Best Luxury Resorts in Mauritius

The best luxury resorts in Mauritius are One&Only Le Saint Géran for classic family luxury, Four Seasons Anahita for private-pool villas and golf, The Oberoi for a quiet couples’ retreat, Constance Prince Maurice for food and wine, Royal Palm Beachcomber Luxury for discreet service in Grand Baie, Shangri-La Le Touessrok for beaches and island days, and LUX* Grand Baie for contemporary design. On the south-west coast, The St. Regis Le Morne and Maradiva Villas add sunsets, mountain scenery and some of the island’s best villas. Each resort below has a clear reason to book it, along with who it suits, how far it is from the airport and what you can expect to pay.

If Mauritius is new to you, start with the luxury Mauritius destination guide to see how the coasts differ. If you are still weighing up islands, the Seychelles versus Mauritius comparison sets the two side by side.

The best luxury resorts in Mauritius at a glance

Prices are indicative and were last updated in October 2026. Rates change with season, exchange rates and availability, so check live prices before booking.

Rates are for the entry room or villa category, per night for two with breakfast; most Mauritian quotes include 15% VAT, and the €3 per person nightly tourist fee (aged 12 and over) is extra. For a full seven-night trip for two at this level, including transfers, half board and a couple of excursions but excluding international flights, a working budget is US$5,000–US$10,000, rising well beyond that for villas and the festive season.

How to choose a luxury resort in Mauritius

Choose the coast before the hotel. Belle Mare, Poste de Flacq and Trou d’Eau Douce on the east give you the longest stretches of white sand, the quickest run from the airport and the largest resorts, though the south-east trades blow straight onshore there from June to September. The west and north-west stay drier and more sheltered in winter, with the sun going down over the sea. Grand Baie in the north puts the widest choice of restaurants and nightlife close by. The east coast versus west coast Mauritius guide explains the differences in detail.

Then decide on the room. Mauritius is not the Maldives: most luxury resorts here are built around rooms and suites in low buildings along the beach, and private pools are usually reserved for the villa categories. If your own pool is essential, Four Seasons Anahita and Maradiva include one with every villa; elsewhere, check the exact category. Finally, compare like for like. Half board is the norm at Mauritian resorts, and a rate that looks cheaper on a room-only basis can end up costing more once dinners are added.

East coast resorts

One&Only Le Saint Géran: best for classic all-round luxury

What puts Le Saint Géran at the top of a ranking is breadth: few Mauritian resorts do as many things well. The palm-covered Poste de Flacq peninsula gives it ocean on one flank and a calm lagoon on the other, and the refreshed rooms open fully to the outside through retractable patio doors, finished in island colours. Families can book interconnecting suites of two or three bedrooms with round-the-clock butlers, while Villa One, a secluded two-bedroom villa on the beach, comes with an infinity pool, butlers and a chef of its own. Seven places to eat range from the PRIME grill and La Terrasse to Tapasake, a pan-Asian restaurant on its own little lagoon island, and the KidsOnly club plus the OneTribe programme for teenagers cover every age better than anywhere else on this list.

• Best for: anyone who wants one resort that covers every base, from toddlers to teenagers to couples
• Transfer: by road in around 50–60 minutes
• Rates: a lagoon room starts around US$900 a night between June and September, rising to about US$1,250 at busier times, with breakfast, before 15% VAT
• Don’t miss: the footbridge walk across the lagoon to dinner at Tapasake

Good to know: children under 12 have often stayed free outside the festive season, so check the current family offer before booking.

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Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita: best for private-pool villas and golf

No resort in Mauritius does private-pool villas better than Anahita. At Beau Champ every villa and residence comes with a pool, a walled garden, an outdoor shower and a generous terrace, and the residences of two and three bedrooms have kitchens and living rooms that make sense for groups of friends or several generations together. Golf is the other strength: the estate’s 18-hole championship course, designed by Ernie Els, has holes along the ocean. A resort boat runs to Anahita’s own beach on Île aux Cerfs, the four restaurants span an oceanfront grill plus Italian and Asian kitchens, children aged 4 to 12 have a kids’ club, and some spa treatment pavilions sit over the water.

