Iberostar Selection Fuerteventura Palace
By Daniel Hart
Europe & Mediterranean Writer · June 2026 · How we review
Iberostar Selection Fuerteventura Palace is the best all-inclusive on Fuerteventura, and after its 2025 wellness refurbishment it has the polish to back up the claim. It pairs the island's finest beach — the white sand of Jandía — with a genuine full Iberostar Selection all-inclusive: unlimited branded drinks, à la carte dining including the island's only teppanyaki restaurant, and new wellness programming built around sunrise beach yoga and an aloe-vera spa. The trade-off is isolation: a 90-minute transfer and almost nothing within walking distance. For couples and wellness travelers who want exactly that — beach, calm, and nowhere to be — it is a quietly excellent choice.
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Iberostar Selection Fuerteventura Palace Review: Fuerteventura’s Best All-Inclusive
Fuerteventura is the Canary Island people forget to mention. Tenerife has the volcano and the nightlife, Gran Canaria has the dunes and the crowds, Lanzarote has the lunar landscapes — and Fuerteventura quietly holds the best beaches in the entire archipelago. The Jandía peninsula at the island’s southern tip is the proof: an almost uninterrupted ribbon of pale, fine white sand running for kilometers, backed by nothing but dunes and a vivid Atlantic. It is the kind of beach that makes you wonder why it is not more famous.
The Iberostar Selection Fuerteventura Palace sits directly on it, near Morro Jable at the southern end of the peninsula. This is a 437-room, five-star all-inclusive that reopened in early 2025 after an ambitious wellness-focused refurbishment, and the timing matters — it went into the renovation a slightly dated big-box resort and came out a polished, nature-led wellness retreat that promptly won TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best 2025, putting it in the top 1% of hotels worldwide.
For American and British travelers weighing up Europe’s all-inclusive options, this is the property that fills the Fuerteventura gap. It runs the genuine full Iberostar Selection all-inclusive — the same verified model as our reviewed Iberostar Anthelia on Tenerife — with unlimited branded drinks, à la carte dining, and a minibar included. The catch, and there is one, is its isolation. Let us get into whether that is a feature or a bug for you.
A note on pricing: rates and inclusions below were verified in June 2026, but they change constantly with season, demand, and currency. Always confirm the current price and exactly what your all-inclusive package covers at the time of booking.
Quick Verdict
Who it is for: Couples and wellness travelers who want a genuinely beautiful beach, a calm couples-leaning atmosphere, and a full five-star all-inclusive — and who actively want to be somewhere remote with nothing pulling them off the property. Windsurfers and long-walk-on-the-beach people will love Jandía.
Who should look elsewhere: Travelers who want walkable restaurants, bars, and nightlife outside the resort; anyone allergic to long airport transfers; families wanting a big water-park resort (this leans quiet and adult, despite not being adults-only).
Worth it? Yes — for the right traveler, it is the best all-inclusive on the island, and the 2025 refurbishment earns the price.
Score: 8.7 / 10
Pros and Cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Directly on Jandía — Fuerteventura’s finest white-sand beach | ~90-minute transfer from Fuerteventura airport (FUE) — the island’s longest |
| 2025 wellness refurbishment is genuine and well-executed | Remote — almost nothing walkable beyond the resort and Morro Jable |
| Full Iberostar Selection AI: unlimited branded drinks, à la carte, minibar | Not adults-only despite couples-focused marketing |
| Tsukiji Teppanyaki — the only teppanyaki restaurant on the island | Fuerteventura is reliably windy outside peak summer |
| Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best 2025 (top 1% worldwide) | Some reviews note service slowdowns at peak and uneven refurb quality |
| Four pools, sunrise beach yoga, aloe-vera spa | Best perks and top-shelf spirits sit behind the Star Prestige upgrade |
The Resort at a Glance
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Location | Playa de Jandía / Morro Jable, southern Fuerteventura, Spain |
| Rooms | 437 rooms and suites |
| Restaurants | 3 (El Saladar buffet, alMar beachfront, Tsukiji Teppanyaki) plus Star Café |
| Bars | 3 |
| Pools | 4 outdoor pools |
| Beach | Playa de Jandía — long white-sand Atlantic beach, directly in front |
| Spa | Spa Sensations (aloe-vera treatments) |
| Airport | ~90 min from Fuerteventura Airport (FUE / Puerto del Rosario) |
| Season | Year-round |
| Chain | Iberostar (Selection tier) |
| Reopened | Early 2025 after wellness refurbishment |
Rooms and Suites
Standard Rooms
The refurbishment gave all 437 rooms a coherent, island-inspired redesign that is a clear cut above the old fit-out. Expect sandy, terracotta, and ocean-blue tones, wicker furnishings, wooden feature headboards, crisp white linen, and — a genuinely nice touch — original murals by Spanish artist Anna Ruiz. Standard doubles come with a balcony or terrace facing either the pool or the sea, plus the usual five-star fundamentals: air conditioning, safe, satellite TV, minibar, and a renovated bathroom.
