La Belle Maurice

Veranda Tamarin Hotel & Spa

Tamarin · Black River

3 starsSupérieur

Veranda Tamarin looks onto Tamarin Bay, on the west coast of Mauritius, in the Rivière Noire district, at the heart of a village that Mauritians themselves frequent at weekends. The decor plays on pistachio green and wood, and the hotel draws on surf culture and village life. Rated three stars. It has 102 rooms, including twelve units for teenagers with a single bed on a mezzanine, and two ground-floor rooms specially adapted for guests with disabilities.

Rooms
102
Categories
4
From the airport
49 km

Room categories

  • Comfort Room, 27 m² including a 6 m² terrace, 46 rooms, 2 adults
  • Teen Unit, 30 m² including a 6 m² terrace, 12 units with a single mezzanine bed, mountain or garden view, 2 adults and 1 teenager from age 12, or 3 adults
  • Privilege Room, 31 m² including a 6 m² terrace, 32 rooms with a veranda or balcony onto the tropical garden, 2 adults and 1 child, two of them ground-floor rooms fitted for guests with disabilities
  • Two-bedroom Family Unit, 33 m² including a 6 m² terrace, 12 units with interconnecting bedrooms, 2 adults and 2 children or 2 teenagers

The hotel at a glance

Rooms
102
Restaurants
Three, plus a kiosk: Ye! Man, the main restaurant, buffet or table d’hôte, local and international flavours, surf-culture decor, 140 seats, breakfast 7 am to 10 am and dinner 7 pm to 10 pm; Crazy Fish, restaurant and bar, local flavours at lunch and seafood in the evening at a supplement, 50 seats; Tribu, pool restaurant and bar, pizzas and sandwiches 11 am to 6 pm, at a supplement; Kas Dal, a Mauritian street food kiosk near the entrance, 10 am to 8 pm, at a supplement.
Bars
Three: Crazy Fish, the main bar, 11 am to 11 pm; Tribu, the main pool bar; View, the adults-only rooftop bar with a pool, 11 am to 8 pm, fifty places in loungers and seating
Pools
A main pool, plus the adults-only rooftop pool
Spa
Seven Colours Spa, open daily 9 am to 8 pm, booked at the spa desk: four treatment and massage rooms, a manicure and pedicure area, a sauna and a relaxation area
Beach
Tamarin bay, west coast
Kids club
Free kids club for ages 3 to 11, open daily 8.30 am to 8 pm, daily activities and children’s menus on request. Babysitting payable, forty-eight hours’ notice.
Sports and activities
Included: pool, aquagym, stand-up paddle, snorkelling, French bowling, fitness centre, board games, Payable: surf school, dolphin watching, boat trips, deep-sea fishing, catamaran trip, PADI scuba diving, except Sundays, Chance to learn kitesurfing at the Heritage C Beach Club and to play at Heritage Golf Club, Explorer programme: coastal walk, Tamarin salt pans, kayaking on the Rempart river, the beaches of Flic en Flac and La Preneuse
Meeting rooms
One conference room
Internet
Free in rooms

What sets it apart

This is the west coast address for activity: a surf school on site, dolphin watching, boat trips, kayaking on the Rempart river, a coastal walk, the Tamarin salt pans, and the chance to learn kitesurfing at the Heritage C Beach Club. The group calls this programme Explorer, and it splits in two, culture and discovery on one side, sport and adrenaline on the other. The landmark beaches of the west, Flic en Flac and La Preneuse, are among the outings offered.

The mood

Local music plays in the hotel every weekend, which lives to the rhythm of the bay. The rooftop bar, the View, is adults only and opens 11 am to 8 pm: it is the sunset lookout, with its own pool. The twelve two-bedroom family units and the twelve teen units, open from the age of twelve, make this a house built for families with older children.

Highlights

  • On Tamarin bay, with a surf school on site
  • Adults-only rooftop bar, with its own pool, for the sunset
  • Twelve teen units with a mezzanine bed, from the age of twelve
  • Two ground-floor rooms fitted for guests with disabilities
  • Dolphin watching, kayaking on the Rempart river, the Tamarin salt pans
  • Local music in the hotel every weekend

Good to know

  • The tourist tax is not included in the rate: three euros per night per person from the age of twelve, payable at the end of the stay.
  • The rooftop bar is adults only and closes at 8 pm.
  • On half board, dinner at Crazy Fish is covered by a credit of 800 rupees per adult per night, which cannot be exchanged. The Kas Dal snack kiosk and the Crazy Fish bar are not included on half board.
  • Seafood dishes served in the evening at Crazy Fish carry a supplement, and the Tribu restaurant is payable.
  • PADI scuba diving does not run on Sundays. The surf school, dolphin watching, boat trips, deep-sea fishing and catamaran trips are payable.
  • The kids club takes ages 3 to 11 free of charge, from 8.30 am to 8 pm. Babysitting is payable, with forty-eight hours’ notice.

Getting there

The address is Tamarin Bay, Royal Road, Tamarin, on the west coast. The international airport is about 49 kilometres and an hour’s drive away, and the hotel arranges transfers at a supplement. Check-in is from 2 pm and check-out at noon.

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