La Belle Maurice

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

CategorySize
Superior Room facing the sea with pool viewfifty-seven rooms: 2 adults, or 2 adults and 1 child, or 3 adults37 m²
Superior Roomtwelve rooms: 2 adults, or 2 adults and 2 children, or 3 adults42 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 adults50 m²
Two-room Suite, facing the sea with pool viewone only: 2 adults, or 2 adults and 3 children, or up to 4 adults57 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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