These rooms are comfortable, contemporary, and a real upgrade on the pre-2025 product. The one honest caveat from recent guests is that refurbishment quality is very slightly inconsistent room to room — most are excellent, but a few feel like they got less attention. If you are particular, it is worth requesting a fully renovated, higher-floor sea-view room at booking and confirming it on arrival.
Suites and Star Prestige
Superior rooms, family rooms, and suites add space, with suites offering a separate sitting and living area — the better pick for a longer stay or anyone who wants room to spread out. Sea-view suites here genuinely earn the upgrade, because the view is the Jandía beach.
The tier worth understanding is Star Prestige. This is Iberostar’s premium-within-the-resort concept: an upgraded room category that unlocks an exclusive Star Prestige pool and relaxation area, a private sun terrace, complimentary premium drinks and snacks in a dedicated lounge, and elevated service. It is the Fuerteventura Palace equivalent of a club level. If you want top-shelf spirits, a quieter adults-leaning pool, and a more boutique feel inside the larger resort, Star Prestige is how you get it.
Our Pick
For couples, a renovated sea-view Superior or Suite is the sweet spot — you get the redesigned room, the balcony, and that beach view without necessarily jumping to Star Prestige. If your budget stretches and you want the calmest, most exclusive version of the resort with premium drinks and a private pool area, Star Prestige is a worthwhile upgrade, especially in busier months when the main pools fill up.
Food and Dining
The Buffet: El Saladar
El Saladar is the main buffet and the engine room of the all-inclusive. The refurbishment leaned into local sourcing here, and it shows: alongside the usual international stations you will find genuine Canarian touches — award-winning Teguerey olive oil, regional Majorero goat cheeses (Fuerteventura’s famous cheese), and local produce. For a resort buffet it punches above its weight, with live cooking and a strong breakfast spread. It is not a destination restaurant, but it is reliable, varied, and a clear step up from generic AI buffet fare.
Specialty Restaurants
The à la carte options are where the post-refurbishment resort shines, and all are included in the all-inclusive.
Tsukiji Teppanyaki is the headline act — the only teppanyaki restaurant on Fuerteventura. It is theatrical Japanese-style cooking on the hot iron plate, using local ingredients, and it is consistently the most-praised meal on property. It needs a reservation and you should make it early in your stay.
alMar — Beach Social Lounge is the new beachfront restaurant, an ocean-inspired concept with waterfront positioning. This is the resort’s romantic-dinner-with-a-view venue, serving seafood-forward, sea-facing dishes that take full advantage of the Jandía setting. It is the spot for a sunset dinner.
Bars, Star Café, and Drinks
Three bars span the resort, and the Star Café is a standout addition — open around the clock for specialty coffees and 24-hour treats, which is exactly what you want on a late arrival after that long transfer or after an evening by the pool.
On drinks, this is a genuine full all-inclusive, not a meal-plan-with-credits arrangement. The Iberostar Selection tier includes unlimited branded alcoholic and soft drinks served at all bars and restaurants, plus an in-room minibar. The pours are proper branded spirits, wine, beer, and cocktails — the same consistent, verified Selection model we confirmed at Iberostar Anthelia. The nuance to know: the very top-shelf premium spirits are part of the Star Prestige experience, so standard all-inclusive guests get a strong, generous bar but not literally every premium bottle.
Food Quality Verdict
Three restaurants is fewer than a sprawling Caribbean mega-resort, but the quality-to-quantity ratio here is good. Tsukiji and alMar give you two genuinely enjoyable à la carte nights, El Saladar covers the everyday well with a local-sourcing angle, and the 24-hour Star Café fills the gaps. The trade-off of the resort’s isolation is that this is your dining universe for the week — there is little nearby to break it up — so the fact that the on-site food is solid matters more here than at a city-adjacent resort.
Beach and Pools
The Beach
This is the reason to book. Playa de Jandía is the best beach on Fuerteventura and one of the best in the Canaries — kilometers of fine, pale-gold-to-white sand meeting clear Atlantic water, directly in front of the resort. Unlike many resort beaches, you can genuinely walk this one for what feels like forever, toward the lighthouse at the peninsula’s tip in one direction and Morro Jable town in the other.
