The complex itself looked very 'Butlins' on first impressions (not that there is anything wrong with Butlins!) We found the rooms very clean but very basic, the complex is made up into 3 areas A,B,C, we were in C block, we had beautiful views of the sea, C block was a bit of a walk to Reception and The International Restaurant which we did try to avoid if a visit there is unavoidable then it is best to get their as near to 6pm as possible!!,

The Oriental and Mediterenean Restaurants were alot better but you did have to book and on more than one occassion my husband was at reception booking in at 8am and was 3rd of 4th on the list, towards the end of our stay they started giving you a time slot which was better. If you do get to stay in C block then they do serve breakfast outside the Mediterenean restaurant, which is good but don't have too much of a lie in as the food does tend to go cold even though it is on hotplates!!

The Location of the Complex was about a 20 minute walk to the beach and shops and the Market is set up on a Saturday which has lots of souveniers etc the reps do walk you down to show you where it is.

All the hotel staff were very friendly and worked very hard, they could do with more staff.

During our stay we didn't hear of any break ins, but thats not to say they didn't happen.

The Entertainment Team, what can I say, absolutly superb, they all put in 110%, Keiran, Jenny, Tracey, Rosie, Frankie, Hannah, Max, we enjoyed their shows more than the professional shows!!!! especially Cinderella we saw their first show of that so it was all great fun they work extremely long days and are as energetic at the end of the day as they are at the start of the day. We had to buy the Mini Disco CD were still singing Cartoon Heros and King Caracticus and doing all the dance moves!!!!!

Our children went to the Kids Club and really enjoyed their time there.

Me and the wife and 3 kids went on 10 may for 2 weeks all inclusive and what a brilliant holiday we had so much so we are going again on 5 may this year and the kids can't wait.

The reps were fantastic with the kids I just hope they are the same this year having changed some of there staff I would highly recommend this holiday specially if you have kids

The hotel is vey clean, well laid out, good sized rooms. Cleaning staff, bar and catering staff were all excellent, really good with the kids and always had a smile on their face.

Food was fine, maybe a lack of choice sometimes, but there was always a fresh tasty salad to fall back on. You could order snacks (burgers, hot dogs, toasties) from about ten in the morning until late at night, so no chance of going hungry.

One thing we really appreciated is the fact that they do not allow glasses to be taken from the bar out to the poolside - you could still take drinks outside in paper/plastic cups - with no worries about the kids cutting themselves on broken glass!. Pool and poolside was cleaned daily, a bit on the cold side, but the kids all loved it.

Entertainment was ok but we've had better. Don't believe some of the bad reports you read! All the people we got friendly with enjoyed their stay as well. You'll also read reports that the hotel is on the flight path for the airport. What do you expect in a resort that's a mere 10 minutes from the airport! Don't worry, the flights don't start until 7.30am and stop before 11.00pm so you won't lose any sleep.

We went to these apartments from 19/04 till 26/04/2006.

The resort as a whole was ok but we were broken in to in the early hours of the 26th, we believe that a key was used to gain entry. We were asleep in the apartment at the time. When reported to the First Choice rep she was unhelpful it turned out that there were 13 burglaries at these apartments during our week's stay. When we spoke to some of the other people that had been burgled it would appear that the doors were being unlocked from the outside in most cases. 9 of us that were burgled feel that these burglaries were either done by maintenance or the cleaners. You also have to pay 50euros for an English speaking translator to speak to the police who were most unhelpful.

We were in apartment a56 we we told the rep our apartment number her attitude appeared to be "oh not that one again" Some of the safes were not even bolted down and some people found safe keys etc on top of the wardrobe (easy access if you know the keys are there) would advise padlocking all cases etc and securing them some how before leaving the apartments.

The reps said that we were only one of 2 to be burgled during that week but when she pulled out the crime sheet it was full of burglaries that had happened during that week. We reported the burglary to the UK police upon our return who informed us that they could not do anything because it happened on foreign soil even though my photographic ID card with my name and age etc was stolen.

Stayed in this property for one week and had an excellent holiday. no complaints whatsoever.

Food was great with plenty of choice to suit all tastes.
all the reps and hotel staff work really hard to ensure your stay is good.

Our little girl loved the kids club they even had a Mcdonalds meal bought into them on one night.

Entertainment is good we won bingo!!!!!!!!!

On the first day we went a walk to find our feet and wondered where we were as we seemed far out from every thing but later discovered that we had headed the wrong way into the resort centre prob actually only about 5-10 min walk.

Building work is not a problem whatsoever.
Being only a short distance from the airport you do get planes flying over resort but this didnt effect your holiday earlies plane was never before 7.30 and it actually was quite enjoyable watching the planes fly over.

Am hoping to book again for November.

We arrived early Wed afternoon and checked into the hotel very quickly & efficiently. We noticed that it was quiet and later found out that there was approximately a dozen people in our hotel although their was a lot of others in the Dorada's sister hotel at Caletta Amarilla which is over the road.

The room was basic but clean and provided all that was required for our hotel.. There was sufficient room for my son who is 3 years of age to play with his cars etc without the fear of him running off into the road etc which was considered a benefit for the pair of us.

