Sheraton Fuerteventura Beach, Golf & Spa Resort
The Sheraton Fuerteventura is a five-star beach resort in Caleta de Fuste, on the calm eastern coast of Fuerteventura in Spain's Canary Islands. Low-rise Canarian buildings sit in gardens right on a sheltered sandy cove, about ten minutes from the airport. Families come for the short transfer, the gently shelving beach, the heated pools and a free daytime kids' club from age four.
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Is it worth it?
Who this resort suits, who it doesn't, and the facts to skim first.
The Sheraton is a large five-star beachfront resort in Caleta de Fuste, and its biggest practical draw is the location. The airport is about ten minutes away by car, the shortest transfer on Fuerteventura, and the beach is right outside the grounds, a sheltered cove that shelves gently over sand and suits young paddlers. It isn't a designated all-inclusive hotel in its own right, so most families book it through a tour operator for the board they want. You'll get the most from it if you value a short transfer, five-star rooms and a calm beach over a long stretch of sand.
For families the childcare picture is worth understanding up front. The free Yambaland club takes children from four to twelve for about three and a half supervised hours a day, and there's no crèche or structured programme for babies and toddlers under four. The beach is a compact cove rather than a long strip, so a week here works best if you're happy to hire a car for a day at a bigger beach. It's a five-star resort at five-star prices, so it's worth pricing up an operator's all-inclusive package to see where the value lands.
Best for
You want the island's shortest transfer, a sheltered sandy beach for paddling and five-star rooms, with a free daytime kids' club from age four.
Maybe not for
You need all-day childcare, structured care for a child under four, or a long beach for walking.
Best ages
Babies upwards for the beach and pools; the free Yambaland club runs from four to twelve.
What stands out
The ten-minute transfer, a calm cove beach right outside, and three outdoor pools including two heated.
What to check
What board you can book direct rather than through an operator, and the short three-and-a-half-hour kids' club day.
Where is it?
Caleta de Fuste, on Fuerteventura's calm east coast.
Quick facts for families
What the resort is like
How it's laid out, how you get around, and what's in the rooms.
The Sheraton spreads across Canarian-style low-rise buildings set in garden grounds with a stream running through, and it sits directly on the beach, so the pool terrace and La Veranda restaurant look straight out over the sand. There are 266 rooms and suites in all. The feel is upmarket without the corporate edge of some city Sheratons, with a real sense of space in the gardens. The architecture centres on a large dome, which the Piano Lobby Bar looks onto. For the wider island, its other resorts and when to go, see our Fuerteventura guide.
Getting around is on foot. The paths are level and pushchair-friendly, with no steps or awkward terrain between the rooms, the pools and the beach.
Every room has air conditioning and ceiling fans, tea and coffee making facilities, a Sheraton pillowtop bed, an upscale bathroom and a private terrace, with either a garden or a sea view. Dogs up to 18 kg are welcome, which is unusual for a five-star beach resort and worth knowing if you travel with one.
Every restaurant and bar
Each place to eat and drink, and how the evenings work.
There are four restaurants and two bars. Two of the restaurants serve dinner à la carte and alternate nights, one covers poolside lunch, and the buffet runs breakfast and dinner every day. The table below is the quick view; the notes after it are the detail.
| Where | What | When |
|---|---|---|
| El Faro | Mediterranean, à la carte | Dinner Mon, Wed, Fri and Sun, 7:00 to 10:30pm |
| Wok-N-Zen | Pan-Asian, à la carte | Dinner Tue, Thu and Sat, 7:00 to 10:30pm |
| La Veranda | Mediterranean, poolside | Lunch daily, 12:00 to 5:00pm |
| Los Arcos | International and Spanish buffet | Breakfast 7:00 to 11:00am and dinner 6:30 to 9:30pm, daily |
| Piano Lobby Bar | Cocktails and afternoon tea | Daily, 12:00pm to 1:00am |
| Pool Bar La Veranda | Poolside snacks and drinks | Daily, 10:30am to 6:30pm |
El Faro is the Mediterranean à la carte restaurant, mixing local and international dishes, open for dinner on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from 7:00 to 10:30pm and dressed smart casual. Wok-N-Zen is the pan-Asian restaurant, with dishes from Thailand, Malaysia, China, Japan and Singapore, also à la carte for dinner and smart casual, open on the other evenings, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The two never open on the same night, so there's always one à la carte dinner running plus the buffet, and never a straight choice between them.