The honest caveat is wind. Fuerteventura is one of Europe’s premier windsurfing and kitesurfing destinations precisely because it is breezy, and Jandía catches the Atlantic wind. In high summer the beach is reliably usable; in shoulder and winter months the wind can pick up and cut a beach day short or send the sand flying. If flat-calm sunbathing is your non-negotiable, target June through September. If you windsurf, the wind is the whole point.
Pools
Four outdoor pools give you options when the beach is breezy, including space for both lively and quieter swimming. The Star Prestige pool and relaxation area is the calmest, most exclusive of them, reserved for that room tier. The general pools are well-maintained post-refurbishment and rarely feel as packed as the big family resorts further north, in keeping with the property’s calmer, couples-leaning crowd.
Activities and Wellness
Daytime
The post-2025 identity is wellness-led, and the programming reflects it. The signature experience is sunrise beach yoga on Jandía — genuinely special, and exactly the kind of thing the setting was made for. Add guided coastal walks along the beach, art and craft workshops using natural island materials (including aloe vera, which grows locally), a fully equipped fitness suite open to all guests, and the obvious draw of the beach itself for swimming, walking, and watersports. Fuerteventura’s wind makes it a world-class base for windsurfing and kitesurfing, with schools and rental operations along the Jandía coast.
Evening
Evenings here are deliberately low-key. There is light entertainment and music on property, and the Star Café and bars carry the evening, but this is not a resort built around big nightly shows or a nightclub. The nearest actual nightlife is in Morro Jable town. If you want buzzing evenings, this is the wrong resort; if you want a quiet drink, a good dinner, and an early night before sunrise yoga, it is exactly right.
Spa and Wellness
Spa Sensations is the on-site spa, and its signature is treatments built around locally grown aloe vera — a nice sense-of-place touch that ties into the resort’s wider nature-led identity. Combined with the sunrise beach yoga, coastal walks, and aloe-vera workshops, the wellness offering feels coherent and intentional rather than bolted on, which is increasingly rare. Treatments are extra; book ahead in peak season, as a single spa serving 437 rooms fills up.
What Is Included vs. Extra
| Included | Costs Extra |
|---|---|
| All meals at El Saladar buffet, alMar, and Tsukiji Teppanyaki | Spa treatments at Spa Sensations |
| Unlimited branded drinks at all bars and restaurants | Top-shelf premium spirits (Star Prestige tier) |
| 24-hour Star Café (coffee and treats) | Windsurfing / kitesurfing lessons and rentals |
| In-room minibar | Star Prestige room upgrade |
| Sunrise beach yoga, coastal walks, craft workshops | Excursions and car hire |
| Four pools and fitness suite | Airport transfers (unless in your package) |
| WiFi |
Pricing and How to Book
Price Ranges by Season
| Season | Per person / night (all-inclusive) |
|---|---|
| Winter low (Jan, parts of Nov-Dec) | $170-220 |
| Shoulder (Mar-May, Oct) | $200-260 |
| Peak (Jun-Sep, Christmas/New Year) | $260-320+ |
Prices are approximate, per person per night, all-inclusive, based on double occupancy, and were checked in June 2026. April and January tend to surface the cheapest deals; school holidays and high summer push the top of the range. Currency swings between USD, GBP, and EUR move these figures, so treat them as a guide and confirm the live rate when you book.
Best Time to Book
Three to four months ahead for summer and holiday stays. For UK travelers, package deals with flights through TUI, Jet2 Holidays, and easyJet Holidays are frequently the best total value and bundle in the transfer (which matters a lot given the 90-minute drive). US travelers will more often book the hotel and flights separately.
Where to Book
Direct (iberostar.com): Best for room-category clarity, Star Prestige upgrades, and Iberostar loyalty perks. Booking.com: Competitive rates with flexible cancellation; easy to compare room types. TUI / Jet2 / easyJet Holidays (UK): Flight-inclusive packages, often the best total value with transfers included.
Compared to Nearby Resorts
Iberostar Anthelia (Tenerife) is the closest intra-brand comparison and runs the identical Iberostar Selection all-inclusive model. Anthelia sits in livelier Costa Adeje with restaurants, shops, and a promenade on its doorstep, plus reliably calmer weather. Fuerteventura Palace counters with a dramatically better beach and a quieter, more remote, more wellness-led experience. Choose Anthelia if you want things to do off-property and a sure-thing climate; choose Fuerteventura Palace if the beach and the calm are the point.
Ikos Andalusia (Costa del Sol) is a level above on inclusions — Michelin-chef dining, a far deeper drinks program, and an off-resort Dine Out scheme — but it is on mainland Spain, costs considerably more, and is a different kind of holiday. If your priority is world-class included dining, Ikos wins; if it is a genuinely spectacular beach and a relaxed wellness week, Fuerteventura Palace makes more sense for less money.
