Mauritius Travel Forum

We plan to visit for the first time to Mauritius in mid-April'09.
We would like to find a nice place to stay for two of us for one week, with a good ratio quality/price.
What would you recommend and WHY ??
Is it possible to have all at the same time: nice beach nearby, reasonably luxury accomodation, quiet and with a nice view, etc..?
What kind of budget do we need to plan ? For the moment we have just a flight to get on the iland...!
Thank you in advance for any other useful information.

There is a lot of information on VT - take a look at these pages for lots of ideas and Tips.

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Africa/Mauritius/TravelGuide-Mauritius.html

YOu can check these top rated hotels
Dinarobin Hotel Golf & Spa
Sofitel Imperial Resort & Spa
The Sands Resort
Legends Hotel
Shandrani Hotel
Belle Mare Plage Hotel
Sugar Beach Resort
The Residence
Hotel 20 Degrees Sud
source- http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g293816-Mauritius-Vacations.html

It will depend on which type of location you like. In the north, you will have more night activities (Grand Baie) but the most beautiful hotels are found in the East of Mauritius. Coco Beach is my favorite place (3stars hotel) and its not so expensive. But still you can rent a bungalow and enjoy your stay.

when you reach mauritius, do not hesitate to contact me for further help or queries. i will be glad to help out :)

Hi wrapnet,

Great to hear you have your flights sorted for your trip. I put together Mauritius stuff and got to visit ost of the hotels we use last June.

out of the top rated hotels suggeted above I know that the below can be a bit pricey (mainly 4-5 star properties)

Dinarobin Hotel Golf & Spa (starting room is a junior suite, but the spa here was my favourite,very beautiful and lives up to its claims)

Legends Hotel

Shandrani Hotel (available all inclusive only, but its a good package includes diving and other extras)

Belle Mare Plage Hotel (available HB only, but very good value sometime in the year....unfortunately not April, a high season)

Sugar Beach Resort (recently developed, pretty stylish)

Hotel 20 Degrees Sud (boutique hotel, unique style but high price tag for what it is)

The following are 3 star properties. Sorry to the above poster and anyone else who likes this hotel but I don't like le coco beach, I think it looks like a lego land butlins and doesn't fit in on the island. It is cheap for a reason....

Best of the rest in the 3+ star group:

Paul et virginie in the north - vernada hotel, well finished, intimate and romantic, restaurant refurbished last year.

Pointe aux biches - my fav 3 star, loved the barefoot concept and the spa kiosks right on the beach which you don't often find

Merville Beach - ok hotel, food is good rooms may need a little revamp but its comfortable

La Pirogue - stayed a night here, good food, liked the big hammocks dotted about the grounds (big enough for 3...or so I found out!) rooms sorta themed like a ship or so I was told. Was ok as a basic hotel


Moneywise I would say to estimate about £4-500 per person as a starting half board price (difficult to say really, depending on where has any discounts, if you are a honeymoon couple, etc.) Really hope the trip goes well for you, I'm sure you will love Mauritius, its such a friendly island.