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Mount Tindaya
TRIED & TESTED: Fuerteventura hotels Origo Mare, Lajares
A luxurious marble lobby welcomes guests to the new 12-hectare Origo Mare resort near Lajares, the latest venture from Pierres et Vacances. The accommodation includes 323 high-spec studios, three-bedroom villas and two Premium villas, all with garden and terrace, laid out in ‘clusters’ with a shared pool. Facilities include tennis, archery and petanque, plus the volcano-themed Crater Park waterpark with slides, wave pool and water tree. The resort can organise a wide range of activities including day trips, horse-riding, astronomy nights and fishing. Other facilities include an adults’ pool, kids’ clubs for ages three to 17, cooking/craft workshops, evening entertainment, a spa and mini-supermarket. Dining options include buffet restaurant Mauna Loa, the crater park’s Chiringuito Krakatoa and pool bar Etna.
origomarefuerteventura.com
Atlantis Fuerteventura Resort, Corralejo
character guides re-enacting the area’s history via a father- daughter dispute over her upcoming marriage. The tour also visits Casa Mane Art Centre and a traditional market. It is not hard to find the ‘real’
Fuerteventura, with numerous family-run restaurants dishing
up fresh seafood, sweet island tomatoes, majorero cheese and local speciality papas arrugadas (small wrinkled potatoes) with mojo picon (spicy garlicky sauce). Tourism may be thriving, but
nature, history and heritage are richer and more dominant than you might expect. TW
With five pools, two kids’ pools, a Beach Club for watersports, kids’ clubs for four to 16-year-olds, new Teen Lounge, Atlantis Spa and activities from swim school to bike hire, this revamped all-inclusive, all-suite resort is a long-standing favourite. Dining options include the Gaudi buffet restaurant and two à la carte restaurants: the Rambutan, for Oriental fusion food, and traditional Spanish El Molino. Five bars and evening entertainment ensure lively nights. The over-16s Premium Club offers spacious suites in a separate complex with pool and lounge.
atlantisfuerteventuraresort.com
Barceló Castillo Club Premium, Caleta
Connected to Barceló Castillo Club, the seafront Barceló Castillo Club Premium has a lovely location by a marina, with 45 suites in a separate complex with a private pool. Premium advantages include personalised check-in and a separate buffet restaurant. Guests have access to the Barceló Castillo Club’s pools, kids’ clubs, entertainment and thalassotherapy centre. Although not part of Club Premium, the new ocean-view Junior Suites with private patio and hot tub and master/family suites are also worth considering.
barcelo.com
15 January 2015 —
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