Las Marismas de Corralejo

3 readers found this review helpful

Stayed at Las Marismas after being recommended. Would recommend these apartments to anyone. Clean and not expensive.
Only downfall quite a walk to town but was a pleasant walk, with the crepes stand and nice ice creams on the way back. Not a lot for the kids to do but they enjoyed the nice clean large pool all day.

2 readers found this review helpful

Fantastic all inclusive holiday. Beautiful, clean, and spacious complex with very spacious apartments even for all inclusive guests.
Food plentiful (all buffet style). Loads of choice and cooked perfectly. Night time entertainment limited but bar area pleasant and loads of space for the kids to run around and play. Great kids club with mini disco every night. Kids club is on a drop-in basis so no pressure and no set times (and completely free).
Swimming pools are clean and there are loads of sun beds to go around. The pool areas are spacious so you don't feel on top of each other.
Staff are extremely friendly and helpful. The hotel is opposite the water park. A great place but a bit pricey for a family of four. We went at 3pm and the rate is reduced (we didn't want to take the youngest all day as there is very little shelter from the sun).
The hotel is a short walk to the town centre where there are some great shops and night time activities for the kids (trampolines and bungee) as well as some great live music bars. The hotel has a supermarket on site so no need to venture off if you don't want to.
There is mini-golf, a gym, tennis and squash courts as well as beach volleyball.
Can only fault the hotel for not having air conditioning but you can hire fans so this wouldn't put us off returning in the future. All in all a fantastic place to go.

1st class accommodation with excellent staff. Overall great value for money

1 reader found this review helpful

Had a few initial concerns about this hotel upon arrival - seemed to be in the middle of nowhere and there were ants in our room, room 1210.
It was late at night so reception said to go back following morning and they would see what they could do. Good enough, they changed us to room 1214, and from then on we had a very nice holiday.
The balconies in this hotel are huge!! Our first week the hotel was pretty empty and we had most of the place to ourselves, 2nd week was slightly busier but still not too bad.
The walk onto the main strip wasn’t actually as bad as we first feared, about 15 minutes. Plenty of restaurants and a small but reasonable selection of bars. Was glad it was myself and my partner, had it been a lads holiday there wouldn’t have been much to do there!!
Cordon Bleu is a great place to eat or drink along the beach front, sadly we only tried there on our 2nd to last day, but the staff are wonderful, views are amazing and they do a good selection of drinks too.
The hotel was very large, could easily be a 4* but while the rooms are kept nice and clean, the corridors in the hotel aren’t. There was a dead moth on the ledge by the mirror on the bottom of our corridor when we arrived that was still there when we left. And one night when it rained it was almost flooded the next day and nobody mopped up!! Dangerous!!
Mini golf is pretty good and free (for an hour, pay afterwards), tennis is 3 Euros for an hour and pretty good, overall couldn’t really fault the hotel after our initial concerns over the ants (we also saw a cockroach the first night by the bar area, but that was the only time we did), and if we were to go back to Fuerteventura again (although we prefer Lanzarote in truth) I wouldn’t hesitate to stay in this hotel again.

1 reader found this review helpful

I’m 16 and this was the best holiday that I ever went on and I have been worldwide! I would recommend this to anyone!
Rooms
Rooms were very spacious and had excellent facilities, they were cleaned 5 days a week and beds were comfortable and TV included, three English channels.
Food
There was a variety of different food every day, a lot better if you don’t fancy eating British Food.
Staff
Were very friendly and helpful and the waiting staff were very eager to take your plates from you!
Entertainment
Evening entertainment consisted of three shows, Saxophone, Magic Show and Karaoke
We didn’t see the Magic Show but heard it was interesting.
Sports
There were a few things to do but for teenagers not really anything to do, so I’m glad I only wanted to stay by the pool! There was tennis courts, a Gym and Mini Golf and some other sports but I must say, since we were on AI we were allowed to play Mini Golf as many times as we could and use the tennis courts when we wanted, so I thought that was ok.
Weather
The weather was hot nearly every day but it was always cloudy in a morning but the sun came out in the afternoon, I heard that it always changes in Fuerteventura so don’t worry if it looks dull, it will brighten up!!
We got wind burn on the first day, make sure you use lots of sun cream all over your body not just the bits in the sun because the wind will get to you!!!
Bad Points
1 - Need table tennis or pool table to attract more families with teenagers.
2 - Cockroaches in bathroom, this was sorted by simply blocking up the sink holes (which were the only place they could get in) with tissue we never had them again after that.
3 - Evening entertainment needs to be improved. Quickly.
If you want a relaxing holiday them Las Marismas is for you!!
Please visit this Hotel, it was definitely worth the money!!

