Veranda Paul et Virginie

Our verdict

Paul et Virginie is the hotel we suggest to couples who want a small, quiet, adults-only hotel at a sensible price, with a fishing village on the doorstep instead of a resort town. It's a four-star boutique hotel with 81 rooms at Grand Gaube on the island's northern tip, facing the lagoon and the northern islets, and every room is for two adults. We've arranged more than 150 holidays here since 2012, about 9 in 10 of them for couples and about a third honeymoons. The room to book is a Privilege room: it adds à la carte dinners at Le Saint Géran, the restaurant on the jetty, breakfast there twice a week, and a full-day catamaran cruise on stays of seven nights or more. The trade-offs: it's about 75 minutes from the airport, there are only two restaurants, the rooms are 32 to 42 m², and the all-inclusive pours local drinks only. Against Ambre, the other adults-only hotel we sell most: choose Paul et Virginie for a smaller hotel, a village setting and a half-board option. Choose Ambre for 750 m of beach, a nightclub and a package where everything is included. For a family on the same stretch of coast, look at Zilwa Attitude at Calodyne, next door.

Best for

• couples and honeymooners who want an adults-only hotel
• a small hotel: 81 rooms, two restaurants, a quiet pace
• a village setting at Grand Gaube, away from the resort strips
• views over the lagoon to the northern islets
• a sensible price for an adults-only four-star

At a glance

Which room to book

Every room takes two adults, so the choice is about space, view and extras.

• Comfort Room (32 m², queen bed, balcony or patio): the entry-level room, 18 of them. Fine if you'll mostly be out.
• Superior Room (38 m², king or twin beds): the main category, 51 of them, and the official site sells them on their sea view. The one we suggest for most couples.
• Privilege Room (42 m², king bed, sea view): 12 of them, and the best value for a honeymoon. On top of the extra space you get à la carte dinner at Le Saint Géran on selected dishes (seafood excluded), breakfast there on Tuesdays and Fridays, a pillow menu, an espresso machine, and one full-day catamaran cruise with lunch and an open bar on stays of seven nights or more.
• Reduced mobility: the hotel has one adapted room. Tell us when you enquire.
• Twin beds are available in the Superior rooms, and on request in the Privilege rooms.

Children

None. Paul et Virginie is adults-only. For a family on the same lagoon, choose Zilwa Attitude next door at Calodyne, which has a free Kids Club for 3 to 12. For a Veranda hotel with a Kids Club on the north-west coast, look at Veranda Pointe aux Biches.

Meal plans

There are two meal plans: half board and Veranda's all-inclusive, which it calls "All Add In".

Half board includes breakfast and dinner at Isle de France, the main restaurant. You also get a credit of Rs 900 per adult per night towards dinner at Le Saint Géran, the restaurant on the jetty. Snacks, sandwiches and afternoon tea are extra. In a Privilege room, dinner at Le Saint Géran (selected dishes) is included instead.

All Add In adds:

• lunch at the pool bar's sandwich menu and at Le Saint Géran (selected dishes);
• afternoon tea with pancakes or snacks;
• soft drinks, juices, water, local beers, cocktails, local spirits and house wine by the glass, from 11:00 to 23:00;
• a minibar of soft drinks, juices, water and local beer, refilled daily;
• a picnic box if you go out for the day (book 24 hours ahead).

All Add In guests can also eat and drink on their package at four sister hotels: Veranda Palmar Beach, Pointe aux Biches, Grand Baie and Tamarin. You pay the transport, and you give 24 hours' notice.

What we'd do: half board suits couples who'll be out exploring the north. Choose All Add In if you like a drink by the pool and don't want to sign for it. The drinks are local brands only, so if imported spirits and wine matter, it's worth comparing with Victoria for 2 at Victoria Beachcomber, whose all-inclusive pours imported brands.

Restaurants

Restaurants:

• Isle de France: the main restaurant, overlooking the pool and the sea. Buffet breakfast 07:00 to 10:00, and dinner 19:00 to 22:00 as a buffet or table d'hôte, with Mauritian and international dishes. On Monday nights the kitchen opens up for a larger buffet you can watch being cooked.
• Le Saint Géran: under a thatched roof at the end of a jetty, à la carte, with seafood and Veranda's signature dishes. Lunch 12:00 to 15:00 and dinner 19:00 to 22:00, closed on Mondays. At a supplement unless your plan or room includes it.

Bars:

• Poudre d'Or, the main bar, 11:00 to 23:00, opening onto the lagoon, with crêpes and snacks by day and music in the evening;
• the Le Saint Géran beach bar, 11:00 to 15:00 and 19:00 to 23:00.

For a special night, the hotel arranges a lobster dinner on the beach and sunset trips on a traditional pirogue, both at extra cost. Breakfast in bed is served until 15:00.

Honest downsides

• A long transfer. About 75 minutes from the airport, at the far northern end of the island.
• Only two restaurants. On a 7- or 10-night stay you'll eat in the same places often. Le Saint Géran is closed on Mondays.
• Modest rooms. 32 m² for a Comfort Room and 38 m² for a Superior. If space matters, book a Privilege room.
• Local drinks on the all-inclusive. Imported brands are extra.
• A village, not a town. Grand Gaube is a quiet fishing village. For restaurants and shops you go to Grand Baie; the hotel runs a shuttle on set days, and taxis cost extra.
• A small spa. Four massage rooms, so book treatments early.

Veranda Paul et Virginie holiday packages

Packages from R21,215 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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From our clients

Exotic Vacations clients have booked Veranda Paul et Virginie more than 150 times since 2012. About 35% were honeymoons. The typical stay was 7 nights, and the most popular months were April, December and March.

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