Barcelo Fuerteventura Royal Level – Adults Only

We had booked this hotel for a week away in the tranquil adults only hotel with a heated pool. Sounds idyllic. However unless you get up at 7.30 each morning, you will not get chance to enjoy this. Each morning when we went for breakfast we found all the hotels sunbeds reserved with towels but no one sitting on them. Some just even had a hat or a magazine. I have never experienced anything like this before and it is certainly not what I want from my long awaited chilled week away. However with the hotel having 129 rooms, but barely enough sunbeds for 50 rooms, this shouldn't be a surprise to the hotel. We decided not to join the sunbed rush. Who wants to set their alarm clock on holiday? Instead of lazing around the adults only hotel pool on a comfortable sunbed sipping a cocktail and swimming lazily in the heated pool, we found ourselves instead at the beach, lying on a towel on hard sand, drinking water, surrounded by kids and swimming in the cold sea. The hotel does not provide any beds on the beach. We only managed to find a sunbed on the last day of our holiday! Do not pick room 5024. This was our room. Not only is it the furthest room away from the pool, beach and restaurant, it is also next to the road. Not only that, it seems to be one of the few that has rooms above it. There appeared to be no sound proofing between our room and the room above. We could hear every door opening and closing. The patio door was especially loud. If your neighbour wears shoes, then you will hear every footstep on the tiled floor. It is such a shame as the staff were really pleasant and we found the food plentiful and varied. The hotel needs to urgently address this problem with sunbeds. Stop guests reserving the beds, purchase extra beds or provide beds on the beach. The Barcelo website describe this hotel as a retreat within the resort. A retreat is certainly not what we experienced.

Really comfy beds. Lovely peaceful hotel. Staff fabulous and welcoming. We have been 5 times and have no complaints other than the buffet could be a little better, especially the desserts which are obviously bought in and frozen I think. Overall a lovely experience though