Luxury Hotels - Best Hotel on Mauritius?

Whats the best/nicest Hotel there?
Looking to fly there in Nov.
Although the 4 seasons seems nice ive heard that you have to walk miles to actually be able to swin in the sea....

Other ideas?

Thanks

Whats the best/nicest Hotel there?
Looking to fly there in Nov.
Although the 4 seasons seems nice ive heard that you have to walk miles to actually be able to swin in the sea....

Other ideas?

Thanks

Not true that you have to walk miles to swim in the sea at FS. It gets deep pretty quickly compared to many other beaches. The beach is man made, though, and thus slightly less beautiful than some other beaches at Mauritius in my opinion. Best beach is at the O&O but the hotel itself is not my favorite. Also the little island outside Le Toussrok has a nice beach, but again the hotel is not my favorite. I would go for the FS.

there is also a shuttle boat from fs to ile aux cerfs
would go to fs too

The Oberoi or Le Prince Maurice.

There is a new St Regis opening here in September, might be worth a look.

I like the beachfront villas with pool at Prince Maurice best.

I like the beachfront villas with pool at Prince Maurice best.

I should preface this with plunge pool!

I'm a big fan of Le Touessrok. Many different beaches you can use depending on what you're looking for.
Just beware of urchins in general in Mauritius !

Try Nira Shanti Maurice, it used to be called just Shanti Maurice and it was a health spa resort but then the management was taken over by Nira, which is led by a industry legend Manvinder Puri.

The Oberoi or Le Prince Maurice.

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Le Prince Maurice is by far the best, followed by The Oberoi.

Touessrok is REALLY tired and desperately needs a rethink and a refurb. This is also true of O&O Le Saint Géran.

Shanti Maurice is a 4-star at best and cannot be compared with Le Prince & Oberoi.

And yes, I was there very recently.

Le Prince Maurice is by far the best, followed by The Oberoi.

It seems as if Le Prince Maurice will become Constance Le Prince Maurice as of Sept 1st. I wonder how the management change will impact service.

I am not familiar with Constance resorts, so I have no idea if this change is a good thing or a bad thing.

At any rate, hopefully Constance will spruce the place up a bit, because it looks pretty tired to me.

Touessrok is REALLY tired and desperately needs a rethink and a refurb. This is also true of O&O Le Saint Géran.

Was at Le Touessrok in May. Agree that it does need a bit of refurb (I think it's being planned actually) but it's definitely not as bad as you make it sound ! We walked on the beach of St Géran and that one does look like it needs to be updated. Would not hesitate between the two, though I've not stayed at St Géran and I gather that service is supposedly exceptional...

Not been to the others you've mentioned so can't comment unfortunately !

I like the Royal Palm, because of the beach and the staff. The Prince is nice, if you like to play golf and enjoy the absolute quite. The Oberoi is very good, but I don`t like the beach. The O&O is in need of an refreshment and the Le Touessrok is like a holiday factory.

It seems as if Le Prince Maurice will become Constance Le Prince Maurice as of Sept 1st. I wonder how the management change will impact service.

I am not familiar with Constance resorts, so I have no idea if this change is a good thing or a bad thing.

At any rate, hopefully Constance will spruce the place up a bit, because it looks pretty tired to me.

Le Prince Maurice has always been owned and managed by Constance! They just added the Constance bit last year to improve the branding of their resorts. No change at all. The resort is half-way through a massive refurb and is looking wonderful already. When were you there? I was there very recently and it was not looking at all tired!

I like the Royal Palm, because of the beach and the staff. The Prince is nice, if you like to play golf and enjoy the absolute quite. The Oberoi is very good, but I don`t like the beach. The O&O is in need of an refreshment and the Le Touessrok is like a holiday factory.

Le Prince does not have a golf course. There is one next door at sister hotel Belle Mare Plage. Le Prince is not, in any way, a golf resort.

What don't you like about The Oberoi's beach?

Was at Le Touessrok in May. Agree that it does need a bit of refurb (I think it's being planned actually) but it's definitely not as bad as you make it sound ! We walked on the beach of St Géran and that one does look like it needs to be updated. Would not hesitate between the two, though I've not stayed at St Géran and I gather that service is supposedly exceptional...

Not been to the others you've mentioned so can't comment unfortunately !

Service at O&O Le Saint Geran is not, IMHO, exceptional, but is merely adequate. You don't think that Le Touessrok's public areas need a major refurbishment? I am staggered!

Le Prince Maurice has always been owned and managed by Constance! They just added the Constance bit last year to improve the branding of their resorts. No change at all. The resort is half-way through a massive refurb and is looking wonderful already. When were you there? I was there very recently and it was not looking at all tired!

I have not been there. I was basing my 'looks tired' strictly from photos. I'll be eager to see what the refurb looks like as I will be in Mauritius next year and might consider staying there (in addition to the FS).

I based my assumption about Constance recently having taken over on the press release that I read regarding the refurb. Clearly I misunderstood it since I took it to mean that Constance had recently taken over the management from someone else. My mistake and thanks for the clarification.

What don't you like about The Oberoi's beach?

Rocks... lots of them. Pretty beach, but poor for swimming. Was there 2 months ago. Excellent hotel, amazing service, food was great... even took advantage of a lot of the water sports/activites. But if a great beach is a big part of your plan, this is not the hotel for you.

You don't think that Le Touessrok's public areas need a major refurbishment? I am staggered!

I'd probably agree on the main dining room and bar above pool needing a bit of refurb (never had dinner at the Indian restaurant but Barlen's is nice IMO). Have not used spa but fitness room is fine. General areas around hotel look very nice except perhaps Coral wing. Pools look great. Golf is still fantastic (though they had sand on the greens when I was there, which wasn't ideal). I also visited one of the villas and it looked superb.

I don't know, perhaps I just have different standards ;) but to me this hotel is still looking quite good. To be fair I probably have a lot less experience with this kind of hotels so that might explain it...

Thanks for sharing your opinion of service at St Géran. Based on the looks and now the service you mention I really don't understand why anyone would want to stay there...