Canonnier Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa

Our verdict

Canonnier is the Beachcomber resort we suggest when you want space and a sense of place, close to Grand Baie but not in it. It fills about seven hectares of garden on a peninsula at the island's north-western tip, with two beaches, the northern islands on the horizon, and the old lighthouse, cannons and fort walls still standing in the grounds. Families with school-age children do well here: a safari-camp Kids Club, a free Teens Club for 12- to 17-year-olds, and Family Duplexes with a mezzanine where the children sleep. Golfers have privileged access to Mont Choisy Le Golf nearby, there's a dive centre on site, and the spa's six treatment rooms sit in a 200-year-old banyan tree. The trade-offs: it's 70 minutes from the airport, it has three restaurants and a lunchtime food truck for 283 rooms, and its all-inclusive is the simpler version, with local brands. For a long beach and imported drinks, choose Victoria; to walk into Grand Baie, Mauricia.

Best for

• families with school-age children and teenagers
• golfers (Mont Choisy Le Golf nearby, with privileged access for Canonnier guests)
• couples, honeymooners and weddings who like a garden setting
• divers and snorkellers (Beachcomber's dive academy on site)

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At a glance

Which room to book

The rooms are built in crescents facing the gardens and pool, or the beach and sea; most categories come garden-facing or sea-facing. Bathrooms have a shower; only the Deluxe Rooms add a bath.

• Couples: a Superior Room (28 m²), or a sea-facing Deluxe Room (42 m²) if you want more space and a bath. For privacy, one of the two Suites (50 m²): ground floor at the northern tip, with a lounge area, a private terrace, direct access to the beach and views of the northern islands. They're for couples only.
• Couple with a baby: a Standard Room (24 m²) takes 2 adults + 1 baby up to 24 months only. With a child over 2, book a Superior Room (2 adults + 1 child under 18, or 3 adults).
• Family of four, both children aged 6 to 17: a Family Duplex, on the first and second floors in the middle of the hotel. The parents sleep downstairs and the children on a mezzanine up a staircase, open to the room below. At 32 m² it's compact for four, but there are 46 (21 garden-facing, 25 sea-facing), so there's more choice than with the apartments. No children under 6.
• Family of four with a child under 6, or a family of five: a Two-Bedroom Family Apartment (70 m², 2 adults + 3 children, or 4 adults + 1 child): two bedrooms, each with its own bathroom and TV, and a furnished terrace or balcony. All garden-facing, on the ground and first floors, and there are only 20, so book early for school holidays.
• Three adults (friends, or parents with a grown-up child): a Deluxe Room sleeps 3 adults; there are 16, all sea-facing. A Superior Room also takes 3 adults, in less space. Two couples, or grandparents with a grandchild, fit a Two-Bedroom Family Apartment.

Children

• Kids Club Beachcomber: for 3- to 11-year-olds, free, open daily from 09:00 to 21:00, with a break for showers and cleaning, usually from 16:30 to 18:00. It runs creative and discovery workshops, with activities split for ages 3-6 and 7-11. Canonnier's is a safari-style tented camp with its own private garden, and the mini golf is close by. The team takes the children to the main restaurant for lunch at 12:30 and dinner at 18:30.

• Teens Club: free for 12- to 17-year-olds, set in the old fort, with activities such as snorkelling and tennis tournaments. Beachcomber doesn't publish when it runs, so ask us for your dates. Teenagers also get the free sports, including archery, mini golf, waterskiing and wakeboarding.

• Babies: a free baby care room for under-2s, with a changing table, bottle warmer, steriliser, fridge, kettle, water dispenser and a baby meal menu. Cots and baby baths are supplied for the room.

• Babysitting: €7 an hour per child (about R130), with a 2-hour minimum a day, from 18:00. Book it at reception or the guest relations desk, 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.

• Toddlers: there's no club for 2-year-olds; the Kids Club starts at 3. If you need daytime help with a one- or two-year-old, Trou aux Biches offers free babysitting at its Kids Club on weekday afternoons.

• What children cost:

  • All-inclusive: free for children aged 11 and under when their parents take it, for stays from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027. From 12 it's charged, and everyone sharing a room must be on the same meal plan.
  • Room and meals: Beachcomber's 2026 brochure says under-12s sharing their parents' room stay and eat free all year on its family rate. Its 2026-27 fact sheets don't repeat that, so we confirm the children's rate for your dates and room in your quote.
  • Teenagers (12-17): Beachcomber's 2026-27 terms have no general free stay for teens. Some time-limited specials let one child under 18 pay only for flights and transfers; we'll tell you if one fits your dates.

