Anantara Iko Mauritius Resort & Villas

It's a nice property with spacious rooms and modern facilities. Location by beach and close to airport is a plus. However, the experience is let down by some staff who just don't seem to bothered about their jobs, unfortunately. House keeping was poor with dusty rooms and towels not changed and even basic things like toilet paper not replenished. The bar area and main buffet areas are too small given the type of property this is. Finally, some F&B prices are astronomical. To put into context, a large draft beer is over GBP 11. That's more than you would pay at the Dorchester Hotel in Central London. This has the potential to be a great property but sadly let down by the above. More a 3 star standard at this point in time. There are plenty of better properties in Mauritius.

The hotel was fresh.Small kids club Nice dinner (a la carte have to book day before) did not try the beach since it was windy and not felt "tropical" beach, u have to walk a bit to reach the beach area overall a max of 1-2 days stay to reach the airport flights ( i would not recommend more) . Also the kids bed was a sofa - bed. not ideal, i would say. breakfast was ok, have tried much better at the island. asked few times for iron in the room, not proper introduction upon arrival unfortunately (we let to know that excursions had to be booked day before) in general, 5* but depending on cost per night , i would stay there if there is a need to be close to airport. Nothing exotic in this hotel

The room, the ocean view and the beach are really great. The entire complex is new and very well maintained. However, there is room for improvement in the food (especially at dinner). At breakfast, there was a varied selection of international dishes. Dinner was always very similar due to the choice of starters. The main courses tasted ok, but not really special. What I found a bit unpleasant were the partly over-friendly and thus rather pushy staff. During dinner, we were sometimes asked while chewing our food whether the next course could be brought and whether the food was tasty. In addition, the plate should only be cleared after the guest agrees and has finished eating - and not while half of the butter is on the knife and the bread in the hand. Nevertheless, I can recommend the hotel for a short stay before leaving Mauritius, as it is also very close to the airport.