Victoria Beachcomber Resort & Spa
Pointe aux Piments · Pamplemousses
4 starsSupérieur
Victoria Beachcomber Resort & Spa is at Pointe aux Piments, on the north-west shore of Mauritius, in the Pamplemousses district, halfway between Grand Baie and Port Louis. Its lagoon faces the Balaclava marine park, on a coast sheltered from the prevailing winds. Rated four stars. It is first and foremost a family address: rooms of sixty square metres, two-bedroom apartments with two bathrooms, a beachside kids club, a teens club, and a baby-food pantry with open access.
- Categories
- 8
Room categories
| Category | Size |
|---|---|
| Ocean View Roomupper floor, adults only, 2 guests | 52 m² |
| Swim-up Roomopening onto the 800 m² pool, 2 guests | 52 m² |
| Superior Room, first floorup to 3 guests | 60 m² |
| Deluxe Roomup to 4 guests, also available on the ground floor | 60 m² |
| Junior Suitegarden level, wooden terrace, up to 3 guests | 75 m² |
| Two-bedroom Family Apartmentup to 5 guests | 120 m² |
| Superior Two-bedroom Family Apartmenttwo interconnecting rooms, up to 5 guests | 120 m² |
| Deluxe Two-bedroom Family Apartmentup to 6 guests, also on the ground floor | 120 m² |
The hotel at a glance
- Restaurants
- Four: Le Superbe, the main poolside restaurant, buffets with live cooking, 400 seats; La Casa, Italian with a view of Port Louis, 80 seats, six evenings a week; L’Horizon, fish and seafood on the sand, 80 seats, six days a week; Morris Bef, contemporary fine dining, 80 seats. Executive chef: Krishna Beeharee.
- Bars
- Seven: Snooker Bar, 3.30 pm to 11 pm, with billiards and a reading corner; Sky-pe Bar, 7.30 am to 5 pm; Sunset Bar, Parrot Bar and Pinky Bar, three beach bars from 10 am to 5.30 pm; Nautil Pool Bar, 7.30 am to 11 pm
- Pools
- Main pool, plus an 800 m² pool in the Victoria for 2 wing
- Spa
- Beachcomber Spa, The Art of Wellness, 250 m², open 9 am to 8 pm, seven therapists: four single rooms, one double room, one outdoor Feng Shui double room, a dry sauna, a steam bath, changing rooms and showers
- Golf
- No course on the estate. Privileged access to Mont Choisy Le Golf, eighteen holes, ten minutes from the resort.
- Beach
- White sand beach facing the Balaclava marine park, north-west coast sheltered from the prevailing winds
- Kids club
- Free kids club for ages 3 to 11, on the beach, open 9 am to 10 pm: creative workshops, sega dancing, henna, trampoline, lagoon outings, beach cinema twice a week. Free teens club for ages 12 to 17. Self-service baby room near reception, open around the clock, with steriliser, bottle warmer, changing table and fridge.
- Sports and activities
- 450 m² sports centre, open 7.30 am to 7.30 pm, ages 16 and over: cardio, strength, spinning, Technogym equipment, sauna and hammam, Tennis, table tennis, beach volleyball, beach soccer, French bowling, yoga, Payable: padel, private lessons, tennis balls, Free water sports: waterskiing, wakeboard, windsurfing, sailing, kayak, pedalo, stand-up paddle, glass-bottom boat, snorkelling trips at boat house hours, aquagym, Payable: scuba diving and deep-sea fishing, CMAS and PADI diving academy on the estate, from age 10, ISO 24802-1 certified and PADI Green Star labelled
- Meeting rooms
- One conference room, plus courtesy rooms subject to availability
- Parking
- Free
What sets it apart
The diving academy set on the hotel beach is its strong point: affiliated to CMAS and PADI, certified ISO 24802-1 and awarded the PADI Green Star, it was nominated at the World Travel Awards in the “Indian Ocean Leading Dive Resort” category in 2016 and 2017. It trains divers from the age of ten, with equipment adapted to children, and leads dives on three wrecks, drop-offs and coral reefs. The hotel also houses an adults-only wing, Victoria for 2: forty rooms on the beach, their own à la carte restaurant, their pool bar and a pool of eight hundred square metres.
The mood
The resort has four restaurants and seven bars, four of them beach bars open from 10 am to 5.30 pm. Rooms face the sea, and the view reaches the lights of Port Louis, visible from the Italian restaurant. An all-inclusive plan is offered as an option, with dinners interchangeable between Victoria, Shandrani, Canonnier and Mauricia, and a supplement for the five-star hotels.
Highlights
- CMAS and PADI diving academy on the beach, PADI Green Star labelled, from age ten
- Lagoon facing the Balaclava marine park, on a coast sheltered from the prevailing winds
- Victoria for 2: forty adults-only rooms, with an eight-hundred-square-metre pool
- Sixty-square-metre rooms and one-hundred-and-twenty-square-metre two-bedroom family apartments
- Free kids club on the beach for ages 3 to 11, open 9 am to 10 pm, and a free teens club
- Self-service baby room, open around the clock with your room key
Good to know
- In the evening all four restaurants ask for trousers: bermudas are accepted, shorts, beachwear and sportswear are not.
- La Casa and L’Horizon open only six days a week, by reservation. Breakfast and lunch at Morris Bef are for Victoria for 2 guests only.
- The fitness centre is for ages sixteen and over. Waterski lessons at the kids club start at age eight.
- Most sports are free. Padel, private lessons, tennis balls, scuba diving and deep-sea fishing are payable.
- Room service carries a tray charge, including the continental breakfast served from 7.30 am to 10.30 am.
Getting there
The address is Pointe aux Piments 21304, on the north-west coast, halfway between Grand Baie and the capital. Check-in is from 2 pm and check-out before noon. Parking is free, reception and room service run twenty-four hours a day, and there is an infirmary on the estate. Mont Choisy golf course is ten minutes away by road.
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