• Best for: golfers, groups sharing a residence and anyone set on a villa holiday
• Transfer: around 40 minutes by car, the shortest of any resort here
• Rates: garden pool villas start around US$950 a night between May and September, rising to about US$1,350 at busier times; check whether VAT and breakfast are in your quote
• Don’t miss: a round on the Ernie Els course, then a day on Île aux Cerfs

Good to know: the resort is spread out and the on-site beach is smaller than the Belle Mare sands, so book an ocean-view villa if you want to be near the water.

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Constance Prince Maurice: best for food, wine and an intimate scale

Prince Maurice ranks highest here for food and for a sense of seclusion. A Relais & Châteaux property, it has around 89 thatched junior suites, family suites and villas on the north-east coast, laid out between the sand and an inlet edged with mangroves. A number of the junior suites are raised on stilts above the water, while every villa has its own pool. The kitchen is the real draw: Le Barachois floats on pontoons over a natural fish reserve, and the cellar holds around 25,000 bottles, with sommelier-led tastings. Golfers can take a shuttle to Constance Belle Mare Plage, the sister resort, to play its Legend and Links courses.

• Best for: couples and honeymooners who travel for food and wine
• Transfer: by road in just over an hour, or about 15 minutes by helicopter
• Rates: junior suites start around US$700 a night between mid-May and September, rising to about US$1,250 at busier times, with breakfast and VAT included
• Don’t miss: dinner at Le Barachois and a cellar tasting

Good to know: a junior suite on stilts is not an overwater villa in the Maldivian sense. If a private pool and beachfront space are essential, book a villa.

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Shangri-La Le Touessrok: best for beaches and island days

Le Touessrok earns its place for the beaches it can put you on. At Trou d’Eau Douce, its 200 or so rooms and suites are divided between the Coral and Hibiscus wings and Frangipani Island, a calmer islet reached by footbridge. Its boats run guests to Îlot Mangénie, a private island roughly 10 minutes offshore with butler-served cabanas and a beach restaurant, and also to the Île aux Cerfs golf course. Safran serves Indian food and Kushi Japanese, CHI spa specialises in holistic and Ayurvedic therapies, and the club for children aged 4 to 11 ranks among the biggest in Mauritius. At the top sit three-bedroom beach villas with infinity pools, butlers and a private chef.

• Best for: families and couples who want sand, boats and variety
• Transfer: by road in around an hour, or about 10 minutes by helicopter
• Rates: around US$600 a night between June and September, rising to about US$1,000 at busier times, with breakfast and VAT included
• Don’t miss: a whole day spent on Îlot Mangénie

Good to know: Îlot Mangénie is a day island, not somewhere you sleep, and boats depend on sea conditions. Book Frangipani Island if you want the quietest rooms.

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North and north-west resorts

The Oberoi, Mauritius: best for privacy and romance

The Oberoi sits in 20 acres of gardens on Turtle Bay, part of a protected marine park on the sheltered north-west coast. Its low, thatched pavilions and villas are spread out for privacy, and the beach is a series of smaller coves, not one long sweep of sand. The villa categories are the reason to come: luxury villas with private pools and walled gardens, premier ocean-view pool villas and two-bedroom pool villas. Restaurants include the cliff-side On the Rocks, the spa offers Ayurvedic and aromatherapy treatments, and the mood is calm, with sunsets over the bay every clear evening.

• Best for: couples and honeymooners who want quiet and seclusion
• Transfer: by road in around 60 minutes
• Rates: a pavilion costs around US$550 a night between June and September, rising to about US$750 at busier times, and a pool villa from around US$1,300, with breakfast and taxes included
• Don’t miss: a snorkel in the protected Turtle Bay marine park

Good to know: pavilions do not have a pool. For the full Oberoi experience, book a Luxury Villa with Private Pool.

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Royal Palm Beachcomber Luxury: best for personal service

Royal Palm is the grande dame of Grand Baie: 69 sea-facing suites on a stretch of beach a short walk from the town, plus a newer Royal Villa with its own pool. The small scale means service is personal and the atmosphere is hushed, with three pools and a spa. Dining runs from French cooking with Mauritian touches at La Goélette to pan-Asian dishes at Asiya and grills at the Royal Grill, with Le Bar Plage on the sand. It suits you if you want old-school hospitality and a sheltered, sunny north coast in the winter months.

• Best for: couples and older travellers who value discreet, attentive service
• Transfer: around 70–80 minutes by car from the airport
• Rates: suites with breakfast start around US$750 a night between mid-May and September, rising to about US$1,350 at busier times, VAT included
• Don’t miss: dinner at La Goélette

Good to know: the Royal Villa is the one category with a private pool, so book Royal Palm for its service, not for villa living.

