TUI MAGIC LIFE Fuerteventura

About 90 minutes from Fuerteventura airport
Moderate4 starAll-inclusive

TUI MAGIC LIFE Fuerteventura is a large all-inclusive club resort on the cliffs above Playa de Esquinzo Butihondo, near the southern tip of the Jandía peninsula on the south-west coast of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. It's built for active families, with an unusually deep sports and cycling programme, six pools, children's clubs from age three, a Blue Flag beach below and wide views over the Atlantic.

TUI MAGIC LIFE Fuerteventura on the cliffs above Playa de Esquinzo Butihondo, its low-rise blocks stepping down a hillside towards the Atlantic.
On the cliffs The resort steps down a hillside above its Blue Flag beach near Morro Jable.
On this page
  1. Is it worth it?
  2. Quick facts
  3. What the resort is like
  4. Every restaurant and bar
  5. Rooms and suites
  6. Pools and water
  7. The beach
  8. Babies and toddlers
  9. Things to do
  10. The Private Lodge
  11. The area and days out
  12. Loves and gripes
  13. How it compares
  14. Getting there
  15. Weather
  16. Good to know
  17. Questions
  18. Photo gallery
The short version

Is it worth it?

The quick read before the detail: who this resort suits, what's included and the facts to skim first.

TUI MAGIC LIFE Fuerteventura is one of the more active all-inclusives in the Canaries, and its sports and cycling programme is the real reason to come. Fitness and cycling are its two headline pillars, and around them sit six pools, a wide daily activity list and children's clubs from age three, all on a clifftop with big Atlantic views. It's a large resort of 678 rooms across a hillside, so you get plenty of choice and rarely a scramble for space, but you also get slopes, stairs and a steep walk down to the beach. You'll get the most from it if your family likes to be busy and one or both parents want to cycle or train, and it suits you least if a flat, easy beach day with a baby is the main event.

Best for

You want a busy resort with a deep sports and cycling offer, six pools and clubs for children aged three and up, and you like a lot on site.

Maybe not for

You're travelling with a baby or toddler and want flat, easy beach access, or you'd rather a small, quiet hotel.

Best ages

Three and up, when the MyMo clubs open. Babies and toddlers are welcome but stay with you throughout.

What stands out

The sports and cycling programme, the clifftop sea views and a separate over-16 Private Lodge alongside the family side.

What to check

The 90-minute transfer, the steep steps down to the beach and that there's no childcare for under-3s.

Where is it?

On the cliffs above Playa de Esquinzo Butihondo near Morro Jable, at the far south of Fuerteventura.

Six facts to skim

Quick facts for families

BoardAll-inclusive: buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner at Magico, snacks and ice cream through the day, round-the-clock soft drinks and local beer, wine and spirits during meal service. Three specialty restaurants each include one visit a week.
The site678 rooms in 14 low-rise buildings across a hillside of about 98,000 sq m, served by 14 lifts. A separate Private Lodge zone is for over-16s only.
ChildcareNo crèche or club for under-3s. The MyMo programme runs from age 3, by the hour, six days a week. Babysitting isn't listed, so you'll be supervising little ones yourselves.
BeachPlaya de Esquinzo Butihondo, a Blue Flag beach of fine golden sand below the cliffs, reached by a roughly 15-minute walk and many steep steps.
AirportFuerteventura (FUE), about 50 miles (80 km) and 90 minutes away at the far south of the island. The transfer must be pre-booked.
PoolSix pools, two with shallow children's areas, plus a water playground. Only the activity pool is heated, and only in winter.
A clifftop club resort

What the resort is like

Where it sits, how it's laid out over the hillside, and what that means for getting around with children.

