Royal Palm Beachcomber Luxury

Our verdict

Royal Palm is Beachcomber's flagship, and a different kind of holiday from the rest of the group. It has 68 suites and one villa, and about four staff for every suite: your bags are unpacked for you, your sunbed on the beach is set aside, and room service runs day and night. It faces a calm bay on the north-west coast that Beachcomber describes as sheltered from the trade winds, close enough to walk into Grand Baie. We suggest it to couples, honeymooners, golfers and families who put privacy, service and à la carte dining first, and who are happy to pay for lunch and drinks as they go. Adults get a free daily green fee and golf cart at Mont Choisy Le Golf, transfers included. Children are welcome: there's a free kids club for 3- to 11-year-olds, a free activity programme for teenagers and a few family suites. It is the only Beachcomber resort with no all-inclusive option. If an all-inclusive price matters more than this level of service, choose Trou aux Biches, five-star and on the same coast.

Best for

• couples, honeymooners and milestone anniversaries
• travellers who put service and privacy ahead of entertainment
• food lovers who prefer à la carte to buffets
• golfers: adults play Mont Choisy Le Golf, 10 minutes away, with a free daily green fee and cart
• families who want calm and space, in a family suite or connecting suites
• guests who want Grand Baie's shops and restaurants on foot

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At a glance

Which room to book

• Couples: a Junior Suite, the most common suite (27 of them), facing the sea and built in a staggered line for privacy. It takes 2 adults + 1 child.
• Couples who want more room: a ground-floor Palm Suite (7), open-plan and stepping out to the garden and beach, or a Senior Suite (8), with a lounge separate from the bedroom. Both take 2 adults + 1 child.
• Couples who want the beach close: a Tropical Suite, on the first floor with a furnished balcony; Beachcomber says it still has direct access to the garden and beach. There are only four, for 2 adults + 1 child.
• Family of four: a Palm Family Suite: ground floor, with the children in their own bedroom and bathroom at the back of the suite (2 adults + 2 children). There are only three, so book early. Otherwise an Ocean Suite (15), with a separate lounge, takes 2 adults + 2 children, the children on a sofa bed and an extra bed; or book two connecting Junior Suites.
• Bigger families or friends together: connecting suites, or a Presidential Suite (3), on the top floor: two bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, off a large lounge, for up to four people, with a butler.
• Once in a lifetime: the Penthouse, one of a kind on the top floor (2 adults + 1 child, with a butler), or the Royal Villa: 385 m² over two levels on the beach, with two bedrooms, a private pool and a gazebo, for up to 4 adults plus two babies under 2. It comes with a butler, free early check-in and late check-out, a limousine to and from the airport and the airport's VIP lounge.

Children

• Ti Royal Kids Club: for 3- to 11-year-olds, free, in its own clubhouse with a small, shallow pool, open daily from 09:00 to 23:00, with a break for showers and cleaning, usually from 16:30 to 18:00. Children's lunch and dinner can be ordered at the club, from room service or in a restaurant, and the club lays on a dinner buffet on request for ten or more children. Activities include line fishing, glass-bottom-boat trips, coached tennis, a PlayStation and an open-air cinema.
• Babies: baby care amenities on request, with a cot and a baby bath for the suite.
• Babysitting: €9 an hour per child (about R170), from 18:00. Book it at the Kids Club, 24 hours ahead.
• Health: the hotel has an infirmary and a doctor on call, and Beachcomber puts the nearest clinic or hospital about 10 minutes' drive away.
• Teens: a free activity programme for 12- to 17-year-olds rather than a dedicated Teens Club, plus the free water sports, tennis and squash. If a teens' club matters, Victoria and Canonnier (four-star) have Teens Clubs, and Trou aux Biches (five-star) has a Teens Programme.
• Family suites: the three Palm Family Suites have a separate children's room. Beyond those, most suites take one child, so larger families book an Ocean Suite, a Presidential Suite or connecting suites.
• What children cost:
  • Meal plan: Royal Palm has no all-inclusive; it's sold on half board, so there's no free children's all-inclusive here.
  • Room and meals: Beachcomber's 2026 brochure left Royal Palm out of its under-12s family rate, but Beachcomber's current specials do include children here: one child under 6 stays and eats free when sharing with the parents for travel from 31 January to 27 February 2027 (book by 31 December 2026), and one child under 18 sharing pays only for flights and transfers for travel from 1 to 20 June 2027 (book by 1 May 2027). Outside those windows we confirm the children's rate for your dates and suite in your quote.
  • Teenagers (12-17): Beachcomber's 2026-27 terms have no general free stay for teens.