The hotel has 1 main pool which is cold but is clean as well as a kids pool which my son enjoyed immensely...

There was not a lot of entertainment but this was due to the time of the year but we did go to the reps cabaret night which was very good (magician especially was good entertainment). This cost 60 euros for the 3 of us which included a meal and free drinks which was good value.

The gym and the restaurant on-site were not open as they are being renovated for the summer but this was not too much of a blow as there was a commercial centre within 2 mins walk (although basic it did provide a few restaurants/pubs/games for the kids/playground/crazy golf/2 supermarkets (not especially cheap)).

The transfer from the airport took about 15 minutes check in was quick then we was in our apartments they were a fair size and clean with a full kitchen and front and back terrace.

With the all inclusive you get the 3 main meals a day food was of good quality and good choice,alcoholic drinks local spirits and lager also cocktails and soft drinks.
Tea and coffee and cakes were available all day either at the entertainment bar or the pool bar.

There are two pools both with bars and a small shop.

The entertaintment was mainly provided by first choice in a fair sized entertainment bar.

The staff cannot do enough to help and are very good it is very much a family complex and soon went quiet after 12 at night if we were ever to return to fuerteventura we would return here without a doubt.

We just got back literally from the Amarilla and it's been a mixed week, the place is a bit tatty, few broken tiles and paint chipped off but home is what you make it - even for a week!

The kids reps are great fun, mini disco starts at 8.30 then bingo, my little boy won 108 euro's on Sat so he is happy, they put a lot of effort into making you have fun.

We had some bad weather, 2 days rain and only 2 days of real hot sun. We walked down to harbour there is a floating shop and surrounding that are hundreds of big fish, spend a euro to buy fish food, it's worth it we were sitting feeding them and a sea lion came up right in front of me! it was tame. Also did the submarine boat trip as weather still bad, good for only 20 euro's, over and hour on boat and got to feed seals etc,

As for drinks, you can have as many as you like, most people got themselves 2 at a time, OH - main thing I wanted to say....

All of Spain is now non-smoking! You cannot smoke in any pubs, bars, clubs etc, even at the airport it's now banned - so if you can't face standing outside to smoke don't go. Lots of complaints about that but it's law now over there.

I did not enjoy the food much but I'm not a big food person anyway. If you like chips you will be ok, chips non stop from bar's, burgers and nuggets etc, dinner bit samey, usually something being cooked on grill, the steak was gorgeous, but other than that no deserts, I don't eat jelly or blancmange!

I would not go here again only because there were not enough shops, we were so bored when weather was bad. I'm not going to go in Jan again to the Canary isles as it looks like the weather is not a predictable as it was.

Karen, Jim, Sara, Jack, Robbie and Baby Taylor!

We were originally self catering but we upgraded to 7 days all inclusive, this was a cheaper way to eat, but we wanted to eat out now and again as we went for 14 days. Also we hired a car for 3 days and knew we wouldn't be around as much. We were in small bungalows , from what we saw the hotel reception was always clean and tidy

The breakfasts were fab, something for everyone, lunch was ok sandwiches or salad or fish, meat mainly, plenty of chips. Evening meal was casserole type or a joint carved by a chef, if you weren't keen on things done in some sort of gravy or sauce you probably would have had a limited choice. The snack bar did a range of toasties and burgers etc.
The hotel location was about a 10 minute walk from the main town but to be honest we all needed the exercise after continuously eating and drinking!!!!

The hotel staff seemed helpful and efficient we really didn't have much dealings with them.

Our little bungalow was clean and tidy but we could have done with an extra bedroom to save making up a bed every night, could be a bit cramped at times with a family of 4

The best bit of our holiday was probably the entertainment on the night provided by the first choice entertainment team they were all fab and made our kids holiday. The mini disco was 8.30 every night even us adults loved it, cartoon heroes etc, very catchy. Smelly Kelly doing bingo, priceless, Andy pandy, Sarah, graham,and Tammy, had us up joining in most nights and if truth be known we won the quiz every night, we know we did???? Hull City Loyals.

Although the weather was not too good we didn't let it spoil our fun.

It would have been good to have a little adult entertainment after midnight everything came to a stop then

We would visit this hotel again but to be honest we like to go different places and very rarely go to the same place twice. We were on the quiet side which is away from the entertainments bar which was ok really, theres a choice of 2 pools. Too cold to go in they would have been better slightly heated.

We stayed in chalet type rooms ample space we did a bit of furniture moving around to make our stay easier. The rooms are fully equipped with kitchen appliances even if your all inclusive with a complimentary bottle of water in the fridge on arrival. The rooms are clean and tidy with maid service most days. There's an A side and a B side to the complex with a pool at each side.

The food was excellent with a good choice each day and the kitchen staff are polite and work extremely hard to make your stay pleasant.

The location was slightly up a hill from the main shopping area but you need the walk from all the food and drink you indulge in. It's a very safe place to walk around nobody approaches you to buy anything but be warned watch out for the scratch card men. You'll know what I mean when you get there.

The entertainment team are excellent a real good bunch and the kids club girls what can I say really lovely, hard working girls ready to take your kids. Silly Sam dizzy Danny insane Izzy and loopy Leanne THANK YOU my kids love you we are definitely going back next year