Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa
Flic-en-Flac · Black River
5 starsLuxury
Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa occupies eleven hectares at Wolmar, in Flic en Flac, on the west coast of Mauritius, in the Rivière Noire district. The hotel offers villas only: 64 in all, every one on a single level and every one with a private heated pool, from 163 to 345 square metres. It is rated five stars, in the Luxury sub-category. The beach in front of the estate, 750 metres long, is secluded.
- Rooms
- 64
- Categories
- 6
Room categories
- 31 Luxury Suite Pool Villas, 163 m² with a 15 m² heated pool, one bedroom, garden views, one of them adapted for reduced mobility and five pairs interconnecting
- 15 Family Luxury Pool Villas, 163 m², two bedrooms of 52 and 20.7 m², garden view
- 9 Beachfront Luxury Suite Pool Villas, 163 m² with a 15 m² heated pool, one bedroom, up to 3 adults, six interconnecting with the Exclusive villas
- 6 Exclusive Suite Pool Villas, 220 m² with a 25 m² heated infinity pool, one bedroom, up to 3 adults
- 2 Presidential Suite Pool Villas, 345 m² with a 56 m² heated pool, two bedrooms, home cinema, kitchenette and a butler around the clock, up to 5 adults
- 1 Family Beachfront Luxury Pool Villa, 163 m², two bedrooms of 52 and 20.7 m²
The hotel at a glance
- Rooms
- 64
- Restaurants
- Four, plus in-villa dining: Cassine, the main fine-dining restaurant, where half-board breakfast and dinner are served; Cilantro, Indian cooking; Haiku, Japanese and Asian cooking; Beach House Grill, grills by the beach. In-villa dining is served by the butlers.
- Bars
- Lantana
- Pools
- All pools are heated, including the private villa pools
- Spa
- Maradiva Spa, Ayurvedic in inspiration, open daily 8 am to 8 pm, with an in-house Ayurvedic doctor: therapeutic massages, yoga, meditation, and a relaxation lounge with steam, sauna, laconium, cooling pool, relaxation pool with jacuzzi and an outdoor shower. Personal consultations, and meals adapted by the restaurants if the guest wishes.
- Beach
- Seven hundred and fifty metres of secluded beach in front of the estate, west coast
- Kids club
- Kids club with an activity programme and a games room. Babysitting payable. Cots and extra beds on request.
- Sports and activities
- Fitness centre open around the clock, certified trainers from 8 am to 8 pm, yoga and aerial yoga classes, payable personal training, Water sports, tennis, cooking classes, Art gallery within the resort, Golf at the Tamarina course, arranged by the concierge, Electric vehicle fleet with on-site charging points, and a water bottling plant for the resort
- Pets
- Not allowed
What sets it apart
The spa is Ayurvedic in inspiration, with an in-house Ayurvedic doctor who guides the stay if you wish, down to adapting the meals served in the restaurants. It opens daily from 8 am to 8 pm, with a relaxation lounge offering steam, sauna, laconium, cooling pool and a relaxation pool with jacuzzi. The fitness centre, for its part, is open around the clock, with certified trainers present from 8 am to 8 pm and yoga sessions, including aerial yoga.
The mood
As every villa is on the ground floor, the hotel is wheelchair accessible, and one Luxury Suite villa is adapted for guests with reduced mobility. Ten pairs of villas interconnect, which lets a large family stay together without giving up privacy. At table, the hotel does not run an all-inclusive plan: half board is taken at Cassine and comes with a credit to dine in the three speciality restaurants, or at the neighbouring hotel under the same ownership, Sands Suites.
Highlights
- Only sixty-four villas, all on one level, all with a private heated pool
- Ayurvedic spa with an in-house Ayurvedic doctor, open 8 am to 8 pm
- Fitness centre open around the clock
- Wheelchair accessible, with one specially adapted villa
- Ten pairs of interconnecting villas for larger families
- Seven hundred and fifty metres of secluded beach in front of the estate
Good to know
- The hotel offers no all-inclusive plan. Half board covers breakfast and dinner at Cassine, without drinks, plus a credit in the three speciality restaurants or at Sands Suites, the neighbouring hotel under the same ownership.
- Butler service is available on request in every villa, and included in the presidential villa.
- One child up to twelve sharing the parents’ villa stays free; a supplement applies from the second.
- Pets are not allowed, drones are prohibited, and smoking inside the villas is not permitted.
- In the evening smart casual dress is expected in the restaurants; daytime stays casual.
- The restaurants and bars accept outside visitors, by reservation only.
Getting there
The address is Wolmar, Flic en Flac, on the west coast. The international airport is about forty-five minutes away by road, and the Clefs d’Or accredited concierge arranges chauffeur or taxi transfers. Check-in is from 2 pm and check-out at noon, with a luggage room and departure rooms. Golf at Tamarina is arranged through the concierge.
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