Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Wellness Resort

Our verdict

Le Telfair is the resort we suggest to couples, honeymooners and families who want a quiet, all-suite five-star in the colonial style, with fine dining and real space, on the unspoilt south coast. It's a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, on the 2,500-hectare Bel Ombre estate it shares with Heritage Awali, about 50 minutes from the airport. Every room is a suite, from 54 m², and every suite has a resident host. Its new adults-only wing, for 16 and older, has its own heated pool, bar and beach. Families get the same free baby club and Timomo Kids Club (open until 23:00) as Awali. Half board here means dinner at Le Telfair's two restaurants, C Beach Club or the golf club grill, with a credit at the estate's other restaurants. The trade-offs: the south coast is breezier and cooler than the west in winter, golf is no longer free from November 2026 unless you take the Gourmet Bliss package, and there's no dedicated Teens Club. Against its sister Heritage Awali: choose Le Telfair for suites, an adults-only wing and à la carte dining; choose Awali for a family all-inclusive at a lower price. For a five-star, all-suite resort on the west coast, with an adults-only crescent and calmer winter water, choose Dinarobin Beachcomber.

Best for

• couples and honeymooners who want an adults-only wing (16+) with a heated pool
• space: every room is a suite of 54 m² or more
• food lovers: à la carte dinners and dine-around across 13 estate restaurants
• families with babies and young children (free baby club, Kids Club until 23:00)
• golfers, with two championship courses on the estate

At a glance

Which room to book

• Couples: a Deluxe Suite (54 m², garden view) is the entry level; a Deluxe Seaview Suite (54 to 62 m²) looks over the lagoon. For a honeymoon, book in the adults-only wing: a Deluxe Seaview or Beachfront Suite, a Junior Suite Beachfront (81 m², four-poster bed), or a Senior Suite Sea View (102 m², separate living and dining room).
• Family of three or four: any Deluxe Suite outside the adults-only wing takes two adults and two children under 12, or one teenager, or three adults. Deluxe Suites can be joined to a neighbouring suite.
• Family of five, or with two teenagers: two interleading suites. Children can also have their own suite: up to four children or three teenagers.
• Most space for two: an Ocean Suite Beachfront (104 m², ground floor, outdoor shower, separate living and dining room). There are only two.
• Note: the Junior and Senior Suites have no twin beds, and the Junior Suites take no children (the four non-adults-only Junior Suites Beachfront take a baby).

Children

• Baby Timomo: a free baby club for babies from birth to 35 months, daily 08:30 to 15:30, with baby nurses trained in childcare and first aid, each looking after no more than three babies.
• Timomo Kids Club: for children aged 3 to 12 (potty trained), daily 08:30 to 17:00 and 18:00 to 23:00, accredited by Worldwide Kids. Days bring crab walks, visits to the giant tortoises, cooking, science, golf and nature outings; evenings bring stargazing, Mauritian tales, cinema under the stars and pyjama parties. Children can have lunch and dinner at the club.
• Teenagers (12 to 17): a programme run by the sports team (golf taster sessions, tennis and beach volley tournaments, horse riding at extra cost). There's no dedicated Teens Club.
• Babysitting: by Worldwide Kids-certified babysitters, at extra cost, booked 24 hours ahead.
• Note: the adults-only wing, its pool and some estate restaurants (Gin'Ja, Le Château de Bel Ombre) are for older guests, so families stay in the main part of the resort.

Meal plans

Le Telfair sells half board or Gourmet Bliss.

Half board includes breakfast, and dinner at Annabella's or Le Palmier, at C Beach Club, or at O'Grill on the golf course (selected dishes). At the estate's other restaurants, including Gin'Ja, Le Château de Bel Ombre and Awali's Infinity Blue, Zafarani and Savana, you get a credit of Rs 1,750 per adult and Rs 875 per teenager per night towards food. Drinks are extra.

Gourmet Bliss is Heritage's all-inclusive with a fine-dining twist:

• breakfast at Annabella's, or à la carte at C Beach Club, La Réserve or the golf club;
• lunch and dinner around the estate, including Le Château de Bel Ombre and Gin'Ja (from 12 years old);
• Sunday brunch at C Beach Club;
• bars with imported brands: Johnnie Walker Red and Black, Jameson, Jack Daniel's, Bombay Sapphire, Hendrick's, Tanqueray, Belvedere, champagne and sparkling wine by the glass, and wine from Europe and the New World;
• a minibar with spirits, wine and beer, refilled daily;
• from 1 November 2026, one round of golf per person per seven nights at each of the two championship courses, and unlimited play on the par-3 course.

Extra on both: dishes with lobster, foie gras, Wagyu beef or caviar, spirits aged 12 years or more, the exclusive wine lists, and special set-ups such as private dinners on the beach.

What we'd do: Gourmet Bliss is worth it if you drink wine with dinner and will try the château and Gin'Ja. Half board suits couples who'll eat in and drink lightly. We quote both side by side.

Restaurants

Restaurants at Le Telfair:

• Annabella's: the main restaurant, a grand brasserie. Breakfast buffet 06:30 to 10:30; dinner 18:30 to 22:00 as à la carte, live cooking or a buffet, with a daily wine and cheese tasting and Les Aquarelles, an adults-only section.
• Le Palmier: themed buffets or à la carte, six days a week, with one featured evening a week.
• Gin'Ja: pan-Asian on the beach with a teppanyaki corner, dinner 19:00 to 22:00 (from 12 years old; children from 6 on Wednesdays), and a weekly sunset ritual on the beach.
• Le Kiosque Gourmand: homemade ice cream, sorbets and pancakes in the afternoon.
• La Case: snacks and drinks on the beach beside the adults-only zone.

Bar: Cavendish Bar & Lounge, a piano bar with a library and a list of Mauritian and aged rums, 10:30 to 23:30, with evening entertainment.

Across the estate: Le Château de Bel Ombre, a 19th-century plantation house and the estate's fine-dining restaurant; C Beach Club; Awali's restaurants; the golf clubhouses; and Kaz'Alala for Mauritian food in the nature reserve.

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. The pools are heated in winter, which helps.
• Golf is no longer free. From 1 November 2026 green fees are payable on half board; Gourmet Bliss includes one round per course per seven nights.
• No dedicated Teens Club. Teenagers have a programme run by the sports team.
• Drinks are extra on half board, and at five-star prices they add up. Look at Gourmet Bliss.
• Some of the best restaurants are 12+. Families with young children dine mainly at Annabella's, Le Palmier and C Beach Club.
• A long way from the north. Grand Baie and the north-west beaches are at the far end of the island.

Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Wellness Resort holiday packages

Packages from R35,200 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 Le Telfair Golf & Wellness Resort, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R35,200 pps

  From R35,200 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

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