Melia Fuerteventura

Arguably one of the best locations in the island with its own laguna and endless, non crowded beaches. The hotel itself however was a bit dated. We stayed at a few Melias beofre and they all were excellent. This one was clearly not at the same Melia standard. Everything was nice and clean, but rooms/bathrooms Looke old. Wifi was virtually non-exisistent in the rooms. I would rate the hotel 3 stars as opposed to 4.... If you are into wind/kitesurfing or like a non-crowded beach, not shared with other hotels, this is the place for you. If you want a modern hotel that looks new or recently renovated, there probably are better options.

Pros: * Super friendly and hard working staff * Very friendly and hassle free check-in for The Level guests (I upgraded when arriving) * Very nice restaurants, especially the Oasis on 1st floor that is a lot smaller, intimate and quieter than the main restaurant Los Gorriones on 2nd floor. Breakfast and lunch were served in Oasis, dinner in Los Gorriones where Level guests had their own dedicated area * Food in breakfast, lunch and dinner very tasty and with enough variety each day * Beautiful big Level rooms, had room #951 with gorgeous full sea view and big balcony * Lovely big and well kept pool area and garden, also the Jacuzzi area for Level guests was pleasant. Also I loved the many cats there, so friendly and cosy :-) * Gorgeous long and wide beach right outside of the hotel, a true heaven for kite and windsurfers. It was nice to walk on the beach cause the surface was not too soft * The hotel Gym was nice and all devices I used worked well Cons: * Drinks were of low quality, but then the alcohol, wines and beer were of high standard, especially for the Level guests. The Mojito drink was not included as free even for Level guests, which is very strange! * The hotel is dated at some places, but not seriously, the hotel is well maintained and cleaned * The shower water temperature often kept rapidly changing from ice cold to boiling hot, so be careful with it when taking a shower! All in all I had one of the best stays ever at holiday trips and I will for sure return here, no doubt! A big Thanks to the whole excellent Melia Fuerteventura team who made my holiday a super one!

Had a week in March, we've been there many times since 2001 when it was a good class holiday hotel, for several years it remained the same, went in March last year, it was rather scruffy but went back in September & the pool area had been tidied up nicely, but this years experience was very dissapointing so many corners being cut we even had to get icecreams from the bar, no self service The rooms are still of a reasonable standard the bathrooms not so good. The restaurant used to be well run NO shorts at dinner strictly enforced, if I want to eat dinner in the company of surfers in shorts, flip flops & baseball caps,I will go to a burger bar not a hotel that claims to be 4 star. The food used to be good with a good choice, this time the food had deteriorated badly, not much of a choice & poorly presented, wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't an 8 euro taxi trip one way to Costa Calma for a meal. On the other hand all the staff were helpfull, cheery & apparently happy in their work. All in all the hotel is getting really run down & perhaps should be closed for a short while & everything brought up to the standard their rating suggests.