TUI MAGIC LIFE Fuerteventura is a 4-star, all-inclusive club resort. Some booking confirmations and older reviews list it as Club Fuerteventura, an internal TUI name for the same property, so don't be thrown if you see that instead. The resort sits on the cliffs above Playa de Esquinzo Butihondo, near the southern tip of the Jandía peninsula on the south-west coast of Fuerteventura. The setting is elevated, with wide Atlantic views, and the buildings are set into the hillside above the beach. It's a big place: 678 rooms across 14 two- and three-storey buildings, spread over about 98,000 sq m. The pools and the restaurants sit together on the flatter central levels, with reception on a level above them and the room blocks stepping up and down the slope around them, and 14 lifts link the levels.

It's also fairly isolated. The nearest resort town, Morro Jable, is about 5 miles (8 km) south, roughly 13 to 15 minutes by car; the small village of Solana Matorral is about 8 minutes away and Jandía town about 15. There's little within an easy walk, so for anything off-site you'll want a taxi or a hire car. For the wider island, its beaches and how the calmer south compares with the north, see our Fuerteventura guide.

Getting around inside the resort means slopes, ramps and stairs as well as those lifts. On the flat around the pools and restaurants a pram is manageable, but the gradients between buildings, and especially the route down to the beach, are hard work with one.

The character is a large, active club resort rather than a quiet beach hotel. Its two headline programmes, badged MAGIC Highlights, are fitness and cycling, and the sports offer is unusually deep for a family all-inclusive; the children's programme is solid but sits alongside that rather than leading it. The crowd is mostly European families, many German-speaking, with couples, solo travellers and cycling groups in the mix, so it isn't adults-only. Staff speak German, English and Spanish. Some English-speaking guests find the evening entertainment and announcements lean German, though the resort describes the programme as international, and the children's clubs more so.

Two zones make up the site: the main guest area, open to everyone, and a separate Private Lodge for over-16s with its own pool, bar and rooms, covered further down.

Aerial view of the resort's white low-rise blocks with terracotta roofs stepping along a clifftop above a long sandy beach, with two large freeform pools and palms in the foreground.
The resort on the cliff above Playa de Esquinzo Butihondo.
Hotel lobby seen from a balcony above, with grey armchairs and side tables on a wood-effect floor, a large pendant chandelier and guests' suitcases by the seating.
The reception lobby, on the upper level above the pools.
A family walking along a paved path through the resort gardens, past clipped lawns, palms and shrubs, with white accommodation blocks beyond.
A garden path between the room blocks.
Landscaped resort gardens with palms and lawns in front of white two-storey blocks with arched balconies, and brown volcanic hills rising behind under a blue sky.
The gardens and room blocks.
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One buffet, four specialties, five bars

Every restaurant and bar

What the all-inclusive covers, each restaurant and bar in turn, then how the specialty booking actually works.

The all-inclusive covers buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner at the main restaurant, snacks, ice cream, cakes and pastries through the day, soft drinks around the clock and national and local drinks, beer, table wine, local spirits, coffee and tea, during meal service. Your minibar is stocked with soft drinks and a refillable water bottle on arrival. Alcohol is served to over-18s only, as Spanish law requires.

Magico is the main buffet, with show-cooking stations. Breakfast runs 07:00 to 11:00, lunch 12:30 to 14:30, and dinner 18:30 to 21:30 in summer or 18:00 to 21:00 in winter. For a family it's the practical choice at any meal: there's a children's buffet, a Local Corner of Canarian dishes, a gluten-free corner, a healthy non-fried area, a fish station, a pasta corner and vegetarian and vegan options, so a fussy toddler and a hungry teenager are both covered. A baby corner has a microwave, a bottle warmer and an electric kettle for use in the restaurant. Some guests find it noisy and busy at peak times; it's a big room feeding a big resort.

Alongside the buffet are four specialty restaurants. Bodega serves Spanish and Canarian dishes among terracotta tiles and wine barrels, Green Curry is the Asian one (signed as The Flavour Restaurant on the resort map), and Trattoria is an Italian themed buffet. Each opens 19:00 to 21:30 and has a children's menu and a vegan menu, and your booking includes one visit a week at each of the three. The fourth, Fish & Grill, works differently: it serves fish, seafood and grills, its hours depend on demand and it's chargeable from your first visit, with no included weekly meal.

