Heritage Le Telfair Resort & Spa

Heritage Le Telfair Resort & Spa Review

A stay at Heritage Le Telfair Resort & Spa provides an instant glimpse of Mauritian history. This gleaming white resort is one of a handful of hotels on the former 25,600-acre grand sugar estate, Bel Ombre, stretching along the island's south coast. Le Telfair and the adjacent Heritage Awali Gold and Spa resort share a fantastic championship golf course, as well as some 11 restaurants and bars, including Le Chateau, the jewel in the crown. Set in the former sugar estate's early-19th-century manor house, Le Chateau has been restored to its colonial grandeur and serves lunch, a classic afternoon tea, and dinner featuring French specialties. Named after Charles Telfair, secretary to the first British Governor of Mauritius, the resort—grouped into 20 two-story villages—is a modern take on a colonial village. It fronts a coral-fringed lagoon, and the Citronniers River cuts through the property, giving guests a choice of sea- or river-view accommodation. Annabella's, the resort's main restaurant, is a chic brasserie with a fun exhibition kitchen. Set in tropical gardens, the Seven Colours Spa has nine treatment rooms. The kids club caters to kids ages 2 to 11, and there are plenty of organized teen activities.