Meal plans

Royal Palm is the only Beachcomber resort with no all-inclusive package. Beachcomber sells it on half board (breakfast and dinner), and you pay for lunch, drinks and extras as you go. That suits guests who would rather choose from a full wine list and eat a light lunch at Grand Sable on the beach. The Thursday Royal Grill buffet carries a supplement on half board.

Adults also get a free daily green fee and golf cart at Mont Choisy Le Golf, transfers included, without needing an all-inclusive package. Other Beachcomber guests pay Rs 3,510 (about R1,230) a round there with the cart in 2026-27, so a week of daily golf is worth about Rs 24,570 (about R8,610) to each golfer.

If you'd rather know the whole cost up front, two five-star resorts offer Beachcomber's all-inclusive package:

• Trou aux Biches Beachcomber: on the same coast, with suites, Pool Villas, a Teens Programme and daily green fees at Mont Choisy Le Golf on the package.
• Dinarobin Beachcomber: at Le Morne on the west coast, with an adults-only crescent of Zen Suites and daily green fees at Paradis Golf Club on the package.

Royal Palm takes part in Beachcomber's 2026-27 Experiences: couples celebrating a honeymoon or wedding anniversary, and adults celebrating a decade birthday, get one experience, such as a massage with hammam and sauna, a cocktail masterclass or a wine masterclass with the sommelier. It needs a stay of four nights or more and doesn't apply in prime season. Beachcomber also arranges its own Royal Palm romance offers on request, so we ask for the current one for your dates, and we can quote Royal Palm next to Trou aux Biches so you see the difference in rand.

Restaurants

• La Goélette: the signature restaurant, overlooking the bay; breakfast (buffet or à la carte) and à la carte dinner, booking required. Inside it, La Table du Capitaine seats ten for small dinners and blind tastings.
• Asiya: pan-Asian, facing the lagoon; dinner.
• Grand Sable: restaurant and beach bar under a badamier tree; à la carte lunch from 12:30 to 16:00.
• Royal Grill: a buffet dinner on the beach every Thursday, casual dress, with a supplement on half board.

Le Bar opens from 10:00 and Le Bar Plage on the beach from 10:00 to 18:00. The Wine Cellar runs wine tastings paired with tapas, booked in advance, and there's a cigar lounge and live entertainment every evening from 19:00. You can also dine at the other Beachcomber resorts, on reservation.

Honest downsides

• No all-inclusive. Lunch, drinks and extras are charged, and on a long stay they add up. If a fixed price matters, choose Trou aux Biches or Dinarobin.
• Families pay as they go. Children's lunches and drinks are charged too, and the 2026 brochure's under-12s family rate excluded Royal Palm. Beachcomber's current specials help on some dates; we price children into your quote so you see the real cost first.
• Few family suites. Only three Palm Family Suites give children their own room, and most suites take a single child.
• Small, so it fills up. 68 suites and a villa, with only one Penthouse, one Royal Villa, three Presidential Suites, three Palm Family Suites and four Tropical Suites. For December and Easter, book well ahead.
• Quieter and dressier. Evenings mean live music and a good dinner, not shows and a nightclub. From 19:00 men are asked to wear a collared shirt, long trousers and closed shoes (the Royal Grill is casual), so pack them. Teenagers who want a crowd of other teens will be happier at a bigger resort such as Trou aux Biches.
• A 70-minute transfer from the airport, unless you take the helicopter.

Royal Palm Beachcomber Luxury holiday packages

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