A Luxury Family Vacation to Mauritius is a dream for many people, and if you choose Le Prince Maurice then you won't be disappointed. As a family our family vacation idea was in fact La Belle Mare Plage in August 2008. We chose it because they offered us a fantastic deal, but when we arrived at the airport no awaiting vehicle, and although the hotel were expecting us, we hung around for an hour before the Manager came up and apologised, saying our suites had been damaged, and would we mind if they upgraded us to Le Prince Maurice their sister hotel, where we would have two suites and not a suite and an adjoining room.

Having little choice we accepted, and what a joy Le Prince Maurice turned out to be. We had two suites in the garden a short walk to a lovely white sand beach, and whilst the suites were really just very large rooms, and a huge bed, the bathrooms were a room in themselves so we were very comfortable indeed.

Le Prince Maurice has what you need for a luxury family vacation, and indeed we would have chosen it anyway had we been able to afford it. With sporty children aged 10 and 13 the fact that there was free water skiing was a huge bonus. Our son learned almost from scratch, until he was able to go right round the bay, and our daughter just wouln't stay away from the jetty. Dad could sail a Hoby Cat to his heart's content, and mother could sit and watch. The spa with sauna, steam room was much used as was the hot pool, after playing squash or tennis in the evening, all absolutely the ideal way to spend a luxury family vacation.

There was a shuttle bus to the two golf courses at La Belle mare Plage, and we played golf on 10 of the fourteen days we were there. You need to understand the golf is free, caddies are not, and if you play the Links course, then a buggy hire is compulsory, and at 100 Euros per round for the four of us, that was somewhat steep. We took pencil bags with only seven clubs so were easily able to walk the Legends which has water on every hole!! This meant that for most of the time our golf was free, and lovely courses they are too. You will need a lot of balls which you can buy on the quiet at very cheap prices in the bushes on the courses, so you will need to carry cash!!

Money is possibly the biggest drawback on our Mauritius Luxury Holiday, or in any Mauritius Hotel, because their currency is Euros, and you will pay through the nose. Lunch for four consisting of a green salad, two pizzas, and a toasted sandwich with soft drinks and a beer would not be less than ?60. Drinks are expensive, including bottled water, but to be fair water was brought around the pool at no charge. My advice would be to empty your room fridge immediately, get the room boy to take it away, and then take a taxi to the village and stock up on soft drinks and beers, with your duty free to consume.

The food in the three restaurants was absolutely top class, with an a la carte menu every night, and two items excluded from half board, and that was lobster and Japanese Steak. We ate very well indeed, and you can get a very reasonable wine for around 23 Euros. We were asked to a BBQ at La Belle Mare Plage as guests, and discovered their Half Board people had to pay an additional 48 Euro's to partake. By comparison Le Prince Maurice had a BBQ which was better and included.

Extras were more expensive at Le Prince Maurice compared to La Belle Mare Plage, which by the way is a sister hotel, but we received a generous 15% discount ..

All in all Le Prince Maurice will provide you with a great Luxury Family Vacation, and although it is expensive, the free sports facilities more than make up for it.

A Luxury Family Vacation to Mauritius is a dream for many people, and if you choose Le Prince Maurice then you won't be disappointed. As a family our family vacation idea was in fact La Belle Mare Plage in August 2008. We chose it because they offered us a fantastic deal, but when we arrived at the airport no awaiting vehicle, and although the hotel were expecting us, we hung around for an hour before the Manager came up and apologised, saying our suites had been damaged, and would we mind if they upgraded us to Le Prince Maurice their sister hotel, where we would have two suites and not a suite and an adjoining room.

Having little choice we accepted, and what a joy Le Prince Maurice turned out to be. We had two suites in the garden a short walk to a lovely white sand beach, and whilst the suites were really just very large rooms, and a huge bed, the bathrooms were a room in themselves so we were very comfortable indeed.

Le Prince Maurice has what you need for a luxury family vacation, and indeed we would have chosen it anyway had we been able to afford it. With sporty children aged 10 and 13 the fact that there was free water skiing was a huge bonus. Our son learned almost from scratch, until he was able to go right round the bay, and our daughter just wouln't stay away from the jetty. Dad could sail a Hoby Cat to his heart's content, and mother could sit and watch. The spa with sauna, steam room was much used as was the hot pool, after playing squash or tennis in the evening, all absolutely the ideal way to spend a luxury family vacation.

There was a shuttle bus to the two golf courses at La Belle mare Plage, and we played golf on 10 of the fourteen days we were there. You need to understand the golf is free, caddies are not, and if you play the Links course, then a buggy hire is compulsory, and at 100 Euros per round for the four of us, that was somewhat steep. We took pencil bags with only seven clubs so were easily able to walk the Legends which has water on every hole!! This meant that for most of the time our golf was free, and lovely courses they are too. You will need a lot of balls which you can buy on the quiet at very cheap prices in the bushes on the courses, so you will need to carry cash!!

Money is possibly the biggest drawback on our Mauritius Luxury Holiday, or in any Mauritius Hotel, because their currency is Euros, and you will pay through the nose. Lunch for four consisting of a green salad, two pizzas, and a toasted sandwich with soft drinks and a beer would not be less than ?60. Drinks are expensive, including bottled water, but to be fair water was brought around the pool at no charge. My advice would be to empty your room fridge immediately, get the room boy to take it away, and then take a taxi to the village and stock up on soft drinks and beers, with your duty free to consume.

The food in the three restaurants was absolutely top class, with an a la carte menu every night, and two items excluded from half board, and that was lobster and Japanese Steak. We ate very well indeed, and you can get a very reasonable wine for around 23 Euros. We were asked to a BBQ at La Belle Mare Plage as guests, and discovered their Half Board people had to pay an additional 48 Euro's to partake. By comparison Le Prince Maurice had a BBQ which was better and included.

Extras were more expensive at Le Prince Maurice compared to La Belle Mare Plage, which by the way is a sister hotel, but we received a generous 15% discount ..

All in all Le Prince Maurice will provide you with a great Luxury Family Vacation, and although it is expensive, the free sports facilities more than make up for it.