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Iberostar Fuerteventura Park: Traveller Reviews

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Las Gaviotas casas de violarte, 35626 Fuerteventura, Spain
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Iberostar Fuerteventura Park
4.0 of 5 stars 131 Reviews
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  • Very clean(4)
  • Beach towels(3)
  • Pool area(3)
  • Great time(3)
  • Sun loungers(3)
  • Thomas Cook(3)
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
“One week is enough”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 December 2011
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This hotel is built over six floors.The reception is at street level when entering the building,but on the inside it is actually level four.The main restaurant and bars are situated on level three.
There are lifts to all floors,but not all lifts go to all floors,so you have to make sure you're in the right lift for the floor you want to go too.All areas are kept clean to a very high standard and the hotel is in a good state of repair in all areas.
We had a room on the second floor that overlooked the pool area.The room was of a good size and like the rest of the site kept very clean.
We have stayed at Iberostar properties in other parts of the world on an all inclusive basis,and that was why we chose to do the same at this resort.However the level of all inclusive service offered here was not as good as the service we have experienced in other Iberostar hotels.
There was none of the usual "extras" that make this hotel chain popular with us.
There was no tea or coffee making facility,the'fridge was stocked with water but no soft drinks or beer.The hotel did not offer room service,or indeed waiter service anywhere on site.Pool towels had to be hired for 5 euros a week,and could only be changed at reception every two days.There was a safe in the room,but the key had to be obtained again from reception at a cost of 20 euros.There was however a sink and two ring electric cooker in the room,presumably for guests wanting self-catering.But there was no cutlery,crockery or kitchen utensils,perhaps these would be supplied at check-in if needed.
There is no charm or character about this hotel,it is functional.
Anybody wanting to stay here for whom English is their first language would be advised to learn some simple Spanish,or better,German phrases.Other than reception,whose English is passable,the rest of the staff do not expect to be addressed in English.They expect to be addressed in German.At one time my wife tried to order,in English,two cups of coffee.After some time the bartender had put a large array of empty glasses and bottles on the bar,but no coffee.I do know some Spanish and eventually had to place the order.After five days of dealing with the same bartenders,they still would only speak to us in German.The answer,I found,Was to ask them "what"in Spanish.
With only four other guests speaking English and a non-existent tour rep,not the fault of the hotel obviously,we soon started to feel isolated.And as comfortable as this hotel is and as good as the catering is,we found a week is long enough.

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  • Stayed December 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Devizes, United Kingdom
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Excellent family holiday”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 September 2011
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This hotel is excellent! very clean with good size rooms. Staff are very friendly. International brands on drinks. Hotel has a very good mini club and our children loved going during the day and at night.
Hotel provides towels for the beach/pool with a small deposit which you get back. We hired bikes and used their tennis court.
Beach is a little further than we thought and if you have a pushchair/wheel chair it would be rather difficult. Sea is very rough due to this island being so windy which was such a disappointment.

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Lee, United Kingdom
2 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“lovely hotel and lovely location on the beach”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2011
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I am Mrs Fussy and this hotel was fabulous, ok bit dated but not in a shabby way. We have 2 kids 5 & 9 and they loved it. We went AI and the food was great, ok gets a bit boring towards the end of the week however you will get that wherever you go. Location is good, two min walk downhill to a lovely beach, however the town is more of a 20 min walk. You can use the hotel next door too. That was nice we did not eat there but it all looked good. Pools are not heated but this does not bother the kids, if the sun is shining they will get in regardless. Lots of Germans, a few English but not your typical brits abroad!!!! I have read a few reports on moaning about kids being at the hotel, iberostar do adult only hotels, give them a try!!! All in all a great place and will defo go back. Last thing all the drinks are the real stuff and the house wine altho not amazing is very nice, depends how snobby you are about wine.

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  • Stayed April 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
1 review
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“Not bad - but Iberostar Playa Gaviotas is better - plus BIG MONEY SAVING TIP!!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2011
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I used trip advisor as a guide for selecting a hotel in Fuerteventura and asked the agent to book us into Iberostar Playa Gaviotas. I read some really good reviews about this hotel and the location and we thought that we'd try it out. However - the English travel agent couldn't book us into the Iberostar Playa Gaviotas and booked us into the Iberostar Fuerteventura Park instead.

The staff and service at the ‘Iberostar Park’ were excellent. However, although it is on the same site, has the same rating and is part of the same chain - the Playa Gaviotas is MUCH better than both the 'Park' and the 'Palace' . The only problem seems to be that it doesn’t have a ‘deal’ with the English Travel Agents – I think you have to book it directly.

