Sotavento or Corralejo with children. Paradisus by Meliá Fuerteventura, from about €340 all-inclusive, if you want slides, a kids' club and suites facing the sea; Barceló Corralejo Sands, from about €140 with breakfast, if you would rather have the Barcy Club and Corralejo's restaurants on foot.
An all-inclusive beach resort above the spot where Sotavento's tidal lagoon fills at spring tides, with slides and a kids' club for the children and an adults-only Reserve.
€€€From about €340 a night
Choose Paradisus by Meliá Fuerteventura if
Families with young children
A week of beach and pool
Winter sun with a lagoon
Older children learning to windsurf
The catch
The lagoon fills only around the full and new moon, for a few hours around the daytime high tide, on about half the days of the year; it is also the windsurf school's teaching water
Paradisus by Meliá FuerteventuraBarceló Corralejo Sands
CouplesFamilies
Beach & pool optionalBeach & pool central
Central & walkableRemote escape
Explore outsideStay at the hotel
IntimateLarge resort
Smart spendSplurge
Local & connectedSelf-contained
Paradisus by Meliá Fuerteventura
Area
Costa Calma, Spain
From the centre
55.2 km
Airport
64 min from FUE
Price band
€€€
Typical rate
From about €340 a night
Rooms
363
Last renovated
2025 (opened 1978)
Pool
Outdoor
Beach
Public beach nearby
Spa
No
Adults only
No
Kids club
Yes
Restaurants
5
Parking
Yes
Selected by
Independent research
Last checked
October 2026
Barceló Corralejo Sands
Area
Corralejo, Spain
From the centre
26 km
Airport
36 min from FUE
Price band
€
Typical rate
From about €140 a night
Rooms
156
Pool
Outdoor
Beach
Public beach nearby
Spa
Yes
Adults only
No
Kids club
Yes
Restaurants
2
Parking
Yes
Selected by
Independent research
Last checked
October 2026
The verdict
Sotavento or Corralejo with children. Paradisus by Meliá Fuerteventura, from about €340 all-inclusive, if you want slides, a kids' club and suites facing the sea; Barceló Corralejo Sands, from about €140 with breakfast, if you would rather have the Barcy Club and Corralejo's restaurants on foot.
Good questions about Paradisus by Meliá Fuerteventura vs Barceló Corralejo Sands
Paradisus by Meliá Fuerteventura or Barceló Corralejo Sands?
Sotavento or Corralejo with children. Paradisus by Meliá Fuerteventura, from about €340 all-inclusive, if you want slides, a kids' club and suites facing the sea; Barceló Corralejo Sands, from about €140 with breakfast, if you would rather have the Barcy Club and Corralejo's restaurants on foot.
Is Paradisus by Meliá Fuerteventura worth it?
A five-star base for a family beach week, with slides by the pool and, at spring tides, the lagoon on the doorstep. Check availability for the Suite, and time the dates to René Egli's lagoon calendar. A big, self-contained family resort where the beach, the pools and, at spring tides, the tidal lagoon are the holiday, and all-inclusive keeps you on site. Far from the towns, priced above the island's usual all-inclusives.
Does Paradisus by Meliá Fuerteventura have a pool or a beach?
It has an outdoor pool. A public beach is within walking distance.
Is Barceló Corralejo Sands worth it?
A good-value pool hotel in the heart of Corralejo, with the beach, the harbour and dinner all a walk away. Check availability for the Suite Pool View, or a Deluxe with Hot Tub for a private soak. A mid-sized, modern pool hotel in the middle of Corralejo, where the day is spent at the pool and the evenings in town. Good value, family-friendly and walkable, rather than grand or secluded.
Does Barceló Corralejo Sands have a pool or a beach?
It has an outdoor pool. A public beach is within walking distance.
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