On the island itself, the main alternative is the adults-only H10 Playa Esmeralda at Costa Calma — a strong four-star adults-only AI on another beautiful Jandía-peninsula beach. It is cheaper and strictly adults-only, but it is a four-star, not a refurbished five-star with the teppanyaki-and-wellness polish of the Palace.
Insider Tips
- Book Tsukiji Teppanyaki early — it is the best meal on property and the only teppanyaki on the island, so it fills fast.
- Build the transfer into your plans. It is ~90 minutes from FUE; a flight-inclusive package or pre-booked transfer beats scrambling for a taxi on arrival.
- Request a fully renovated sea-view room at booking and confirm on arrival — refurbishment quality is very slightly uneven room to room.
- For top-shelf drinks and the quietest pool, price out Star Prestige before assuming standard AI; the upgrade changes the experience.
- Do the sunrise beach yoga at least once — it is the signature wellness experience and the setting genuinely delivers.
- Target June–September if calm beach days are your priority — outside high summer, Fuerteventura’s wind is real.
FAQ
Is Iberostar Selection Fuerteventura Palace adults-only?
No. Despite couples- and wellness-focused marketing and a calm, adult-leaning atmosphere, it is not an adults-only resort — families do stay, particularly during school holidays. If you want a guaranteed adults-only experience on the same peninsula, look at H10 Playa Esmeralda instead. For couples who simply want a quiet, grown-up vibe, the Palace usually delivers it outside peak family weeks.
Is the all-inclusive genuine, with real branded drinks?
Yes. This is a full Iberostar Selection all-inclusive: all meals at the buffet and à la carte restaurants, unlimited branded alcoholic and soft drinks at all bars and restaurants, a 24-hour café, and an in-room minibar. It is the same verified model as Iberostar Anthelia. The only nuance is that the very top-shelf premium spirits are tied to the Star Prestige tier.
How far is it from the airport?
Roughly 90 minutes by road from Fuerteventura Airport (FUE, Puerto del Rosario) at the island’s north end — the resort is near Morro Jable at the southern tip. It is the longest transfer of any major resort on the island, which is the single biggest practical downside. Booking a flight-inclusive package with transfers included is the easiest way to handle it.
What did the 2025 refurbishment actually change?
It was a substantial wellness-focused renovation, not a cosmetic touch-up. All 437 rooms were redesigned with island-inspired interiors and original murals; new dining concepts arrived including alMar (beachfront) and Tsukiji Teppanyaki; the Star Café and a full wellness program (sunrise beach yoga, coastal walks, aloe-vera spa treatments and workshops) were introduced; and the resort added strong sustainability credentials. It reopened in early 2025 and won Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best 2025.
Is the beach good?
It is the resort’s biggest asset. Playa de Jandía is the finest beach on Fuerteventura — kilometers of fine white sand and clear Atlantic water directly in front of the resort. The only caveat is wind, which is common on Fuerteventura and best avoided by booking high summer if calm sunbathing matters to you.
Is there anything to do nearby?
Not much within walking distance — that is the trade-off for the location. Morro Jable town (with restaurants, shops, a harbor, and a lighthouse walk along the beach) is the nearest hub. Beyond that, the island’s draws are natural: more spectacular beaches, the Jandía Natural Park, dunes, and world-class windsurfing. If you want off-resort dining and nightlife on your doorstep, this is the wrong resort.
Final Verdict
Score: 8.7 / 10
Iberostar Selection Fuerteventura Palace is the best all-inclusive on Fuerteventura, and the 2025 wellness refurbishment gives it the substance to justify that title rather than win it by default. The formula is clear and well-executed: put a genuine, polished five-star all-inclusive — unlimited branded drinks, à la carte dining including the island’s only teppanyaki restaurant, a coherent wellness program built around sunrise beach yoga and an aloe-vera spa — directly on the best beach in the Canary Islands. The Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best 2025 award is well earned.
The cons are honest and they are mostly about isolation. The 90-minute transfer is long, there is very little within walking distance, and Fuerteventura’s wind is a real factor outside high summer. None of that is a flaw so much as a filter: it tells you exactly who this resort is for. If you want a beach-bars-and-nightlife strip on your doorstep, book elsewhere on the Spain coast. But if you are a couple or a wellness traveler who wants a beautiful beach, a calm grown-up atmosphere, genuinely good included food and drink, and the freedom of having nowhere else you need to be — this is a quietly excellent week, and the strongest reason yet to put Fuerteventura on your list.