Paradise Cove Boutique Hotel
Anse la Raie · Rivière du Rempart
5 starsStandard
Paradise Cove Boutique Hotel unfolds at Anse la Raie, on the north coast of Mauritius, in the Rivière du Rempart district, around a natural cove and a peninsula. Adults only and open since 1992, it has 75 rooms and suites, all facing the cove, from 45 to 98 square metres. Rated five stars. It belongs to the Mauritian group Attitude, and its general manager also runs the neighbouring Zilwa Attitude.
- Rooms
- 75
- Categories
- 4
Room categories
| Category | Size |
|---|---|
| 42 Deluxe Premium roomscove view, twin shower heads | 45 m² |
| 17 Prestige Junior Suitescove view, four-poster bed and bathtub | 54 m² |
| 14 Junior Suitescove view | 51 m² |
| 2 Senior Suitescove view, separate living room and jacuzzi | 98 m² |
The hotel at a glance
- Rooms
- 75
- Restaurants
- Four: The Dining Room, contemporary Mauritian cooking, breakfast and dinner; XO, Japanese and Asian cooking, in the evening; Peninsula, Mediterranean cooking; The Cove, seafood in a coconut grove between the pool and the cove, at a supplement, with a lobster dinner. A five-course vegan tasting menu is offered at a supplement. Room service around the clock, payable.
- Bars
- Four: Beach bar, 8 am to 7 pm; Peninsula Bar, 10 am to 11 pm; Stay Bar, 10 am to 11.30 pm, with light meals 10.30 am to 7 pm; and a tea bar. Plus the Rum Gallery, a selection of regional and world rums, open all day, and the S’Cellar wine cellar, southern hemisphere wines, 3.30 pm to 10 pm.
- Pools
- A 1.5 m main pool, a long lap pool, an infinity pool on the peninsula of 1.2 m heated in winter, and two seawater pools
- Spa
- Spa open 9 am to 7.45 pm, with the beauty rituals of the world from the French house Cinq Mondes: aroma and tropical flower baths, hammam rituals, one hammam, a pool, a hair salon and a beauty corner, and a massage gazebo for two above the sea
- Beach
- Natural cove and beach at Anse la Raie, north coast
- Sports and activities
- Included: fitness centre 6 am to 10.30 pm, two floodlit tennis courts with a free coach introduction, billiards, archery, yoga, pilates, tai chi and qi gong, stargazing, Included on the water: glass-bottom boat, windsurfing, kayak, stand-up paddle, pedalo, Hobie Cat, snorkelling, aquagym, Payable: private sixteen-seat catamaran cruise, guided bike and electric bike tours, PADI diving with qualified instructors and a pool introduction, speedboat ride, tennis lessons, hitting partner, art therapy, Entertainment: acoustic music every evening, piano bar, a sega show once a week, campfire at sunset, A garden to walk with a species identification booklet, and the hotel’s own location app
- Internet
- Free
- Parking
- On the hotel estate
- Opened
- 1992
What sets it apart
The love nests are the house signature: alcoves for two tucked between fan palms and palm trees along the cove. The rest of the grounds share the same taste for hidden corners: a peninsula with its infinity pool heated in winter, two seawater pools, a tea bar, a garden explored with an illustrated booklet in hand and tended by seven gardeners since 1991, and a seafront arrival and departure lounge with its own bathrooms. The spa works with the French house Cinq Mondes and its beauty rituals of the world, with a massage kiosk for two above the sea.
The mood
Four restaurants and four bars for seventy-five rooms: the choice is wide, from contemporary Mauritian cuisine to Japanese, from seafood in a coconut grove to Mediterranean cooking. A five-course vegan tasting menu is offered at a supplement. Evenings are musical: acoustic music every night, a piano bar, one sega show a week and a campfire at sunset.
Highlights
- Adults only, around a natural cove and a peninsula
- The love nests, alcoves for two hidden in the greenery
- Four restaurants and four bars for seventy-five rooms
- Cinq Mondes spa, with a massage gazebo for two above the sea
- Infinity pool on the peninsula, heated in winter, and two seawater pools
- Rum Gallery and the S’Cellar wine cellar, for rums and southern hemisphere wines
Good to know
- The Dine-Around plan covers three of the four restaurants, The Dining Room, XO and Peninsula; The Cove, the seafood restaurant, is at a supplement.
- On the all-inclusive plan the lobster dinner at The Cove is twenty per cent off, and the first fifty-minute massage half price.
- All-inclusive drinks are served by the glass, one at a time, from 8 am to 11.30 pm, at the bars and restaurants only, and cannot be taken away.
- In the evening smart casual dress is recommended.
- Included: pools, fitness centre 6 am to 10.30 pm, glass-bottom boat, windsurfing, kayak, paddle, pedalo, Hobie Cat, snorkelling, aquagym, two floodlit tennis courts with a coach introduction, archery, yoga, pilates, tai chi and stargazing.
- Payable: private sixteen-seat catamaran cruise, guided bike and electric bike tours, PADI diving, speedboat rides, tennis lessons and hitting partner, art therapy.
- Room service, laundry and the picnic basket are payable, the last being included on the all-inclusive plan.
Getting there
The address is Royal Road, Anse la Raie, on the north coast. The village of Grand Baie is about ten minutes away by car, and the fishing village of Cap Malheureux 2.5 kilometres away. Check-in is at 2 pm and check-out at noon, with a seafront arrival and departure lounge. Parking is on the grounds, reception runs twenty-four hours a day and Wi-Fi is free.