I've been home for a week and haven’t got round to writing this review because talking about it makes me sad that I didn't decide to stay longer! It was that good!

The 'hotel' was a 2* it could have been 3* but the bungalows were basic, the rooms were small and decorated in a really nasty 1980s grey and pink! They fit up to 4 but for 2/3 adults they were perfect. Our room was cleaned every day except one (everybody needs a day off) the beds were changed once because we asked the cleaners who always had a cheery “!Hola!” not to change them a second time as we were only there 7 nights. The grounds were lush with hibiscus, bird of paradise and palm trees, the pool was perfect size for 100 rooms as the beach was a bit bland the sand was yellow, but it’s hard to avoid the black volcanic sand of the canaries washing up in the water making it look murky the pool was great. The hotel had a bus to the beach till 5ish. Sometimes you might have to wait for a sun-bed by the pool, other times there was plenty and don’t miss the little manmade beach out back, ok, its just some yellow sand dumped round the back of the furthest rooms, I know it doesn’t sound romantic but what a sun trap!
The bar and pool are in the middle of the hotel so it can get noisy when your trying to sleep but by the end of the trip it will probably be you making the noise! We were by the bar so the ice-lolly machine and drinking water tap made our room noisier than others.

The bar was so cute and the staff remembered everybody’s drinks except Pedro who refused to serve me unless I spoke the Spanish he thought me (I can now order a beer and one gin and tonic in Spanish, bonus!) truthfully the staff didn’t speak a lot of English but plenty to be getting on with. They really were friendly they didn’t even mind us sneaking behind the bar to help are selves when the bar staff were called away. There are no guests allowed in the hotel so they knew everyone was all in. The children’s coordinator remembered the kid’s names and spoke to them all in their own language which was a nice touch that brought the kids together for games. There were games all-day and a disco at night for the kids before the entertainment which was all external, from what I’ve see it’s similar to all the hotels nearby. The bar closed at 11 every nite thankfully as our room face the bar! If you wanted to party on there are bars in the shopping centre Faro 2 (try the banana bar, they are very friendly), it’s about a 15min walk or a 3euro taxi away. The bars there were very friendly but if you want a dance 7/8 euro would take you into playa de ingles were there is a healthy nite life.

The food I must admit wasn’t fantastic but there was so much you couldn’t go hungry chips with all meals if you don’t fancy anything else on the Spanish/German/English menu, burgers and cake between meals. The only beer was nice if a bit sharp, they had most spirits, lodes of wine some cocktails and fruit juice, the fizzy drinks weren’t that good but then, there not that good for you! Tea and coffee was probably our only issue it was all from a machine the milk was powdered and even the shop bought stuff we got for our own fridge wasn’t very nice. Not that you could really make your own tea, there was no kettle in the room just a saucepan!?! So we got by on the herbal teas. The boiling water was turned off at 11 too so no tea when you get back from a night out!

How can I some up? Oh yes, I loved this hotel! It was pretty, friendly and well, homely. We met some lovely people from all over Europe I can’t wait to go back. Value for money!

P.S. I saw 5 cockroaches in maspalomas 3 in the hotel ground's but none in the rooms! it’s a Gran Canarea thing not a Maspalomas Oasis Club thing.

just came back from a week at the maspalomas oasis club bungalows not a good week.!
STAFF: i really dont think they have any time for the english at all, the staff were very rude and wouldnt even give you the time of day they are supposed to speak english but couldnt understand anything you was trying to explain to them.
ROOMS : this is something im not usualy that worried about as you only sleep and wash there, but here the rooms were dirty, they wasnt cleaned for 4 days which meant dirty damp towels to wipe in. same bedding all week, and seeing there is no air con in there either ,didnt think this was good. couldnt leave bedroom window open as it faced a main road which caused alot of noise.
FOOD : this was the worst of everything had to live off chips for the whole week, even they were cold and half cooked. they really do cater more for the spanish and germans and believe me the place is full of them.
ALL INCLUSIVE : drinks choice was terrible it was either vodka or lager and they shut the bar at five to eleven and if you was still up at twelve you was told to go to bed ! The afternoon snack was just a piece a cake and it was horrible.
ENTERTANMENT : in house bingo thats it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
POOL AREA : you have to get up at 6 am if you want a sun bed as towels are left on there from the day before and you will still be lucky to get one. the pool is nice but very slippery around the edges as many people kept slipping up.
OVERALL : maspalomas was a lovely place so many things to do and see go and visit holiday world its a big funfair its great fun, take advantage of the trips eg: camel riding in the mountains ( what a experience !!! ) and definatley go to sioux city its a fantastic night out . if you want the nightlife catch a taxi into the yumbo centre it only costs 3 euros and you will laugh all night at the people there ( if you go you will see what i mean ). if your thinking of going to maspalomas dont stay here if your english you will be dissapointed, it is definatly a hotel for german and spanish families .

We have just returned from a week's all inclusive break. Wow what a great time we had.
The bungalows themselves were clean but basic with 1 bedroom upstairs and sofa bed and pull out bed downstairs. Half of the bungalows overlook the pool and bar area.
There was a mix of nationalities, Brits, German, Spanish and Czechs, but this made it even better for us. All nationalities interacted well and our children made friends from all of the nationalities overcoming any language difficulties.
It's the people who make the holiday and we met many great families here.
Special thanks to Alfred the entertainer who was just great with the kids, remembering their names and making our time their special.
There was also no problem with sunbeds, getiing out of bed at 8.30 and still having plenty of beds. We always had our sunbeds outside our bungalow which was great just 4 mtrs from our door.
However the only downside to the holiday was the variety of food available which must be improved and the unfriendliness of the staff. Particular attention must be made for kids and vegetarians.
There is always french fries on the menu but on 1 particular day there was no option for our daughter who is a vegetarian and also no chips. She had to make do with a cucumber batch.
The rating for this property is officially 2 star but it is a good 2 star and we would have rated it excellent but for the food.
All in all we had a fab time.