Where Oasis Hotel sits
Oasis Hotel stands in Tlokweng, on the eastern edge of Gaborone on the main Tlokweng to Zeerust road, en route to the South African border. It is the first accommodation of note on that road for travellers entering Botswana from South Africa, which is the single most useful thing to know about it.
A long-established Gaborone hotel
The hotel has been part of the Gaborone accommodation scene since 1979 and is a landmark on this side of the city. It trades on being a quiet, green setting in the middle of a busy capital, which is what the name refers to.
Where it is useful
The hotel is close to the main Office Park and the government ministries, with the government enclave five to seven minutes away on the same road. River Walk Shopping Centre is 1.5 kilometres further along, and the Exhibition Centre and the University of Botswana are both nearby.
Crossing from South Africa
Because of its position and easy approach from the Tlokweng border post, the hotel is a common first or last night for travellers driving in from South Africa. For anyone routing Johannesburg to Gaborone by road, it removes the need to navigate into the city centre after a border crossing.
Rooms
The hotel positions itself as a budget-conscious option for Gaborone rather than a luxury property. Rooms, food and service are what the hotel puts forward; it is a practical business and transit hotel.
Conference facilities
There is a conference centre on site. Combined with the proximity to the ministries and Office Park, this is a property that does a good deal of government and corporate business.
Restaurant
The hotel has its own restaurant, which matters for a property on the edge of town where guests arriving late from the border will not want to drive on for dinner.
Who it suits
Travellers crossing at Tlokweng, visitors doing business with the ministries or the Office Park, and anyone wanting a long-established, well-located Gaborone hotel at a sensible price rather than an international chain in the CBD.