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“From the time we stepped off the bus from the airport...”

written by namboy on 04/04/2006

Good Points
As said previously.

Bad Points
The only bad point is that time seems to fly by so quickly in Mauritius. We were there for a week and it felt like a couple of days.

General Comments
From the time we stepped off the bus from the airport the La Pirogue hotel staff gave us the best treatment ever. They met us at the door with an ice cold fruit cocktail with the flower garnishing. They also gave us ice cold face clothes to freshen, up as we were all perspiring after the trip. They refused to allow us to carry our own luggage and drove us to our room in a golf car.



My wife and I decided to take our children along (2 years old and 7 months old) and I am so happy we did. Our room was #326 with a beautiful sea view through the palms. It was about a 100m walk to the beach from our room. The room was comfortable, and well designed with a big bathroom and plenty of space. With two cots in the room we still had plenty of space.



The food was unbelievable, and because we were on the all inclusive package we had the option of eating lunch, snacks, drinking as many locally prepared beverages as we wanted to, as well as breakfast, dinner and snacks. If you consider that a Pirogue cocktail costs about 350 Rupees and we drank these like water, it was very worthwhile. Also, the all inclusive package did not tie us down to specific meal times, which allowed our daughter to eat whenever she was hungry.



The staff were amazing and remembered our children's names, calling them by name whenever we saw them. We are planning to go back next year and are hoping to take some other members of our family along.



The weather was very pleasant, but humid, so we spent most of our time in the pool or in our air conditioned room sleeping, which is something you are able to do very well there.



It was the best time we have spent together as a family. Just being away from everything without a cell phone was the best thing we could have done.



The pool was beautiful, the beach was great, and the facilities were amazing! All I can say is that if you are still making up your mind, just decide to go to La Pirogue. You won't regret it, and who knows, we might even see you there!