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Oasis Atlantico Praia das Fontes – reviews, photos

3.5 of 5
Av. Coronel Teixeira Filho 3, Beberibe, State of Ceara 62840, Brazil
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Oasis Atlantico Praia das Fontes
Ranked #4 of 4 hotels in Beberibe
3.0 of 5 stars 10 Reviews
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Lisbon
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Excellent getaway resort, with great food and a never ending beach.”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2009
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Fortaleza isn't the most beautiful city in Brazil, and so staying in a hotel away from the city is a good option. Praia das Fontes (means 'Beach of Fountains') has an amazing beach, not the typical coconut tree kind but one with small cliffs, with springs and colored sand. The Oasis Atlantico hotel is a simple yet charming resort, sporting excellent cuisine, great staff and a good mix of european style with brazilian 'flavour'. It is getting old though, and the bungallows especially could use a renovation.

++ Location
Right off the beach, some 60/90 minutes from the Fortaleza airport. The village nearby is small and rustic, so don't expect great shopping (other than awesome, cheap bikinis, even tailor-made!) or a strong restaurant/night life. There is a taxi stand right off the reception, and you can also take the staff bus to the village. There is also a lake inside the resort.
The beach is awesome, different from the typical postcard brazilian beaches. You'll find it a gigantic beach, and when walking you'll probably never come to the end of it. In the beach you can find the typical "barracas" (huts), where you can be served drinks and food at affordable prices (I recommend the "Barraca do Pedro", one of the first ones turning right as you descend the stairs to the beach), the typical Fortaleza "buggys" (VW Beatles converted into sand cars), and other things to spend money, such as ATVs, jewellry, horses, and even a verylight airplane to see the beach from above. Don't be scared though, this might sound much but it is actually tranquil, and you have to enter the brazil groove. Might not be ideal for honeymooners (unless adventurous ones), but a great place for active people.

++ Reception and Restaurants
You're welcomed into the hotel in a big reception, with a lot of friendly staff, eager to help in what they can. Close to reception there is a hair saloon, a travel agency and a rent-a-car. Also, the sport courts.
The restaurant (only one) is a big, roomy and aired space, overlooking the ocean. Meal times are scheduled, and you should abide by them, or risk having only the by-the-pool snackbar to eat.
Food is excellent, varied, and you can even cook to order - just talk to the chef! In one occasion, one of the people serving made a point of going herself to the market to buy a specific type of local vegetable that I wanted to try... Breakfasts are memorable, and a stuffed but happy stomach will give you an energy boost... or alternatively, make that sun lounger by the pool, lake or beach.
There is a separate area, for which you need to book, where you'll have an a-la-carte menu, including shellfish, for no extra cost.
The snack-bar, by the pool and lake, is good for drinks, but food there is simple (hamburgers, fried stuff, etc). The waiters there will tend to you by the table or the sun loungers, so you just need to relax.
Drinks on AI are "local drinks".. but Brazil produces all type of licquors so don't worry! And you should definitely try the fruit cocktails, either with or without alcohol. Non alcoholic beverages are also excellent, as one would expect from Brazil, with a lot of fruit drinks. The mini-bar is included in the AI.

++ Rooms
There are two types of accomodation; apartment rooms, or bungalows. I saw them both, found the rooms to be newer and perhaps of higher quality, but the bungalows that we stayed in were cozier, more relaxed and with a big veranda overlooking the ocean where you could sleep in a hammock during the strong sun hours.
However, these could use a renovation as they are becoming a bit dated.
They sport the veranda, a living room with chairs, a bathroom and the bedroom.

++ Staff
Friendly people, always eager to help and socialize, but without being intrusive, only very welcoming. The animation group were a pack of friendly, always smiling youngsters that really set out to brighten up the resort. The animation itself was ok (dances, disco, games, etc), nothing amazing but then one could just do something else instead.

