Le Suffren Hotel & Marina
Port-Louis · Port Louis
4 starsStandard
Le Suffren Hotel & Marina stands on the Caudan marina, on the Port Louis waterfront. It is rated four stars. Opened in 2004 by the Ninety-Six Hotel Collection, then called Indigo Hotels, it has been fully renovated and holds a nautical theme throughout: free-flowing lines, textures, lights and wave patterns. It mixes the practical comfort of a business hotel with the pleasure of a resort.
- Categories
- 3
- From the airport
- 44 km
Room categories
| Category | Size |
|---|---|
| Classic Roomking-size bed, harbour view, bathroom with walk-in shower and bathtub, 49-inch television | 30 m² |
| Superior Roomtwo queen beds, views of the marina and the mountains, bathroom with walk-in shower and bathtub | 35 m² |
| Junior Suitetwo suites, private balcony over the marina, living space, two 49-inch televisions, fresh flowers | 55 m² |
The hotel at a glance
- Restaurants
- Two: Pomme de Mât, seafood and international cuisine, daily 6.30 am to 10.30 pm, with live cooking; and Sushi Quay, a sushi and oyster bar, noon to 3 pm and 6 pm to 10.30 pm, closed Mondays
- Bars
- Two bars, including Pink Socks, the seafront terrace bar, open daily 10.30 am to 11.30 pm, cocktails from the hotel mixologist, live music and a DJ on Friday evenings
- Pools
- One outdoor pool beside the marina, and a hydropool at the spa
- Spa
- The I Spa Fitness & Wellness Club: spa, gym, hydropool, squash court, massages and face and body treatments with Germaine de Capuccini products
- Beach
- The hotel’s artificial beach on the Port Louis marina; the coastal beaches are a twenty-minute drive
- Sports and activities
- Outdoor pool, hydropool and gym, Squash court, The hotel’s catamaran, with excursions leaving from in front of the hotel, Free access to the facilities of the group’s other hotels, including tennis courts
- Meeting rooms
- A boardroom and a terrace-garden venue for receptions; guests have access to all the group’s facilities, including the Labourdonnais conference centre across the marina
- Internet
- Free and unlimited in rooms and public areas
- Parking
- Free
- Opened
- 2004
What sets it apart
Rooms come in three categories: Classic at 30 square metres with a king-size bed and a harbour view, Superior at 35 square metres with two queen beds and views of the marina and the mountains around the city, and two 55-square-metre Junior suites with a private balcony over the marina. All have a bathroom with a walk-in shower and a bathtub. What sets the place apart is its co-working space, its artificial beach, its pool beside the marina and the hydropool at the spa.
The mood
Pomme de Mât serves seafood and international cuisine daily from 6.30 am to 10.30 pm, with live cooking and conversation with the chefs. Sushi Quay is a sushi and oyster bar, open noon to 3 pm and 6 pm to 10.30 pm, closed on Mondays. Pink Socks is the seafront bar, open daily 10.30 am to 11.30 pm, with live music and a DJ set on Friday evenings. Room service runs from 7 am to 10.30 pm.
Highlights
- On the Port Louis marina, walking distance from the historic centre and the business district
- Artificial beach and a pool beside the marina
- Hydropool and squash court at the I Spa
- Sushi Quay, a sushi and oyster bar
- Co-working space inside the hotel
- Free water-taxi shuttle to the Labourdonnais, 7 am to midnight
- Children stay free, under a hotel offer
- The hotel’s own catamaran, with excursions leaving from in front of the hotel
Good to know
- This is a city hotel on a marina, not a beach hotel: the beach is artificial and the real beaches are a twenty-minute drive.
- Sushi Quay closes on Mondays: that day leaves Pomme de Mât or the Caudan restaurants, on foot.
- Squash is one of the most popular sports at the hotel: book the court on arrival.
- Catamaran excursions leave from in front of Le Suffren every day: it is the group’s best-placed hotel for that.
- Superior rooms have two queen beds, Classic rooms one king: the difference matters for three guests or for two friends.
Getting there
The address is Le Caudan, Port Louis. The telephone number is +230 202 4900. The hotel is five hundred metres from the city centre, one kilometre from the M1 motorway, and forty-four kilometres or forty-five minutes from the international airport. Check-in is from 2 pm, check-out until 11 am, and reception is open around the clock. A free water-taxi shuttle links Le Suffren to the Labourdonnais, every day from 7 am to midnight, and catamaran excursions leave daily from in front of the hotel.
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