THE ISLAND AND WHERE TO STAY
World leaders
The world’s best hotels are found on Mauritius as the ‘Oscars of the travel industry’ continue to show. Beachcomber’s Trou Aux Biches scooped the award for the ‘World’s Leading Beach Destination’ at the World Travel Awards 2011. In the Indian Ocean awards, Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa won the ‘Indian Ocean’s Leading Hotel’ and Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa the ‘Indian Ocean’s Leading Resort’ as well as leading spa resort in the Mauritius awards. Le Meridien Ile Maurice won Mauritius’ leading hotel for the third time, Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa won leading resort, Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Spa Resort scooped leading Golf Resort, again.
Conde Nast Traveller’s Gold List 2012 featured Le Touessrok as best for leisure facilities, The Oberoi Mauritius as best for service and the Maritim Hotel was awarded Virgin Holidays’ silver award for ‘Best Hotel in the Indian Ocean’ in November 2011.
beaches in the northwest. Even its three-star hotel Le Mauricia in lively Grand Baie, has honeymoon suites with plunge pools. Naïade Resorts relaunched in
December 2011 as LUX* which means ‘Island Light’, promoting simple, relaxed and individual luxury and service in its fi ve properties which range from the top end LUX* Belle Mare (formerly Beau Rivage) to the funky four-star all-inclusive Tamassa in Bel Ombre and three- star plus family-friendly Merville Beach in Grand Baie. Sun Resorts’ fi ve hotels include
the ever-popular family-friendly four-star La Pirogue, with rondavels under thatch on the west coast to the new sporty but stylish fi ve-star Long Beach, with an all-inclusive family option, on the pristine Belle Mare Plage on the east coast, along with Constance Hotels’ two fi ve-star stunners, the posh boutique Le Prince Maurice and the ever popular Belle Mare Plage. Veranda resorts has six properties, including the island’s most popular
Above: One&Only St Geran and (right) The Residence Right: Le Cardinal (top) and Shanti Maurice (below) Inset: Belle Riviere Villas
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“Mauritius offers a stunning choice of hotels to suit all tastes, from world-class luxury and elegance to peaceful and private boutiques. Hotels are very proactive, regularly coming up with fantastic offers and engaging in joint marketing campaigns to increase brand awareness sales.”
Shafi que Cockar, Head of Product, Contracting & Marketing, Enchanting Holidays
hotel; the four-star plus all-inclusive Creole-style Heritage Awali Golf & Spa Resort which offers unbeatable value and access to the new C Beach Club, and the fi ve-star charming colonial-style Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Spa Resort, both on a sandy beach in Bel Ombre. They also have the contemporary three-star plus Veranda Grande Baie completely refurbished in 2010, and family favourite, Veranda Pointe aux Biches in the north. Apavou Hotels has two four- star luxury hotels, Indian Resort, which is well-placed
for kite-surfi ng in the tranquil
Le Morne and La Plantation Resort & Spa
in the northwest. Described as perfect for couples, also in the northwest is Le Cardinal Exclusive Resort which has 13 sea-facing luxury suites. Amenities include two restaurants, a piano bar,
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boathouse and treatment room. On the same coast The Casuarina is a three-star Moorish-style property just 5km from Grand Baie which offers guests two swimming pools plus bar and restaurant overlooking the sea. On the west coast, the four-star deluxe Sands Resort & Spa with sea-facing rooms and a view of
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