 Location
The hotel is situated at the peninsula of Belle Mare with its long white sandy beach. It is 47 km from Port Louis, 52 km from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (15 minutes away by helicopter) and a 20-minute drive to the nearest village.
Facilities
The hotel overlooks the Indian Ocean. There are 148 rooms in total at this beach hotel. Guests are welcomed in the lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out services, a hotel safe and a hairdressing salon. A kids' club, restaurant, conference facilities, room service (for a fee) and a car park also feature.
Rooms
The suites are of Dutch and French colonial style combined with eclectic European comforts. They are air-conditioned and have one king-size bed or two queen-size beds, a spacious dressing room and a dual vanity unit in the en suite bathroom with a shower, bath and hairdryer, and a separate WC. A safe, minibar, Internet access, tea and coffee making facilities, and a balcony or terrace are also available in all rooms. A flat-screen TV with satellite/cable channels and iPod docking stations are further standard features in all rooms.
Sports/Entertainment
The hotel has a modern gym, a Gary Player golf course and a Peter Wash international tennis centre. Further activities offered include kayaking, laser sailing, pedal boating, glass-bottom boat rides and snorkelling tours (some items incur additional fees). It has a Gyvenchy spa located in tropical gardens that offers tai-chi, massages and beauty services. Guests can also take a refreshing dip in the outdoor swimming pool with children's swimming area and a poolside snack bar. Guests can also take part in an aerobics or aqua fit session, play table tennis and beach volleyball, or go biking. There are sun loungers with parasols laid out ready for use on the nearby sandy beach.
Meals
The hotel has 3 restaurants - the main La Terrasse restaurant, the delightful Paul & Virginie waterside restaurant for relaxed lunches & romantic dinners that specialises in seafood authentic Mauritian dishes. And Spoon des Iles, the fashionable and refined gourmet restaurant by Alain Ducasse. The hotel serves a breakfast buffet each morning. Lunch and dinner are available a la carte. Dinner is additionally served from a set menu.
Payment
American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and VISA are accepted.
How to get there
The hotel is 52 km away from the airport, and reached within a 60-minute drive along the motorway from Plaine Magnien to the roundabout leading to Quartier Militaire. From there guests should continue on to Poste de Flacq, which is a 10-minute drive from the hotel. By helicopter, it takes 15 minute to reach the hotel.
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(5 stars)