The Tropical is situated in a beautiful Trou d’Eau Douce Bay on the east coast of Mauritius, just a few hundred yards from the village itself, with a picture-postcard view out over the lagoon towards Ile aux Cerfs and Montagne du Chat beyond.
The atmosphere of this small hotel is relaxed and cosy, a place where guests, many of them regulars, chat by the poolside bar or on the terrace of the main restaurant. It is the kind of place where new friends are easily made, sipping a refreshing cocktail and watching the moon rise, as night slowly takes over the horizon.
Accommodation
58 Standard Rooms and 2 Family Rooms
The 58 main rooms are decorated in local style, and comfortably arranged with large beds. Each room has a balcony or terrace, looking out directly over the beach and the lagoon.
There are also 2 larger family rooms, set back slightly for added privacy but still close to the beach. Their terraces overlook the garden and its lush, tropical plants.
Rooms sharing policy
Standard Rooms can accommodate 2 adults, 2 adults and a child or 2 adults and a baby.
Family rooms can accommodate 2 adults, 2 adults and a teenager or a child, 2 adults and 2 children or 2 adults and a baby.
Note
Baby: under 3 years old
Child: 3-11 years old
Teenager: 12-17 years old
Room facilities
• All rooms have a balcony or terrace
• Air-conditioning
• Bathrooms with a shower, washbasin and toilet
• Mini-bar
• TV with video channels
• Music system
• International Direct Dialling
• Personal safe
Bar and Restaurant
Le Cocotier
(7a.m to 10a.m / 12.15 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. / 7p.m. to 9.30p.m)
The restaurant is light and airy, looking out directly onto the lagoon on one side and onto the swimming pool from the other. Guests enjoy a wide choice of cuisine, including European, Chinese, Indian and Mauritian specialities.
La Canne à Sucre
(11a.m. to 11.30p.m.)
The bar runs alongside the swimming pool and its comfortable armchairs make it the ideal place to sip a selection of exotic cocktails, the bar’s speciality.
All-inclusive Package
The package has everything needed for an enjoyable holiday, but other options are also available for a supplement. The following are specifically included:
Breakfast
Buffet served daily in the restaurant.
Lunch
A variety of buffets, set menus and a choice of French baguettes. Picnic hampers are provided for guests going out for the day.
Dinner
The restaurant hosts themed evenings, alternating between a full buffet and a three course table d’hôte. A five-course dinner is served once a week.
Tea and coffee
Unlimited tea and coffee are available throughout the day, either at the bar or at the restaurant.
Other beverages
Guests can enjoy locally-bottled rum, gin, vodka, whisky and brandy at the bar, as well as local beers, cocktails, fruit juices, minerals and soft drinks, from 11 a.m. each day. A selection of house wines is also offered at meal times.
Entertainment
A local band entertains guests every evening and, once a week, there is a special Sega show, when visitors can discover the music and rhythms traditional to Mauritius in a flamboyant whirl of sound and colour.
Wellbeing and Leisure
Swimming pool
Le Tropical has a freshwater swimming pool, suitable for adults and youngsters, behind the restaurant and next to the bar, with sunloungers for relaxing. Sunloungers are also laid out on the grass under the coconut palms on the beach.
Watersports
Free of charge: windsurfing, pedal boats, sailing dinghies, kayaks, glass-bottom boat trips and snorkelling.
For a fee: speedboat rides and small game fishing.
There are also additional facilities available next to the hotel (for a fee):
Deep-sea fishing, diving and water-skiing at Ile aux Cerfs.
Land-based activities
Free of charge: petanque, volleyball, table tennis and darts.
For a fee: pool table and mountain bikes
Horse riding available next to the hotel, for a fee.
Other services
• Free boat shuttles to Ile aux Cerfs from the hotel jetty, several times a day
• Boutique
• Guest Relations counter
• Excursions to the delightful island of Ile des Deux Cocos, with a fascinating boat trip along the east coast, direct from the hotel jetty
• Beauty treatment and hairdresser at Beau Rivage (15 minutes by car)