How the specialty booking works

You get one included visit a week at each of Bodega, Green Curry and Trattoria, and you reserve them on the TUI MAGIC LIFE app before and during your stay. The early sittings that suit small children go first, so book as soon as you can, and some families find tables hard to get in the busiest weeks. Extra visits at these three are charged per person, €10 for an adult and €5 for a child (last checked July 2026). The Fish & Grill sits outside this entirely: every visit is paid, from the first.

There are five bars. Wunderbar is open 24 hours for drinks, snacks, coffee and cake. The Plaza Bar, in the courtyard by the specialty restaurants, is where people gather for sunset drinks, indoors or on the terrace. The Pool Bar serves the main pool with both indoor and outdoor seating, and has a free self-service water station, though it can queue at busy times. The Premium Bar is a paid bar for premium drinks. The Private Lodge has its own self-service pool bar for its over-16 guests.

Twice a week at breakfast and four evenings a week, Magico runs "Meet to eat" group tables where families dine together as part of the children's programme. The resort also grows herbs in its own garden for the kitchens. Most of what you'd pay for elsewhere is included, but a few things aren't: international and premium drinks, the specialty wine lists, extra specialty visits, every Fish & Grill meal, the Premium Bar, poolside daybeds booked through the app and late check-out.

Buffet restaurant with a laid breakfast table of pancakes, fruit and coffee in the foreground and a high chair beside it, with pale timber serving counters and further tables behind.
Magico, the main buffet restaurant, which serves every meal on the all-inclusive.
Restaurant with green, white and red walls and a brick dado, red gingham tablecloths and wooden lattice-backed chairs, with plates of pasta and bruschetta on a laid table.
Trattoria, the Italian specialty restaurant, included once a week.
Rustic dining room with a whitewashed arch set with volcanic stones and wooden farm tools, red and white banquette seating, wooden chairs and tables laid with wine glasses.
A specialty restaurant, which serves dinner from 19:00 to 21:30.
Open-fronted bar with a timber counter above patterned ceramic tiles, spirit bottles on shelves, beer taps and a barman in a yellow shirt serving a guest.
The Wunderbar, which is open 24 hours.
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Where you'll sleep, and the water

Rooms and suites

Every room type with its official size, the six pools and water playground, then the Blue Flag beach below.

There are 11 room types, from standard doubles to two-room family suites and the adults-only Private Lodge rooms. Every room is non-smoking, with air conditioning, a ceiling fan, satellite TV, a free safe, a minibar stocked on arrival, free Wi-Fi, a balcony or terrace and daily housekeeping, and all have tiled floors. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out by 12:00, with late check-out for a fee if there's space. The table below is the full line-up with the official sizes; the guidance after it is which suit a family.

TUI MAGIC LIFE Fuerteventura room types with official sizes, occupancy and notes
RoomSizeSleepsNotes
Double Room (DZX1)38 m²3 adults, plus 1 infant under 2Standard entry room, one bedroom, garden or no view
Double Room Economy (DZE1)38 m²3 adults, plus 1 infant under 2No view, sometimes in an annexe or a less central spot
Double Room Side Sea View (DZE2)38 m²3 adults, plus 1 infant under 2Side sea view, sometimes a less central spot
Double Room Sea View (DZM1)38 m²3 adults, plus 1 infant under 2Full sea view
Double Room Family (DZX2)42 m²3 adults, plus 2 children 2 to 12 and 1 infantOpen-plan combined living room and bedroom, sofa bed extends to 130x190cm or two 80x180cm beds
Double Room Family Sea View (DZM2)42 m²3 adults, plus 2 children 2 to 12 and 1 infantSea view, open-plan combined living room and bedroom, same sofa bed as DZX2
Double Room Single with child (DSX1)38 m²1 adult, plus up to 2 children 2 to 12 and 1 infantSingle-parent room, put-up bed, bathtub with hydromassage
Double Room Private Lodge (DZX3)42 m²3 adults, over-16s onlyPrivate Lodge zone, partly side sea view, hydromassage shower, renovated 2022
Family Room (FZX1)76 m²Up to 4 adults/teens (13 to 21) plus 2 children 2 to 12 and 1 infant, or up to 6 with put-up bedsTwo interconnecting rooms, two bathrooms, the largest family option
Junior Suite Private Lodge (JSX1)84 m²3, over-16s onlyPrivate Lodge, separate living area and bedroom, hydromassage shower and a bathtub, 2022
Junior Suite Superior Private Lodge (JSX2)84 m²3, over-16s onlyPrivate Lodge, direct sea view, separate living room and bedroom, whirlpool

