Five-star hotel
Royal Palm Beachcomber Luxury
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
5 starsLuxury
AI-generated imageRoyal Palm Beachcomber Luxury occupies a white-sand beach at Grand Baie, on the north-west coast of Mauritius, in the Rivière du Rempart district. It has 69 suites facing the Indian Ocean, joined by the Villa Royale with its private pool. A member of The Leading Hotels of the World. Rated five stars, in the Luxury sub-category. Its scale is its first trait: sixty-nine keys for three restaurants, three pools, an eleven-room spa and a sports centre of seven hundred square metres.
- Rooms
- 69
- Categories
- 9
Room categories
| Category | Size |
|---|---|
| Junior Suiteup to 3 guests | 63 m² |
| Tropical Suiteup to 3 guests | 85 m² |
| Palm Suiteground floor, garden terrace, up to 3 guests | 106 m² |
| Ocean Suiteup to 4 guests | 126 m² |
| Senior Suitebeachfront, up to 3 guests | 128 m² |
| Palm Family Suitetwo bedrooms and a living room, up to 4 guests | 125 m² |
| Penthouseup to 3 guests | 196 m² |
| Presidential Suiteup to 4 adults | 263 m² |
| Royal Villaprivate pool, up to 6 guests | 385 m² |
The hotel at a glance
- Rooms
- 69
- Restaurants
- Three: La Goélette, contemporary French cooking with Mauritian flavours, 80 seats, breakfast and dinner; Grand Sable, on the sand, 70 seats, à la carte lunch; Asiya, pan-Asian, 40 seats, dinner. The Royal Grill adds a beach buffet on Thursday evenings, 80 seats.
- Bars
- Two: Le Bar, from 10 am, with live music in the evening, and the Beach Bar, 10 am to 6 pm
- Pools
- Three, heated during the southern winter
- Spa
- Beachcomber Spa in partnership with Valmont: eleven treatment rooms, two steam baths, two dry saunas, two hair salons by Leonor Greyl, two beauty salons, a nail bar, a shop, an outdoor pool, a yoga room and a bar. Open 8.30 am to 8 pm.
- Golf
- No course on the estate. Privileged access to Mont Choisy Le Golf, an eighteen-hole championship course, par 72, designed by Peter Matkovich, ten minutes away: one green fee per person per day, shared cart and return transfers included, golf bag storage. Access may be restricted during competitions or in bad weather.
- Beach
- White sand beach on a lagoon sheltered from the wind, north-west coast
- Kids club
- Ti Royal Kids Club, free for ages 3 to 11, open 9 am to 11 pm, with its own pool, sun loungers and first-aid trained staff. Free supervised activities for ages 12 to 17. Baby equipment on request.
- Sports and activities
- 700 m² sports centre, open 7.30 am to 7.30 pm: cardio room, strength room, multipurpose room, hammam, coaches, Two tennis courts, one squash court, table tennis, French bowling, darts, volleyball, One padel court, payable, and tennis lessons private or in groups, payable, Free water sports at the boat house: waterskiing, wakeboard, windsurfing, sailing, kayak, stand-up paddle, snorkelling, glass-bottom boat, aquagym, Payable: boat trips and scuba diving, the latter off site at Trou aux Biches, Free daily programme: chakra meditation, mindfulness, aquagym, sunset yoga, snorkelling, paddle, volleyball and French bowling tournaments
- Parking
- Free
What sets it apart
The spa is the centrepiece. Its pavilions open in a row onto shaded walkways; it works in partnership with the Swiss house Valmont, and brings together eleven treatment rooms, two hammams, two dry steam baths, two hair salons by Leonor Greyl, two beauty salons, a nail bar, an outdoor pool and a yoga room. It opens from 8.30 am to 8 pm. The signature treatment, the Royal Valmont, is an eighty-minute ritual for face and body, and six wellness retreats of five to seven days are offered, from meditation to sleep by way of detox.
The mood
The hotel feels more like a grand house than a large resort: a single lift, near reception, a cigar lounge, an in-house florist, a wine cellar of three hundred and seventy labels where blind tastings and wine classes are held. The three pools are heated during the southern winter. A helipad allows arrival by helicopter, and limousine or helicopter transfers are among the services offered. Dinner is interchangeable with the other Beachcomber hotels, by reservation.
Highlights
- Only sixty-nine suites, every one facing the Indian Ocean
- Beachcomber Spa in partnership with Valmont: eleven treatment rooms, two steam baths, yoga room
- Three pools, heated during the southern winter
- A green fee offered daily at Mont Choisy Le Golf, eighteen holes par 72, cart and transfers included
- Seven-hundred-square-metre sports centre, with coaches, group classes and private lessons
- Ti Royal Kids Club free for ages 3 to 11, open 9 am to 11 pm, with its own pool
Good to know
- In the evening La Goélette asks for smart dress: no beachwear or sportswear, and for men a shirt, trousers and closed shoes. Asiya asks only for smart casual.
- The Royal Grill is not a permanent restaurant: it is a buffet set up on the beach on Thursday evenings, by reservation.
- Most sports are free, but padel, private lessons, boat trips and scuba diving, which takes place off site at Trou aux Biches, are payable.
- The hotel has only one lift, near reception. Rooms adapted for guests with reduced mobility are available on request.
- Babysitting is payable and needs twenty-four hours’ notice.
Getting there
The address is Royal Road, Grand Baie 30512, on the north-west coast. Check-in is from 2 pm and check-out before noon. Parking is free, car hire and currency exchange are offered on site, and reception is open twenty-four hours a day. Mont Choisy golf course is a ten-minute drive away, transfers included.
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