Overview: Shangri-La Le Touessrok Resort, Mauritius

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At the moment: Overview of Shangri-La Le Touessrok, Mauritius

Following a renovation that took a complete of six months, the long-lasting Le Touessrok, Mauritius, re-opened its doorways in 2015 as Shangri-La’s Le Touessrok Resort & Spa. The beautiful property fuses famend hospitality with legendary historical past and Mauritian island stylish. The resort’s design enhances the encircling panorama, delivering the proper mixture of fashion, sophistication, and legend. Select from 200 rooms and suites and three personal seaside villas that overlook glowing turquoise waters. With its secluded personal island, in depth seaside, and stylish eating places and bars, Shangri-La Le Touessrok is among the island’s most interesting luxurious resorts. From water sports activities to land actions, the resort affords a spread of experiences that may be customized to satisfy all pursuits.

Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius options in my prime 10 record of the greatest resorts in Mauritius.

Have you ever ever stayed at Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius? If that’s the case, what was your expertise? Depart a remark.

On this evaluate (extra information and images beneath my YouTube video):


PROS & THINGS I LIKE
  • Shangri-La Le Touessrok Resort is among the greatest 5-star resorts in Mauritius. A haven for all vacationers, Mauritius is a chic year-round vacation vacation spot. Positioned within the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa, Mauritius affords vacationers sunshine, clear blue skies, glowing seas and white sand seashores (throughout the dry season). Journey seekers will experience lush forests, nature and wildlife reserves, and historic grottos, whereas cultural lovers can absorb native performances and artwork similar to rhythmic Sega dance and music. Energetic vacationers get pleasure from water sports activities similar to kayaking, paddle boarding, wake boarding, crusing, snorkeling and diving, windsurfing, and water snowboarding. Land-bound actions entertain with mountain climbing, biking and extra. Romance is throughout with illuminated centuries-old banyan timber and delightful sunsets amid ocean horizons, and households can bond by means of actions and cultural experiences.
  • Opened in November 2015, following an in depth and considerate renovation, Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius is a five-star resort nestled alongside the picture-perfect japanese coast of Mauritius in Trou d’Eau Douce Bay. The island’s glamorous east coast is much less developed in comparison with the west coast and the perfect spot for any vacation in Mauritius. It options miles of powdery white seashores, azure lagoons, and 5-star resorts frequented by the wealthy and well-known. The japanese shoreline can be the windiest coast, which implies a welcome cooling onshore breeze in summer time (November to April) and nice situations for windsurfers and sailors in winter (Might to October). The resort is roughly 45 km (28 mi) from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Worldwide Airport and 50 km (30 mi) from the island’s capital Port Louis. It takes about one hour to succeed in by automobile and 10 minutes by helicopter from the airport.
  • Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius encompasses a beautiful Mediterranean-style structure fused with Shangri-La’s signature Asian design parts, which creates a welcoming atmosphere from the second friends step foot within the foyer. In deference to the island’s Sega dance traditions, an artwork set up adorns the wall of the foyer, depicting the swirling spectacle of the attire throughout this regionally revered dance. Customized furnishings and up to date wood sculptures are highlighted by a pure and heat coloration palette. Refined animal prints on the textiles and marble flooring mirror the African affect and island location. Lamps are just like artwork masterpieces fabricated from solid glass, every completely different and distinctive. The foyer opens to a water backyard the place a woven sculpture – created by native artist Reza Supur – takes heart stage. Impressed by weaver birds that resided on a date palm all through the six-month development of the resort in 2015, the sculpture honors Mauritian artisanship.
  • Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius options 189 rooms and suites, making it one of many largest 5-star resorts in Mauritius. Housed in low-rise, whitewashed Mediterranean-style pavilions dotted across the seashores, all lodging provide views of the glowing Indian Ocean. Throughout my vacation, I stayed in a second flooring “Junior Suite Frangipani Membership Ocean View”. The bed room featured a kingsize mattress with a settee on the aspect, and opened to a small furnished balcony overlooking the turquoise waters. The ensuite lavatory was geared up along with his and hers basins,  separate bathroom and bathe cabins, as nicely an egg-shaped standalone bathtub. The suite featured up to date island-chic décor all through and included thoughtfully designed motifs, together with summary representations of the contour of sand in sea in addition to turtles which mirror the three hidden heroes within the resort’s Tortoise Alcove.
  • Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius’ rooms are available in 9 classes, starting from ‘Coral Deluxe Room Ocean View’ to the ‘Two Bed room Suite’. The principle differentiators between the room sorts are the dimensions of the room and the situation. The lower-end room classes are positioned within the older Coral wing, which is a bit additional away from the resort’s principal amenities. The mid-category Hibiscus suites sit on the coronary heart of the resort, close to the primary pool, in a considerably secluded bay protected against the commerce winds. Essentially the most coveted and costly suites are positioned within the extra personal Frangipani Wing, which sits on a secluded islet reachable solely through a wood bridge from the primary resort (offering a way of exclusivity and privateness). Frangipani suites include a number of further complimentary advantages, such à la carte breakfasts at Republik Restaurant, day by day blissful hour, complimentary minibar and 24-hour butler service.
  • On the far finish of Shangri-La Le Touessrok’s principal seaside are three huge seaside villas, which signify essentially the most unique handle in Mauritius. Every villa options three bedrooms, ensuite bedrooms (geared up with designer Acqua di Parma toiletries), a full kitchen, an expansive outside deck with secluded infinity pool, an outside waterfall bathe and direct entry to a personal stretch of white sand seaside. Residents of the three seaside villas get pleasure from 24-hour butler service, entry to a private chef, luxurious airport transfers and a devoted on-site villa staff. Villa friends also can benefit from the Dom Pérignon Butler expertise, by which a devoted butler is obtainable to serve the status Champagne, anytime, wherever. Visitors are greeted by their Champagne Butler, who will then be available all through the stick with decadent Dom Pérignon and connoisseur canapés created to enrich the fragile classic.
  • Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius affords friends a subtle culinary expertise with inspirational gastronomy that’s rooted in nature, sourcing from ethically and regionally grown elements the place doable. There are 4 eating places and one bar on website:
    • That includes a market-place environment with a present kitchen, Le Bazar is the resort’s all-day eating restaurant (positioned one flooring above the foyer). Breakfast options reside cooking stations, a wellness juice bar utilizing medicinal vegetation and contemporary infusions, while dinner takes friends on a world culinary journey with a dim sum trolley, noodle bar, a rotisserie and a western space providing meat and seafood grills, a signature burger station and a youngsters’ nook.