  We'll show exactly what applies to your dates and room in your quote.

Meal plans

Half board (breakfast and dinner) is standard. On half board the à la carte restaurants include a set menu that changes daily; dishes from the full à la carte menu carry a supplement. You can top up with the Beachcomber All-Inclusive package, the simpler version that Canonnier shares with Mauricia:

• all meals, at the buffet or the à la carte restaurants, with a supplement on some à la carte dishes;
• Beachcomber's own wine selection, and selected drinks from 09:00 to 23:00 from a list of local brands (beers, cocktails, spirits and liqueurs), plus tea, coffee and soft drinks;
• baguettes at the Tamam food truck from 11:30 to 17:00, pancakes from 16:00 to 17:30, and a picnic basket if you book it the day before;
• the minibar, restocked daily.

It doesn't cover drinks after 23:00, room service, spa treatments, scuba diving, deep-sea fishing, excursions or golf. You can use it at Mauricia, Victoria and Shandrani at no extra charge, where you eat and drink on that resort's own package. Victoria's and Shandrani's own packages list imported brands; if those matter for most of your evenings, that's a point for Victoria. Children aged 11 and under get it free for stays from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027; from 12 it's charged. Everyone sharing a room has to be on the same meal plan.

Golfers: golf isn't in either meal plan. Beachcomber's 2026-27 guest rate at Mont Choisy Le Golf, where a shared cart is compulsory, is Rs 3,510 (about R1,230) a round, Rs 2,160 (about R760) for under-18s playing with an adult, and Rs 2,700 (about R950) from 1 May to 30 September 2027. Playing every day? Mont Choisy's unlimited package with a cart costs Rs 26,460 (about R9,270) per person, or Rs 20,520 (about R7,190) from 1 May to 30 September 2027, and pays for itself from the eighth round. If golf is the point of the trip, Trou aux Biches's all-inclusive covers a daily green fee, cart and transfers at Mont Choisy.

Celebrating? Honeymooners, couples marking a wedding anniversary and adults with a decade birthday can get one Beachcomber Experience per booking, such as a three-course dinner at Le Navigator, on stays of four nights or more outside prime season. Some honeymoon specials also add a free two-course lunch every day.

We quote half board and all-inclusive side by side, so you can see the difference in rand before you choose.

Restaurants

• Le Frangipanier: the main buffet restaurant, international, beside the pool under the coconut palms; breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• Le Navigator: international à la carte, set apart over the beach with views to the northern islands; lunch, and dinner six evenings a week. Book ahead; it's the one for a special evening.
• La Serenata: a small Italian restaurant, dinner six evenings a week. Book ahead.
• Tamam: a food truck with street food, open daily from 11:30 to 17:00.

Make your bookings for Le Navigator and La Serenata on arrival. You can also dine at the other Beachcomber resorts (book ahead; a supplement applies at the five-star ones, including Royal Palm), and Grand Baie's restaurants are 5 km away.

Honest downsides

• Far from the airport and the south. About 70 minutes from the airport, and the south-west's sights (Chamarel, the Black River Gorges) make a full day out.
• Close to Grand Baie, not in it. It's 5 km, so you'll take a taxi (there's a taxi stand) or hire a car. To walk to restaurants and nightlife, choose Mauricia.
• Few family apartments. Only 20, and the Family Duplexes take children aged 6 to 17 only, sleeping on an open mezzanine. Families with a child under 6 plus another child, or with three children, are all after those 20 in school holidays.
• Three restaurants for 283 rooms, plus the lunchtime food truck. Victoria has four and Shandrani six, and the à la carte restaurants each close one evening a week.
• No adults-only wing. For a child-free setting, look at Victoria for 2 or Shandrani for 2.
• Golf costs extra. Green fees at Mont Choisy are charged on half board and all-inclusive alike, Rs 3,510 (about R1,230) a round with the cart; Trou aux Biches's all-inclusive includes them.

Canonnier Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa holiday packages

Packages from R21,810 per person, including flights from Johannesburg (prices checked 9 Nov 2026).

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  From R21,810 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

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  From R22,955 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

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From our clients

Exotic Vacations clients have booked Canonnier Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa more than 300 times since 2005. Of those trips, 40% were families with children and 50% were couples. About 15% were honeymoons. The typical stay was 7 nights, and the most popular months were December, September and June.

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