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Sands Suites Resort & Spa

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#1 of 19 hotels in Flic En Flac
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Experience luxury and beyond at Sands Suites Resort & Spa. Located in Flic en Flac in a heavenly setting along the west coast of Mauritius, an invigorating turquoise lagoon with dolphins and a relaxing private beach of silver sand await our guests. The breathtaking view of Tamarin Bay and the emblematic Morne mountain above the swimming pool will amaze you. The Deluxe Suites and Superior Suites are all sea view, designed for ultimate tranquility and comfort, as well as our Green Globe mission to encourage sustainability. Whether you opt for maximum relaxation at the Spa or awaken your taste buds in our 3 restaurants or embark on the gastronomic concept of “dine around” in the neighboring restaurants of our sister hotel Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa, the smiling and attentive staffs at your service will guarantee you a unique moment of well-being and a privileged experience.
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Property amenities
Free parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Fitness Centre with Gym / Workout Room
Free breakfast
Beach
Archery
Children's television networks
Parking
Wifi
Pool / beach towels
Infinity pool
Pool with view
Outdoor pool
Yoga classes
Fitness / spa changing rooms
Fitness classes
Sauna
Bar / lounge
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Breakfast buffet
Breakfast in the room
Complimentary Instant Coffee
Complimentary tea
Complimentary welcome drink
Outdoor dining area
Special diet menus
Wine / champagne
Poolside bar
Bicycle rental
Bicycles available
Canoeing
Diving
Hiking
Snorkelling
Tennis court
Windsurfing
Aerobics
Bicycle tours
Entertainment staff
Evening entertainment
Fishing
Table tennis
Tennis court offsite
Walking tours
Board games / puzzles
Highchairs available
Airport transportation
Car hire
Taxi service
Business Centre with Internet Access
Conference facilities
Banquet room
Meeting rooms
Spa
Body wrap
Couples massage
Facial treatments
Foot massage
Full body massage
Hammam
Hand massage
Head massage
Makeup services
Manicure
Massage
Neck massage
Pedicure
Salon
Steam room
Waxing services
24-hour security
Baggage storage
Concierge
Currency exchange
Gift shop
Outdoor furniture
Shops
Sun loungers / beach chairs
Sun umbrellas
First aid kit
Umbrella
24-hour check-in
24-hour front desk
Dry cleaning
Laundry service
Ironing service
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Room features
Blackout curtains
Bathrobes
Air conditioning
Housekeeping
Interconnected rooms available
Minibar
Cable / satellite TV
Bath / shower
Private balcony
Room service
Safe
Seating area
VIP room facilities
Wardrobe / wardrobe
Tile / marble floor
Wake-up service / alarm clock
Flatscreen TV
Radio
Complimentary toiletries
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Ocean view
Bridal suite
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HOTEL CLASS
4.0 of 5 stars
HOTEL STYLE
Bay View
Green
Languages Spoken
English, French, German, Italian
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ALDA R wrote a review 17 Mar
Massy, France1 contribution
Very very nice Hotel with beautiful decoration and a breathtaking view over the swimming pool and the sea. The beach is huge, you can be alone if you want by walking a little away from the hotel. The water is like a bath. The room is huge and extremely comfortable with very refined decoration and a beautiful view. The Staff is very nice, everyone is so polite and smiling. Jonhatan took us for a nice bike ride around the area, he also provides very dynamic aquagym every morning. The hotel boat takes you for snorkeling in the morning and relaxing sailing in the afternoon. You can see the dolfins about 500 meters away from your breakfast table, which is magic. The tennis courts are great in the middle of palm trees. The food is excellent. On the less positive points, although very few : snorkeling on site is a little disappointing but this is unfortunatelly the foot-print of tourism... Walking from the hotel to Flic and Flac center is not so easy because of very few side-walks and cars go quite fast (but you can walk by the beach or take a taxi). Very quiet hotel in the evening so not ideal if you are looking for a lot of excitement. We really enjoyed our stay !
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Dear 945Aldar, Thank you for your time and detailed comments expressing delights with the hotel and its services. We have shared you comments with our team member. We shall look forward to welcoming you back again soon, Best Regards, Guillaume Brillatz General Manager
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Iza H wrote a review 17 Mar
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I stayed at this hotel for 6 nights and it was a great experience. The room was very nice with an amazing view to the ocean, the beach is beautiful but also quiet, food was great and different every day. And the staff was extremely kind and helpful, catering to our all needs but also making us feel like home from the moment we arrived. Definitely recommended.