    • Kushi is a glossy, Japanese restaurant with a devoted on-site sushi grasp and yakinuku grills at every desk. Open for dinner solely, the restaurant’s eclectic menu contains teppanyaki, tempura, udon and soba noodles, shabu-shabu and signature dishes together with Kobe and Wagyu beef. I extremely suggest the standard Omakase set menu, which affords the chef’s specials altering day by day with the contemporary fish arrivals (the perfect Asian meal I ever had in my life).
    • The resort’s signature restaurant Safran serves classical Indian delicacies with Mauritian influences in a up to date and stylish setting full with an open kitchen. Open for dinner solely, the restaurant’s culinary expertise is designed round a set menu providing a choice of completely different plates together with breads, rice, curries and tandoori.
    • Subsequent to Safran is Sega Bar. Named after the Mauritian dance, this Mauritian rum and tiki bar affords a group of revered Mauritian rums and over ten house-infused rums. Sega Bar’s signature is the ShangriLa Cask, a novel molasses eight-year-old rum that’s served in a mango wooden smoked glass over a filtered ice ball and an orange twist.
    • Republik Seashore Membership & Grill is a up to date way of life vacation spot that options Mediterranean delicacies and barbecue grills, a classy bar the place friends can experience type in opposition to a soundtrack of reside music and performances by native and worldwide DJs, and a bohemian seaside lounge. On chosen evenings, this eating venue affords themed buffets on the seaside.
  • Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius is about amongst 4 pristine, white sandy seashores, which rank among the many most interesting on the island. The principle seaside – in entrance of the Hibiscus wing  – is lengthy and large and options white comfortable sand lapped by the turquoise waters of the lagoon. Positioned in its personal little bay protected against the commerce winds, this seaside – known as Hibiscus Seashore – connects to a second seaside – known as Barlen’s Seashore – which can be the spot the place the Republik Seashore Membership & Grill Restaurant is positioned. Each seashores characteristic loads of solar loungers and umbrellas, and glorious service is offered alongside your entire shoreline. There’s additionally a water sport heart on Hibiscus Seashore, providing complimentary non-motorised water sports activities (kayak, SUP, paddle boat, Hobie Cat). A 3rd, smaller seaside is positioned on the coronary heart of the Frangipani islet and a fourth seaside is about on the resort’s southern shoreline, in entrance of the older Coral wing and close to the jetty from the place the shuttle boat to the personal island departs (extra on that beneath).
  • Simply off Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius’ pristine shoreline lies Ilôt Mangénie, a personal island which is open solely for friends of the resort, offering a wonderful seaside expertise within the Indian ocean. The distinctive vacation spot affords a day of excellent castaway tranquility on a outstanding island paradise with complimentary boat shuttles departing each 20 minutes. With 3.5 km (2 mi) of pristine seaside, Ilôt Mangénie is residence to a classy and idyllic seaside membership which affords dozens of ocean-front solar beds dotted alongside the shore. There’s additionally a restaurant – open for lunch solely – which serves scrumptious seafood platters, wood-fired truffle pizzas, tailored cocktails and native specialty rums. For an intimate expertise, friends can retreat to a extra secluded space in a seaside cabana, ultimate for day rest or tailored eating experiences. Wellness seekers also can go on holistic spa journeys with on-island signature spa remedies. On-island butlers are on name to cater to friends’ wishes.
  • Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius options world-class leisure amenities. Visitors can loosen up and rejuvenate within the tranquil waters of two swimming swimming pools: a lagoon-style household pool overlooking the primary seaside subsequent to the foyer and a phenomenal adults-only pool on Frangipani islet. For these in search of a sooner tempo, the resort’s state-of-the-art health is positioned subsequent to the spa (extra on that beneath) and has amenities to swimsuit each health choice. The fitness center’s skilled staff may also help every visitor obtain their greatest by means of private coaching and stretching classes and specialised applications for swimming, aquatic train, tennis and golf. The resort additionally affords bocce ball, soccer, volleyball, badminton, archery, yoga, stretching, a jogging monitor and aquatic health classes, nature trails and biking. Gamers of all ranges can get pleasure from 4 synthetic grass tennis courts with flood lights. Visitors can discover the fantastic thing about the coast by means of an e-cycling experience.
  • Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius invitations its friends to realize steadiness and serenity at CHI, The Spa, which attracts inspiration from the legendary Shangri-La, a spot of non-public peace, enchantment and wellbeing. Spa remedies are primarily based on pure therapeutic strategies present in conventional practices shared by many Asian cultures. Set within the coronary heart of the resort and surrounded by luscious verdant tropical vegetation, the spa options eight remedy rooms, every with their very own design parts impressed by native Mauritian tradition. A big selection of remedies is on provide. In partnership with the French luxury-skin-care firm, Biologique Recherche, friends can get pleasure from personalised aesthetic care that mixes a scientific method to hyper-customised remedies with a 3-stage methodology for assured speedy and long-lasting outcomes.
  • Shangri-La Le Touessrok Mauritius’ friends have the chance to play on two spectacular golf programs:
    • The primary lies on the personal island of Île aux Cerfs, separated from the mainland by a shimmering turquoise lagoon, and encompasses a gorgeous 18-hole course designed by legendary skilled golfer Bernhard Langer. The course covers 38 hectares with 18 holes that sweep up and down the attractive panorama. The course is complemented by the island’s pure topography and contains volcanic outcrops, lakes, gullies, and wealthy, lush vegetation, all framed by spectacular ocean views.
    • The second golf course, Anahita Golf Membership, is about on a former sugar plantation and affords a magical expertise that makes essentially the most of its unbelievable tropical setting with two distinctive nine-hole loops backed by lush mountains and fringed by a crystal-clear lagoon. The course additionally encompasses a absolutely serviced membership home and Professional Store, in addition to various scrumptious Mediterranean choices at its very personal restaurant.
  • Shangri-La Le Touessrok, Mauritius is managed by Shangri-La Lodge & Resorts, one of many world’s main luxurious resort manufacturers. By nature-inspired design, pleasant culinary & cultural experiences, and its impeccable service, the model goals to affords its friends a Shangri-La second. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the Shangri-La Group has grown from a single resort enterprise to a world portfolio comprising actual property and funding properties, wellness and way of life amenities. At the moment, the Group owns, operates and manages 100+ resorts beneath 4 manufacturers: Shangri-La, Kerry Motels, JEN, and Merchants. The corporate is a part of the Kuok Group, one among Asia’s most dynamic multinational conglomerates and a frontrunner in properties, logistics, agribusiness, maritime and hospitality.