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LUX* Grand Baie: best for contemporary design and dining

LUX* Grand Baie opened at the end of 2022 with 116 suites, residences, villas and penthouses styled by Kelly Hoppen. Most guests stay in junior suites, while the pool residences, pool villas and penthouses have private heated pools and, in the higher categories, butler service. The centrepiece is the adults-only rooftop, Bisou, with a 30-metre infinity pool, restaurant and bar overlooking the bay. Below it are Beach Rouge, the brand’s beach club, Ai Kisu for Asian cooking over straw fire, and a LUX* Me spa set over four floors.

• Best for: stylish couples and friends who want restaurants and a social scene
• Transfer: around 60–75 minutes by car from the airport
• Rates: junior suites start around US$500 a night between June and September, rising to about US$750 at busier times, with breakfast; rates vary widely by date, so check live prices
• Don’t miss: sunset on the Bisou rooftop

Good to know: this is the liveliest resort on the list. If you want hushed evenings, Royal Palm or The Oberoi are the better fit.

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West and south-west resorts

The St. Regis Le Morne Resort: best for butler service and sunsets

The St. Regis is the strongest all-rounder on the west coast. It occupies one of the longest beaches on the Le Morne peninsula, below the UNESCO-listed Le Morne Brabant, and its 172 rooms and suites are styled like a colonial plantation house, with the brand’s butlers looking after every one. Six restaurants, the Iridium Spa (nearly 2,000 square metres and twelve treatment rooms) and an on-site kite centre that launches riders towards the One Eye break give it more range than its neighbours. Larger groups can take the four-bedroom St. Regis Villa, which has its own pools, a private chef and access to the beach.

• Best for: couples and families who rate service highly and want the sun setting over the sea
• Transfer: by road in around 75 minutes
• Rates: junior suites start around US$650 a night between June and September, rising to about US$1,000 at busier times, with breakfast and VAT included
• Don’t miss: a guided hike up Le Morne Brabant, then a kitesurfing lesson

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Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa: best for an all-villa stay in the west

Maradiva is the best-value way to get a private pool in Mauritius. Its 65 villas are spread across 27 acres of gardens at Wolmar, close to Flic en Flac, facing a beach of around 750 metres. Each one has a heated pool, a garden behind walls and an outdoor sala, and a villa host is on hand when you need one. Treatments at the spa lean Ayurvedic, and Cilantro serves pan-Asian dishes. Think of it as a west-coast alternative to Anahita at a lower price, with evening sunsets and the restaurants of Flic en Flac a few minutes away by car.

• Best for: couples who want their own pool on the sunset side of the island
• Location: Wolmar, around an hour from the airport by road
• Rates: pool villas start around US$720 a night between May and September, rising to about US$900 at busier times, with breakfast and VAT included
• Don’t miss: one of the spa’s Ayurvedic treatments

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Booking tips for a luxury stay in Mauritius

Pick the season with the coast in mind. October to December and April to May are the sweet spots for weather across the island. From June to September, the west and north are calmer and drier, while the east is breezier. The best time to visit Mauritius guide has the month-by-month detail.

Watch the festive season. From around 20 December to early January, rates at the top resorts can double, minimum stays apply and gala dinners are often compulsory. Book early if you want those dates.

Compare meal plans honestly. Half board is the default at most Mauritian resorts, and dinner à la carte at a five-star hotel can easily add US$150–US$250 a night for two. A slightly higher half-board rate is often better value.

Consider two resorts. On ten nights or more, splitting your stay between the east and the west gives you both sunrise and sunset coasts. The one resort versus split stay guide explains when moving is worth it, the seven-day luxury itinerary shows how to fit the island around a resort stay, and honeymooners can narrow the choice with the Mauritius honeymoon guide.

Compare the best luxury resorts in Mauritius

My verdict

For a family, I’d start with One&Only Le Saint Géran or Shangri-La Le Touessrok. For a private pool, Four Seasons Anahita in the east or Maradiva in the west. Couples who want quiet should look at The Oberoi or Prince Maurice, and those who want service above all at Royal Palm. If sunsets and scenery top the list, The St. Regis Le Morne is the pick, and LUX* Grand Baie suits a younger, more social trip. Choose the coast for the season first, then the room category, and the right resort usually becomes obvious.

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