Club Med La Plantation d'Albion

Our verdict

La Plantation d'Albion is the Club Med we suggest for couples, honeymooners and families who want more space and a calmer feel than at La Pointe aux Canonniers. It's part of Club Med's Exclusive Collection, its luxury range, set in gardens on the sea at Albion on the west coast, about an hour from the airport. Every room is at least 41 m² with a bath and a terrace, champagne is poured by the glass from 18:00, and the adults-only Zen pool faces the lagoon. Families get kids clubs from age 2 (included from 4), flying trapeze lessons, six tennis courts and padel. Couples outnumber families among our clients here: of more than 100 holidays we've arranged since 2009, nearly half were for couples and about 1 in 7 were honeymoons. The trade-offs: there's no Baby Club for under-2s, no sailing or waterskiing, only two restaurants, and the teen programmes take a break from 8 May to 3 July 2027. For a livelier family resort with waterskiing and sailing included, choose La Pointe aux Canonniers. For a big family or a group of friends, the Albion Villas next door have their own pools and a butler.

Best for

• couples and honeymooners (champagne from 18:00, an adults-only Zen pool, suites with open-air showers)
• families who want room to spread out (every room 41 m² or more; interconnecting rooms up to 111 m²)
• active adults: flying trapeze, yoga six times a day, six tennis courts and padel
• families with a 2- or 3-year-old (Petit Club Med, at extra cost)
• big families and groups of friends (villas with 2 to 4 bedrooms and private pools)
• spa-goers (Cinq Mondes spa, with treatment palapas facing the ocean)

At a glance

Which room to book

Every room has a bath and a separate shower, a furnished terrace, an espresso machine and spa-brand toiletries. Rooms are on the ground or upper floors, facing the gardens or the sea.

• Couples: a Deluxe Room (50 m², with a lounge area and continental breakfast in your room), with a sea view if you can. For more space, a Suite (70 m²): a separate living room, turn-down service, a minibar refilled daily and priority booking at Le Phare and the spa. The garden Suite and the Suite - Beachfront, a few steps from the sand, both have an open-air shower. Deluxe Rooms take two people only.
• Family of three: a Superior Room (41 m², up to three), in the garden, with a sea view, or Beachfront, with direct access to the beach.
• Family of four or five: Interconnecting Superior Rooms (82 m², four to six), or a Deluxe Room interconnecting with a Superior Room (91 m², four or five), which gives the parents a lounge area. With the children in their own interconnecting room, under-12s can stay free on Club Med's current offer (see Kids).
• Family of six: a Suite - Sea View interconnecting with a Superior Room - Sea View (111 m², up to six), or Interconnecting Superior Rooms.
• Big families and groups of friends: the Albion Villas, next to the resort: two bedrooms (180 m², up to five), three (241 m², up to seven) or four (296 m², up to ten), each with a private pool, a veranda, a kitchen and a butler, and full use of the resort.
• Reduced mobility: the Superior Room - Mobility Accessible (50 m², garden level near reception, up to two).

Cots must be booked ahead.

Children

• Babies (under 2): there's no Baby Club Med here. Babies are welcome, but there's no childcare for under-2s. Rooms come with a baby kit (a cot to book ahead, a baby bath, a bottle warmer and a changing mat, with a stroller on request), the main restaurant has a baby corner, and there's a room for preparing baby food at any hour. For daytime care for a baby, La Pointe aux Canonniers has a Baby Club Med from 4 months, at extra cost.
• Petit Club Med (2 and 3): at extra cost, with limited places, open 08:45 to 17:30 and 19:30 to 21:00. Walks, early learning, creative workshops and a show, and an evening service for children booked in by the day or the week. Bring a medical certificate for your child to enrol.
• Mini Club Med+ (4 to 10): included, open 08:45 to 17:30 and 19:00 to 21:00. Group lessons in tennis and flying trapeze from 4, and archery and padel from 6.
• Teens Club Med (11 to 13) and Club Med Chill Pass (14 to 17): included, with a teen programme, games, dance and the same sports lessons. They run on dates Club Med publishes: 13 December 2026 to 8 January 2027, 7 February to 5 March 2027, 21 March to 7 May 2027, and 4 July to 19 November 2027. The 2027 June/July school holidays start on 26 June, so the first week has no teen programme.
• Every club closes on Saturdays.
• For the whole family: flying trapeze, family tournaments and games, arts and crafts, parent-and-child yoga from age 4, family shows, the Big Snack and a kids club pool. Lifeguards and an infirmary are included.
• What children cost: Club Med's current offer for its Mauritius resorts lets children under 12 stay free in their own interconnecting room, for holidays completed by 28 May 2027. It's subject to availability and Club Med's terms, and a new policy applies after that. Teenagers pay. We'll show exactly what applies to your dates and rooms in your quote.

