My wife and I have just returned from a 1 week holiday at the Hotel Arena,Corallejo,Fuerteventura. Having experienced 3 star hotels in the past, we were looking for at least 4 star and after reviewing comments on Trip Advisor, decided to book for 1 week half board via teletext holidays, This hotel was rated as 4 star and the cost of £ 336.00 per person seemed reasonable.
On the positive side, it was a peaceful hotel with reasonable facilities for lounging beside the pools and the hotel and rooms were cleaned every day.
However our hotel room did have a damp aroma about the place and we had a leaking pipe under the bathroon sink. We did not complain and left a towel beneath to catch the water.
In our opinion, the only thing 4 star about this hotel was the price of the drink. For example EU 2.50 for a small beer and EU 4.80 for a Bailleys or equivalent.
At breakfast, there was a choice of fruit juices from a dispenser with a variety of cereals and fruit. If you liked continental, then there were a choice of cold meats, cheeses and bread rolls. If you wanted to toast bread, then you had to put the slices through the machine at least 3 times. However if you liked a cooked breakfast, it was very disappointing. The food was greasy and luke warm.
For dinner it was a similar story, with a poor quality of hot meals and we ended up eating out, 4 times from 7 nights.
The entertainment was basic, but for the time of year this was understandable.
During the holiday, we decided to pop in to another hotel, which was 4 star, and it was night and day.
Despite our experience, the holiday was very good and we will return to Fuerteventura again, but definately not to the Hotel Arena, as in our opinion this facility does not live up to it's 4 star rating.
Brian & Shirley Smith
Glasgow






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