Lagoon Attitude
Anse la Raie · Rivière du Rempart
4 starsStandard
Lagoon Attitude stands at Anse la Raie, on the north coast of Mauritius, in the Rivière du Rempart district, on a stretch of coast that has stayed unspoilt. It is an adults-only hotel turned towards the sea, with 182 rooms in white, indigo and turquoise, decorated partly from recycled materials and locally made furniture. The air conditioning cuts out automatically when a door is opened, a detail that sums up the house.
- Rooms
- 182
- Categories
- 5
- From the airport
- 80 km
Room categories
| Category | Size |
|---|---|
| Couple Room38 rooms on the garden side, 2 adults, two of them adapted for reduced mobility | 35 m² |
| Poolside Couple Room2 adults | 35 m² |
| Sea-side Couple Roombalcony or terrace facing the lagoon, 2 adults | 35 m² |
| Suite13 suites on the pool side, 2 adults | 45 m² |
| Jacuzzi Suiteoutdoor jacuzzi, 2 adults | 50 m² |
The hotel at a glance
- Rooms
- 182
- Restaurants
- Five: Bénitier, the main restaurant, local and international buffets from morning to night, themed evenings, Sunday brunch; Coral, fish and seafood by the sea, à la carte, by reservation, lunch and dinner; Lemongrass, Asian cooking, with a mural by Evan Sohun; Kot Nou, reinvented Mauritian cooking, lobster menu at a supplement; Taba-J, Mauritian street food. Dine Around included from half board across four restaurants.
- Bars
- Seabreeze, a 360-degree view over the lagoon, 10 am to 11.30 pm, cocktail workshop once a week; Wave, music under a traveller’s palm ceiling, also open for morning coffee; Coral Bar, indoor lounge and a terrace over the lagoon, 10 am to 11.30 pm; Juice Bar, payable, 10 am to 5 pm; Teabaz, self-service tea bar, 10.30 am to 6 pm
- Spa
- POZ spa, open daily 9 am to 8 pm, booked at hotel reception: four massage rooms, one single and three double, a beauty, treatment and hair area, and a hammam. Products handmade by Indika, a Mauritian company from the Ferney valley; five per cent of every purchase goes to the Attitude Foundation.
- Beach
- Lagoon front at Anse la Raie, on the unspoilt north coast, a kitesurfing spot
- Sports and activities
- Gymbox fitness room, circuit training, yoga, pilates, Two padel courts, tennis, beach volleyball, French bowling, board games, Water sports: kayak, mangrove kayaking, stand-up paddle, pedalo, windsurfing, glass-bottom boat, snorkelling, aquagym, sunset catamaran trip, Electric bikes, Marine Discovery Centre: ecology workshops, blue nets, and Ekol’O, a floating marine education and snorkelling platform, Nearby and on request: scuba diving and kitesurfing, Like a Local experiences: dinner with a local family, live music, Mauritian cooking class with a chef
- Internet
- Free in rooms and public areas
- Parking
- On site
What sets it apart
This is the home of the group’s marine commitment. The Marine Discovery Centre, based at this hotel, runs workshops and immersive activities about the lagoon ecosystem, for guests as well as schools and the local community. Ekol’O, a floating education platform, takes guests onto the lagoon with marine ecology specialists. An underwater snorkelling trail, kayaking in the mangroves and the blue-net workshops complete the programme, and the Anse la Raie lagoon is also a recognised kitesurfing spot.
The mood
Thirty per cent of the menus and buffets are vegetarian or vegan, the fruit and vegetables come from two partner Mauritian growers, and the minibar is replaced by a refill shop. The mural in the Asian restaurant is by the Mauritian artist Evan Sohun. At the bars, the hanging chairs and bean bags at Seabreeze are made of recycled sailcloth, and a cocktail workshop is held once a week.
Highlights
- Adults only, on an unspoilt stretch of the north coast
- Marine Discovery Centre and Ekol’O, a floating education platform
- Five restaurants, including a fish and seafood table by the sea
- Two padel courts, yoga and pilates
- Thirty per cent of menus and buffets vegetarian or vegan
- Suites with an outdoor bathtub or jacuzzi
Good to know
- Coral requires a reservation and serves à la carte, at lunch and dinner. The lobster menu at Kot Nou carries a supplement.
- Diving and kitesurfing are not on site: they take place nearby, on request.
- The juice bar is payable. The tea bar is self-service from 10.30 am to 6 pm. The other bars take last orders at 11.15 pm.
- Continental breakfast is served until 10.30 am at the main restaurant.
- Two Couple rooms are adapted for guests with reduced mobility.
- Medical service is available on request, at a supplement, and laundry is payable.
Getting there
The hotel is at Anse la Raie, on the north coast. The airport is 80 kilometres and 75 minutes away by car, Port Louis 30 kilometres and 25 minutes, Grand Baie 8 kilometres and 10 minutes, Cap Malheureux 5 kilometres. Check-in is from 2 pm and check-out before noon, with a shower room and luggage room for arrivals and departures. Reception runs twenty-four hours a day.
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