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detached and extremely comfortable cottage units with gabled roofs frame a sociable pool
area, an open-air restaurant and a bar.
Le Saint Géran
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( 401 1688;
lesaintgeran.oneandonlyresorts.com
; Pointe de Flacq; ste incl half board from €420; )
There's no other way to say it, Le Saint Géran is classic Mauritian luxury at its finest. And
the clientele seems to agree. The resort sees more repeat customers than any other top-end
hotel on the island (and these aren't your average vacationers - the guest list is a veritable
who's who of movie stars and politicos). Spacious rooms, under the signature bright-blue
roofs, are arranged along the seemingly endless oceanfront - everyone has a to-die-for
view. Watersports are aplenty, there's a charming kids club for the little ones, and the top-
notch butler service caters to every request. Le Saint Géran has set the bar unobtainably
high in the dining category as well. Of the numerous on-site restaurants, world-class Rasoi
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, an Indian eatery set on a stunning pavilion, is the pick.
Belle Mare Plage
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LUXURY HOTEL
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( 402 2600;
bellemareplagehotel.constancehotels.com
;
Pointe de Flacq; s/d/ste from €150/200/250;
)
One of Mauritius' most delightful and exclusive hotels, the Belle Mare Plage quite
simply ticks every box. Pass through the inviting lobby - scented with vanilla and ylang-
ylang, no less - before uncovering an enviable beach and cache of top-notch amenities.
Golfers relish the two championship-level courses and well-respected academy, spa fanat-
ics purr like kittens while being pummelled by expert massage therapists, and gourmet
buffs are sated at the superb Blue Penny Café.
Residence
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( 401 8888;
www.theresidence.com
;
Belle Mare; r from €291; )
Evoking the forgotten
grandeur of colonial India, the Residence's vast complex of hotel rooms occupies an envi-
able stretch of sand. Rooms are simply decorated - white drapery everywhere and framed
Darwin-esque animal sketches on the walls.
Le Prince Maurice
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