Le Méridien Ile Maurice

Our verdict

Le Méridien is the resort we suggest when a family wants a suite for the price of a room, or a couple wants an adults-only wing with its own pool, on the sunny north-west coast. It's a five-star at Pointe aux Piments, about an hour from the airport and 15 km from Grand Baie, on a beach of about a kilometre, and 243 of its 261 rooms and suites look over the lagoon. Every room is a suite of at least 56 m². Families get the Kids Club for 4 to 12, open until 22:00, and Le Petit Club for 2- to 4-year-olds, which few resorts offer. Couples get Nirvana: 51 adults-only suites with their own reception, infinity pool, bar and breakfast restaurant, including 17 ground-floor suites with a private plunge pool. The trade-offs: the standard suites take only two adults and two children, there's no Teens Club, and the hotel doesn't publish what its meal plans include, so we confirm them before you book. Against Victoria Beachcomber, its neighbour at Pointe aux Piments: choose Le Méridien for bigger rooms, a club for toddlers and a larger adults-only wing with plunge-pool suites. Choose Victoria for a Teens Club, an optional all-inclusive with imported brands and Swim-Up Rooms.

Best for

• families with toddlers: Le Petit Club from age 2, and a Kids Club to 22:00
• couples who want an adults-only wing with its own pool and plunge-pool suites
• space: every room is a suite of 56 m² or more
• the north-west coast: calmer winter weather and sunsets
• Grand Baie and Port Louis within about 15 km

At a glance

Which room to book

• Couples: a Junior Suite (60 m², king bed and sofa bed, balcony with a wide sea view on the first floor). An Ocean Sky Junior Suite (60 m²) is on the second floor with a bird's-eye view, and a Beach Bliss Junior Suite (60 m²) is on the ground floor with a terrace onto the sand.
• Honeymoon: go to Nirvana, the adults-only wing. A Romantic Allure (56 m², first floor, panoramic sea view) or, best of all, a Plunge Pool Hideaway (112 m², ground floor, a private courtyard and plunge pool, and breakfast served floating in your pool). With five nights or more in either, you get two green fees each at Mont Choisy and 20% off selected spa treatments. The Tranquil Bliss rooms (56 m², first floor) are the quieter entry point.
• Family of three or four: any Junior Suite takes two adults and two children, or three adults. Junior Suites can be joined to a neighbouring one.
• Family with young children: a Beachfront Family Suite (69 m²) on the beach, with a separate sleeping area for the children. There are 24.
• Most space: a Royal Suite (150 m², bar, dining area, lounge, butler service). There are six.

Children

• Le Petit Club: for children aged 2 to 4, daily 09:00 to 16:00, with sensory and creative play, healthy snacks, a nap time and meals cooked for small children.
• Le Méridien Family Kids Club: for children aged 4 to 12, daily 09:00 to 22:00, beside the lagoon, certified by Worldwide Kids. Activities include outdoor adventures, storytelling and treasure hunts.
• Family time: catch-and-release fishing in the lagoon, family cooking classes, game nights and storytelling around a bonfire on the beach.
• Pools: a family zone with gentle slides and inflatables among the three main pools.
• Babysitting: available at extra cost.
• Teens: no Teens Club. Teenagers have the water sports, tennis and the games room. For free teens' activities nearby, choose Victoria Beachcomber (a Teens Club) or Trou aux Biches Beachcomber (a Teens Programme).

Meal plans

Our current packages are on half board. The hotel doesn't publish what its meal plans include, so before we quote we confirm the restaurants that count for dinner, the dine-around arrangements and any supplements, and whether an all-inclusive is available, and set it out in writing.

What we can say:

• Breakfast is a buffet at Nomad; Nirvana guests have breakfast at Jade or in their room.
• Dinner on half board is usually at Nomad, the main buffet; Jade, Kumin and Waves are à la carte.
• Free: non-motorised water sports (stand-up paddle, Hobie Cat sailing, kayaks, snorkelling), the gym and tennis.
• Paid: big-game fishing, scuba diving, catamaran trips to the northern islands and spa treatments.
• Nirvana guests get a welcome bottle of wine, sunset cocktails and canapés every evening, and the Nirvana bar's sparkling cocktails.

What we'd do: half board with one or two dinners at Jade or Waves. We'll price any upgrade in rand before you travel.

Restaurants

Restaurants:

• Nomad: the main restaurant, an international buffet around an open kitchen, with Mauritian dishes, for breakfast (06:30 to 10:30) and dinner (18:30 to 22:30).
• Jade: Pan-Asian fine dining, from sashimi to teppanyaki, with flavours from Japan, Thailand and Cambodia. Breakfast for Nirvana guests only; lunch and dinner for everyone.
• Kumin: Indian, by the pool: curries and tandoor dishes.
• Waves: on the beach, relaxed lunches by day (12:00 to 15:00), and a seafood grill at night (18:00 to 23:00).

Bars and treats:

• Latitude 20: coffee by day, sparkling wine and cocktails by night;
• the Nirvana bar: for Nirvana guests, cocktails and light bites by the beach;
• La Vie Rosé: rosé and island bites at tables on the water's edge, for adults;
• an illy coffee bar and a gelato counter.

Special evenings include teppanyaki shows, dinner on the wooden jetty, and a beach barbecue where you choose your fish and meat to grill.

Honest downsides

• Suites take four at most. A family of five needs two connecting suites or a Beachfront Family Suite; confirm its capacity with us.
• No Teens Club.
• The meal plans aren't published. We confirm what half board covers before you book.
• Jade's breakfast is for Nirvana guests only, and the best restaurants are à la carte.
• A big resort. 261 suites: lively, with families in the school holidays. Nirvana is the quiet part.
• An hour from the airport.

Le Méridien Ile Maurice holiday packages

Packages from R30,055 per person, including flights from Johannesburg (prices checked 15 Nov 2026).

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

• Le Meridien Ile Maurice, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R30,055 pps

  From R30,055 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

• Nirvana At Le Meridien Ile Maurice, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R35,040 pps

  From R35,040 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

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