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OASIS in the heart of LA UNION
Source: Manila Bulletin
Author: Joanna C. Castro
Date: 2004-03-02
 
If you think La Union is all about tree houses, beaches, and other natural tourist attractions, think again! The Oasis Country Resort in San Fernando City is itself a tourist destination, not just a place to spend the night while hopping from beach to beach during the day.



Situated along the National Highway in Oasis Center in Barangay Sevilla in San Fernando City — aboutfive to six hours drive by bus from Manila — Oasis has the edge over other resorts in the province because of its accessibility and the plethora of activities one can do in the resort, not to mention the friendly staff.

Oasis has been billed as “A Five Star Home in the Heart of La Union” for it is the only resort-hotel in the area which has the most complete facilities and amenities such as restaurants, convention center, recreation, and entertainment all in one.

Oasis general manager Jufelyn Marivic Pimentel and rooms divisions manager Edith Lafond have both said that ever since the hotel has become a full-fledged resort in 1996, it is the only one technologically resort-hotel in the province that has attracted both business and pleasure guests.

Because Oasis is after both markets, it claims to be the only one technologically sophisticated resort in the province. It has all the high-tech necessities for today’s businessperson on the move and discriminating taste of leisure traveler.

The resort is the first and only one in La Union with a convention hall that can accommodate 800 to 1,200 people and five function rooms named after the provinces of Region 1. It also boasts of the most high-tech convention facilities in the area.

An ideal place to stay for families and core groups, Oasis also offers stylishly furnished and fully-equipped hotel room accommodations. The hotel houses 32 hotel rooms consisting of 22 double standard rooms, four triple standard rooms, one single standard room, two deluxe rooms, one suite and one family room.

Room facilities include air-conditioning, intercommunications, wall to wall carpet, private hot and cold shower, telephone, individual safety boxes, refrigerator, room service, interconnecting rooms, piped-in music, and remote control cable television.

Also take notice of the bright yellow bed blankets in each of these rooms. They are the world-renowned cotton woven blankets originally made from Bangar, the smallest town in La Union.

As you make your way up to the escalator and then pass the hotel rooms toward a passage down to the pool area, you will see the next feature of Oasis: More luxurious and air-conditioned Mediterranean-style casitas and villas with panoramic view of the swimming pool from the private balcony.

Beside the mini-Olympic swimming pool is a kiddie pool in a rock-like setting with a slide that will delight children for hours. In front of the pool is a pavilion area designed to celebrate special events for up to 200 people.

For sports enthusiasts, there are 20 automated bowling lanes, table tennis, dart boards and billiards tables.

There are also plenty of cuisines in Oasis to satisfy anyone’s hunger. The resort features the famous, first-class elegant dining place in San Fernando City — the Kris Room, which can accommodate 70 diners at one time and the Fleur De Liz, 36 diners. The list of different cuisines and cooking styles available here is a long one: Thai, Mongolian, Chinese, Japanese and Filipino.

Guests can also enjoy the Lobby Coffee Bar, the Channel “F” KTV Music Box with private rooms, and souvenir shop.

Day tours around San Fernando City and nearby towns is also part of the service. Guests can easily go to the office of the Department of Tourism, which is occupying a space at the first level of the Oasis building, to request a guided tour while the resort prepares the vehicle to be used during the sightseeing.

In Oasis, guests are assured that visitors’ needs are completely provided. The owner and president, Engineer Crecencio Fernandez, 68, is very convinced that he chose the perfect name for his resort when he said, “In Oasis, everything you need as a traveler is here.”

For rush hours dining, you can visit the resort’s 24-hour fast food, the “Kainan sa Sevilla” (eatery in Sevilla). It also has a gasoline station, car service, as well as tires and battery center that are located just beside the hotel — truly a one-stop watering hole and a five-star home for tourists and their cars. A spacious and guarded parking area is also available.

For those who just want to enjoy gentle surf and powdery beach sand in a quiet and peaceful retreat, the beach house of the Fernandez family is also available for guest accommodations. Located in Barangay Pagudpud, just a five-minute ride from Sevilla, the self-contained two-storey house is fully equipped with cooking facilities, bathroom and shower, and television. The beach house is known to visitors and residents alike for its beautiful ocean front setting along La Union’s shore.

For being a haven in the parched desert of La Union, Oasis was accredited by the DoT as a standard class hotel in the province for its widened kinds of services rendered by it.
 

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