Magical Mystery Tour

  For those of you that will be visiting our hotels in Cancun (Oh! By Oasis, Smart by Oasis, Oasis Palm, Grand Oasis Cancun, The Pyramid and Grand Oasis Sens) a cheap and easy way to get around is to use the buses that run up and down the hotel zone. The R1, R2, R15 and R27...

Pirates of the Caribbean

  The Mexican Caribbean is known as a scuba divers paradise because of its rich fauna and for being home to the world’s second largest barrier reef. Jacques Cousteau, the famous French explorer, put this area on the map with his sea life documentaries in the 1960s. He...

The 5 best restaurants at Oasis

Oasis Hotels and Resorts prides itself in providing the best in gastronomy for its guests, this comes as no surprise as its founder Pedro Pueyo has been involved in the food industry for many years. In fact one of the best restaurants in Cancun; Benazuza at the Grand Oasis Sens,...

Christmas on the beach

The festive season is upon us and for those looking to celebrate Christmas in style look no further because at Oasis we’ve got you covered! Pack your summer clothes for winter in Cancun and the Riviera Maya. Have you ever seen Santa Claus wearing swimming trunks? No? Then what...

Don’t let the rain spoil your vacation

The rain in the Mexican Caribbean I’m of the opinion that nothing can ruin spending time with your family, partner, or friends when you want to be together and have a good time, and that includes the weather. It is the time of year when many escape the cold, harsh winter...

The good and the bad of sunbathing

Winter’s coming, time for a holiday in the sun! The closer we get to winter, the increase in arrivals from the north of our continent. This is no surprise considering that the average winter temperature in places like Chicago was -3ºC last year. Bone chilling for those that live...

The agave cousins

When people think of Mexico, tequila is often one of the first things that comes to mind. While tequila may be synonymous with Mexico, a drink that is less known but has seen a surge in popularity in recent years is tequila’s more rustic cousin; mezcal. But what exactly is...

Tacos, the delicious taste of Mexico

In the beginning According to Aztec mythology, today’s man was created when the Mesoamerican god Quetzalcoatl took the broken remains of men from times past from Mictlan (the underworld) and brought them to Tamoanchan, home of the gods of creation. Quetzalcoatl handed the...

Xtabentun, the pleasure of eating as a family

Serendipity; coming across something pleasant simply by chance. The word is often used in the art world or in the field of science, but it is the first word that came to mind when describing one of my favourite spots of Oasis, the restaurant Xtabentun at Oasis Palm.

Oasis Smart, the intelligent decision

With an urban population of approximately 800,000 and over 32,000 hotel rooms, Cancun today is a rapidly growing cosmopolitan city with an increasingly demanding society whose needs are constantly evolving. Oasis has grown up with Cancun for almost 30 years. Understanding the...