Relaxing time in Paradise
Jun 6, 2025 IanStarr Peterborough, United Kingdom
The Hotel is situated in the very north of the island. It's a good 1hr - 1h-30min transfer from the airport depending on traffic (and surprisingly there can be a lot). Keep this in mind if you like short transfers or you are considering day excursions as a lot of the sights are in the south. On arrival, despite a long journey, we immediately felt… Read more
The Hotel is situated in the very north of the island. It's a good 1hr - 1h-30min transfer from the airport depending on traffic (and surprisingly there can be a lot). Keep this in mind if you like short transfers or you are considering day excursions as a lot of the sights are in the south. On arrival, despite a long journey, we immediately felt relaxed and this was the case for our whole 10 days. Our room wasn't ready as we arrived very early but they have what they call "cabins" available which are solely yours until your room is ready. They are basically large bathrooms but it allows you to shower, change and store your belongings. ملاحظة: These cabins are also made available to anyone who has a late departure and has to vacate their room as checkout is by 12 however this is not always the case, it just depends if your room is allocated or not. We managed to have a good look around anyway and our room was ready by 1pm. I didn't upgrade from the standard room and the room is more than adequate. Lots of space, storage, double showers and sinks and separate toilet. The beds are massive and super comfortable - normally we can't wait to get back to our own but not this time. Each room has a balcony or veranda. We were on the top floor of 3. The majority of rooms are on 3 levels with a small additional block where they are on 2 floors. I believe all the larger rooms are on the bottom floor. I didn't hear anyone complain about noise from above but can't comment if that's an issue. You can probably ask ahead if you'd like a top room. All rooms look out over the gardens/beach or cove. Personally not sure it's worth the extra just to have more seating in your room. There are 3 Pools, 2 near the accommodation and main buildings and 1 on the peninsula. The peninsula pool probably has the sun most of the day. The other 2 offer more shade. The Cove beach is man made as I think has been mentioned a number of times but its real/local sand if you're worried. The Cove is reasonably shallow and not many people swam when we were there. The peninsula has lots of sun loungers"love nests" dotted around and there is plenty of access into the sea. It is rocky so bring your swimming shoes. We are not pool people so spent all our time on the peninsula and swam in the sea. ملاحظة: The sea is not very clear or wasn't during our stay and it was mentioned that this is not the case in the south so if you are expecting clear seas you might not get this. However on one of the free snorkelling trips available from the hotel, the reef and fish were clearly visible. Plenty of sun beds are available and all are served by staff which you can call from your beds or you can still go up to the bars yourself. Despite it asking you not to bag beds and that your personal things would be removed, this did happen quite a bit and I don't think they ever removed peoples things. As mentioned, there are snorkelling trips available free from the hotel. They run every day and 3 of those days you meet up with some naturalists who give you a bit more detail about the reef and escort you. You can do this trip as many times as you like. There are also kayaks and pedalos and you can do some sailing at extra costs. There are other boat trips and cycling available at extra costs. There is a small adequate gym, 2 tennis courts and the Spa but we didn't use so can't comment. For eating there are 3 options available at no extra cost plus the Cove which at the time of our visit was a Fish/Lobster menu which is additional. The main restaurant is for breakfast and evening meals which are a mix of buffet and a la carte with theme nights on certain evenings. During the day the peninsula has a lunch menu from 12-3 and the main bar has a snacks menu available from after breakfast right through till dinner. You have to pre-book the peninsula and the other restaurant called XO which is Japanese/Sushi menu. We only went once to both of these but it would appear you can go as many times as you like, just as long as you book in advance. If you are on honeymoon they have an additional dining area but not sure what this menu contains. Disappointingly I would say is that these tables for honeymooners are around the pool and over looked by diners in the main restaurant. I think these meals would be more appreciated around the Cove as we experienced for the Lobster menu. I personally don't get the XO. People that enjoy must only buy supermarket sushi to rave about it. We're in Mauritius ! Id prefer it to be something local or certainly have that influence as the Mauritian and Indian nights in the main restaurant were brilliant. Or move the Cove diners to that location and give up the Cove to the honeymooners. There are 2 bars, 1 around the main building and 1 on the peninsula. Open all day but last orders is at 11 so if your're looking for late nights and partying it doesn't go on in this hotel - which seemed to suit everyone actually. Entertainment was light but again I think this was more than suitable for the ambiance. Location, If you want to get out, this is limited by foot. You can walk out onto the public beach or along the road but it's not ideal. You can hire bikes at the hotel and there are taxis that can be arranged. There is normally always one outside with a small shack which was always manned when we went out. But there's nothing local to walk out to other than the beach. The road at times, can carry some noise - unfortunately they have boy racers in Mauritius as well, but it didn't disturb us. ملاحظة: Whilst I mention the public beach, there can be quite a bit of music noise from this beach over the weekends. There is either nothing they can do about it or it's never been expressed enough as an issue to the authorities. As there is a hotel on the other side of this public beach it is surprising. I found the majority of staff amazing. There are quite a few young people working, as you may expect, but they are all being guided by the more experienced and they are all trying to do a great job. A special shout out to Manoj (Mango Daiquiris !), Jooja, Deepak and John but everyone deserves a thanks. I also didn't get his name but the gentlemen working in the grounds and doing the flower displays was always charming and probably doesn't get a mention - sorry. I would highly recommend a stay here. We didn't enjoy the distance to get out (1 day excursion for 8+hours was enough) so I'd suggest either private excursions to only 1 location at a time, hire a car and DIY or perhaps do a 2 centre as 1 couple we met had done, do the south for a week and do all the sites then have a week doing nothing at Paradise Cove. Read less