R2 Rio Calma

The place has style - Elegant, solid, and calming. Food? Always available. Convenient. Not haute cuisine, but if you're not expecting Michelin stars to descend on a remote volcanic island, you’ll be just fine. I went solo on a windsurfing trip, and the hotel ticked all my boxes: comfy, clean, calm, and with enough decent food to keep me upright on a board for hours. Now, to those legendary one-star reviews floating around out there... let’s address a few of the greatest hits: "It's remote and there's nothing to do." Well, yes. It's called Fuerteventura, not Ibiza-on-Steroids. The whole charm of the island is its beautiful remoteness. It’s like Sahara, but with showers, WiFi, and a very decent roads. The hotel knows it’s not in the middle of a bustling metropolis and does its best: activities, live music, a decent disco, and electric scooters to zip around Costa Calma like you're in a PG-rated action movie. Want more? Rent a car, discover moon-like landscapes, and embrace the fact that “nothing to do” is actually code for “peace and quiet.” "The food is bland / not enough salt / not to my taste." Right. So it's not a 5-star restaurant in Madrid or Rome –I found the meals quite decent, balanced, and flavourful enough that I didn’t have to drown them in mystery sauces. And if your palate is that “refined”, maybe use a salt shaker? "Staff are rude / not nice" That was not what I experienced. Treat people with respect and you get same back. Not a single negative experience in my 7 days! Perhaps not everyone shares my holiday-fuelled enthusiasm, but for the basic pay the staff at the hotel did a fantastic job and my causal "buenas" and "gracias" always went a long way. "Too expensive for what it is." Are we... on the same continent? For €120 a day (sea-view room in June), two people get a 3-course meal, amazing settings and the entertanement... wake up!

For those, who travels with families, it’s a great place! There are some comments about food and etc. I believe it was written by competitors, because food was very good and there were always lot of options. Pool is nice for babies, area is clean, weather is amazing. Don’t focus on bad comments, we were afraid about food, but hôtel exceeded our expectations!

The view from both of our rooms was fantastic. The entire staff was nice and accommodating. The breakfast buffet was large and extensive. At dinner there was a huge buffet, different dishes every evening. There were also many dishes for vegans and vegetarians, which were very tasty. The gardens and pool were super tidy and well maintained

The whole place was intelligently designed, lovely plants throughput, well maintained, nice ambience with jazz in the lobby. Enjoyed the pool. Nice room, view, decent quality pillows, bedding, room service, etc... Several different beach options not too far away.

I loved everything about this place; it’s a wonderful place to stay. We arrived late, but we were still able to have dinner. Although the restaurant was closed, they thoughtfully left food for us. The grounds are so lush and green, with plenty of beautiful flowers. Truly a lovely experience!