Meal plans

Club Med sells one meal plan: all-inclusive. As an Exclusive Collection resort, Albion's covers:

• all meals at La Distillerie and Le Phare, and snacks through the day (dinner at Le Phare is booked at reception);
• drinks all day, including cocktails, premium spirits, wine and beer, with champagne by the glass from 18:00 at Le Banian and L'Alouda;
• continental breakfast in your room in the Deluxe Rooms and Suites;
• lunch on arrival day if you get in before 15:00 (rooms are ready from 16:00);
• the kids clubs from 4 to 17, group lessons in flying trapeze, tennis, padel and archery, the putting green, yoga and fitness classes, kayaks, paddle boards, snorkelling and the evening entertainment;
• Wi-Fi and tips.

At extra cost:

• Petit Club Med;
• the Cinq Mondes spa (its steam room is free when you book a treatment; the sauna and the steam room by the gym are free);
• scuba diving (the dive sites are about 40 minutes away by boat), golf green fees, private golf lessons and excursions;
• room service in the Suites (11:00 to 23:00), and laundry.

The meal plan works the same way at both Club Med resorts. What you pay more for at Albion is space and service. We quote both side by side, so you can see the difference in rand.

Restaurants

• La Distillerie: the main buffet, international, Mauritian and Indian, with live cooking. Eat on the open-air or covered terrace, or upstairs with a view of the sea or the lagoon. High chairs and booster seats on request.
• Le Phare: a few metres from the ocean, serving Mauritian dishes with a French touch, such as a local curry or tamarind sorbet. Late breakfast and lunch; dinner is booked at reception.
• Bars: Le Banian, the main bar beside the main pool and restaurant, with the evening entertainment; L'Alouda, a smaller lounge bar looking over the lagoon; and the Mangrove Bar on the beach, for faratas, buddha bowls, fresh juices and cocktails. Champagne is poured by the glass at Le Banian and L'Alouda from 18:00.

The resort also holds themed evenings, including Club Med's White Night.

Honest downsides

• No Baby Club Med. There's no childcare for under-2s, and Petit Club Med (2 and 3) costs extra. With a baby, consider La Pointe aux Canonniers.
• No sailing or waterskiing. The included water sports are kayaks, stand-up paddle and snorkelling. Diving costs extra, and the boat ride to the dive sites is about 40 minutes. For included waterskiing and sailing, choose La Pointe aux Canonniers.
• Gaps in the teen programmes. They're closed until 12 December 2026, and again from 8 May to 3 July 2027, which includes the first week of the June/July school holidays.
• Two restaurants. La Distillerie's buffet and Le Phare, where dinner must be booked.
• Deluxe Rooms take only two, so families need a Superior Room, interconnecting rooms or a villa.
• It's Club Med's luxury range, and usually priced above La Pointe aux Canonniers for the same dates. We quote both, so you can decide whether the extra space and service are worth it.
• Clubs close on Saturdays.

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From our clients

Exotic Vacations clients have booked Club Med La Plantation d'Albion more than 100 times since 2009. Of those trips, 40% were families with children and 45% were couples. About 15% were honeymoons. The typical stay was 7 nights, and the most popular months were September, May and October.

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