Casuarina Resort & Spa
Trou-aux-Biches · Pamplemousses
4 starsStandard
Casuarina Resort & Spa stands facing Trou aux Biches beach, on the north-west coast of Mauritius, in the Pamplemousses district. It is rated four stars, in the Standard sub-category. Founded in 1973, it has been extended and reworked over the decades. It mixes rooms with ten family cottages, in a tropical garden of bougainvillea, hibiscus and coconut palms.
- Categories
- 5
Room categories
- Standard Room, over the garden, double bed or single beds, shower and toilet, private terrace or balcony, up to 3 guests with an extra bed on request
- Privilege Garden Room, a renovated room facing the garden and the pond, with a view of the fountain and a partial sea view, extra bed possible on request
- Privilege Sea View Room, turned towards the Trou aux Biches lagoon
- Deluxe Room
- Family Cottage, ten cottages, two rooms: a bedroom for the couple with a queen-size bed and a children’s room for up to four children, kitchenette, living room and dining area
The hotel at a glance
- Restaurants
- Three: Le Boucanier, the main restaurant open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, local and international dishes; the Indian Tree Top, à la carte, Indian food and seafood; and Finger’s, snacks and light meals near the pool
- Pools
- Two pools
- Spa
- A Balinese-inspired spa, built in 2006 in a secluded part of the hotel
- Beach
- A private beach facing the public beach of Trou aux Biches, north-west coast
- Kids club
- Free for children aged 3 to 11, daily 9 am to 4 pm: a small playground and an indoor room, reading, drawing, colouring, face painting, learning the sega, educational programmes, hide and seek in the garden and supervised swimming, lunch at the club or at the restaurant on a chef’s menu; baby-sitting at extra cost for under-threes or after 4 pm, on request
- Sports and activities
- Included: kayak, pedal boat, light catamaran, snorkelling, windsurfing, At extra cost: water skiing, glass-bottom boat twice a day at 10.30 am and 2.30 pm, scuba diving, Two pools and a fitness centre, A monitor runs the activities on the beach
- Meeting rooms
- One conference room with audiovisual equipment: 50 people theatre style, 25 classroom, 30 boardroom, 30 in a U shape
- Opened
- 1973
What sets it apart
The family cottages are the hotel’s argument for families: two rooms, one for the couple with a queen-size bed, one for the children, up to four of them, with a kitchenette, a living room and a dining area. Rooms come as Standard, Privilege Garden, Privilege Sea View and Deluxe, some in the heart of the garden, others turned towards the lagoon; the Privilege rooms are the renovated ones, facing the garden and the pond, with a partial sea view. An extra bed is possible for a third adult or a child, on request.
The mood
Three tables. Le Boucanier is the main restaurant, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, on local and international dishes. The Indian Tree Top serves à la carte, leaning towards Indian food and seafood. Finger’s serves snacks and light meals near the pool. The spa, Balinese in inspiration, was built in 2006 in a secluded part of the hotel.
Highlights
- Open since 1973, facing Trou aux Biches beach
- Ten two-room family cottages, with a kitchenette, living room and dining area
- Three restaurants, including an Indian and seafood table à la carte
- Two pools and a fitness centre
- Balinese-inspired spa, built in 2006
- Free kids club for ages 3 to 11, daily 9 am to 4 pm
- Free non-motorised water sports: kayak, snorkelling, windsurfing
- Glass-bottom boat twice a day, at 10.30 am and 2.30 pm
Good to know
- Have the room category and its size confirmed in writing before booking.
- The kids club closes at 4 pm; baby-sitting beyond that, or for under-threes, costs extra and comes on request.
- Water skiing, glass-bottom boat trips and diving cost extra; kayak, pedal boat, snorkelling and the light catamaran are included.
- Children can have lunch at the kids club or at the restaurant, on a menu prepared by the chef.
- The family cottages take four children: it is the only category built for a large family.
Getting there
The address is Casuarina Resort & Spa, Trou aux Biches, and the telephone number +230 204 5000. Port Louis is about thirty minutes away, the village of Grand Baie ten. The capital is twelve miles away, around twenty kilometres. The conference room takes fifty people in theatre style, twenty-five in classroom style, thirty boardroom and thirty in a U shape.
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