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Review: Shangri-La Le Touessrok Resort, Mauritius

March 9, 2023

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Today: Review of Shangri-La Le Touessrok, Mauritius

Following a renovation that took a complete of six months, the enduring Le Touessrok, Mauritius, re-opened its doorways in 2015 as Shangri-La’s Le Touessrok Resort & Spa. The attractive property fuses famend hospitality with legendary historical past and Mauritian island stylish. The resort’s design enhances the encircling panorama, delivering the proper mixture of fashion, sophistication, and legend. Choose from 200 rooms and suites and three personal seaside villas that overlook glowing turquoise waters. With its secluded personal island, in depth seaside, and stylish eating places and bars, Shangri-La Le Touessrok is likely one of the island’s best luxurious motels. From water sports activities to land actions, the resort gives a spread of experiences that may be customized to fulfill all pursuits.

Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius options in my high 10 listing of the finest resorts in Mauritius.

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In this evaluation (extra data and photographs under my YouTube video):

PROS & THINGS I LIKE

Shangri-La Le Touessrok Resort is likely one of the finest 5-star resorts in Mauritius. A haven for all vacationers, Mauritius is a elegant year-round vacation vacation spot. Located within the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa, Mauritius gives vacationers sunshine, clear blue skies, glowing seas and white sand seashores (throughout the dry season). Adventure seekers will enjoy lush forests, nature and wildlife reserves, and historic grottos, whereas cultural lovers can absorb native performances and artwork akin to rhythmic Sega dance and music. Active vacationers get pleasure from water sports activities akin to kayaking, paddle boarding, wake boarding, crusing, snorkeling and diving, windsurfing, and water snowboarding. Land-bound actions entertain with climbing, biking and extra. Romance is throughout with illuminated centuries-old banyan bushes and exquisite sunsets amid ocean horizons, and households can bond by means of actions and cultural experiences.

Opened in November 2015, following an intensive and considerate renovation, Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius is a five-star resort nestled alongside the picture-perfect jap coast of Mauritius in Trou d’Eau Douce Bay. The island’s glamorous east coast is much less developed in comparison with the west coast and one of the best spot for any vacation in Mauritius. It options miles of powdery white seashores, azure lagoons, and 5-star resorts frequented by the wealthy and well-known. The jap shoreline can be the windiest coast, which implies a welcome cooling onshore breeze in summer time (November to April) and nice situations for windsurfers and sailors in winter (May to October). The resort is roughly 45 km (28 mi) from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport and 50 km (30 mi) from the island’s capital Port Louis. It takes about one hour to achieve by automobile and 10 minutes by helicopter from the airport.

Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius incorporates a beautiful Mediterranean-style structure fused with Shangri-La’s signature Asian design components, which creates a welcoming atmosphere from the second visitors step foot within the foyer. In deference to the island’s Sega dance traditions, an artwork set up adorns the wall of the foyer, depicting the swirling spectacle of the clothes throughout this regionally revered dance. Custom designed furnishings and up to date picket sculptures are highlighted by a pure and heat shade palette. Subtle animal prints on the textiles and marble ground mirror the African affect and island location. Lamps are much like artwork masterpieces product of solid glass, every totally different and distinctive. The foyer opens to a water backyard the place a woven sculpture – created by native artist Reza Supur – takes middle stage. Inspired by weaver birds that resided on a date palm all through the six-month building of the resort in 2015, the sculpture honors Mauritian artisanship.

Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius options 189 rooms and suites, making it one of many largest 5-star resorts in Mauritius. Housed in low-rise, whitewashed Mediterranean-style pavilions dotted across the seashores, all lodging provide views of the glowing Indian Ocean. During my vacation, I stayed in a second ground “Junior Suite Frangipani Club Ocean View”. The bed room featured a kingsize mattress with a settee on the aspect, and opened to a small furnished balcony overlooking the turquoise waters. The ensuite toilet was outfitted together with his and hers basins, separate bathroom and bathe cabins, as effectively an egg-shaped standalone bathtub. The suite featured up to date island-chic décor all through and included thoughtfully designed motifs, together with summary representations of the contour of sand in sea in addition to turtles which mirror the three hidden heroes within the resort’s Tortoise Alcove.

Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius’ rooms are available in 9 classes, starting from ‘Coral Deluxe Room Ocean View’ to the ‘Two Bedroom Suite’. The primary differentiators between the room varieties are the dimensions of the room and the placement. The lower-end room classes are positioned within the older Coral wing, which is a bit additional away from the resort’s primary services. The mid-category Hibiscus suites sit on the coronary heart of the resort, close to the primary pool, in a considerably secluded bay shielded from the commerce winds. The most coveted and costly suites are positioned within the extra personal Frangipani Wing, which sits on a secluded islet reachable solely through a picket bridge from the primary resort (offering a way of exclusivity and privateness). Frangipani suites include a number of further complimentary advantages, such à la carte breakfasts at Republik Restaurant, day by day completely happy hour, complimentary minibar and 24-hour butler service.

At the far finish of Shangri-La Le Touessrok’s primary seaside are three huge seaside villas, which signify essentially the most unique handle in Mauritius. Each villa options three bedrooms, ensuite bedrooms (outfitted with designer Acqua di Parma toiletries), a full kitchen, an expansive out of doors deck with secluded infinity pool, an out of doors waterfall bathe and direct entry to a non-public stretch of white sand seaside. Residents of the three seaside villas get pleasure from 24-hour butler service, entry to a private chef, luxurious airport transfers and a devoted on-site villa crew. Villa visitors can even reap the benefits of the Dom Pérignon Butler expertise, by which a devoted butler is obtainable to serve the status Champagne, anytime, anyplace. Guests are greeted by their Champagne Butler, who will then be available all through the stick with decadent Dom Pérignon and connoisseur canapés created to enhance the fragile classic.

Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius gives visitors a subtle culinary expertise with inspirational gastronomy that’s rooted in nature, sourcing from ethically and regionally grown components the place doable. There are 4 eating places and one bar on web site:
- Featuring a market-place ambiance with a present kitchen, Le Bazar is the resort’s all-day eating restaurant (positioned one ground above the foyer). Breakfast options stay cooking stations, a wellness juice bar utilizing medicinal vegetation and recent infusions, while dinner takes visitors on a world culinary journey with a dim sum trolley, noodle bar, a rotisserie and a western space providing meat and seafood grills, a signature burger station and a youngsters’ nook.
- Kushi is a smooth, Japanese restaurant with a devoted on-site sushi grasp and yakinuku grills at every desk. Open for dinner solely, the restaurant’s eclectic menu contains teppanyaki, tempura, udon and soba noodles, shabu-shabu and signature dishes together with Kobe and Wagyu beef. I extremely suggest the standard Omakase set menu, which gives the chef’s specials altering day by day with the recent fish arrivals (one of the best Asian meal I ever had in my life).
- The resort’s signature restaurant Safran serves classical Indian delicacies with Mauritian influences in a recent and chic setting full with an open kitchen. Open for dinner solely, the restaurant’s culinary expertise is designed round a set menu providing a collection of totally different plates together with breads, rice, curries and tandoori.
- Next to Safran is Sega Bar. Named after the Mauritian dance, this Mauritian rum and tiki bar gives a set of revered Mauritian rums and over ten house-infused rums. Sega Bar’s signature is the ShangriLa Cask, a singular molasses eight-year-old rum that’s served in a mango wooden smoked glass over a filtered ice ball and an orange twist.
- Republik Beach Club & Grill is a recent way of life vacation spot that options Mediterranean delicacies and barbecue grills, an elegant bar the place visitors can enjoy fashion in opposition to a soundtrack of stay music and performances by native and worldwide DJs, and a bohemian seaside lounge. On chosen evenings, this eating venue gives themed buffets on the seaside.

Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius is about amongst 4 pristine, white sandy seashores, which rank among the many best on the island. The primary seaside – in entrance of the Hibiscus wing – is lengthy and extensive and options white tender sand lapped by the turquoise waters of the lagoon. Located in its personal little bay shielded from the commerce winds, this seaside – referred to as Hibiscus Beach – connects to a second seaside – referred to as Barlen’s Beach – which can be the spot the place the Republik Beach Club & Grill Restaurant is positioned. Both seashores function loads of solar loungers and umbrellas, and wonderful service is supplied alongside all the shoreline. There’s additionally a water sport middle on Hibiscus Beach, providing complimentary non-motorised water sports activities (kayak, SUP, paddle boat, Hobie Cat). A 3rd, smaller seaside is positioned on the coronary heart of the Frangipani islet and a fourth seaside is about on the resort’s southern shoreline, in entrance of the older Coral wing and close to the jetty from the place the shuttle boat to the personal island departs (extra on that under).

Just off Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius’ pristine shoreline lies Ilôt Mangénie, a personal island which is open solely for visitors of the resort, offering a wonderful seaside expertise within the Indian ocean. The distinctive vacation spot gives a day of good castaway tranquility on a exceptional island paradise with complimentary boat shuttles departing each 20 minutes. With 3.5 km (2 mi) of pristine seaside, Ilôt Mangénie is residence to an elegant and idyllic seaside membership which gives dozens of ocean-front solar beds dotted alongside the shore. There’s additionally a restaurant – open for lunch solely – which serves scrumptious seafood platters, wood-fired truffle pizzas, tailored cocktails and native specialty rums. For an intimate expertise, visitors can retreat to a extra secluded space in a seaside cabana, very best for day leisure or tailored eating experiences. Wellness seekers can even go on holistic spa journeys with on-island signature spa remedies. On-island butlers are on name to cater to visitors’ needs.

Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius options world-class leisure services. Guests can chill out and rejuvenate within the tranquil waters of two swimming swimming pools: a lagoon-style household pool overlooking the primary seaside subsequent to the foyer and an exquisite adults-only pool on Frangipani islet. For these searching for a quicker tempo, the resort’s state-of-the-art health is positioned subsequent to the spa (extra on that under) and has services to go well with each health choice. The gymnasium’s skilled crew might help every visitor obtain their finest by means of private coaching and stretching classes and specialised packages for swimming, aquatic train, tennis and golf. The resort additionally gives bocce ball, soccer, volleyball, badminton, archery, yoga, stretching, a jogging observe and aquatic health classes, nature trails and biking. Players of all ranges can get pleasure from 4 synthetic grass tennis courts with flood lights. Guests can discover the fantastic thing about the coast by means of an e-cycling journey.

Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius invitations its visitors to attain stability and serenity at CHI, The Spa, which attracts inspiration from the legendary Shangri-La, a spot of private peace, enchantment and wellbeing. Spa remedies are primarily based on pure therapeutic strategies present in conventional practices shared by many Asian cultures. Set within the coronary heart of the resort and surrounded by luscious verdant tropical vegetation, the spa options eight remedy rooms, every with their very own design components impressed by native Mauritian tradition. A wide array of remedies is on provide. In partnership with the French luxury-skin-care firm, Biologique Recherche, visitors can get pleasure from personalised aesthetic care that mixes a scientific method to hyper-customised remedies with a 3-stage methodology for assured speedy and long-lasting outcomes.

Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius’ visitors have the chance to play on two spectacular golf programs:
- The first lies on the personal island of Île aux Cerfs, separated from the mainland by a shimmering turquoise lagoon, and incorporates a beautiful 18-hole course designed by legendary skilled golfer Bernhard Langer. The course covers 38 hectares with 18 holes that sweep up and down the attractive panorama. The course is complemented by the island’s pure topography and contains volcanic outcrops, lakes, gullies, and wealthy, lush vegetation, all framed by spectacular ocean views.
- The second golf course, Anahita Golf Club, is about on a former sugar plantation and gives a magical expertise that makes essentially the most of its unimaginable tropical setting with two distinctive nine-hole loops backed by lush mountains and fringed by a crystal-clear lagoon. The course additionally incorporates a absolutely serviced membership home and Pro Shop, in addition to numerous scrumptious Mediterranean choices at its very personal restaurant.