BIG MONEY SAVING TIP! In talking to the other guests – mainly Germans – we found that they were typically paying less than ½ the cost of our holiday. We came home and looked online and the English website was averaging around the same price that we had paid. HOWEVER my partner is German and looked on the German website – and that is where the price difference is. If you book through the German site – you appear to save yourself (astonishingly) ½ the cost of booking through the English site.

The Gaviotas and the Palace directly face the beach whereas the Park is slightly set back. This means that the pool is more sheltered (a good things) but the bars and the restaurant don’t have such good views. The Gaviotas feels much smarter than both the Park and the Palace and if you stay at the Gaviotas you can use the pools and eat at the other hotels ( if you really wanted to – you just have to let reception know in advance). Although the food quality is pretty much the same at all three, again the restaurant at the Gaviotas is smarter and feel’s nicer than the other hotels.

The location is very good, and I do think it’s the best beach on this side of the Island. The only down side of the location is that clouds gather over the mountains (hills!) which are behind the hotel and this really does seem to affect the amount of sunshine you get there. It’s also a bit windy. When we went to Costa Calma we asked about the weather and on the same days – where we’d had cloudy/windy weather with patches of good sunshine – they had little wind and mostly sunshine.

However, the beaches at Costa Calma and Jandia were more crowded and you often got a ‘wiff of poo’ which was quite unpleasant at times. We are undecided whether next time we would put up with a ‘wiff of poo’/more sun – or fresh air/ less sun.

Even if we don’t return to Fuerteventura, we would definitely use the Iberostar chain again and we are looking at their hotels on Tenerife as a possibility for our next holiday.

  • Stayed February 2011, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Great Resort”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2011
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We decided to go away for Xmas and New Year to the sun. 4 Adults, 3 teenagers and a 6yr old.We,ve stayed in Fuerta Ventura at this time before and decided to go again as the weather is so good. After an extensive internet search, I chose the 4 star Iberostar Gaviotas Park in Jandia. Great Choice.
This resort is extremely clean,tidy and beautiful ,although it is over an hour from the airport by transfer coach.( a cab is 90 euros).We went with Thomas Cook and only ever saw our rep on the coach but we didn't really need her as the Hotel Staff were so efficient.All the staff were amazing,from the daily maids service (even on xmas day)to the restaurant,reception and entertainment teams.The facilities were great but you had to pay extra for tennis.We didn't use the kids club as our daughter was the only English speaking toddler but the staff were all very good and made a real effort to try and get her to join in. There was the usual mini disco every night which she loved.The daytime acitivies were the usual thing ( rifle,archery,water polo etc ) and again, the animacion team were very enthusiastic and were always happy in their daily fancy dress outfits.The evenings didn't give much to the teenagers though. They had to either play table tennis or pay 4 euros each for the onsight bowling alley or make their own fun,but soon met lots of friendly German Teens ( who luckily spoke amazing English, just aswell as we are too lazy to speak their lingo ).We were one of about 20 Brits in the Hotel,however as the predominant German clientel are so demanding, I feel this made the quality and choice in the restaurants so first class.We had some great fiendly banter during daytime activities ( even when we thrashed them 18 - 7 in the waterpolo !! ).The Xmas day and and New Years eve Gala dinners were amazing. Lobster, fillet steaks, personal service and great wines.
The only negatives were, the location from the outside world. The nearest other bars,shops etc were over a mile away and were limited but it was only 4 euros for a cab if you were too lazy to walk and there was a great little Brit Bar called the Boot and Ball where us boys could slink off and watch the English Footie.The evening entertainment was mostly poor and was the usual animacion teams trying to mime to musicals ( although they worked thier socks off to please and were funny at times.). The usual keyboard and singer were mediocre but the best of all were a Spanish tribute band called the Fab Four, quite amazing covers of all the Beatles songs. They were dressed for the part and played live.Then there were the usual parrot shows etc for the kids which were great. Apoparantly the zoo up the road was a great trip but we didn't go.
The beach was incredible.Long white sand and very safe warm sea and a great beach volleyball court which kicked into action at 3pm everyday.(just turn up and join in).This beach does allow nudists but they are all over 60yr old Germans and the kids thought it was highly amuzing and couldn't imagine their grandad doing that !! How embarrasing. L o L.
All in all, we had a great time and the weather was red hot nearly every day.It was still warm enough during the odd overcast period. Don't pack too many jumpers and cardi,s !!! You wont need them...

  • Stayed December 2010
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Address: Las Gaviotas casas de violarte, 35626 Fuerteventura, Spain
Price range (per night):* 169 AUD - 333 AUD

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