SO Sofitel Mauritius 5 stars

Excellent resort. Fabulous grounds, staff was helpful and friendly. Food was rather average. Great spot to drive around and discover the south. Lots of bats, birds, snails, lizards and frogs around the ground. Kids center is a bit small and sad, could use some refurbishing inside and out, but the child minders were both super lovely.

Everything was great, unfortunately had to lower my score due to constant internet issues. I was to do some work from the hotel, which has been proven extremely challenging to almost impossible. That would need to be looked into. For 5* hotel is quite bad.

The resort is right in the south of the island and is perfect if you are looking for peace, quiet and privacy with an unspoilt beach right outside. Our villa was spacious with our own little backyard for sunbathing and just a minute away from the sea. We thought the booking included an outdoor jacuzzi, unfortunately wasn't available in our villa, but seemed majority of villas did. Do double check this if that's something you are looking forward to . Despite that, the outdoor shower area with the frangipani tree and the blue skies above definitely gave the feel of paradise. What made the stay really memorable were the staff. Majority of the staff including those you wouldn't normally interact with, like the gardening staff were polite and genuinely friendly. Special mention must be made of Monsieur Raj and the rest of concierge team for just being a delight to talk to every day and sometimes being a step ahead of us, knowing what we needed. Shalini, for being incredibly efficient and ever so friendly each night we went out to dinner. Nilesh, who checked us in, for bearing with our tired selves and still managing to go through the initial formalities with ease. And for the staff member who greeted us by the gate before checking in ( sorry couldn't catch his name as it was late) for the warm welcome we received and our first impression of the Mauritius hospitality. Also a big shout out to the restaurant staff who work so hard every morning managing the breakfast buffet. Chef Vikram for organising a special veg dinner as the veg options were limited on the main menu. The resort also does their best to be environmentally friendly with solar powered hot water systems, paper straws, less plastic packaging etc., which was something we truly appreciated. Overall, we had a wonderful stay at the resort and was just what we wanted at the start of our journey into the heart of Mauritius. One thing to note though is that if you were like us hoping to go out to explore the local restaurants etc., it is going to hard as there are only isolated resorts around the area. However, Le Morne can be reached in about 20 mins by car and within an hour or so you could reach Black River NP, Charmel and even Flic en Flac. Just not feasible if you like to walk and explore. The hotel provides taxi hires if you don't drive though.

It was an awesome weekend spent with good food and an amazing spa experience

Amazing weekend!! amazing service and team! special thanks to the lugagge team Pradeep, Heetin & Vijesh 💜 such kind and professional person!! count on us to come back again soon :) Thanks and regards 🫶🏽