La Veranda is the relaxed poolside restaurant beside the beach, and it's the one Marriott describes as the family-friendly restaurant. It serves Mediterranean food at lunch, daily from 12:00 to 5:00pm, and it's casual, so it's the easy midday stop with children. Los Arcos is the buffet, international and Spanish, laid out on a garden terrace with a wine cellar, open every day for breakfast from 7:00 to 11:00am and dinner from 6:30 to 9:30pm. The buffet running every evening is the most useful thing for a changeable toddler appetite, with no booking and no fixed sitting. No set children's menu is listed for the restaurants, so if that matters to your child, check when you book.
The two bars are the Piano Lobby Bar, open daily from noon to 1:00am for cocktails and afternoon tea, with views of the dome and the sea, and Pool Bar La Veranda, poolside for snacks and drinks daily from 10:30am to 6:30pm. Room service is available.
How dinner works through the week
Every night there's the Los Arcos buffet and whichever à la carte restaurant is open, with La Veranda covering lunch. To book a table at El Faro or Wok-N-Zen, call the hotel on +34 928 495100 or email [email protected].
Rooms and suites
Every room and suite category, the three outdoor pools and the beach below.
Where you'll sleep
There are twelve room and suite categories, from guest rooms up to two large suites. All of them have a private terrace and either a garden or a sea view, so for a family the choice comes down to space and layout more than outlook. Some rooms take up to four adults and three children, so tell the hotel your party size when you book and they'll place you in one that fits.
| Room or suite | Size | View and layout |
|---|---|---|
| King Guest Room | Not listed | Garden or sea view |
| Twin Guest Room | Not listed | Garden or sea view, twin beds for families |
| Garden Floor Terrace | Not listed | Ground level, direct garden access |
| Deluxe Guest Room Terrace | Not listed | Upgraded terrace, garden or sea view |
| Premium Room | Not listed | Garden or sea view |
| King Deluxe Junior Suite | Not listed | More space than a guest room |
| King Premium Junior Suite | Not listed | Junior suite category |
| Junior Suite Garden View Terrace | Not listed | Garden view |
| Junior Suite Sea View Terrace | Not listed | Sea view |
| Executive Suite | Not listed | Multi-room, king or queen and queen beds |
| Duplex Suite | 184 m² | Two floors by an open staircase, indoor and outdoor Jacuzzi, king or twin |
| Presidential Suite | 228 m²+ | Rooftop flagship suite, king or twin |
Only the two top suites have a published size, so for the exact square metres of the guest rooms and junior suites, check Marriott.com when you book. The Duplex Suite is 184 m² over two floors joined by an open staircase, with an indoor and an outdoor Jacuzzi, and the Presidential Suite is 228 m² or more on the rooftop, the resort's flagship. For a family who wants ground-level access without lifts, the Garden Floor Terrace rooms open straight onto the garden, which is the easier choice with a pram and a child you'd rather let out without stairs.
The pools
There are three outdoor pools, all open daily from 10am to 6pm with a lifeguard on duty and towels provided. The main pool is heated, with an outdoor whirlpool alongside it, and there's a second, unheated pool. The heated children's pool is the one that matters most with little ones, and it's described as having animal-shaped sprinklers and a mushroom fountain to play under. Two heated pools mean the water stays usable well outside high summer, which is worth having when the sea is cool.
The beach
Playa de Caleta de Fuste is right outside the grounds, reached straight from the resort with no road to cross. It's a golden-sand cove built around a man-made bay, so the water is calm and clear and the bottom shelves in gently, which is what you want with toddlers and non-swimmers. The cove faces away from the northeast trade winds, giving it some shelter, though afternoons can still turn breezy as they do all over the island. It's a compact beach rather than a long strip, so families who want more sand tend to drive to a bigger beach for the day. Caleta de Fuste is a diving and water-sports hub, with the Tarpons Bay Kitesurf School nearby and calmer conditions on this coast than the surf-heavy west.
Babies and toddlers
The kids' club, what's there for under-fours, and the baby kit.
The Yambaland kids' club is free and takes children from four to twelve. It runs two supervised sessions a day, 11am to 1pm and 1:30 to 3pm, about three and a half hours in total, with arts and crafts, bowling, mini darts, football, minigolf, basketball, an aqua splash, an aqua disco and Lego and Play-Doh contests. The club space also has a ball pool, an outdoor playground and a nap area. It's a structured programme by the island's standards, but it's a few hours of care rather than an all-day facility, so build your own beach and pool time around it.
For a baby or toddler under four there's no crèche and no structured programme, so a younger child is with you through the day. Cots, high chairs and baby equipment are available on request rather than as standard, as is babysitting and infant or child car seats for the airport transfer, so email the hotel to confirm what you need for your dates before you travel.
Older children and teens have more to do than the club covers. The hotel arranges cycling, trekking and horse-riding excursions, the go-karting and the kitesurf school are nearby, the gym is open to over-sixteens, and the spa takes sixteen to eighteen year olds with a parent.