CONS & THINGS TO KNOW
  • Though Shangri-La Le Touessrok is one among Mauritius’ older resorts, the property is immaculately maintained and the resort additionally doesn’t present its age (the resort was utterly renovated in 2015 when Shangri-La took over administration). However because the resort was constructed 4 many years in the past in a time have been common resort rooms and suites the place nonetheless the norm, the lodging will not be as spectacular because the pool villas that are supplied at a number of the island’s newer 5 star resorts. The exception to the rule in fact are the resort’s distinctive 3-bedroom villas. IMHO, you shouldn’t keep at Shangri-La Le Touessrok for the room product (which continues to be glorious although and completely feels 5-star) however somewhat for the fabulous location (which – along with One&Solely Le Saint Géran – ranks among the many greatest on the island), the gorgeous white-sand seashores, the world-class resort amenities (together with a beautiful adults-only space) and the wonderful eating places.
  • A few of the rooms can solely be reached by stairs (and never elevators) which may be difficult for friends which have difficulties with strolling. That stated, the resort has loads of rooms on the bottom flooring that are wheelchair accessible, so make certain the e-book the proper room kind or to tell the property’s reservation about any mobility points.
  • Sangri-La Le Touessrok’s greatest suites are positioned on a personal islet – known as Frangipane islet. However whereas this was a real islet (separated from the primary resort space by slender canal) that’s now not the case as sand has changed the canal. The identical is true for the personal island Ilôt Mangénie, which is separated from the favored Ile Aux Cerfs by a slender, simply forded and typically silted channel (so day vacationers on Ile Aux Cerfs can and do cross the channel to the personal island though you’ll solely encounter few of them).

