Villas Caroline Beach Hotel
Flic-en-Flac · Black River
3 starsSupérieur
Villas Caroline Beach Hotel is in the village of Flic-en-Flac, on the west coast of Mauritius, in the Rivière Noire district. Rated three stars, in the Superior sub-category. It has seventy-five beachfront rooms in five categories, including six self-catering bungalows with kitchenette. Everything the village of Flic-en-Flac offers is within walking distance: casino, shopping centre, bank, bureau de change, cafés, restaurants and bird park.
- Rooms
- 75
- Categories
- 6
Room categories
- Standard Room, twenty rooms: balcony or terrace with a sea view, for 2 adults and 1 child under 12
- Superior Room, forty-eight rooms: balcony or terrace with a sea view, tea and coffee making facilities, for 2 adults and 1 child under 12, or 3 adults with an extra bed and a free cot
- Self-catering bungalow, four bungalows: kitchenette with a fridge, kettle and gas hob
- Superior self-catering bungalow, two bungalows: the same kitchenette, upper category
- Deluxe Room, one only
- Every room: balcony or terrace with a sea view, air conditioning, shower with no bathtub, telephone, flat screen colour television, beach towels, mini bar replenished on request, mini safe and hairdryer
The hotel at a glance
- Rooms
- 75
- Restaurants
- One table: Le Marignac, European, Chinese and Mauritian cuisine, all-inclusive: breakfast, buffet lunch, afternoon tea with crêpes, themed buffet dinner
- Bars
- One bar, alongside the restaurant: locally bottled spirits, still and sparkling mineral water, soft drinks, local beer, wine, cocktails with local rum, coffee, tea and fruit juice
- Pools
- One swimming pool
- Spa
- A spa corner, at a charge: individually styled treatment rooms, and full use of the sauna and steam room for guests. Relaxing, toning and reflexology massages, facials, manicure, pedicure, waxing and hammam rituals
- Golf
- Discounted green fees at Tamarina Golf Club, a twenty-minute drive away
- Beach
- Beachfront at Flic-en-Flac, west coast
- Kids club
- A kids club for ages 4 to 12, open daily 9.30 am to 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm. Baby-sitting can be arranged at a charge. Kids mini disco every night 9 pm to 9.30 pm
- Sports and activities
- Included: kayak, mask and snorkel, table tennis, pedal boat, beach volleyball and the swimming pool, At extra cost: water skiing, fun tube, big game fishing, glass-bottom boat, diving centre and spa, Diving centre run by an instructor qualified to CMAS three-star level, with equipment available on site, Evening entertainment five times a week with the resident band, and a sega show every Saturday
- Internet
- Free, one hundred megabytes a day, in the bar and restaurant area only
What sets it apart
The diving centre is its strength: it is run by an instructor qualified to CMAS three-star level, with equipment on site. The six self-catering bungalows, four standard and two Superior, have a kitchenette with fridge, kettle and gas hob. The forty-eight Superior rooms sleep three adults with an extra bed and a free cot, which makes them the most flexible category. The all-inclusive package covers meals and a wide list of local drinks.
The mood
Le Marignac is the only restaurant, for European, Chinese and Mauritian cuisine: breakfast, buffet lunch, afternoon tea with crêpes and themed buffet dinner. The bar accompanies the restaurant, with a list of locally bottled spirits, still and sparkling mineral water, soft drinks, local beer, wine, cocktails with local rum, coffee, tea and fruit juice. In the evening the house band plays five times a week, a sega show takes place every Saturday, and a mini disco welcomes children from 9 pm to 9.30 pm every night.
Highlights
- Seventy-five beachfront rooms, all-inclusive
- Six self-catering bungalows with a kitchenette, fridge, kettle and gas hob
- Diving centre run by a CMAS three-star instructor, with equipment on site
- Within walking distance of the casino, the shopping mall and the restaurants of Flic en Flac
- Kids club for ages 4 to 12, and a mini disco every night 9 pm to 9.30 pm
- Resident band five evenings a week and a sega show every Saturday
- Discounted green fees at Tamarina golf, twenty minutes away
- Kayak, mask and snorkel, pedal boat, beach volleyball and table tennis included
Good to know
- Tea and coffee making facilities are only in the Superior rooms.
- Every room has a shower only, no bathtub.
- The free Wi-Fi is limited to one hundred megabytes a day and covers only the bar and restaurant area: it does not reach the rooms.
- Minibar drinks are replenished on request, not automatically.
- Water skiing, the fun tube, big game fishing, the glass-bottom boat, diving and the spa cost extra.
- The kids club closes between 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm: it is not open continuously.
- The second category, Superior, accounts for forty-eight of the seventy-five rooms: it is the one you most often get.
Getting there
The hotel is in the village of Flic-en-Flac, on the beach. The whole village is within walking distance, and the Tamarina golf course is a twenty-minute drive away, with reduced green fees for guests. A guest relations representative coordinates daytime and evening activities throughout the stay. Room service is available.