Seawater treatmentsThe spa
The Hespérides Thalasso Spa is a 1,000 square-metre spa open daily from 10am to 8pm, built around thalasso treatments that use Atlantic seawater. The menu covers body scrubs and wraps, facials, couples' and other massages, manicures and pedicures, a steam room, a therapy bath and waxing. Treatments are by appointment. Children aged three to sixteen may use the spa from 10am to 2pm, but only with what the hotel calls compulsory accreditation. Adults aged sixteen and over can use the spa across two windows, 10am to 2pm and 3:30 to 7:30pm. What the accreditation involves isn't spelled out, so call the spa on +34 928 495106 before you plan a family visit.
On resort and nearbyThings to do
On site there's a mini-golf course with water, wind and bridges to play round, the three pools and the kids' club, and a Sheraton Fitness gym that's open around the clock, free and for over-sixteens. The bigger draw for golfers is the Fuerteventura Golf Club about ten minutes away, an 18-hole course designed by Juan Catarineu and the largest green area on the island, open year-round and suitable for all levels. Around Caleta de Fuste you'll also find the Tarpons Bay Kitesurf School, Gran Karting Fuerteventura for go-karting and an escape-room venue, and the hotel can arrange biking, hiking, cycling and horse-riding excursions.
Off resortThe area and days out
Caleta de Fuste is a purpose-built, quiet, family-oriented resort around a man-made cove, with shops, restaurants and a beach promenade. The Cc El Castillo shopping centre is a short walk away, with an arcade, ten-pin bowling and a large Eurospar that covers nappies, formula and the rest of the family shop. The harbour is the base for diving, boat trips and dolphin and whale-watching excursions. Just 2 km (about a mile) south, the Salinas del Carmen salt pans have a free museum showing how seawater becomes salt using only wave, wind and gravity, with a fin whale skeleton on display, which makes an easy and unusual morning with children.
A hire car opens up the rest of the island, and it's worth it for a week. Betancuria, the former island capital and a mountain village, is around 30 minutes west; the lively northern resort of Corralejo and its sand-dune national park is 35 to 40 minutes north; and El Cotillo, with its calm lagoon beaches, is around 45 minutes north-west. South are Costa Calma and the Sotavento kitesurfing lagoon at about 40 minutes, the white-sand beaches of Morro Jable and the Jandía peninsula at about an hour, and the wild surf beach of La Pared at around 45 minutes. The whole island is a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, recognised in 2009 for its volcanic landscapes, dunes and beaches.
For supplies and health, the Eurospar in the shopping centre covers day-to-day family shopping, and Caleta de Fuste has pharmacies. The nearest hospital is the Hospital General de Fuerteventura in Puerto del Rosario, about 10 to 15 minutes away, and there's no separate children's hospital on the island. A UK GHIC card covers medically necessary state healthcare in Spain, including the Canaries, though it isn't a substitute for travel insurance. Some accessible rooms are available and, with the flat, pushchair-friendly paths, the site itself is easy to get around.
Loves and gripes
What the sources rate and flag, how it compares, and the journey and weather.
The Sheraton draws consistent praise in family-travel write-ups, and Mumsnet names it the "best for luxury" pick in its Fuerteventura round-up, the only five-star it singles out there.
What sources praise
- The beachfront location, with the cove right outside and no road to cross.
- The ten-minute transfer, a real help with a tired baby or toddler.
- The structured Yambaland programme for four to twelves.
- Rooms that take larger and blended families, up to four adults and three children.
- The variety across four restaurants over a week.
- Quiet, family-oriented Caleta de Fuste, rather than a party town.
What sources flag
- The short kids'-club day, about three and a half supervised hours.
- The compact cove beach, better for a paddle than a long beach day.
- No crèche or structured care for children under four.
- Premium prices, so it's worth checking operator packages for value.
- Afternoon trade winds, sheltered on this coast but not absent.
How it compares
The Sheraton is the best-rated five-star family option in Caleta de Fuste and the premium pick on the east coast, for families who put a short transfer and a high service standard above beach length. Here's how it lines up against the other family resorts on the island.
| Resort | How it compares to the Sheraton |
|---|---|
| Barceló Corralejo Sands | A four-star all-inclusive up in Corralejo, a livelier town with longer beach walks. The Sheraton has the higher service standard, better rooms and a much shorter transfer. |
| Barceló Fuerteventura Castillo | A four-star in the same resort with the same short transfer and a larger water-play complex, a budget step down. The Sheraton is the premium option in Caleta de Fuste. |
| H10 Tindaya, Costa Calma | Sits on the fine Sotavento beach with a splash park and its own kids’ club, on a transfer nearer 30 minutes. The Sheraton edges ahead on room quality and the short transfer; Tindaya competes hard on the beach. |
| Iberostar Waves Gaviotas Park, Jandía | A 2024 renovation and an excellent southern beach, on a transfer nearer an hour. The Sheraton wins on the transfer and the brand standard; the Iberostar wins on the beach. |
Getting there
Most UK airports fly direct to Fuerteventura, with TUI, Jet2, easyJet and Ryanair all on the route, and the flight is about four hours. From the airport the resort is roughly 7 km (about four miles) and around ten minutes by car, the shortest transfer on the island, which is the main practical reason families with young children pick Caleta de Fuste. The resort is open year-round, so it works for a UK half-term escape as much as a summer week.
