Le Cardinal Exclusive Resort
Trou-aux-Biches · Pamplemousses
4 starsSupérieur
Le Cardinal Exclusive Resort stands on Trou aux Biches beach, on the north-west coast of Mauritius, in the Pamplemousses district. It is a very small hotel: thirteen suites only, all facing the lagoon and the beach. It is rated four stars, in the Superior sub-category. The suites run from 51 square metres for a Junior to 87 square metres for a penthouse with a forty-two-square-metre terrace.
- Rooms
- 13
- Categories
- 4
- From the airport
- 50 km
Room categories
- Junior Suite, 51 m² with a 6 m² balcony or terrace, on the ground, first or second floor, bedroom, en-suite bathroom and a sitting area, up to 3 guests
- Duplex, 84 m² on two levels on the ground floor, a 9 m² terrace on each level, living room and children’s corner downstairs, master bedroom and bathroom upstairs
- Penthouse, 87 m² with a 42 m² terrace, second floor, bay view, indoor jacuzzi
- Deluxe Penthouse, 87 m² with a 42 m² terrace, second floor, private plunge pool
The hotel at a glance
- Rooms
- 13
- Restaurants
- One: La Table du Cardinal, a fine-dining restaurant open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, entirely à la carte, indoors or on the deck facing the bay of Trou aux Biches
- Bars
- A beach bar, light lunches and cocktails by the pool, with themed dinners
- Pools
- One
- Spa
- A seaside spa, with one treatment cabin looking onto the lagoon and the pool: massages and facials
- Beach
- The hotel’s private beach on the Trou aux Biches lagoon, north-west coast
- Sports and activities
- Free water sports, Bike hire, Swimming pool
What sets it apart
Size is the argument: thirteen suites, a single table, a one-cabin spa facing the lagoon, and a reception open around the clock. The 84-square-metre duplex is built for families, with its living room and children’s corner on the ground floor and the master bedroom upstairs, and two nine-square-metre terraces. The second-floor penthouses look over the bay of Trou aux Biches: the standard penthouse has an indoor jacuzzi, the Deluxe penthouse its own plunge pool.
The mood
Dining rests on one table, La Table du Cardinal, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, entirely à la carte, eaten indoors or on the deck facing the bay. A beach bar serves light lunches and cocktails, with themed dinners. Water sports are free, and the hotel hires out bikes.
Highlights
- Only thirteen suites, all facing the Trou aux Biches lagoon
- A single table, fine dining and entirely à la carte, on a deck facing the bay
- Seaside spa, with a view over the lagoon and the pool
- Eighty-four-square-metre family duplex with a children’s corner
- Deluxe penthouse with a private plunge pool, standard penthouse with an indoor jacuzzi
- Free water sports and bike hire
Good to know
- With only one table, plan to eat out now and then: Trou aux Biches and Grand Baie are five kilometres away.
- The day-use package gives the room from 10 am to 6 pm, which can help on the day of a night flight.
- Reservations are taken by telephone only from 8 am to 4.15 pm; outside those hours, write.
- The size of the hotel means few shared facilities: one pool, a beach bar, no kids club.
Getting there
The address is Coastal Road, Trou aux Biches, on the north-west coast. The international airport is 50 kilometres away, Port Louis 15 kilometres and Grand Baie 5 kilometres. Reception is open around the clock, seven days a week, and the reservations desk from 8 am to 4.15 pm. A day package and an evening package with a room are offered, the day-use room being available from 10 am to 6 pm.
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