Fuertevillage

“A fantastic couples retreat!”

A fantastic villa in a quiet and well maintained apartment type village! Villa: Truly fantastic! Very spacious, we loved the layout and facilities. What made it even better was the fact we had a cleaning service during our stay which we were not expecting. Equipped with everything we needed for a… Mais

A fantastic villa in a quiet and well maintained apartment type village! Villa: Truly fantastic! Very spacious, we loved the layout and facilities. What made it even better was the fact we had a cleaning service during our stay which we were not expecting. Equipped with everything we needed for a weeks self catering stay. Our favourite part had to be the inner courtyard, a fantastic sun trap in the day which offered complete privacy as well as an outdoor shower for cooling off! We also had amazing views of the sea from the top balcony to top it off. We appreciated the environmental credentials of the villa, namely the natural ventilation without the need for air conditioning or extract fans. Staff: All the staff we interacted with were fantastic, both before and during our stay. Super easy to contact and very responsive. Location: We really liked the location of these apartments, they were in a quiet end of Costa Calma in walking distance to the beautiful Playa Esmeralda beach. It was also a nice stroll to the centre of Costa Calma where there were a few restaurants and shops. We hired a car for the week and took advantage of the free on street parking right outside the apartments. There was only one day we couldn’t get a space, but plenty of places down just at the beach car park. Costa Calma itself is a quiet resort which we liked, a good place for a chilled evenings meal.

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“One of the best places we’ve stayed!”

We loved our week here, it ticked all the boxes-suites are amazingly spacious, clean and well equipped. Having breakfast delivered to our suite every morning was an added bonus. The sun terrace was bathed in sunshine until around 6pm even in February and was a relaxing place to be. We enjoyed lovel… Mais

We loved our week here, it ticked all the boxes-suites are amazingly spacious, clean and well equipped. Having breakfast delivered to our suite every morning was an added bonus. The sun terrace was bathed in sunshine until around 6pm even in February and was a relaxing place to be. We enjoyed lovely walks along some stunning beaches every morning and the odd beer/wine at the local beach bar in the afternoon. Would highly recommend FuerteVillage Suites…our only regret was we wish we could have stayed longer!

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“Exactly what we needed!”

We would go back for sure. We started our experience by calling Johanna to get last minute directions once we landed and picked up our rental car (expect a line but important to have your own car in our opinion) Johanna was very helpful and detailed. Once we arrived we were incredibly happy w… Mais

We would go back for sure. We started our experience by calling Johanna to get last minute directions once we landed and picked up our rental car (expect a line but important to have your own car in our opinion) Johanna was very helpful and detailed. Once we arrived we were incredibly happy with our room as it looked exactly like some of the pictures. The rooms are varied. The upstairs patio view is not a sunset view - for sure not from our room . The round patio chair that you see in the pictures is where we spent every evening enjoying the beautiful breeze in the evening wrapped in blankets and watching a show or looking at the stars. The morning was an ocean view and a sun trap . We had a welcome package with some snacks and wine and a quick tour of the place. We are fairly chill people and easy to serve - that said we also appreciate all the little touches that were available . Rooms are neat, clean and have a ton of light. The bedroom is a completely separated room with the washrooms that can be darkened with a huge blind over the floor to ceiling glass windows and sliding door. Washrooms which included 2 toilets , shower, 2 sinks and washing machine! Super spacious and filled with toiletries and towels. We made our meals about half the time and had leftovers from our restaurant visits. The kitchen is complete and easy to cook in. Cleaning supplies for dishes and laundry all provided - if you need more just ask the INCREDIBLY LOVELY women that worked each day. We didn't ask for much and we also told them, when we got there, that we wouldn't need our room cleaned the every second day that they do. We did ask for paper towel when we ran out , a couple more laundry pods and a different beach towel which were given to us right away. The bedroom was spacious with TONS of storage with a huge built in closet and drawers. Ikea style storage. Was fantastic. If we wanted to go anywhere in particular the team gave us excellent detailed suggestions. There is a Sunday Market (close by car) - food and local vendors - much bigger than I expected. (If you are into markets - at the Wildlife Oasis Zoo and Gardens) The Zoo was huge - if you are into zoos - but we wanted to see the gardens which are beautiful. Kind of like you are in a Dr Seuss story. Incredible cactus and Aloe plants. Way bigger than expected - but you do have to go through the Zoo to get to the gardens. I would have liked to do just the gardens again. The price is 38 euros per person - totally worth it in my opinion. I would pay that just for the gardens or the zoo. (but is approx. a 4 hour walk through - longer if you want to stay and sit and take it in) Consider - this is their Winter - was cloudy a bit of rain and of course sunny breaks. The last three days were very sunny. Bring sweaters and jackets during this month - we were prepared. Still got up to 24 on some days - did get some colour . The most incredible beach - Sotovento - is in walking distance - approx 15 minutes to one end of the beach - you can also drive easily to the other end - massive, massive beach with sand bars and tides coming in so is different each day we went. Also on the way is also closer beautiful beaches all in coves. While walking to Sotovento you are walking by the ocean high up on rocky terrain (which is Fuerteventura) There are green palm trees and foliage around the hotels and only very small ground cover plants that you are walking around. You can climb mountains which are easy to climb up with incredible views. Sandy and rocky - must have proper footwear. We are also fairly close (15 minute drive ) to Morro Jable - another incredible beach - HUGE super long with restaurants and board walk and shops - on one side and then down in the town you can sit right by the ocean at one of the many cafes or restaurants. We hit many spots except one quarter of the island. There are also many look out points around - but you would need to drive to them. We are there for the beaches but we also visited an Aloe Vera Farm, a sea salt museum and a goat farm (the cheese is delicious), went to climb some mountains which were incredibly rocky (need good shoes) The Sand Dunes National park is a must see but on the other end of the Island - we did some driving during this trip to see many different towns - The sand dunes are completely worth the hour plus drive. Unreal spot - just sand every where. Started to rain about an hour half into our enjoyment and went to Correlejo which is the town - very busy more shops and more restaurants. Meh.... but the DUNES are not to be believed. Would come back for sure - we are in Canada so the travel was long from Montreal to Lisbon to the Island. We stopped in Lisbon both directions. Make sure to take a good look around in Costa Calma to see all they have to offer for restaurants and the beaches. Lovely beach also and many different restaurants. We went to several - one is Pasta Pasion (when we didn't have fish or goat the one or two times - because that is also why we are there) Homemade pasta to eat in or take out. Delicious! The team at Fuertes Village Suites so helpful and lovely, we would recommend this spot absolutely. We also much preferred this experience to a hotel and most likely because of the people working there. We asked for very little but we knew it was available if we needed. We also were able to print out boarding passes with them or they would print out directions to things. We would come back perhaps during April / May - we did miss the everyday sun. Still not picky as it wasn't snow we were walking on. :) If you wanted to actually speak to me about it - feel free to email me at melymickb@gmail.com and I can send my number. Would be happy to share more :)

