Maritim Resort & Spa Mauritius

Our verdict

Maritim is the resort we suggest to couples and active families who want a big, green estate with plenty to do without leaving it. It's a five-star on 25 hectares at Turtle Bay, Balaclava, on the north-west coast, about an hour from the airport and a short drive from Grand Baie and Port Louis. The grounds hold the ruins of an 18th-century French powder mill, now a national monument and home to a rustic restaurant, a rum bar and a rooftop bar. On site there's a 9-hole golf course that's free to play, a riding stable, giant tortoises, a dive centre, tennis and free water sports, and a 3,500 m² garden spa. Seven restaurants include Château Mon Désir, a fine-dining restaurant in a colonial mansion. The trade-offs: the entry-level Classic rooms look over the garden, several restaurants open only on set days, and Maritim doesn't publish its kids club or meal-plan details, so we confirm them before you book. Against its Turtle Bay neighbour The Ravenala Attitude: choose Maritim for golf, horses, history and more restaurants; choose the Ravenala for suites that sleep five and a published all-inclusive. For a long beach with a Kids Club and a Teens Club on the same coast, choose Victoria Beachcomber.

Best for

• couples and families who like to be busy: golf, riding, diving, tennis, water sports
• golfers who want free play on site (a 9-hole course)
• food lovers: seven restaurants, from a beach barbecue to fine dining
• history: the 18th-century Balaclava ruins in the grounds
• the north-west coast: calmer winter weather and sunsets

At a glance

Which room to book

• Couples on a budget: a Classic Room (37 m², double bed, balcony or terrace). It faces the garden, with at best a glimpse of the sea, so don't book it for the view.
• Couples who want the sea: a Deluxe Sea View Room (40 to 44 m², freestanding bath) or a Grand Deluxe Sea View Room (58 m², king bed and sofa bed). Grand Deluxe Sea View and above include à la carte breakfast at La Marée on the beach.
• Family of three or four: a Grand Deluxe Garden View Room (63 to 65 m²) in the newer complex beside an infinity pool with a swim-up bar. The sleeping area can be partly closed off, and a bunk bed or sofa bed takes two more.
• Bigger families: a Grand Deluxe Family (two connected Grand Deluxe Garden View rooms) or a Deluxe Family Sea View (two connected Deluxe Sea View rooms). For the most space, a Family Pool Suite (160 m², private garden and pool).
• Honeymoon: a Suite (80 to 105 m², separate living area, extra comfort and service benefits); the bridal suite has a whirlpool. Or the two-floor Penthouse Suite (125 m²), with a private sauna and a whirlpool on the terrace.

Children

Maritim's own site doesn't describe a kids club, so we confirm what's on offer for children (the club, ages and hours) when we quote. What the site does show:

• Family rooms: connected Grand Deluxe and Deluxe Sea View rooms, and Family Pool Suites with a private pool.
• Animals: a riding stable with ponies, and giant tortoises in the grounds.
• Diving: the on-site dive centre runs a Bubblemaker pool session for children from 8.
• Mini golf, and baby cots and baby equipment on request.
• Note: Château Mon Désir doesn't take children under 12 at dinner.

For a resort on this coast with a free Kids Club and a Teens Club, look at Victoria Beachcomber; for a free Kids Club next door at Turtle Bay, The Ravenala Attitude.

Meal plans

Maritim doesn't publish its meal plans on its own site. Our current packages are on half board and bed and breakfast.

Half board usually means breakfast and dinner at Belle Vue, the main restaurant (buffet breakfast and themed dinner buffets). Before we quote, we confirm which of the à la carte restaurants are included and at what supplement, and whether an all-inclusive is offered for your dates.

What the site does say:

• Free: the 9-hole golf course with green fees, the driving range and putting green, water sports, tennis, the fitness centre and land activities.
• Paid: riding, diving, and some water sports (the site lists sailing, glass-bottom boat trips and water skiing, "some at an additional charge").
• Suites come with extra comfort and service benefits, and Grand Deluxe Sea View rooms and above include à la carte breakfast at La Marée.

What we'd do: with seven restaurants on site, half board with dinners out at the à la carte restaurants on their set days is the way to enjoy Maritim. We'll set out the supplements in writing.

Restaurants

Restaurants:

• Belle Vue: the main restaurant, colonial in style, overlooking the pool and the sea. Buffet breakfast 07:30 to 10:30, lunch 12:30 to 14:30, and themed buffets at dinner, 18:30 to 22:00.
• La Marée: on the beach under palms, Mediterranean food from southern France to North Africa. À la carte breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• Château Mon Désir: fine dining in a colonial mansion, dinner on set days, Sunday brunch, and high tea on the first Saturday of the month. Elegant dress; no children under 12 at dinner.
• Le Banyan: Asian fusion and teppanyaki under a 100-year-old banyan tree, dinner on set days.
• Anno 1743: rustic food in the old powder mill built by the French in 1743.
• Les Filaos Beach BBQ: a feet-in-the-sand barbecue near the beach, on set days.
• Lakaz Kreol: a seven-course Creole dinner at a shared family table, on set days.

Bars:

• the Quarter Deck Bar on the sea, 09:00 to midnight, with a sundowner hour and afternoon tea;
• La Marée Beach Bar, 09:00 to 23:00;
• the Riverside Pool Bar, beside the Citron River, 09:00 to 18:00;
• The Distillery, a rum bar in a former 19th-century distillery, on set days;
• The Nest, a rooftop lounge bar above Anno 1743.

Honest downsides

• The Classic rooms face the garden. For the sea, book Deluxe Sea View or higher.
• Restaurants on set days. Château Mon Désir, Le Banyan, Les Filaos, Lakaz Kreol and The Distillery open only on certain nights, so plan your week with the schedule.
• Not much published. Maritim's site doesn't describe its kids club or meal plans. We confirm both in writing before you book.
• A big resort. 25 hectares and 272 rooms: lively and spread out, not intimate.
• The 9-hole course is short. It's a par-29 course, fun and free, not a championship course. Serious golfers can play Mont Choisy or the courses in the south at extra cost.

Maritim Resort & Spa Mauritius holiday packages

Packages from R23,685 per person, including flights from Johannesburg (prices checked 15 Nov 2026).

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

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