Heritage Awali Golf & Spa Resort

Our verdict

Heritage Awali is the resort we suggest when a family or a couple wants a five-star all-inclusive with proper drinks, on a quiet, unspoilt stretch of the south coast. It sells only all-inclusive, and its package pours branded spirits such as Johnnie Walker, Jameson and Smirnoff, wine from South Africa and Europe, and sparkling wine by the glass all day. It's one of three Heritage hotels on the Bel Ombre estate, a 2,500-hectare domain of beach, a nature reserve and two championship golf courses, about 50 minutes from the airport. Families get a free baby club from birth to 35 months, the Timomo Kids Club for 3 to 12, open until 23:00, and rooms of 52 m² that take two adults and two children. Adults get their own pool and a corner of the main restaurant. The trade-offs: the south coast is windier and wilder than the west in winter, every standard room is the same size, so a family of five needs two rooms, there's no dedicated Teens Club, and from November 2026 golf is no longer free on the standard package. Against The Ravenala Attitude, the north-west's big all-inclusive: choose Awali for imported drinks, a baby club and a quieter coast. Choose the Ravenala for suites that sleep five and dinner at five restaurants.

Best for

• families with babies and young children (free baby club, Kids Club until 23:00)
• an all-inclusive with branded spirits and sparkling wine by the glass
• the south coast: Bel Ombre's nature reserve, waterfalls and Le Morne nearby
• golfers, on the Premium All-Inclusive (two championship courses next door)
• couples who want a five-star all-inclusive with an adults-only pool

At a glance

Which room to book

• Couples: a Deluxe Room (52 m²). The view decides the price: garden, beach view, sea view, or beachfront on the ground floor with direct access to the sand. For a honeymoon, a Senior Suite (100 m², with a jacuzzi in the bathroom): two are beachfront on the ground floor, three are on an upper floor facing the sea. There are only five.
• Family of three or four: any Deluxe Room takes two adults and two children under 12, or two adults and one teenager, or three adults. A cot can be added.
• Family with two teenagers, or five people: two interconnecting Deluxe Rooms (24 of them can be joined; ask early). Children can also have their own room: up to four children or three teenagers.
• Big family or two couples: the Heritage Villa (310 m², beachfront, private pool): two main bedrooms and a children's room, for four adults and two children.
• Reduced mobility: one Deluxe Garden View room is adapted. The resort is "disabled friendly" by its own description, but there are no lifts, so ask for the ground floor.

Children

• Baby Timomo: a free baby club for babies from birth to 35 months, run by baby nurses trained in childcare and first aid, daily from 08:30 to 15:30. Places are limited, so book 24 hours ahead.
• Timomo Kids Club: for children aged 3 to 12, daily from 08:30 to 17:00 and again from 18:30 to 23:00, so parents can have a late dinner. Days bring golf, tennis and archery taster sessions, sega dancing and cooking; evenings bring cinema on the beach, stargazing and a mini disco. The Yellow Submarine is a marine-life play space, and a marine biologist visits once a week.
• Teenagers (12 to 17): a supervised programme run by the sports team (tennis, beach volley, archery, PlayStation, pool table, karaoke), depending on numbers. There's no dedicated Teens Club building.
• Spa: one 20-minute massage per child aged 3 to 11 is included per stay (5 nights or more).
• Babysitting: at extra cost, booked ahead.
• Food: children up to 11 have a dedicated kids' menu.
• Note: some restaurants on the estate are for ages 12 and up, so a family's dine-around is mostly Awali's own restaurants and C Beach Club.

Meal plans

Heritage Awali sells two plans, both all-inclusive, from arrival to departure whatever your flight times.

All-Inclusive covers:

• breakfast at Savana or at C Beach Club;
• lunch at Infinity Blue, Amafrooty, Kizuri, the Le Château golf clubhouse or Kaz'Alala;
• dinner at Savana, Infinity Blue, Zafarani or C Beach Club;
• afternoon tea and the ice-cream kiosk;
• the bars: beers, juices, cocktails, rums, gin, vodka, whisky (Johnnie Walker Red, Jameson, Grant's), Pimm's and port, wine by the glass from France, South Africa and Europe, and sparkling wine by the glass from 10:00 to 23:00;
• a minibar refilled daily, and a picnic box for a day out;
• non-motorised water sports, tennis, archery and the sports centre.

Dine-around: at the estate's other restaurants (Boma, Le Palmier, Annabella's, Gin'Ja, O'Grill and Le Château de Bel Ombre) you get a credit of Rs 1,750 per adult and Rs 875 per teenager per night.

Premium All-Inclusive adds champagne by the glass at selected bars, round-the-clock room service, lunch at La Réserve Golf Links, dinner at O'Grill and Le Château de Bel Ombre, a Mauritian lunch at the château once per stay, and golf: from 1 November 2026, one round per person at each of the two championship courses per seven nights, unlimited play on the par-3 course and the academy course.

What costs extra: dishes with lobster, foie gras, Wagyu beef or caviar, Boma's barbecue night, the lobster night, motorised water sports and, on the standard plan, green fees.

What we'd do: the standard package is generous; choose Premium only if you'll golf or want champagne. We quote both side by side.

Restaurants

Restaurants at Awali:

• Savana: the main restaurant, with themed buffets and table d'hôte. Breakfast 06:00 to 10:30, dinner 19:00 to 22:00, with an adults-only corner.
• Infinity Blue: by the pool and the beach, à la carte surf and turf for lunch and dinner, and a weekly lobster night at a supplement.
• Zafarani: Indian, à la carte.
• Boma: an African-style barbecue under the stars with a show and a bonfire, twice a week, at a supplement.
• Amafrooty and Kizuri: lunch, sandwiches, afternoon tea and ice cream.

Bars: Zenzibar, the lounge bar with music every night (10:00 to 23:00); the Infinity Blue cocktail bar; and Coco Shack on the beach (12:00 to 17:00).

Across the estate: C Beach Club (included on the all-inclusive for breakfast and dinner), Heritage Le Telfair's restaurants, the golf clubhouses, Kaz'Alala for Mauritian food in the nature reserve, and Le Château de Bel Ombre, a 19th-century plantation house that's the estate's fine-dining restaurant (from 12 years old).

Honest downsides

• The south coast in winter. Bel Ombre faces the open ocean and the south-east trade winds, so from about June to September it's breezier and cooler than the west. For calm winter water, choose the west coast.
• Golf is no longer free. Until 31 October 2026 green fees at Le Château were included; from 1 November 2026 they're payable on the standard package. The Premium package includes one round per course per seven nights.
• One room size. Every standard room is 52 m² and takes four at most, so a family of five needs two rooms.
• No Teens Club building. Teenagers have a programme run by the sports team.
• No lifts. Ask for the ground floor if stairs are a problem.
• Some estate restaurants are 12+. Gin'Ja and the château take younger children only on set nights.
• A long way from the north. Grand Baie and the north-west beaches are at the far end of the island. This is a stay-in-the-south holiday.

Heritage Awali Golf & Spa Resort holiday packages

Packages from R32,710 per person, including flights from Johannesburg (prices checked 15 Nov 2026).

R500 off your holiday when you book with us by 31 December 2026.

• Heritage Awali Golf And Spa Resort, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R32,710 pps

  From R32,710 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

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