Barceló Fuerteventura Royal Level

Great rooms, delicious food, lovely swimming pools...BUT it was a mistake to leave the hotel and explore the area. The surroundings were unattractive and filled with tourists, all there to eat and drink as much as possible.

We spent 4 nights at the Barceló Fuerteventura Royal Level – Adults Only - to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. Our room was clean, but maintenance issues detracted from our comfort. The sofa needed a deep cleaning, and the main balcony railing was loose and felt unsafe, which was particularly concerning. The bedroom balcony, on the other hand, had no furniture at all—just an empty space, which seemed like a missed opportunity for enjoying the outdoors. The bathroom was spacious, with a good-sized shower, but the shower door lacked a bottom track. This caused the glass door to swing inwards and felt unstable. It also left a gap at the floor level, resulting in water soaking the bathroom floor every time we used it. Upon arrival, the bed was made up as two singles instead of the king we had expected. While housekeeping quickly addressed this when we informed reception, the noise from our room location remained a problem. Being on the first floor at the back of the resort, we were exposed to constant road noise and live music from a nightclub across the street, which blared until 1 a.m. nightly. The live entertainment from the pool bar was also audible from our balcony. A poorly fitted door with large gaps only amplified these issues. When we raised our concerns with reception, they said the resort was fully booked and no alternative rooms were available. We mentioned several times during check-in and our discussions with reception that this was our 25th wedding anniversary—a milestone trip for us. No one even acknowledged it, let alone made any effort to make our stay special. For context, when we celebrated our 15th anniversary at a different hotel, they surprised us with a small gesture of a bottle of Prosecco and chocolate-covered strawberries. We didn’t expect anything extravagant, but even a simple “Happy Anniversary” would have gone a long way. The resort itself was clean, and the facilities were well-maintained. However, the pool area suffered from the common issue of guests “reserving” loungers with towels as early as 7 a.m., only to leave them empty for hours. A pool lounger assignment system would help resolve this frustrating situation. The food was a big disappointment. We were shocked by the low quality and poor presentation at both the adults-only buffet and the main resort buffet. Salad Bar: Mostly prepackaged or tinned items like bagged salad mix, tinned mushrooms, and sweetcorn. Salad dressings were unlabelled, making it unclear what was being offered. Charcuterie: While visually appealing, nothing was labelled, and not every platter had tongs or forks, leading to guests handling food with their hands. Hot Food: This was the most disappointing. The selection felt more like a children’s menu, with frozen fried items such as chips, mozzarella sticks, spring rolls, and croquettes. One day at lunch, we saw what appeared to be a pulled pork pizza. However, upon tasting it, we realised it was not pork at all—it was tinned

It was our first Barcelo experiance , reception welcome was the least welcome we ever had in a hotel. Poolbar only had a few seats for the whole bungalow park. The staff try do to their best but fail from time to time to bring what you ordered. The breakfast en dinnerbuffet is okay but not better then in a none royal level concept. There is no royal level at anytime at Barcelo Fuerteventura, the only thing whats royal is that you pay about 700€ more then a none royal level concept. So for us the only extra what royal level is , is a filled welcome minibar. We will definately not return !!!! Maybe the first time Barcelo is also the last time because we travel alot using many hotel brands , Riu Palace , Hipotels, Iberostar and they were all better in service and buffetfood!