INDIAN OCEAN
15) situated on one of the last
beachfront properties on the island, on the white sand of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Le Morne, and bordered by a turquoise lagoon. The resort features the signature St. Regis Butler service, a luxurious Iridium Spa, a variety of leisure activities, health club, private cinema, and 172 luxurious guest suites. The resort also features six culinary experiences. Constance Hotels is carrying out a major refurbishment of its flagship property – the six-star Prince Maurice, which will re-open this month (September) with a second swimming pool, new spa, refurbishment of all suites and villas and an upgraded L¹Archipel restaurant, adding a new wine cellar and floating bar. Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa has introduced swimming with wild dolphins in Mauritius and new home grown Mauritian cooking classes using produce from the resort’s gardens. Set on the beach of Bel Ombre, the
five-star Heritage Le Telfair Golf and Spa Resort stretches across 15 acres with 158 rooms and suites, with
butler service in the latter.
Located within easy reach of Chamarel, Mahébourg, Grand Bassin and Black River Gorges, the resort features ocean- facing rooms, a fitness centre, 600 sq m pool and 175 sq m heated pool, kids club and spa. Free land and water sports include water-skiing and an 18-hole Mauritius golf course.
Perfect for food lovers, guests
have access to no fewer than 11 restaurants within Domaine de Bel Ombre.
So too do guests of Heritage The Villas who get
around the domain by golf cart. Villas come with
two, three or four rooms up to ooms up to
400 sq m and all have air-conditioned master bedrooms with en-suite bath or shower rooms, infinity pools, large veranda and BBQ area.
Guests enjoy a 20% discount on food and beverages in restaurants and bars at the Heritage Le Telfair and Heritage Awali Golf & Spa Resorts. They also
have access to the C Beach Club. The Angsana Balaclava opened on a secluded bay in the north-west corner of Mauritius last December. A small boutique resort with only 50 rooms, there's an Angsana Spa and a unique Conservation Laboratory. Sun Resorts’ four-star Ambre Hotel is due to re-open next month (October) with 297 rooms on what is claimed to be one of the most beautiful beaches in the east of Mauritius, in Palmar. The hotel has been undergoing a €10million renovation to give it a tropical, easy-gong feel. The hotel is set on a 700-metres long white natural sandy beach running along a sheltered bay. The adjacent lagoon has many bathing and diving areas. A 735-square-metre pool will feature
an area for children. There will also be a Sun Kids Club, a wide selection of restaurants and bars, a spa, a hammam,
Clockwise from top right: Ocean Villa in the Beach House Iruveli Maldives; Maradiva Villas Resort, Mauritius; One&Only Maldives; Denis Island, Seychelles, Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa, Maldives
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sauna, Jacuzzi and beauty parlour. Ambre guests have preferential access to Le Touessrok Golf Course.
What's New – Seychelles In Seychelles, Desroches has unveiled the ‘decadent’ Madame Zabre Spa Retreat, claimed to be the most expensive villa in the islands. Newest major property in the
Seychelles is Raffles Praslin, which opened in 2011. A ‘Short & Suite’ package allows guests to escape for a short break including a complimentary night when booking a three-night stay at the resort: from €540 per villa per night, based on two sharing on a B&B basis and including return airport transfers. Cosmos' new Goa & Indian Ocean
brochure offers a wider choice of twin- centre and tour and stay holidays in Goa, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Two six-night tours ‘Wild and Scenic Sri Lanka’ and ‘Splendours of Ceylon’ can be combined with either a Sri Lanka (six-eight nights) or Maldives beach stay (eight nights). The new ‘elite’-branded sister
properties include the Constance
Selling Tip
Excellent daily flights to Seychelles with
Etihad and Emirates mean great emirate stopover options
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