MY VERDICT
  • Location: 9/10
  • Design: 8/10
  • Pool: 9/10
  • Rooms: 8/10
  • Meals: 9/10
  • Breakfast: 8/10
  • Spa: 8/10
  • Service: 9/10
  • Worth for cash: 9/10
  • General expertise: superb 8,6/10

TIPS FOR FUTURE GUESTS & SAVE MONEY
  • Get monetary savings: get complimentary VIP perks at Shangri-La Le Touessrok, Mauritius when reserving through Virtuoso (e.g. room improve, day by day breakfast, early check-in, late check-out, and a complimentary 50 minute therapeutic massage).
  • Get monetary savings: learn right here my ideas for getting the perfect deal at a luxurious resort like Shangri-La Le Touessrok, Mauritius (and/or obtain many free perks).
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BEST TIME TO VISIT

Throughout the Mauritian summer time months (November to April) the times are lengthy, scorching and humid. That is additionally cyclone season with January to March being the wettest months – so in case you do go on a vacation to Mauritius at the moment you need to be ready for some heavy rain.  Because it by no means actually will get chilly on the island in winter (Might to October) the typical temperature merely drops from sticky to balmy.  So basically, the perfect time to go to Mauritius for cooler, drier climate is from Might to December. That stated, in case you’re planning to remain on the east coast, I like to recommend avoiding the months of July and August as that is when the wind is at its strongest on this aspect of the island.


HOW TO GET THERE

The resort  is positioned a 60-minute drive from the airport, and you may e-book a personal switch by means of the resort, or prebook a less expensive taxi. Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Worldwide Airport (SRU) is served by many airways (click on right here for a repeatedly up to date record of airways that supply direct flights to Mauritius).


PHOTOS

Beneath is a choice of my images of Shangri-La Le Touessrok, Mauritius. To view extra images (together with breakfast and dinner), click on right here.

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