LUX* Grand Gaube

Mauritius, Indian Ocean

Virgin rating

Beach Rouge
Superior Room
Superior Room
Family Room
Junior Suite
Junior Suite
Wellness Junior Suite
Palm Court Restaurant
The Palm Court Restaurant
Palm Court Restaurant
INTI Peruvian Restaurant
INTI Peruvian Restaurant
INTI
Bodrum Blue
Burger Shack
Spa
Spa
Cinema
Cinema Paradiso
Beach Rouge
Superior Room
Superior Room
Family Room
Junior Suite
Junior Suite
Wellness Junior Suite
Palm Court Restaurant
The Palm Court Restaurant
Palm Court Restaurant
INTI Peruvian Restaurant
INTI Peruvian Restaurant
INTI
Bodrum Blue
Burger Shack
Spa
Spa
Cinema
Cinema Paradiso

The hotel

Completely renovated in 2017, this innovative resort has been designed by Kelly Hoppen and delivers an eclectic mix of effortless sophistication and relaxed informality, as well as signature LUX* touches. In a peaceful location, rooms overlook the triple-bay beaches and calm lagoon. There are beautiful gardens to wander in; stopping awhile to lounge on beanbags and hammocks dotted beneath coconut, banyan and filao trees. There are land and water sports galore, plus a world-class golf course nearby and bikes for exploring tropical hillsides or the local markets and village of Cap Malheureux. The LUX* Me Spa is a true haven, offering a range of indulgent treatments as well as yoga and dynamic exercise classes. Dining-wise, you’ll be spoilt for choice, with delicious island-inspired and international dishes. Chat to the chef and watch your meal being created at The Palm Court, savour the cultures of Peru at INTI and visit Under the Banyan for mouthwatering burgers, wood-smoked meats and inventive cocktails at the French Kiss Bar.

Amenities

  • Bicycle Rental
  • Kayaking
  • Sailing
  • Scuba Diving
  • Snorkelling
  • Tennis
  • Water Skiing
  • Windsurfing
  • Kids Club
  • Teen Club
  • Bar
  • Fitness Centre/Gym

Where is it

Just moments away from a small fishing village on the north coast of Mauritius. Transfer time from Mauritius International Airport: approximately 1 hour 15 minutes. Please note that if taking a seat in coach this may be longer depending on how many hotel stops are en route.

Hotel information

186 rooms and suites. All rooms with air-conditioning, private furnished balcony or terrace facing the sea, satellite TV, telephone, complimentary WiFi access, tea/coffee-making facilities, mini-bar*, safe and hairdryer. Superior Rooms have a large rainfall shower (no bath) and 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults and 1 child/teen (extra bed on request).

All Inclusive option: includes breakfast at The Palm Court, lunch lunch at Beach Rouge or Banyan (Creole Smokehouse, BB's), dinner at The Palm Court, Beach Rouge, Banyan (Creole Smokehouse) or Bodrum Blue. A selection of drinks including soft drinks, tea, coffee, water, juice, beer, wine, spirits, cocktails and liquors. Each restaurant and bar has the 'All Inclusive' drink menus available, except The G&T 100 Club and Rum Tree House. Bar service until midnight. Mini-bar (water, juices and soft drinks and beers, replenished once daily). Beach service and poolside service. 24-hour room service (tray charges apply). Wellness as per the hotel schedule: Yoga classes, access to the sauna, steam room, pool and spa garden (reservation mandatory subject to availability at the spa, adults only). Water sports as per hotel schedule: water-skiing, glass-bottom boat trips, snorkelling, windsurfing, kayaks, pedal boats, hobbycraft, mini-sailing, as per weather and tide conditions. Live music and DJ evening. 

Please note: All Inclusive is available from the time of arrival at the hotel to the time of departure. The hotel reserves the right to close up to two restaurants throughout the year. 

LUX* Me Spa option: can be added to any board basis and is an integrated approach to wellbeing, incorporating holistic and spa treatments. Please call for full details. 

Ile des Deux Cocos: add an all-inclusive island excursion to your holiday. Please call for full details.

Half Board option: includes breakfast at The Palm Court, dinner at The Palm Court, Beach Rouge or Banyan (Creole Smokehouse, BB's). 

Full Board option: includes breakfast at The Palm Court, lunch at Beach Rouge or Banyan (Creole Smokehouse, BB's), dinner at The Palm Court, Beach Rouge or Banyan (Creole Smokehouse).

