Mauritius - Le Meridien Ile Maurice Resort
The second week of our honeymoon was spent in Mauritius. We stayed at a superb resort called Le Meridien Ile Maurice (visit the website here
www.lemeridien-mauritius.com). The resort stands at the edge of 1000 metres of sparkling ivory sands on the North-West coast of Mauritius in the bay of Pointe Aux Piments. Le Meridian Ile Maurice is also part of the Starwood hotels so if you are a Starwood Preferred Guests you can earn points which are redeemable.
There are various different rooms to choose from to book, and my husband booked the "Premium Nirvana room Ocean View" for our one week stay. The room overlooks the private Nirvana gardens (no kids or guests under 16 allowed, so less noise) as well as the clear blue waters of Mauritius. As part of the exclusive Nirvana wing of the hotel we also had access to the Nirvana Infinity pool and mini bar on the beach with free drinks daily.
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| This is what our room looked like - Premium Nirvana Room Ocean View |
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| The Nirvana rooms and my husband on a hammock in the Nirvana gardens |
For dinner we explored the four different restaurants at the resort which offered a variety of settings to suit our appetite. Our favourite restaurant was
Cumin which offered an Indian buffet cuisine similar to our daily food we eat back home. Included in our holiday package was a free romantic dinner we chose to have it at the
La Faya french fine dining restaurant on the beach. We also tried out the
Shells restaurant which specialises in the local Mauritian type food and
180 Degrees which is a buffet with a different theme each evening.
Most of our time was spent relaxing at the beach and exploring our resort. We also went to the spa one afternoon for a couples massage and tried out the Jacuzzi as well the steam room which I had to step out of after ten minutes!
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| The beach at Le Meridian Ile Maurice |
We took a day and went off the island to explore another nearby island called Ile Aux Cerf which is approximately ten minutes by speedboat. On the way to the island the boat stopped in the middle of the ocean at a floating raft where we went para-sailing over the beautiful ocean. Afterwards, we were dropped off at Ile Aux Cerf to explore the island, swim for a while and then enjoy a scrumptious lunch on the beach which consisted of grilled fish and chicken. The lunch on the beach was one of the most enjoyable experiences of my trip. After lunch the speedboat took us to see a nearby waterfall and then for a super fast ride back to the Mauritius island.
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| The grilled fish that we were served for lunch on the beach |
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| Riding on a speedboat - rear end view |
The hotel offers a wide range of activities which can be booked on arrival of your visit such as snorkeling, diving, swimming with the dolphins, windsurfing, water skiing etc. visit the resorts website for more details (
www.lemeridian-mauritius.com).
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| Para-sailing over the blue waters of Mauritius |
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| We went by speedboat to see a waterfall |
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| The one day we arrived back at our room to discover that housekeeping had made swans out of towels and decorated our bed, I was so thrilled !!! |
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| The tents at La Faya restaurant - We had our romantic dinner at night in one of the tents |
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| This is right outside our hotel room - Nirvana Gardens |
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| The beach at Le Meridien Ile Maurice hotel |
My honeymoon was amazing and after two weeks of pure bliss it was bleak to get back to reality but on the upside I now live with my wonderful husband and get to see him daily!
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| Husband and I on a hammock |