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“Decepcionante”

Dois anos antes, desfrutamos de uma estadia de quinze dias em FuerteVillage. Reservamos novamente exatamente com a mesma empresa (fugas secretas) e reservamos exatamente a mesma villa de antes. Desta vez estávamos comemorando o aniversário de 60 anos do meu marido, meu aniversário e o Dia dos Namor… Mais

Dois anos antes, desfrutamos de uma estadia de quinze dias em FuerteVillage. Reservamos novamente exatamente com a mesma empresa (fugas secretas) e reservamos exatamente a mesma villa de antes. Desta vez estávamos comemorando o aniversário de 60 anos do meu marido, meu aniversário e o Dia dos Namorados. Quando chegamos, a vila estava como lembrávamos, mas as portas do quarto principal estavam trancadas. Este quarto principal tem uma vista maravilhosa do mar a partir de uma janela saliente e uma grande cama king size. O meu marido foi perguntar ao pessoal que disse que se quiséssemos dois quartos teríamos que pagar mais 50€ por noite. Isso parecia estranho, pois tínhamos reservado exatamente o mesmo de antes, quando tínhamos 2 quartos. É preferível que tenhamos dois quartos, pois meu marido sofre de apnéia do sono e tem que usar máscara de CPAP todas as noites. Ele o considera altamente claustrofóbico e muitas vezes o remove consciente ou inconscientemente enquanto dorme. Sem a máscara nenhum de nós dorme, então um quarto vago é perfeito para um de nós entrar. Além disso, o quarto no térreo que nos foi atribuído tem duas camas de solteiro, sem vista e é, na minha opinião, o inferior dos dois quartos. Perguntei às senhoras da recepção se poderíamos trocar para o outro quarto, não, isso não era possível. Eles concordaram em mudar a cama para uma cama king size na próxima vez que a sessão de limpeza duas vezes por semana estivesse em andamento. A equipe da recepção disse que precisava cortar custos, portanto, no único quarto, eles disseram que precisavam reduzir a limpeza. É estranho dizer isso para mim, um cliente pagante que está ajudando nas dificuldades financeiras. ! Disseram para trazer comprovante de reserva. Meu marido reservou em seu e-mail de trabalho em seu laptop, ele não o trouxe e devido às demandas de seu trabalho ele não recebe e-mails de trabalho em seu telefone. Ao chegar em casa, verificamos que reservamos uma suíte villa que afirma ter dois quartos. Houve outras coisinhas, o cofre do quarto não funcionava e uma pia não escoava e ficava borbulhando durante a noite. Não consigo entender por que eles não poderiam simplesmente ter nos permitido acesso ao quarto principal e trancado o outro, em vez de trocar a cama e vir nos ajudar com o cofre. No geral, nos divertimos muito, mas sinto que a equipe foi muito malvada e certamente perdeu dois clientes que retornaram.

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