Wellness Junior Suites are perfect for couples and solo travellers seeking a wellness-centric holiday. They feature a beach house-style, a furnished outdoor balcony or terrace facing the secluded bay, a cosy indoor seating area, and one bedroom with a four-posted king-size Sleep Tight bed (with luxe linens, and your choice of pillow). The retro-style bathroom features mood lighting, bath, rainfall shower, twin vanities, and a separate toilet, as well as LUX* collection bath amenities. The room also includes a minibar* stocked with healthy snacks, yoga mat, strap and block, exercise cards, one plant-based smoothies, unlimited use of stand-up paddle and kayak, weekly yoga and movement classes, unlimited access to the spa’s hydrothermal facilities, unlimited on-site golf practice and balls, outdoor activity deck, access to four tennis courts plus one paddle court, complimentary use of mountain bikes, and a healthy in-room dining menu with plant based options. These suites have 1 x king-size bed sleeping maximum 2 adults. 

Junior Suites are located on the ground floor with direct access to the beach, spacious bathroom with double basins, walk-in shower, separate toilet and dressing room, and 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults and 1 child/teen. 

Ocean Junior Suites are located on the second floor, have a spacious balcony with an outdoor bathtub for two, and a king-size bed sleeping maximum 2 adults and 1 child/teen.Family Suites have a king size bed and double sofa beds, two bathrooms and a walk-in dressing room, sleeping maximum 4 adults or 3 adults, 2 children/1 teen or 2 adults and 3 children/2 teens. 

The LUX* Suite has a generous lounge area, walk-in dressing room, a sleek oversized bathroom with deep-soaking bath and walk-in shower, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 1 child/teen. 

6 dining options: The Palm Court (live cooking stations, open for breakfast and dinner), INTI (Peruvian cuisine, open grill kitchen), Beach Rouge (casual beachfront dining), Bodrum Blue (authentic Turkish restaurant), and Under the Banyan which is home to the Creole Smokehouse (adults-only) and BBs Burger Shack (adults-only section). 7 bars: INTI Pisco Bar, G&T 100 Club, Rum Tree House, French Kiss, The Palm Court and the beachfront bars at Beach Rouge and Bodrum Blue. 

2 swimming pools (one adults-only). LUX* Me Spa & Fitness Centre*. Complimentary range of water sports including windsurfing, kayaking, water-skiing, sailing, snorkelling and glass-bottom boat rides. Speedboat rides*, big-game fishing* and PADI scuba diving courses*. Petanques, mini-golf, beach volleyball, table tennis and floodlit tennis courts. Driving range*. Golf course nearby*. Mountain bike hire*. Private resort cinema (60 seats). PLAY Kids' Club (3-11 years). Teen activities including island adventure trips and beach sports.

Laundry/dry-cleaning service*. 24-hour room service*. Complimentary phone calls from hotel's red phone box. Complimentary WiFi.

3 nights on 31 Dec.

 * Denotes local charge.

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating Winter chill out

Dec 4, 2023 Ian A

Upon arrival, looked really nice, room was ready even though it was before lunch. Had a room overlooking the lagoon with a hot tub, the room was nice and generally in good condition but probably ready for a refurb. Plenty of storage room, good size bathroom and shower plus an outside bath, we didn’t use this. Used the hot tub a few times but,… Read more
Upon arrival, looked really nice, room was ready even though it was before lunch. Had a room overlooking the lagoon with a hot tub, the room was nice and generally in good condition but probably ready for a refurb. Plenty of storage room, good size bathroom and shower plus an outside bath, we didn’t use this. Used the hot tub a few times but, there seemed to be an issue with temperature control, first time, it was scorching hot, turned it down a bit but then it was quite cool and wouldn’t heat up, maintenance guy came, emptied and refilled with hot water but again it was really hot and he had locked the temperature adjustment so we had to manually top it up with cold water. Beach looked really nice but, quality of the sand was disappointing and water wasn’t very clear, it was quite muddy underfoot. Sunbeds were plentiful and there was no reserving them at silly hours, could get one at most times of the day. The adult pool was fairly quiet and whilst rustic, definitely needs a bit of TLC, especially the beds and decking. Couldn’t really fault the food, the buffet choice and quality was really good, couple of issues with getting coffee once seated at breakfast but started to pick one up from the coffee bar on the way, this served really nice coffee. Ate at the smoke house once for dinner and was a bit disappointed with the ribs but, had lunch there a few times which was really nice, burgers were delicious at the burger bar close by. One issue with Mediterranean restaurant on first night, they seemed to have forgotten us after the starter and then the meal was really hot and overcooked as if it had been microwaved. Ate at Inti restaurant which wasn’t included but, was discounted by 30%, food here was delicious but on second visit, it was a bit chaotic as they seemed overworked and saw some customers being ignored and waiting ages for a drink and menu. Was a bit disappointed at having to pay a supplement for some items on most menus , especially lamb chops, things which were included were priced at not much less than the things which were at a supplement but still had to pay 66% of the price! Other annoying thing was snacks in the room were chargeable and some drinks, my wife wanted Hendricks gin but would have had to pay for it but, could easily have ordered 10 other types of gin which seems a bit strange. Most of the staff were really nice and service was great. Overall, happy with the stay and would consider a repeat visit. Read less
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Dec 4, 2023 Charlotte C