When to goWeather, month by month
Fuerteventura is mild and dry all year, with rain under 100mm annually and a sea that ranges from around 18°C in late winter to 22°C at the end of summer. The gentlest months for young children are May to September, when there's no rain and the sea is warm enough to paddle. October and November, and February to April, are cooler shoulders with a cool sea that the heated pools make up for. January and February are the coolest for swimming but good value. Winter days are a mild 21 to 22°C, but the temperature drops fast after sunset, down to around 15 to 17°C, so pack layers for the evenings if you're visiting between December and February. Two things to plan for: the calima, a Saharan dust wind most likely in February and March that spikes the heat and cuts visibility, worth knowing if anyone has a chest condition; and the trade winds, which pick up on summer afternoons even on this sheltered coast.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low | Rain | Wet days | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.5° | 16° | 14 mm | 2 | 19° |
| February | 20.5° | 15.5° | 16 mm | 2 | 18° |
| March | 21.5° | 16° | 12 mm | 2 | 18° |
| April | 22.5° | 17° | 5 mm | 1 | 19° |
| May | 24.5° | 18.5° | 1 mm | 0 | 20° |
| June | 25.5° | 20° | 0 mm | 0 | 21° |
| July | 27° | 21.5° | 0 mm | 0 | 22° |
| August | 27.5° | 22.5° | 0 mm | 0 | 23° |
| September | 26.5° | 22° | 2 mm | 0 | 23° |
| October | 26° | 21° | 8 mm | 2 | 23° |
| November | 23.5° | 19° | 13 mm | 2 | 22° |
| December | 21.5° | 17° | 26 mm | 3 | 21° |
Typical monthly averages from weather-station records. Sea temperature is the open-water figure, so a sheltered bay can feel a degree or two warmer. The resort is open year-round.
Questions
The things families ask most, useful links and when this guide was last updated.
Can we book all-inclusive directly with the hotel?
Usually not as an all-inclusive rate. Booking straight through Marriott tends to give you room-only or bed and breakfast, while board-included deals come packaged through operators such as TUI and Jet2. If you want all-inclusive or half-board, compare an operator package and check exactly what each rate covers before you commit.
Is the kids’ club enough to cover a full day?
No. It runs as two short sessions, late morning and early afternoon, roughly three and a half supervised hours between them, so it covers part of the day rather than a full drop-off. Most families treat it as a break and keep the rest of the day their own.
What is there for a baby or toddler under 4?
There’s no crèche or programme below age four, so the beach, the heated children’s pool and the buffet are where younger ones spend the day alongside you. For an evening to yourselves, ask about babysitting at the time of booking.
Will the hotel provide a cot and high chair?
They can, but as a request rather than a standard fit-out, along with other baby equipment and airport-transfer car seats. Email the hotel with your dates to confirm what you need, and do it early for busy weeks.
Which restaurant suits young children best?
La Veranda, the poolside spot, is the one Marriott flags as family-friendly and it covers lunch. For the evening the Los Arcos buffet is the simplest option with a small child who won’t sit through a set menu. High chairs come on request.
Can toddlers paddle safely at the beach?
The water is calm and the sand shelves in slowly, so paddling and standing about in the shallows are fine for little ones. It’s a small cove though, so most families pair it with a drive to a longer beach across the week.
Can children use the spa?
Three to sixteens are allowed in the mornings, from 10am to 2pm, though the hotel asks for what it calls compulsory accreditation first. Since it doesn’t set out what that means, ring the spa on +34 928 495106 before you book anything as a family.
Do we need a hire car?
Not for the resort itself, since the beach, the pools and the El Castillo shopping centre are all a short walk away. A car is worth it for day trips, as the best beaches and villages are 30 minutes to an hour away.
See the Sheraton Fuerteventura photos
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- Sheraton Fuerteventura on Marriott.com: rooms, sizes, dining and what's bookable direct.
- GOV.UK Spain travel advice: entry rules and safety updates before you travel.
- Fuerteventura with little ones: our guide to the island, its beaches and when to go.
Last updated 17 July 2026.