For a couple with a baby, any standard double works: a cot is free and set up automatically for under-2s, and for a child of 2 or over you request one by email. The Double Room Sea View (DZM1) gives a full sea view at 38 m².

For a family with one child, the Double Room Family (DZX2) or its sea-view version (DZM2) are the purpose-built family doubles at 42 m², with a sofa bed for a child. These are open-plan, though: the sleeping and living areas share one space, so there's no door to close on a child who goes to bed early.

For two children, or if you want to put children to bed and stay up, the Family Room (FZX1) is the one to book. At 76 m² it's two interconnecting rooms with two bathrooms, so children can sleep behind a closed door, and it sleeps up to six with put-up beds. A single parent travelling with one or two children has a room of their own, the Double Room Single with child (DSX1), which uniquely has a bathtub with hydromassage rather than just a shower.

Main-area rooms were last renovated in 2018. They're clean and well kept, though the decor is dated, and some guests say so. The Private Lodge rooms, redone in 2022, feel more contemporary, but that zone is for over-16s only.

Hotel bedroom with two single beds pushed together under a wooden headboard, a louvred wooden wardrobe, a ceiling fan and terracotta floor tiles.
A double room in the main area.
Bedroom with a sofa and armchair beside sliding glass doors onto a balcony with white chairs and a table, and the open sea beyond.
A sea-view room, which is booked as its own room category.
Bedroom with a double bed, armchairs and a coffee table by open balcony doors, with palms and the resort gardens outside.
A garden-view room, the outlook on the entry-level doubles.
Suite living room with two sofas, a coffee table, a desk with a television and coffee machine, a dining table and chairs, the bedroom through an opening to the right and a sea-view balcony to the left.
A suite living area, set apart from the bedroom.
Beige-tiled bathroom with a round corner bath raised on a step, a long marble vanity with a basin and wide mirror, and a glass shower cubicle to one side.
A bathroom with a corner bath, in the room types that have one.
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Six pools and a water playground

Pools and water features

The resort has six pools. The activity pool is the busy, lively one, with the resort's MAGIC radio and poolside activities and a shallow area built in for children; it's the only heated pool, and only in the winter season, roughly November to April. The lagoon pool nearby is calmer, and also has a shallow children's area. There's a semi-Olympic sports pool for lane swimming, and in the adults-only wellness area a clothing-free pool for over-18s with a sauna and steam room alongside. The Private Lodge has its own sea-view infinity pool, the Panorama Pool, renovated in 2022 with hammocks around it and among the best views at the resort, plus a whirlpool, also renovated that year, both for its over-16 guests.

For younger children there's a separate water playground next to the children's pool area. Sun loungers, sunshades and towels are included, while daybeds cost extra and are booked on the app. The pools have showers, changing rooms and toilets, and the main pool area is reached by lift, ramps and a steep ramp from reception, with a hydraulic hoist for guests who need it. One practical note: the main pool ramp is wide but has no handrail.

In summer none of the outdoor pools are heated, and reviewers note the water can feel cool outside the peak months, so if swimming is the point of the trip, the winter-heated activity pool is the one to rely on off-season.

