Hotel Oscar
Small pet-friendly hotel in Maracaibo, about 16 minutes by car from La Chinita airport
About this hotel
Hotel Oscar is a small, unclassified hotel in Maracaibo, roughly 11 km and 16 minutes by car from La Chinita International Airport. Its services are short and practical: a 24-hour front desk, room service, Wi-Fi, parking, pets accepted and an airport transfer. For a waterpark trip, the context matters. Aquatica, the former Aguamania, is the waterpark inside the Vereda del Lago on the lakeshore; it was officially re-inaugurated on 20 July 2026, with its slides reported in working order. The re-inauguration also showed its food and drink areas, a dance area and video games. The park lies across town from the hotel, so every park day starts with a taxi ride. Guests rate the hotel 9.4 from 32 reviews.
- About 16 minutes by car from La Chinita International Airport
- Airport transfer available
- 24-hour front desk and room service
- Parking and Wi-Fi
- Pets accepted
- Rated 9.4 from 32 reviews
Our take
A 16-minute drive to La Chinita airport makes Hotel Oscar an arrival-and-departure address more than a waterpark base. Aquatica, the former Aguamania, sits inside the Vereda del Lago, on the lakeshore across town, so each park day means a taxi. I would book Oscar for a family landing late or flying out early, with a dog in tow, who wants a small quiet hotel near the airport road. Families who want the lakeside after the slides are better served by Inter Maracaibo, three minutes by taxi from the Vereda del Lago, or by Tibisay Hotel del Lago, eight minutes on foot from the Paseo del Lago.
- ✓Book the hotel's airport transfer together with the room if you land at La Chinita with children: it spares you looking for a taxi at arrivals with tired children in tow.
- ✓Aguamania now goes by Aquatica: ask taxi drivers for Aquatica in the Vereda del Lago, because the old name still circulates in the city.
- ✓Oscar's 9.4 rests on 32 reviews, the same score Inter Maracaibo and Crowne Plaza Maruma hold over 4,012 and 1,727; the small sample is the main unknown here.
Why we love it
- An easy night either side of a flight
- Dogs welcome
- A small hotel with a strong guest score
Why guests love itHotel Oscar suits a specific family: one that needs an easy first or last night near La Chinita airport, perhaps with a dog, and treats the waterpark as a taxi outing. The hotel is about 16 minutes by car from the airport, while Aquatica, the park that was Aguamania, is on the lakeshore inside the Vereda del Lago, across town. Aquatica, the former Aguamania, was officially re-inaugurated on 20 July 2026, with its slides in working order. What the hotel does not advertise matters too: a pool, an included breakfast or family suites. Its 9.4 from 32 reviews is encouraging but thin. For a longer stay built around the lake and the park, the lakeside hotels make more sense.