Radisson Blu Poste Lafayette Resort & Spa, Mauritius

We stayed in this hotel from the 17th April to the 26th April, after a long trip taking 19 hours we were welcomed by Diana who was amazing , she had planned in advance a birthday meal for my wife and also a surprise of some flowers on our 30th wedding anv all without my wife finding out. She worked very hard to ensure we were happy with our stay, checking in with us thru our stay at the hotel. The room number 10001 was situated next to the bar area and room opened out to the garden and onto the beach , less than 30ft so great. However couple of things you need to be aware of , the entertainment is quite loud if your in this room but thankfully any entertainment finishes at 10.30pm , the room is a little on the small side with not a lot of of hanging space for your clothing for 10 days, that being said the rooms were cleaned every day and towels and bed linen. All of the staff were great, all willing to go the extra mile to ensure we enjoyed our stay. WIFI is a little patchy and the TV channels were off more than on , if you were looking for something to watch on the TV there is not a lot of choice. I would recommend this hotel to stay at for a special occasion as it was for us, however due to the traveling time for us I doubt we will be visiting Mauritius again anytime soon FYI I am 64 and my wife is 58 and it took us 2 days to get over the travelling but happy we chose Mauritius and the Radisson Blu Poste Lafayette as our hotel, well done to all of the team and thank you for all of of the memories. Read less

An excellent resort for adults only. The staff could not do enough the to make our stay enjoyable. Plenty of sun beds both by the pool and on the beach. We had an ocean view room which was excellent. The restaurant is a buffet for all meals, but there is an a la carte restaurant with limited availability. There are plenty of taxis available for day trips at very reasonable prices. Overall, a very enjoyable and relaxing stay. Barry and Pam Morris Read less

This was a fairly last minute change to a long planned trip and an unexpected visit to Mauritius. As others have said this is a modest scale and quiet hotel for adults only...which we had not realised but actually having visited the sister hotel on the courtesy bus were very happy with...we are definitely past screaming children. We chose to eat as often as possible in the Aqua restaurant, by the beach and bar , rather than the main buffet dining room. The food was better and the general atmosphere better than the larger main dining room which we used for breakfast and lunch. There was a good range of food and the deserts were just beautiful. The food there was ok but...just not as good as the smaller restaurant. Our first floor room overlooked the beach (well the single storey hotel rooms in front of our room) and was absolutely fine...we had sliding doors to open but the balcony was only about 1 foot deep (not really a balcony) so not able to get outside. The room was fine apart from an extraordinarily tall bed.. and a picture where headboard should have been which was not tall enough.I am tall and had to climb up onto the bed...also the wardrobe was not long enough to hang a dress in....irritating but not crucial to my week...also no iron in the room...to iron the creased dresses!. The staff were very helpful and really could not have done more i think. It was a lovely beach with plenty of sun beds in the sun and shade but sadly the area roped off for swimming mostly had weed/grass on the bottom which i hate so i did not go swimming. I had hoped to paddleboard but it was mostly too rough for a beginner. The sister hotel had a much larger distance to the surrounding reef with calmer waters and no grass/weed which would have been better for that activity and swimming for me at least. Whilst at the hotel we did not see anyone do anything other than snorkel so if watersports are your thing i am not sure this is the right hotel...it lies quite close to the reef so the water is a bit choppy and actually you are discouraged for obvious reasons for getting to close to the reef. The pool was gorgeous but could have been deeper and i really couldnt believe that people were reserving sun loungers before breakfast! my lack of organisation clearly. We used the taxi service located by the hotel entrance to book a couple of tours and were really pleased with these....Neel our guide/driver was brilliant and told us sooo much about Mauritius so we had two really fun days as well as learning a lot about the local culture and people. Would absolutely recommend these. Not sure that the rooftop bar really was open...we used it twice for a cooking demo and cocktail lesson...but apart from that it appeared generally to be closed...pity. Probably wouldnt stay again because of the lack of weed free swimming/activities in the sea, but if you want a quiet, relaxed child free stay.... Read less

long journey of 28 hours but well worth it! super room 3114 (i think) large with great view. no balcony as such but doors open fully so that was just as good. food. always something to find interesting and to try. ate fish almost every day and chiefs all work soo hard to present inviting dishes, real joy to eat. staff couldnt do enough for you and actually more like family by the end of holiday - but never overstepped the mark... pool area always clean we only visited the area a few times as we are beach people. the beds were super comfy! beach staff work so hard to keep area seaweed free and clean. thankyou! Tip - wear water shoes and go for it! learnt to snorkel and its amazing the fish you can see! hotel loans items out if you haven't taken your own. entertainment. very low key - if you want fire and brimstone, go elsewhere but we loved it - bar closes at 11pm but honestly if you havnt drunk enough by then..... taxi rank at the hotel will take you anywhere, including trips to other islands and beaches, payable direct i think. sister hotel, transport is free and you can go as many times as you wish - worth a look around and also if A.I the same at that hotel. but it does have children, so if you want peace stay put lol we would deffo recommend this hotel for peace, friendly 1st visit to the island. it had everything and more for us! Thankyou to all the staff, you made our holiday....along with the weather, hotel, beach, food...ect Read less