Sunrise Attitude
Belle Mare · Flacq
4 starsStandard
Sunrise Attitude lines Belle Mare beach, on the east coast of Mauritius, in the Flacq district. Reserved for adults, it is built of wood, stone and thatch, and decorated by Mauritian craftspeople using ravenala, coconut straw and terrazzo. Rated four stars. It has 145 rooms and 8 villas with private pools, including twenty-eight ground-floor rooms that open directly onto the pool.
- Rooms
- 153
- Categories
- 4
- From the airport
- 55 km
Room categories
| Category | Size |
|---|---|
| Couple Room61 rooms, terrace or balcony, 2 adults, one adapted for reduced mobility | 25 m² |
| Couple Room with partial sea view56 rooms on the first or second floor, balcony, 2 adults | 31 m² |
| Swim-up Couple Room28 ground-floor rooms, direct pool access, 2 adults | 31 m² |
| Villa8 villas with private pool and garden, 2 adults | 100 m² |
The hotel at a glance
- Rooms
- 153
- Restaurants
- Four: The Market, the main restaurant, in the spirit of a covered market, live cooking, breakfast, à la carte lunch and dinner by stations; The Social House, a colourful buffet at lunch and tapas, sushi and mezze in the evening, with a lounge DJ at aperitif time; Kot Nou, reinvented Mauritian cooking à la carte, two services at 7 pm and 9 pm; Taba-J, a local street food van. Vegan options throughout, and Dine Around across three restaurants from half board.
- Bars
- Four: Papaya, the main pool bar, with service from the water and a swing seat, salads, burgers and pizzas, last orders at 11.15 pm; The Social House bar, lounge by day then a DJ at dusk; Bar 31, a pub with a lagoon-view terrace, beers, rums and football matches; Teabaz, self-service tea bar from 10.30 am to 5.30 pm
- Pools
- Two
- Spa
- POZ spa, open daily 9 am to 8 pm: eight massage rooms, five single and three double, a beauty area and a salt hammam. Products handmade by Indika, a Mauritian company from the Ferney valley; five per cent of every purchase goes to the Attitude Foundation.
- Beach
- Belle Mare beach, east coast
- Sports and activities
- Gymbox, bootcamp, yoga, tai chi, walks in the cane fields, Beach football, French bowling, billiards, board game corner, Water sports: snorkelling, water polo, aquagym, glass-bottom boat, swimming outing in front of the hotel, catamaran to Île aux Cerfs, The Sand and Sound experience, weekly on the beach, Creative workshops: pottery, drawing, drums, intuitive dance, led by Mauritian artists, Evenings: sunset DJ four times a week, live shows, open-air cinema once a month
- Internet
- Free in rooms and public areas
- Parking
- On site
What sets it apart
The house takes an unusual stance: there is no television in the rooms, and the programme is built around calm and making things. Creative workshops are led by Mauritian artists, pottery with Nadine, a drum workshop, intuitive dance with Daphné, and the signature experience, Sand and Sound, gathers guests on Belle Mare beach each week with headphones on, guided by a host. The rest follows the same spirit: yoga and tai chi, walks through the cane fields, a bike ride to the Flacq market, local rum tasting and dinner with a local family.
The mood
Thirty per cent of the menu is vegetarian or vegan, the minibar is replaced by a refill shop, mineral sunscreen is provided, and water is free everywhere. Evenings are shared between a sunset DJ four times a week, live shows and an open-air cinema once a month. In the villas, a barbecue, breakfast or a massage can be served on the spot.
Highlights
- Adults only, facing Belle Mare beach
- No television in the rooms, by design
- Twenty-eight rooms with direct pool access from the terrace
- Eight one-hundred-square-metre villas with private pool and garden
- Creative workshops led by Mauritian artists and the Sand and Sound experience on the beach
- POZ spa with eight massage rooms and a salt hammam
Good to know
- Kot Nou runs two services, at 7 pm and 9 pm, à la carte.
- Dine Around lets you choose between three restaurants for dinner, at no supplement, from half board.
- In the villas, breakfast or dinner can be served in the villa, at a supplement and by reservation.
- The tea bar is self-service from 10.30 am to 5.30 pm. The bars take last orders at 11.15 pm.
- One Couple room is adapted for guests with reduced mobility.
- Medical service is available on request, at a supplement, and laundry is payable.
Getting there
The hotel is at Belle Mare, on the east coast. The airport is 55 kilometres and about a 60-minute drive away, Port Louis 35 kilometres and about 50 minutes, Flacq 10 kilometres and Trou d’Eau Douce 10 kilometres. Check-in is at 2 pm and check-out at noon, with a shower room and a luggage room for arrivals and departures. Reception runs twenty-four hours a day.
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