1 reader found this review helpful

Absolutely beautiful complex! We weren't sure what to expect as we had just booked a cheap week in the sun but we were very pleasantly surprised with the complex.
The grounds are beautifully landscaped; the sun beds are very comfortable and there were always plenty of them.
The pools looked clean- however one was very cold! There was a separate kiddie’s pool, which was great as the families and children stayed around that area, so the other pools (particularly the cold one) were very peaceful.
The rooms were clean and modern; the self catering facilities were good; and we had a lovely balcony that was very quiet and got the sun most of the day.
We only tried the food out twice: the first night we arrived we went to the restaurant and had the buffet. It was OK, but I could imagine that it would get a bit boring after a while, so we were glad we weren't all inclusive.
On our last day we went to the pool side restaurant and went for the a la carte menu: it was delicious (much better than the buffet). We had the chicken and chips with salad and it was very tasty!
We had a TV in our room, but the only English speaking channels are Sky News and CNN. If you are German or Spanish speaking then there is much more of a selection!
We like to watch a film before going to bed so initially this was a bit annoying, however you are able to hire a DVD player from reception for 24 Euro for the week and get 6 DVDs.
Admittedly the DVD selection was not the most up to date (pirated copies of films such Pirates of the Caribbean and How to lose a guy in 10 days) However it served a purpose! If we went again we'd bring a few DVDs with us.
The apartments are on the outskirts of Corralejo so you need to walk a bit to get into town; or get a taxi which is only 3 or 4 euro.
We ate at a few restaurants by the harbour which were nice- one is El Sombrero where you cook your own slices of fillet steak, or pork, which was really nice.
There was another restaurant called Los Pepes that we couldn't get to eat at as was booked up- but it seemed nice.
Only slight gripe we had was that the staff in the complex reception were sometimes a bit moody!
Apart from that we were very happy with our stay and would definitely go back there if we decided to visit Fuerteventura again.

1 reader found this review helpful

We were a group of 5 grown ups and 3 children. We occupied 3 apartments on the ground floor.
The apartments were beautiful, the ambiance perfect, the whole hotel area with flowers and pools the most well-kept I've ever seen, staff members most helpful.
The pools were all too cold though (also the one which was supposed to be heated).)
The walking distance to town was perfect. Facilities for the children were marvellous.
In short: We were overwhelmed and looking forward to the best family holiday ever!
In the first night, we all found a few small cockroaches in all three apartments. But when in my apartment the next day they were bigger, and the day after that even in the bedroom curtains about 4 cm long it was the limit.
I got killing spray from the staff; it resulted in dead cockroaches and an almost dead spraying person! Did you know these animals can fly when dying?
I moved into my daughter's apartment and next morning I got a new apartment on the first floor. No cockroaches as far as I saw.
It was just a dreadful experience, and I'll never go back, I'm sorry to say.

2 readers found this review helpful

Las Marismas was a great 3-4* hotel. Going in January was good for us as it wasn't mobbed with children.
It is situated opposite the Baku waterpark, so we thought it may be really busy/noisy, but the waterpark was closed over the winter months, which probably added to the laid back feel of the place.
The aparthotel was spacious and beautifully landscaped. The sporting facilities were brilliant (multipurpose astro, indoor squash, small studio-gym, table tennis, a highly amusing mini golf, three pools, bike hire, and volleyball).
Our room was well furnished and had self catering facilities, although we didn't use them. Take your own iron though! We ended up having to rent one for a whole week from an external company (organised through reception).
The staff were really helpful and information about local trips, shops and facilities were provided by an up-to-date pc in the reception area.
The food wasn't amazing, but it is what you'd expect. When the extensive buffet included local cuisine it was much nicer, rather than the variety of English and German-influenced meals.
I wouldn't recommend it to vegetarians. It got a bit samey by the end of the week, so we strolled along the street and into the centre of the resort to the restaurants there.
All in all a great holiday. We had fantastic weather all week, got roped into the magic show on the last night and made full use of the sports facilities - so Las Marismas was one of the best breaks I've ever had.

1 reader found this review helpful

Had a fantastic time earlier this year in Marismas. As all the above say apartments great. Had microwave, kettle ,coffee maker and toaster. Only downside no air con but get a nice through breeze and large fan in bedroom.
Bathroom nice with shower gel, soap and shampoos supplied free of charge. Staff brilliant especially Ian who as well as being very helpful is quite cute! Going back to visit in 2 weeks so can’t wait to see them all again, taking along a few friends.
Will update on return if any change but if you are planning a trip to Fuerteventura it is probably the best 3 star complex you will find in Europe.

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Lovely apartments - 1 and 2 bedroom available the apartments are clean, large and well laid out. Each apartment has good quality and more then sufficient equipment. Any faults are rectified promptly with minimum fuss. Pool towel service is great as it reduces your packing especially with limited load allowances. On site services are A1 - small children have the club and bigger ones can avail of a lot of activities which are laid on FOC. They have nice restaurants with good food for lunch and dinner and are not expensive. Only fault - no entertainment in the evenings in the complex. A short stroll to the centre of Corralejo.
Would recommend it highly for families and definitely will return.