A man, a woman and a young boy walking into the shallow end of a large freeform pool, with palms, a dark timber footbridge over the water and red-roofed resort buildings behind.
A shallow entry into one of the main-area pools.
Children playing in a shallow splash area with brightly coloured water-play features and sprays, with white apartment blocks and palms behind.
The water playground, next to the children's pool area.
Infinity pool with its edge meeting the sea horizon, two people standing in the far end of the water and a single sun lounger on the terracotta tiled surround.
The Panorama Pool in the Private Lodge, which is for guests aged 16 and over.
Large rectangular pool with a row of sun loungers along the tiled surround, a swimmer doing lengths, and a white block of arched balconies and palms behind.
A pool below one of the room blocks.
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Sand below the cliffs

The beach

The resort's beach is Playa de Esquinzo Butihondo, a Blue Flag beach of fine golden sand that runs just over 1.5 km (about a mile), with an average width of around 45 metres and clear turquoise water. It shelves in gently and suits young children when the sea is calm, though use depends on the tide: at high tide it can be rocky or narrow, and at low tide the full sand opens up. Sunbeds and parasols can be hired on the beach for a fee; they aren't part of the all-inclusive.

The walk down is what families most need to weigh. The official site says the beach is "approx. 100 m" away, but that's the straight-line drop down the cliff, not the walk. In practice it's about 15 minutes from reception: a lift to level 0, then steep pathways past the pool and the petanque pitch, through a gate and down many steep steps to the sand. A pram can't come down without folding and carrying it, and it's uphill on the way back. One gentler route runs in near the beach-walk entrance. When the tide is low enough you can walk the sand all the way to Morro Jable town, which several families rate as a highlight.

Concrete steps and a rope-and-post handrail zigzagging down a scrubby cliff to a sandy beach, with two adults and a child carrying a yellow ring on the way down.
The stepped path down to Playa de Esquinzo Butihondo, about 15 minutes from reception.
A couple walking along a wide flat sandy beach at the water's edge, with low surf breaking beside them and open sea beyond.
Playa de Esquinzo Butihondo, just over 1.5 km of sand below the resort.
The coastline below the resort, with waves breaking on a narrow strip of sand beneath a low rocky cliff and white resort buildings along the top.
The cliffs and the shoreline below the resort.
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For the children, and the rest of the day

Babies and toddlers

The children's programme, the sport that fills a family day, the over-16 Private Lodge and the days out beyond the gate.

The clearest limit for families with the youngest children is that there's no crèche and no club for under-3s. The MyMo programme starts at age 3, so babies and toddlers stay with you throughout. What the resort has for them is the shallow areas in the activity and lagoon pools, the water playground, a baby corner in Magico with a microwave, bottle warmer and kettle, a free cot and a covered children's playground. There's no babysitting service listed, so don't plan an evening out expecting drop-off care; email the resort if it matters to you.

From age 3 the programme opens up. MyMo Minis, for 3 to 5s, runs six days a week by the hour, with a weekly welcome day, a photo session, a family disco, theme days like Pirate Day and a session of yoga; it was formerly the Magic Mungo Club. MyMo Maxis, for 6 to 11s, also runs six days a week, adding a Maxi Night six evenings a week, archery, tennis, Fit & Fun and, for the older Maxis, aqua cycling. MAGIC Teens, from 13 to 15 and up, get daily Teens Time, with a teen party, a performance evening, a themed teen night, a Teens Fit & Fun session and a DJ-led Music Session all running roughly every fortnight, plus a weekly Sport by moonlight beach volleyball session and a weekly guided mountain-bike tour. Team sports in football, water polo and beach volleyball run several times a week, alongside archery, tennis, casual mountain biking and games of darts, shuffleboard and boccia. Teens have their own social meals at Magico several times a week. On the fitness side, Yoga meets Pilates and Trampoline Fitness both run within the teen programme, a Muscle License is needed before 12- to 15-year-olds use the gym unsupervised, and TryChallenge, a weekly fitness session for over-12s, is available too. There's also a dedicated Teens Zone on site. Specific daily times aren't published; they're on the app. Several family activities, boccia, shuffleboard, football and pool games, bring all ages together through the week.