Shangri-La Le Touessrok, Mauritius is managed by Shangri-La Hotel & Resorts, one of many world’s main luxurious resort manufacturers. Through nature-inspired design, pleasant culinary & cultural experiences, and its impeccable service, the model goals to gives its visitors a Shangri-La second. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the Shangri-La Group has grown from a single resort enterprise to a world portfolio comprising actual property and funding properties, wellness and way of life services. Today, the Group owns, operates and manages 100+ motels underneath 4 manufacturers: Shangri-La, Kerry Hotels, JEN, and Traders. The firm is a part of the Kuok Group, certainly one of Asia’s most dynamic multinational conglomerates and a frontrunner in properties, logistics, agribusiness, maritime and hospitality.

CONS & THINGS TO KNOW

Although Shangri-La Le Touessrok is certainly one of Mauritius’ older resorts, the property is immaculately maintained and the resort additionally doesn’t present its age (the resort was utterly renovated in 2015 when Shangri-La took over administration). But for the reason that resort was constructed 4 a long time in the past in a time had been common resort rooms and suites the place nonetheless the norm, the lodging should not as spectacular because the pool villas that are provided at a number of the island’s newer 5 star motels. The exception to the rule in fact are the resort’s distinctive 3-bedroom villas. IMHO, you shouldn’t keep at Shangri-La Le Touessrok for the room product (which remains to be wonderful although and completely feels 5-star) however somewhat for the fabulous location (which – along with One&Only Le Saint Géran – ranks among the many finest on the island), the beautiful white-sand seashores, the world-class resort services (together with an exquisite adults-only space) and the superb eating places.

Some of the rooms can solely be reached by stairs (and never elevators) which may be difficult for visitors which have difficulties with strolling. That mentioned, the resort has loads of rooms on the bottom ground that are wheelchair accessible, so ensure that the e book the proper room kind or to tell the property’s reservation about any mobility points.

Sangri-La Le Touessrok’s finest suites are positioned on a non-public islet – referred to as Frangipane islet. But whereas this was a real islet (separated from the primary resort space by slender canal) that’s now not the case as sand has changed the canal. The similar is true for the personal island Ilôt Mangénie, which is separated from the favored Ile Aux Cerfs by a slender, simply forded and generally silted channel (so day vacationers on Ile Aux Cerfs can and do cross the channel to the personal island though you’ll solely encounter few of them).

MY VERDICT

Location: 9/10
Design: 8/10
Pool: 9/10
Rooms: 8/10
Food: 9/10
Breakfast: 8/10
Spa: 8/10
Service: 9/10
Value for cash: 9/10
Overall expertise: superb 8,6/10

TIPS FOR FUTURE GUESTS & SAVE MONEY

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BEST TIME TO VISIT

During the Mauritian summer time months (November to April) the times are lengthy, scorching and humid. This can be cyclone season with January to March being the wettest months – so if you happen to do go on a vacation to Mauritius at the moment try to be ready for some heavy rain. Since it by no means actually will get chilly on the island in winter (May to October) the typical temperature merely drops from sticky to balmy. So normally, one of the best time to go to Mauritius for cooler, drier climate is from May to December. That mentioned, if you happen to’re planning to remain on the east coast, I like to recommend avoiding the months of July and August as that is when the wind is at its strongest on this aspect of the island.

HOW TO GET THERE

The resort is positioned a 60-minute drive from the airport, and you’ll e book a non-public switch by means of the resort, or prebook a less expensive taxi. Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (SRU) is served by many airways (click on right here for a repeatedly up to date listing of airways that provide direct flights to Mauritius).

PHOTOS

Below is a collection of my photographs of Shangri-La Le Touessrok, Mauritius. To view extra photographs (together with breakfast and dinner), click on right here.