La Belle Maurice

Voilà Bagatelle

Moka · Moka

3 starsStandard

Voilà Bagatelle is at Moka, at the centre of Mauritius, in the Moka district. Rated three stars, in the Standard sub-category. It is a business hotel directly linked to the Bagatelle shopping centre. It is run by ER Hospitality, the hotel arm of the Mauritian group ER.

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Room categories

CategorySize
Standard Roomsound insulated with blackout curtains, one queen-size bed or two twin beds as you prefer, Posturepedic mattress, one hundred per cent cotton bedding, 32-inch television, work desk with ergonomic chair and telephone, mini-fridge, safe, tea and coffee making, rain shower, non-smoking20 m²
Terrace Roomprivate outdoor terrace, king-size or twin beds, can interconnect with another Terrace Room, hairdryer, otherwise as the Standard28 m²
Corner Studiobuilt for longer stays, seating and coffee table area convertible into a sleeping space, third bed possible, king-size or twin beds28 m²
Special Needs Corner Studioon the ground floor, step-free entrance, 775 mm door opening, 1, 500 mm wheelchair turning circle, light switches 1, 200 mm above the floor, wardrobe bar at 1, 300 mm, bathroom with rain shower and toilet with handrails, twin beds and an orthopedic mattress28 m²

The hotel at a glance

Restaurants
The Voilà restaurant, four sittings: breakfast 6 am to 10 am, lunch 11 am to 3 pm, an afternoon tea buffet 1 pm to 5 pm, dinner 6 pm to 10 pm. Meal delivery to the hotel’s meeting rooms and off-site catering
Sports and activities
A fitness corner inside the hotel
Meeting rooms
Equipped meeting rooms, with catering and event organising: birthdays, end-of-year parties, launches, team-building days
Internet
Free, over Wi-Fi and by cable in the rooms
Parking
Free

What sets it apart

Position is the argument: in the centre of the island, within reach of the three business hubs, Port Louis, Ebene Cybercity and Moka, and linked to a mall of more than one hundred and fifty shops. The attention paid to accessibility is the other notable point: a 28-square-metre corner studio, on the ground floor, is designed for wheelchair users, with a 775-millimetre door opening, a 1,500-millimetre turning circle, light switches 1,200 millimetres above the floor, a wardrobe bar at 1,300 millimetres, a step-free entrance, and handrails at the shower and the toilet. Rooms are sound insulated, with blackout curtains, Posturepedic mattresses, one hundred per cent cotton bedding and electrical sockets in every international standard.

The mood

The Voilà restaurant provides four services through the day: breakfast from 6 am to 10 am, lunch from 11 am to 3 pm, a buffet afternoon tea from 1 pm to 5 pm, and dinner from 6 pm to 10 pm. The kitchen also delivers to the hotel’s meeting rooms, and offers outside catering. The Bagatelle shopping centre, to which the hotel is linked, is home to Ocean Basket and Domino’s Pizza, which delivers. There is no room service.

Highlights

  • Direct access to Bagatelle Mall, more than one hundred and fifty shops
  • In the centre of the island, within reach of Port Louis, Ebene Cybercity and Moka
  • Ground-floor corner studio designed for wheelchair users
  • Sound-insulated rooms with blackout curtains and Posturepedic mattresses
  • Four sittings a day at the restaurant, from breakfast at 6 am to dinner until 10 pm
  • Reception and on-site manager around the clock, free parking
  • Meeting rooms, meal delivery to the room and off-site catering
  • Electrical sockets in every international standard in the rooms

Good to know

  • There is no room service: meals are taken at the restaurant or delivered from the shopping centre.
  • This is not a beach hotel: it is in the centre of the island, with no access to the sea, and it is chosen for work, for study or for a hospital stay.
  • Have the check-out time confirmed when booking.
  • Early check-in costs extra, at seventy-five per cent of the room rate.
  • Free cancellation runs to twenty-four hours before arrival; beyond that, one night per room is charged.
  • The accessible studio is the only one: ask for it by name, and it is on the ground floor.
  • The minimum age to check in is eighteen, and an ID or passport is required.
  • The Terrace Room can interconnect with another Terrace Room, which makes it the only answer for a family.

Getting there

The hotel is at the centre of the island, at Moka, with direct access to the Bagatelle shopping centre. The telephone number is +230 406 8000 and the email hello@voilahotel.mu. Reception is open twenty-four hours a day, with a manager on site at all hours, closed-circuit television, and free parking. The hotel does not offer a free airport shuttle, but arranges transfers on request. The private Wellkin hospital is a five-minute drive away, the University of Mauritius at Réduit a few minutes, and Ebène Cybercity, Port Louis and the Swami Vivekananda conference centre are close by.

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