The SHARKY swimming school, an independent operator on site, runs paid swimming courses from age 4 and water familiarisation from age 3, booked on arrival.

Sport, cycling and the evenings

Things to do

Sport is what sets this resort apart. The fitness centre is open 08:00 to 20:00 with trainers on hand and a minimum age of 16, though 12- to 15-year-olds can use it unsupervised once they've completed a Muscle License, and there's a full daily class timetable, Zumba, yoga, Pilates, aqua fitness, indoor cycling and more, with some classes open from age 12. Younger and teen versions run too, from a Small & Tall Power Hour for over-6s to teen yoga, trampoline and aqua cycling.

Cycling is the standout. Guided mountain-bike, road-bike and newer gravel-bike tours run several times a week, from beginner to advanced, with bikes and pedals included; gravel tours are for over-16s, and there's a weekly mountain-bike tour for teenagers and a cyclists' get-together. Fuerteventura's volcanic roads and steady climate make it a serious cycling island, which is why active adults come back for it.

Beyond that the list is long: two tennis courts, floodlit into the evening, with court access included; football, beach volleyball, archery, boccia, shuffleboard, PaddleSmash, darts, water polo and lap swimming in the sports pool. Jandía Golf, an 18-hole course about 2 miles (3 km) away, charges a fee, with two more courses further off. An independent dive centre, Ocean World, operates on site for an extra charge; it isn't a TUI MAGIC LIFE facility, so confirm prices and booking with them directly.

Evenings bring weekly theme parties and international shows, live music, a nightly Night Lounge, a MAGIC Night and a Thursday Star Night in White, plus an on-site theatre, a family disco, a games zone, live sports on TV and dance classes for couples. Other services on site include a private photographer, a car-rental desk, a meeting room and a coin-operated laundry.

The MAGIC WELLNESS spa has an included textile sauna, plus a clothing-free sauna, steam room and pool for over-18s; massages and beauty treatments cost extra. All the wellness facilities are for adults.

A group of cyclists in helmets riding mountain bikes along a rocky dirt trail above the sea.
A guided mountain-bike ride on the coast, one of several tours run each week.
Five road cyclists riding in a group along a smooth tarmac road with white lane markings, through pale sand dunes and dry scrub.
Road cycling on the island's roads.
Two players on a green outdoor tennis court seen from behind the net, with floodlight poles, palms and a brown volcanic hill behind.
The outdoor tennis court, one of the resort's two courts.
Dancers in costume posing on a lit stage in front of a large LED backdrop, with the heads of the seated audience in the foreground.
An evening show in the resort's theatre.
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The adults-only side

The Private Lodge

The Private Lodge is a separate zone for guests aged 16 and over, with 58 rooms, its own sea-view infinity pool, a whirlpool and a pool bar. The resort's facility maps also list a Fish & Grill in the Lodge, though it isn't clear whether that's a separate restaurant or the main resort's Fish & Grill. Its guests can use everything in the main resort, but the Lodge pool and whirlpool are theirs alone. It suits couples, or families whose youngest is 16 or over, and its 2022 rooms are newer than the main-area ones; families with under-16s can't book it.

Off resort

The area and days out

Map of the area around TUI MAGIC LIFE Fuerteventura, showing the resort, the nearest airport and the main family days out

The resort can fill a week on its own, but there's plenty nearby. When the tide is low you can walk the beach into Morro Jable, the nearest town, about 5 miles (8 km) south by road, with a harbour, shops, restaurants and its own beach. At the harbour is the Turtle Nursery, a rescue centre for loggerhead turtles that's free to visit but open to the public only on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 to 13:00, for 20-minute visits you book ahead through the Cabildo de Fuerteventura website.

Oasis Wildlife La Lajita, the island's only zoo, is about 25 to 30 minutes north, with giraffes, elephants, sea lions, a camel reserve and a botanical garden, shaded paths, its own restaurant and its own coach pick-ups. Closer in, Solana Matorral, about 8 minutes away, has a lighthouse and a whale skeleton on display, and Jandía, about 15 minutes, is the main resort strip with restaurants and evening life.

