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Anyone stayed in this hotel on Fuerteventura?

by sergius
Wed, Mar 09, 2016 20:23
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My wife's planning on us going away in the October half-term and found this place that seems to cater for cyclists alongside their families rather well, on paper at least:

 

Oasis Papagayo 

Spain, Canary Islands, Fuerteventura, Corralejo

 

I wouldn't take my own bike so would be reliant on hiring one while I'm there, they quote "top end race bikes", though at least one of the tripadvisor reviews bemoan the quality of the bikes (no details though so I suspect from non-cyclists hiring whatever they can).  The bike hire section on the hotels' site 404's unfortunately.

I'd be hoping for a reasonable race bike with Shimano pedals, so I can get away with just bringing my own shoes and kit.

 

So, has anyone stayed there before and what was it like?

If the hotel bike hire is rubbish, and there any other vaguely local options in northern Fuerteventura?  Roughly how much is a days hire likely to cost?

I'd plan on getting in 3-4 rides over 7 days I reckon, are there any particular things not to miss while over there?  I'm a climber by nature so mountains would be my preference.

 

Any help appreciated,

 

Cheers,

 

 

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Zermattjohn | 8 years ago
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I went to Lanzarote in late February last year. Never needed anything other than arm warmers over and above summer kit.

The wind was really dreadful, literally terrifying at times - once I think I was about 1/2m from being blown off the road over a big drop before I somehow saved it. Another, a bus overtook me and I was leaning so much to the side to counter the wind I bounced off the side of the bus as he blocked it.

Accept that you might have to ditch a few days you hope to ride cos really the wind will be too strong, and its always worse on the northern end of these islands.

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chrislee99777 | 8 years ago
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haha so interest

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Marauder | 8 years ago
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For the sake of just a little bit extra weight I would recommend taking your pedals with you so that you are comfortable and then you just need to adjust the saddle height and handle bars.

I have never rode in Fuerteventura before so I can't comment on hotels sorry.
 

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arfa | 8 years ago
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I would echo the comment about the wind. On one trip to neighbouring Lanzarote I gave up on road biking as it was unpleasantly blustery, to the point of making descending hazardous.

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sergius | 8 years ago
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Thanks for the info,

 

Yeah I found a couple of promising looking bike shops in Corralejo that offer hire and guided rides as well.  Positive reviews on TripAdvisor as well for the most part.

I need to find out from them how much of the usual stuff I ride with I need to take with me!

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turboprannet | 8 years ago
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I stayed at one of their sister hotels, it's ok but not amazing. The bikes are more expensive than the hire places and not displayed often.

There are several hire places, there's a shopping centre by Oasis Village at the top of the strip at Corralejo that has a bike shop opposite which seemed really good.

Fuerteventura is really windy - go careful.

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