oasis beach June 08. Excellent value for money! the food is by far the best that I have has in the hotels. The staff are very happy to help and will do all that they can for for you - my only downside to this hotel is the way in which some of the customers treated the staff there!
We went half board, which was excellent (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)! We had a buffet breakfast which was extensive and varied and then we had vouchers to use at any of the four in-house restaurants for either lunch or dinner. We chose from the same menu as everyone else (£50-£80 per 3 course meal) and all we paid for were our drinks (£2+)...fantstic food again with top notch service at all times...we loved the oregano and the staff there...the cocktails are great and the chocolate fondant was out of this world.
The salon was good value and (£10ish for a manicure) and the little extras were nice such as the free shutttle bus, the gym, chocolates in the room and free water delivered each night.
I can't tell you why it would be a 4*, we were next door to the hilton and the sheraton and we couldn't find any major differences apart from the money we paid! I read some reviews that described the hotel as outdated, but it really isn't. The problem is that they have thrown up so many state of the art, modern buildings in the last couple of years that anything around them looks a little bit tired.
Everything was fairly priced for this level of hotel, the only problems that we faced were the building site that Dubai is...you cannot walk around anywhere, it is the most pedestrian-unfriendly place that I have ever been, but the free shuttle bus and the very cheap taxis counteracted that in a way. You can also walk to the marina from the hotel if you don't die of heat exhaustion 1st - Don't underestimate how hot people say this place is!!!
You can use dollars or UAE currency pretty much everywhere, the best thing that we did was to take plenty of sterling and change it as we went in the millions of exchanges around (especially in the malls).
I would recommend this hotel to anyone without a doubt.




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