Further afield needs more of a drive. Cofete, a wild Atlantic beach reached by about an hour on a partly unpaved track, is for the scenery rather than swimming with small children; the Corralejo sand dunes and family beach are about 90 minutes north; and the Ajuy sea caves and the old capital of Betancuria are inland day trips. From Morro Jable harbour you can pre-book glass-bottom boats, catamaran trips, fishing and whale and dolphin watching.

What guests say, and the practical stuff

Loves and gripes

What families rate and what frustrates them, how it compares nearby, the journey in and the weather by month.

Across the big review sites the resort rates solidly rather than at the very top: around 4 out of 5 on TripAdvisor from roughly 6,047 reviews, ranking it about 64th of 156 hotels in Morro del Jable, and 8.1 out of 10 on Booking.com from around 1,094 reviews, as of mid-2026. The pattern in what families write is consistent.

What families love

  • The sheer breadth of activities, with 120-plus often quoted and guests rarely bored.
  • The range at the Magico buffet, from fresh pasta and pizza to a fish station and a good children's section.
  • The cleanliness of the resort and the friendliness of the staff.
  • The clifftop sea views over the Atlantic.
  • The MyMo and teen clubs, with good independent provision for older children.
  • The cycling, which brings active adults back year after year.
  • The low-tide beach walk into Morro Jable.

Common gripes

  • The 90-minute transfer, the most-mentioned downside with tired infants.
  • The steep steps and 15-minute walk down to the beach.
  • Cool pools outside the peak summer months.
  • Mixed reviews of the specialty restaurants, and difficulty booking them in busy weeks.
  • Dated main-area rooms against a mid-range price.
  • A noisy Magico at peak times, and mosquitoes near garden rooms.
  • A German lean to some evening shows, and a hillside that tires with a pram.
Against the nearby resorts

How it compares

Among the family resorts in southern Fuerteventura, this one trades beach access for sport. Iberostar Waves Gaviotas Park, also on the Jandía coast, sits flat on the beach with level access and rates higher overall, around 9 out of 10 on Booking.com against 8.1 here, so for a family whose priority is easy days at the water's edge with a baby or toddler, it has the edge. Barceló Corralejo, up in the north, puts you in a lively town with walkable restaurants and a much shorter transfer. H10 Tindaya, mid-island at Costa Calma on the Sotavento beach, has a shorter transfer again and level access straight onto one of the island's best beaches, so it's worth weighing if you have a very young child and want beach time above sport. What this resort offers that they don't is the depth of its sports and cycling and the over-16 Private Lodge alongside the family side, plus the clifftop views. It's a strong choice for active families, and less so if the beach is the whole point of the trip.

From the airport

Getting there and when to go

Fuerteventura airport (FUE) is about 50 miles (80 km) away at the far south of the island, roughly 90 minutes by road, the longest transfer among the southern resorts. A shared TUI transfer is included on the TUI D comfort package but not on the basic XTUI or hotel-only bookings, and it must be arranged in advance; it won't meet you automatically without a booking. A private taxi is quicker at around 65 minutes and skips the other-hotel stops, and there's no direct bus, only a two-and-a-half-hour connection. Arrivals run daily, with Monday, Wednesday and Saturday the main changeover days.

For young children the best window is September to November, when the sea is at its warmest and the summer wind has dropped; October half-term is one of the finest weeks here. February half-term works too if you don't mind pool over sea, since the activity pool is heated in winter. July and August are the hottest months and also the windiest, with the busiest weeks.

When to go

Weather

The resort is open all year, split into a summer season from 1 May to 9 November and a winter season from 9 November to 30 April. Days are warm even in winter and rain is rare, but Fuerteventura is windy, and the trade wind hides the strength of the sun. The figures below are typical monthly averages for the nearest station; our Fuerteventura guide has more on the wind, the calima and what each month is like.

