Golf or spa, without children. Elba Palace Golf Boutique Hotel, from about €205 with breakfast, if you want the island's first 18-hole course; Royal Palm Resort & Spa, from about €155 on half board, if you would rather have a spa the hotel puts at more than 2,000 m².
A colonial-style, adults-only hotel that is also the clubhouse of Fuerteventura's first 18-hole course, with balconies over the course.
€€From about €205 a night
Choose Elba Palace Golf Boutique Hotel if
Golfing couples
A quiet week of winter sun
A short airport transfer
Adults who want calm
The catch
No beach on foot: Playa de la Guirra is about 35 minutes' walk, so beach days run on the free shuttle, whose beach runs leave in the morning, the last back at 12.35pm
An adults-only resort on Playa de Esquinzo with a spa the hotel puts at more than 2,000 m², a free heated indoor pool and half board rates with a dinner buffet.
€€From about €155 a night
Choose Royal Palm Resort & Spa if
Couples on a spa and beach week
Half board without children
Winter sun in the south
Day trips to Cofete
The catch
The sauna circuit costs guests €25 and opens only on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday afternoons, 15:00 to 19:00
Golf or spa, without children. Elba Palace Golf Boutique Hotel, from about €205 with breakfast, if you want the island's first 18-hole course; Royal Palm Resort & Spa, from about €155 on half board, if you would rather have a spa the hotel puts at more than 2,000 m².
Good questions about Elba Palace Golf Boutique Hotel vs Royal Palm Resort & Spa
Elba Palace Golf Boutique Hotel or Royal Palm Resort & Spa?
Golf or spa, without children. Elba Palace Golf Boutique Hotel, from about €205 with breakfast, if you want the island's first 18-hole course; Royal Palm Resort & Spa, from about €155 on half board, if you would rather have a spa the hotel puts at more than 2,000 m².
Is Elba Palace Golf Boutique Hotel worth it?
A calm, grown-up golf hotel with the first tee at the door and the airport 16 minutes away, better for rounds than for beach days. Check availability for the golf-view Deluxe. A small, quiet, adults-only hotel in colonial style where the golf course is the holiday and the beach is a shuttle ride away. It suits a week of rounds, the pool and long dinners more than a base for touring the island.
Does Elba Palace Golf Boutique Hotel have a pool or a beach?
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
Is Royal Palm Resort & Spa worth it?
A modern adults-only resort above Playa de Esquinzo with a spa of real size and a free indoor pool, as long as you time the saunas and accept the drive south. Check availability for the Double Sea View Superior. A large, modern adults-only resort where the spa, the pools and the beach below them are the holiday, on half board at a sensible price. The saunas cost extra and keep short hours, and the south coast is a long drive from the rest of the island.
Does Royal Palm Resort & Spa have a pool or a beach?
It has indoor and outdoor pools. A public beach is within walking distance.
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