Tarisa Resort & Spa
Mont Choisy · Pamplemousses
3 starsSupérieur
Tarisa Resort & Spa is at Mont Choisy, on the north coast of Mauritius, in the Pamplemousses district. Rated three stars, in the Superior sub-category. It has seventy-five rooms in four categories, two restaurants, a bar, a spa, a kids club, a gym, a boathouse and a conference room. Fully renovated, it faces three kilometres of white-sand beach.
- Rooms
- 75
- Categories
- 5
- From the airport
- 65 km
Room categories
| Category | Size |
|---|---|
| Superior Room facing the sea with pool viewfifty-seven rooms: 2 adults, or 2 adults and 1 child, or 3 adults | 37 m² |
| Superior Roomtwelve rooms: 2 adults, or 2 adults and 2 children, or 3 adults | 42 m² |
| Family Room with a separate room, facing the sea with pool viewfive rooms: 2 adults, or 2 adults and 3 children, or up to 4 adults | 50 m² |
| Two-room Suite, facing the sea with pool viewone only: 2 adults, or 2 adults and 3 children, or up to 4 adults | 57 m² |
| Every category: one bathroom with a shower and toilet, no bathtub, double or twin beds, flat screen television with satellite channels, telephone, air conditioning, a safe in the cupboard, tea and coffee facilities, hairdryer and free Wi-Fi |
The hotel at a glance
- Rooms
- 75
- Restaurants
- Two: Indigo, the main restaurant of one hundred and eighty seats, a buffet of local and international cuisine, breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, with lunch and afternoon tea included on the all-inclusive package only; and the Tandoor, eighty seats, authentic Indian cuisine à la carte or as a buffet, at lunch and dinner, booking recommended. Half board, full board and all-inclusive available
- Bars
- The Citrus Bar, open every day
- Pools
- One outdoor pool for adults and children, with a jacuzzi
- Spa
- The Crystal Spa, open 10 am to 8 pm: massages at a fee, sauna and hammam with free access by reservation. The gym opens 7 am to 7 pm
- Beach
- Three kilometres of white sand beach and turquoise lagoon in front of the hotel, at Mont Choisy, north coast
- Kids club
- A kids club
- Sports and activities
- Outdoor pool with a jacuzzi, beach volleyball, mini golf, tennis, table tennis, bocce, aqua gym and water polo, Gym, open 7 am to 7 pm, A boat house, Entertainment: aperitif games every day, an orchestra, a sega show, a DJ with a dance floor and karaoke
- Meeting rooms
- A conference room
- Internet
- High-speed everywhere, in the rooms and the public areas
What sets it apart
The Indian table is its clearest trait: the Tandoor serves Indian cuisine, à la carte or as a buffet, eighty seats, at lunch and dinner, and booking is recommended. Fifty-seven of the seventy-five rooms are sea-facing Superior rooms with a pool view, of thirty-seven square metres: by far the dominant category. The five Family rooms have a separate room and sleep up to three children; the single suite, of fifty-seven square metres, has two rooms. The hotel has its own mini golf.
The mood
Indigo is the main restaurant, one hundred and eighty seats, with a buffet of local and international cuisine: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, lunch and afternoon tea being included on the all-inclusive package only. The Tandoor, eighty seats, serves at lunch and dinner. The Citrus Bar opens every day. Entertainment brings together aperitif games every day, a band, a sega show, a DJ with a dance floor and karaoke.
Highlights
- Only seventy-five rooms, fifty-seven of them facing the sea
- The Tandoor, an eighty-seat Indian table, à la carte or buffet
- Three kilometres of white sand beach in front of the hotel
- Mini golf, tennis and beach volleyball on site
- Free sauna and hammam at the Crystal Spa, by reservation
- Outdoor pool with a jacuzzi, for adults and children
- Courtesy rooms with showers for early arrivals and late departures
- High-speed Wi-Fi everywhere, in the rooms and the public areas
Good to know
- The Tandoor should be booked.
- Lunch and afternoon tea are included on the all-inclusive package only.
- Every category has a single bathroom, with shower and toilet, and no bathtub.
- The suite is unique: there is only one in the whole hotel.
- The sauna and hammam are free but by reservation; massages cost extra.
- The gym opens only 7 am to 7 pm, and the spa 10 am to 8 pm.
- All extras are charged in Mauritian rupees, with fifteen per cent VAT included.
- Only MasterCard and Visa cards are accepted.
Getting there
The hotel is at Mont Choisy, on the north coast. The airport is sixty-five kilometres and an hour away by road, Port Louis twenty kilometres and thirty minutes, and Grand Baie, the nearest shopping village, seven kilometres and ten minutes. Check-in is at 2 pm and check-out at noon, with courtesy rooms equipped with showers for early arrivals and late departures, and early check-in or late check-out possible at a supplement. Reception is open twenty-four hours a day and handles currency exchange, postal services, medical assistance, taxi bookings, beach and pool towels and luggage storage.
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