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Room With a Killer View: Palm Trees at Mauritius's Legends Hotel

amandak — 2008-08-28T11:02:28-05:00

<![CDATA[We are suckers for a room with a killer view.  We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view. <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Killer_View_Legends_Hotel_Mauritius.jpg" class="imgborder"> Idyllic summertime luxury with palm trees, perfectly turquoise water, a beach and a great spot to sun ourselves is what we're craving

Amazing Race 10 Hotel Update: Mauritius Pit Stop

juliana — 2006-10-30T09:23:19-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/letelfair.jpg">Last night the Amazing Racers left the surprisingly hotel-populated Kuwait City for Mauritius where they participate in a bunch of water activities.After almost everyone picks the Sea challenge which was a treasure hunt by sailing to a nearby island(the other choice Salt involved finding a salt pile on a beach for a clue), the racers head for their pitstop at the <a href="http://www.domainedebelombre.mu/">Chateau bel Ombre,</a> a former sugar estate.We'll let <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/maps/Amazing-Race-10">Jaunted</a> take care of the nitty-gritty episode details, while we focus on hotel.As part of The Chateau bel Ombre, the <a href="http://www.letelfair.com/location.html">Le Telfair</a> is a luxurious golf, spa and oceanfront resort.<blockquote>The 158 rooms and suites are accommodated in villas of 6 or 8 rooms. Ideally located between sea

Honeymoon to the Sound of the Drums at the Heritage Resort

Courtney — 2006-10-05T17:06:39-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/heritage_honeymoon.jpg">A drum roll accompanying you as you approach your honeymoon suite at first sounds a bit bizarre, but after chewing it over it actually couldn't be more appropriate. The drummers won't actually follow you all the way to your suite but, nevertheless the beating of African drums in your hotel lobby is a good way to kick off pure escapism. The <a href="http://www.maurinet.com/heritage.html">Heritage Resort & Spa</a> in Mauritius is the place that will beat the drums for you. But that's not all, you'll also get a drink and some...flannels:<blockquote>We stayed at the Heritage for our honeymoon. As it was approaching the winter season the hotel was fairly quiet - which was perfect for us, becuase the staff could

Volie D'Or Brings Bling To Mauritius

markj — 2005-05-23T12:19:57-05:00

Philippe Requin, who Tatler dubbed the 'Barnum of hotels', recently opened Voile d'Or in Mauritius, and this resort brings the bling--British old world style.

Four swimming pools, four bars, and three restaurants surround the properties 181 rooms.

Think old British Empire/Moorish fantasy. Plus you get to go to Mauritius, which brings its own share of fantasy cred to this vision.

The suites are huge, many with private garden and sofa-beds.

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· Voile D'Or [Tatler]