Great hotel and accommodating staff. Aveensh was the best sunset DJ (all the good tunes) and great at hosting beach games including football for all the hotel guests! The hotel had a good range of restursnts and acitives to do, including a beach party with a mix of great DJs and rum cocktials! Lovely stay and would definently reccomend this hotel… Read more
Great hotel and accommodating staff. Aveensh was the best sunset DJ (all the good tunes) and great at hosting beach games including football for all the hotel guests! The hotel had a good range of restursnts and acitives to do, including a beach party with a mix of great DJs and rum cocktials! Lovely stay and would definently reccomend this hotel for anyone considering visiting Mauritius! We hope to return :) Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Lovely room with a great view. Nothing was to much trouble from a great team.

Dec 4, 2023 Navigator823021

Third time at this hotel. The staff are amazing and so welcoming as well as friendly and helpful. In particular the two restaurant managers Ashwan Kumar and Ricardo went so out of the way to provide us with the best table and service every day of our two weeks. Thank you both. This would be reason enough to come back again next year. Well done Lux… Read more
Third time at this hotel. The staff are amazing and so welcoming as well as friendly and helpful. In particular the two restaurant managers Ashwan Kumar and Ricardo went so out of the way to provide us with the best table and service every day of our two weeks. Thank you both. This would be reason enough to come back again next year. Well done Lux GG. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Extraordinary care for their guests

Dec 3, 2023 Luis S Cambridge, United Kingdom

The Lux* Grand Gaube is at a perfect location in the north side of Mauritius. The weather and sunshine hours are always better than in the rest of the island and is close to beaches like Pereybere and Mon Choisy if you like to move around a bit. The staff is friendly and polite from the check in. Specially the people at the Lux Cafe, those guys… Read more
The Lux* Grand Gaube is at a perfect location in the north side of Mauritius. The weather and sunshine hours are always better than in the rest of the island and is close to beaches like Pereybere and Mon Choisy if you like to move around a bit. The staff is friendly and polite from the check in. Specially the people at the Lux Cafe, those guys are brilliant. If you use the gym during your stay (nice, modern facilities), pop by afterwards and get a protein shake, these are amazing. Another highlight of the Lux Grand Gaube is their management and how much they care about their guests. After a couple of minor issues at the beginning of our stay, we’ve been greeted by Stephan and his team, who wanted to turn our experience around, and they managed to do that an even more. They collected our feedback and made amends on the spot. Goolshan and Rupesh tried their best to make our stay there (during our wedding anniversary) something memorable, and they definitely achieved it. If you’re from the EU, roaming in Mauritius can be a problem to stay connected : not in the Lux. There is wifi available in every spot of the resort, without even needing to change networks. Wonderful experience. Many thanks again to the brilliant staff! Read less
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Dec 3, 2023 monkeysVancouver Vancouver

Really nice place but well overrated for the cost and experience. Certainly not 5 star to us. Seasoned traveller and rather underwhelming in comparison to cost. A plethora of reasons why it was sub par. We had a lovely suite, buffet was great… a lot of the other aspects including very inexperienced staff let the place down. Countless times of… Read more
Really nice place but well overrated for the cost and experience. Certainly not 5 star to us. Seasoned traveller and rather underwhelming in comparison to cost. A plethora of reasons why it was sub par. We had a lovely suite, buffet was great… a lot of the other aspects including very inexperienced staff let the place down. Countless times of ordering food / drinks either without a response or no service. We went on a holiday the previous year about 40% lower cost and a remarkable difference in service and star quality. Many nice aspects, but simply not worth the 6 star price for 4 star experience (We spent £10k for 10 days) Beach nice - not spectacular A premium price without any incentive to return Read less