Beach Resort
Poste de Flacq, Mauritius
9.2
Constance Prince Maurice
A refined all-suite hideaway on Mauritius's quiet north-east coast, famed for its stilted floating restaurant and access to championship golf.
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Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius wraps volcanic peaks, sugarcane hills and botanical gardens inside an almost continuous coral lagoon, giving the island a softness the open Indian Ocean rarely allows. Its Creole, Indian, Chinese and European inheritances blend into a culture — and a cuisine — of unusual warmth and complexity.
The island helped invent the modern beach-resort idea of luxury, and its best hotels remain masterclasses: vast gardens, championship golf, serious spas and service polished over generations. Unlike pure castaway destinations, Mauritius offers a real country to explore between swims.
The best hotels in Mauritius
Best areas to stay
Grand Baie & the North
The liveliest coast, with calm swimming, a clutch of elegant resorts and the island's best selection of restaurants and boutiques.
Belle Mare & the East Coast
Long, powder-soft beaches and a windward freshness make the east the connoisseur's choice, home to several of the island's grandest resorts.
Le Morne & the Southwest
Beneath the UNESCO-listed Le Morne mountain, this dramatic peninsula draws kitesurfers, honeymooners and lovers of big sunsets.
Dining & nightlife
Mauritian food is a quiet triumph — Creole curries, seafood grills, street-food dholl puri and fine dining that draws on all four of the island's culinary ancestries. Evenings revolve around resort bars, sega music performances and rum tastings from the island's distilleries.
Travelling as a family
Mauritius is one of the great family islands: lagoons like swimming pools, kids' clubs of genuine quality and activities from glass-bottom boats to bike rides through sugarcane. Many resorts offer family suites and teen programmes alongside adults-only enclaves.
Travelling as a couple
Honeymooners are the island's speciality, courted with private beach dinners, catamaran cruises to offshore islets and spa rituals scented with vanilla and coconut. The southwest's sunset coast under Le Morne is the most romantic corner of all.
Cultural highlights
- Le Morne Brabant and its UNESCO-listed heritage
- The Pamplemousses botanical garden's giant water lilies
- Port Louis' central market and colonial architecture
- Sega music and dance, the island's Creole heartbeat
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