++ Swiming pool
With the ocean, with warm water, right at your doorstep, a pool doesn't make much sense, so don't think it has amazing pools; they're ok, smallish but nice to cool off. There are a few, including a kids pool - and also a small pool/slide park complex in the adjacent, more brazilian-style resort, which you can visit at will anytime.
That resort may be somewhat akward for non-brazilians as the culture is quite different from europeans or north-americans, with louder music, dancing, etc... but it was nice and the shop there was much bigger than the one closer to the pool.

I would recommend this hotel for young (or young at heart) couples seeking a relaxed getaway with good food, things to do and a non-squared environment, with a good price-quality value for money.

  • Stayed December 2006, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Fortaleza, CE
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“Terrible Experience!!!! Don't go there!!!Go to Hotel Parque das Fontes”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2009

We've stayed during the weekend in this hotel.We've lived for 9 years in USA and travel all over the world and now we're living in Brazil.
This property is old, 25 years old, and everything in the room is in bad shape, very simple room, terrible bathroom.Even though the bathroom was cleaned, it looked dirty. Need some serious update. It is now administrated by a Portuguese group that brings a lot of europeans that are probably fooled by their beatiful website as we were...
We paid for all inclusive as everyone does, We've stayed at Riu hotels in Mexico and they're all inclusive, but you have decent food and beverages.
We even stayed in one in Maragogi, Alagoas, Brazil called Miramar Maragogi where the all inclusive was fantastic.We could have a bottle of Brazilian nice wine , in Oasis you get a glass of a cheap wine, cheap food, cheap everything...
The pool is a sad scene with a lot of people drinking a lot and it is difficult to describe, but it is decadent...they have a bar there with lots of flies and the so called snack is fried stuff served in a paper plate. You cannot order a sandwich or appetizer like in the other all inclusives. I had to distract my 6 year old daughter because there were European women in topless what I think is not so family friendly...How to explain that to your daughter?
We went to the nearby property( Hotel Parque das Fontes) to the water park and were amazed with the pool service,the kids pool and the family friendly atmosphere...We asked to take a look in their room and were even more surprised, it was simple, but new and clean! Hotel Parque das Fontes is your best bet if you are travelling with family . Run from Oasis Praia das Fontes. It is a tourist trap.
Anna F.

  • Stayed February 2009, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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“Is not a 4 star hotel”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2009

Is not a 4 star hotel how is published almost is a 3 star for the following reasons:
1) Frontdesk is but, not friendly
2) Rooms are not good, airconditined make too much noising, not hot water in lavatory, not hair dryier, very poor furniture and not clean.
3) Hotel rules are only printed nobody check to the guest doing the correct.
4) Bad pool and beach services.

Alcoholic drinks is running without control and you can find people drunk and given a bad images.
Beach in front the hotel is not good too much rocks, also is running in the beach any kind of vehicules (cars, boguis and airplanes that is taken off and landind) caussing all time you are smelling gasoline and doing the beach unsafe.
Food are ok.

  • Liked — Ther restaurant and food
  • Disliked — The service and room
  • Stayed December 2008, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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40 helpful votes 40 helpful votes
“Nice place, long relaxing holiday, very nice and friendly people”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 September 2008
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Not very large resort but very comfortable.
Great location on the ocean; the water is not shallow though, it's not the caribbean sea, but the landascape is great.
You can walk for miles and miles on the unspoiled beach.
Hotel with very good service and food in all inclusive treatment.
Nice rooms, all with balcony overlooking the ocean and private hammocks to hang.
Hotel well managed, very nice and friendly staff, at the lobby they even received a fax on my behalf coming from my office and delivered it to me at once .
Very good entertainment every night, even if - after the weekend of the brasilian national holiday (sept7th, if I remember well) when the hotel was overcrowded but with very well educated people and families, not annoying and not noisy at all - it was low season and we were only 20/25 customers staying in the hotel.

  • Liked — location and brazilian people
  • Disliked — far from other locations and a bit difficult for connections with public transportation means
  • Stayed September 2007, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Hotel Parque das Fontes”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 November 2011
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  • Stayed November 2011, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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