Typical monthly weather for South Fuerteventura (Jandia and Morro Jable)
MonthDaytime highOvernight lowRainWet daysSea temp
January20.5°16°14 mm219°
February20.5°15.5°16 mm218°
March21.5°16°12 mm218°
April22.5°17°5 mm119°
May24.5°18.5°1 mm020°
June25.5°20°0 mm021°
July27°21.5°0 mm022°
August27.5°22.5°0 mm023°
September26.5°22°2 mm023°
October26°21°8 mm223°
November23.5°19°13 mm222°
December21.5°17°26 mm321°

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 all year, in a summer season from 1 May to 9 November and a winter season from 9 November to 30 April.

Before you book

Good to know

The practical layer for families, then the questions parents ask most and the photo gallery.

A doctor visits the resort on request, privately. The island's main hospital with an A&E is in Puerto del Rosario, the capital, about 50 to 55 minutes north. Carry a GHIC card, which covers the public system, along with travel insurance, since the resort's own service is private. The emergency number across Spain is 112, the equivalent of 999.

UK visitors need a passport issued within the last 10 years and valid for at least three months beyond departure, and children need their own. There's no visa for stays up to 90 days in any 180, and the EU's EES biometric registration now applies on arrival.

UV is extreme in summer and high even in winter, and the constant wind masks the heat, so children burn quickly. High-factor sunscreen, hats and UV swimwear are essentials.

Fourteen lifts and some level paths and ramps help with getting around, but the hillside means plenty of slopes and steps, and the beach is effectively out of reach with a pram unless you fold and carry it. Pets aren't allowed. Wi-Fi is free throughout, though one guest noted it can drop. The TUI MAGIC LIFE app carries the daily programme, restaurant bookings, bookable extras and notifications, so download it before you travel. Special dietary and allergy meals can be arranged with the resort in advance.

For baby supplies you'll find HiperDino and SPAR supermarkets in Morro Jable. Nappies are sold under the Dodot name, the Spanish Pampers, the Aptamil equivalent is Almirón, and for a poorly toddler children's paracetamol is Apiretal and ibuprofen is Dalsy, both from a pharmacy.

The questions parents ask

Questions

How do we get from the airport, and how long does it take?

Allow about 90 minutes by road down to the southern tip of the island. Book the transfer through TUI in advance, as it won't be laid on automatically. If you'd rather not share a coach and its other-hotel stops, a private taxi does the run in around 65 minutes.

Is there a club for our 2-year-old?

No. The MyMo programme starts at 3, so a 2-year-old stays with you all week, with no crèche or drop-off care for under-3s. If you need childcare during the day, this isn't the resort for it.

Can we get down to the beach with a pram?

Not easily. There are steep steps down to the sand, so a pram has to be folded and carried, and it's uphill coming back. Most families use the pool on pram days and save the beach for when they can carry a toddler.

Which room suits two adults and two children?

For two children who need to sleep apart from you, book the Family Room (FZX1): it's two interconnecting rooms with two bathrooms. The open-plan family doubles (DZX2 or DZM2) are cheaper but keep everyone in one space, which is worth knowing if a child goes to bed early.

What is the Private Lodge, and can we use it with our children?

It's a separate zone for over-16s with its own pool, whirlpool and bar. You can't book it with under-16s, so it only comes into play if your youngest is 16 or over.

Is babysitting available in the evenings?

There's no babysitting service listed and no crèche, so don't count on evening childcare. Email the resort to check before booking if you're relying on it.

When is the best time to go with young children?

September to November for the warmest sea and lighter winds, October half-term especially. February half-term works for pool time, as the activity pool is heated in winter, though the sea is too cold for swimming then.

Can we eat somewhere other than the buffet without paying extra?

Yes, one included visit a week at each of Bodega, Green Curry and Trattoria, booked on the app. The Fish & Grill is the exception, charged from your first visit, and extra visits to the other three cost a small amount per person.

Last updated 17 July 2026.