Friday Attitude
Trou d’Eau Douce · Flacq
3 starsSupérieur
Friday Attitude stands near Trou d’Eau Douce, a fishing village on the east coast of Mauritius, in the Flacq district, a few metres from the beach. It is a hotel on a human scale, minimalist in wood and linen, in beige, white and orange: fifty rooms, fifteen of them family rooms with separate spaces for children. Île aux Cerfs is right opposite, reached by a free shuttle.
- Rooms
- 50
- Categories
- 2
- From the airport
- 50 km
Room categories
| Category | Size |
|---|---|
| Standard Room2 adults and 1 child, twin beds on request, one adapted for reduced mobility | 24 m² |
| Family Roomfifteen rooms, 2 adults and 2 children or teenagers | 33 m² |
The hotel at a glance
- Rooms
- 50
- Restaurants
- Two, plus a van: 90° East, the main restaurant facing the beach, thatched roof and exposed beams, local and international buffets, breakfast, lunch and dinner; Kot Nou, reinvented Mauritian cooking served as tapas; Taba-J, a Mauritian street food van, chilli cakes, rotis, dumplings and fried aubergine, afternoon tea from 4 pm to 6 pm.
- Bars
- Two: Le Patio, a cosy space with live music and sega, last orders at 11.15 pm, and WE Beach Lounge, a bar on the sand, last orders at 11.15 pm. Plus Teabaz, a self-service tea bar from 10.30 am to 6 pm.
- Spa
- POZ spa, open daily 8 am to 8 pm, booked at reception: two massage rooms, one single and one double. Products handmade by Indika, a Mauritian company from the Ferney valley; treatments also for children aged 3 to 12; five per cent of every purchase goes to the Attitude Foundation.
- Beach
- A few metres from the beach at Trou d’Eau Douce, opposite Île aux Cerfs, east coast
- Kids club
- Ayo le Dodo kids club, free: treasure hunts, sandcastle contests, cooking classes, Little Marine Discovery Centre. Babysitting payable on request, and baby equipment available to hire.
- Sports and activities
- Yoga and meditation, billiards, table football, table tennis, darts, French bowling, beach volleyball, board games, Bikes, including bikes with a baby seat, Water sports: snorkelling, glass-bottom boat, scuba diving, kitesurfing, Trip to Île aux Cerfs and a day aboard the catamaran Océane, with barbecue, Evenings: open-air cinema, live music, sunset campfire, Local experiences: dinner with a local family, the Flacq market, the Bras d’Eau forest
- Internet
- In rooms and public areas
- Parking
- Outside the hotel
What sets it apart
This is the group’s affordable family address: free kids club, Little Marine Discovery Centre, treasure hunts, sandcastle contests, cooking classes, and baby equipment available to hire so you can travel light. Parents have plenty too: sunrise yoga, a catamaran day with a barbecue on board, scuba diving, kitesurfing, and bikes fitted with baby seats. The hotel is served by a bus, which is rare, and its Otentik Discovery app suggests routes around the region.
The mood
The spirit of the house rests on its team, the Family Members, and on a deliberate informality: two bars, one with your feet in the sand, sega at Le Patio, open-air cinema, a sunset campfire and live music. The minibar is replaced by glass jars and a refill shop, the island-made mineral sunscreen is free, and the souvenir shop sells only products made in Mauritius. The POZ spa opens at 8 am and offers treatments for children aged 3 to 12.
Highlights
- Only fifty rooms, fifteen of them family rooms with a separate space for children
- Free shuttle to Île aux Cerfs, right opposite
- Free kids club and a Little Marine Discovery Centre
- Baby equipment to hire on site, and bikes with baby seats
- Catamaran day with a barbecue on board, scuba diving and kitesurfing
- Served by a bus, with an app of routes around the region
Good to know
- Dine Around covers only the main restaurant, 90° East.
- Afternoon tea at the Taba-J van is served from 4 pm to 6 pm, between the beach bar and the kids club.
- Both bars take last orders at 11.15 pm. The tea bar is self-service from 10.30 am to 6 pm.
- Parking is outside the hotel, worth knowing if you are hiring a car.
- Babysitting is payable, on request. Beach towels are collected at the kids club.
- One Standard room is adapted for guests with reduced mobility.
Getting there
The hotel is near Trou d’Eau Douce, on the east coast, two kilometres from the village centre. The airport is 50 kilometres and 60 minutes away by car, Port Louis 45 kilometres and 60 minutes, Belle Mare 10 kilometres. Check-in is at 2 pm and check-out at noon, with an arrivals and departures room, a shower room and a luggage room. Parking is outside the hotel, and reception runs twenty-four hours a day.
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