Fuerteventura, Canary Islands hotel rooms at the Independent

"Very nice and clean hotel. Only downside was I booked a room with a king bed but they gave us a room with 2 single beds. I did not complain but my mattress was ready to go to bin ! Husband’s was ok tho. Overall we enjoyed our stay "

"Lovely room, good location next to the beach, harbour and local shops … convenient for the airport.. food was excellent "

"We had a lovely time, beautiful place. X"

"The staff was very professional and in our demand. The place is splendid and heavenly, the rooms were very neat and clean "

"Hotel is very clean, seconds from the beach. Food is excellent and pools are cleaned daily."

"We've visited Fuerteventura a few times now, and stayed in this area each time. We usually stay in the hotel next door which is a 5 star, but decided to stay at the Elba this time which is a 4 star, but in all honesty we were not disappointed with our choice. We did bed and breakfast and the food and options in the morning were great. The facilities were really nice, great pools and grounds with access to the beach too. Staff were bang on point, and proper looked after us whilst celebrating a special date for us too. Rooms were kept clean throughout our stay and the air-con did a great job keeping us cool. There were no towels in the room on arrival, but I went to the front desk after waiting a while for some to be brought to our room and the staff gave me a couple of pool towels to get us through until the towels arrived the next day with housekeeping. No big deal at all. One thing that was different to other hotels I've stayed in is that we had to pay to use the room safe. €3 Euro's a day, so €21 for the week. I only mention this so you know what to expect before booking or on arrival. Like I said at the beginning, we normally stay in the 5 star next door, but I will happily be returning here again when visiting Fuerteventura. If you need a good affordable place to eat nearby I cannot recommend the Fado Rock Steakhouse enough. It's a 10-15 minute walk away. I eat there every night I'm on the island. The Elba Carlota Beach & Golf Resort is a hotel I definitely recommend."

"Great hotel, very clean, breakfast fantastic, great events put on at hotel Susie was great with all the event in the pool, yoga etc Would highly recommend"

"There were cockroaches in the outside snack bar restaurant that was ugly to see. Getting to your room was a hassle as there were no lifts and loads of stairs."

"Want to say huge Thank you for all people working at this hotel and making it so incredible place to stay! Perfect location, good food, caring and smiling stuff - this makes you staying awesome! Thanks RIU Oliva for making my birthday special! "