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Dear 292Izah, We thank you for your appreciation of the hotel services and friendliness of our team members. We are pleased to read that you an amazing experience among us. Looking forward to welcoming you back soon, Best Regards, Guillaume Brillatz General Manager
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Aarne Koue wrote a review 16 Mar
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Great place for a holiday, very helpful staff, special thanks to Krishna the front offiicer manager, Selven for the meal arrangements, Ruddy for the pool service and Jonathan for the entertainment and of course the amazing egg station chefs. To enjoy this beautiful view of the mountains, you have to come there yourself. You can definitely enjoy great food, cocktails and high-quality local rum here. If you haven't been to paradise before, here you are.
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Dear Aarnek2016, Thank you for taking the time to share your wonderful experience at Sands Suites Resort & Spa. We are delighted to learn that you had an amazing stay with us, and we appreciate your compliments about our services, food and friendly staff. We have also shared your feedback to those who you mentioned and shall look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Best Regards, Guillaume Brillatz General Manager
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Sheba S wrote a review 11 Mar
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I would like to thank all the staff at Sands suites resort and Spa for one if the best holidays that I have had. A special thank you to the room staff who daily worked so hard to keep the rooms tidy and clean, prompt with requests and polite. What a difference it makes to be on holiday with such nice people. The management have obviously done a good service to their employees. To name a few, Mathieu thank you for the water, Ruddy and Yan, thank you for your attentiveness on the beach, also the great cooks in the restaurant especially the egg station ladies. The lovely ladies and gentlemen on the reception desks. Mr Laurent Odillard the resident station manager. Me and my 2 daughters are very grateful for your assistance and generosity. You run a great hotel, I work for an airline and, in all my years of travelling around the world The Sands Suites is one of the best! For location, the most amazing view of Tamarin Bay, a well laid out hotel, beautiful garden with flowers and shrubs, a clean and comfortable bar area, a great little spa, and best of all, the opportunity to spend time in the 5 star sister hotel, The Maridiva is gem! To the wonderful staff at the bar and indian restaurant and spa( by the way the spa is fantastic)! Lovely tasty food and great cocktails. I wish I remembered all your names to say a special thank you. I highly recommend a stay at the Sands Suites Resort and Spa to anyone wishing to holiday in Mauritius. A beautiful unspoilt paradise. I hope to stay here again with my family. Many blessings. I
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Dear 864shebas, Greetings from Sands Suites Resort & Spa. We hereby reiterate our heartfelt thanks for taking the time to share your insightful feedback. Your appreciation on the service level at the Sands Suites Resort & Spa is the recognition of our commitment to service at all times. Our asset is indeed a talented team engaged to create unique experiences which become memorable souvenirs. Your feedback is a reward to our hard work and we are glad that we have met your expectation. More importantly, we are delighted to learn that we might have the pleasure of making you sample our hospitality in the future. Thank you for your loyalty to our brand and thank you for being an ambassador of our Resort. Best Regards, Guillaume Brillatz General Manager
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NoniRubin wrote a review Feb 2024
Buckinghamshire England52 contributions71 helpful votes
We are on elderly couple (mid- and late 70s), but active and chose this hotel as it looked comfortable, and has had some excellent reviews. We were extremely pleased with our choice. The huge infinity pool was as good as it looks and we had it to ourselves swimming long laps before breakfast. Although you wouldn't know it from the description of the hotel, there is an excellent though small gym with high-end running machines, a cross-trainer, a good though basic cycling machine and a variety of weights.; with excellent air conditioning, it was a joy to use and because few guests seem to do so, you often have it to yourselves. Some reviews have been critical of the food but it is of the highest quality and with plenty of choice. Besides the daily dinner buffet (the menus change each day in a week), there are two more formal restaurants that do a set menu for dinner at no extra charges to halfboard - we tried both and they were excellent ( we are pescatarians). Another unpublicised mega-plus is that they bake their own bread and the baguettes and croissants are superb, as good as you'd get in Paris (we've lived there). With high quality air conditioning, a coffee machine, a kettle and a (small but not tiny), fridge, a large bathroom with excellent shower and bath, very comfy beds, a good-sized sitting area inside and a balcony overlooking the sea (through the palm-trees, we booked and would recommend the superior rooms), your personal area is all you could ask for. For British people, one important recommendation is to bring your own teabags ( we always do) as the tea bags provided are as bad as you get in an American hotel! We hired a car for the week (pretty reasonable at about £30 a day) and so were able to buy fresh milk at the nearby supermarket (recommend the one at Cascavelle - or in Tamarin though further away but with a huge choice) and so able to make a decent cup of tea. What makes the hotel exceptional are the employees who are both charming and clearly very well trained. The hotel grounds and beach are kept impeccably clean - impressive and a huge challenge over two days when a cyclone passed close to the east of the island ( we were staying on the west coast). There is a range of (free) water activities including water skiing and the use of pedalos kayaks and wind-surfers. One of the reasons we chose this hotel was because of the snorkelling. Compared to the Netherlands Antilles which we know well, Mauritius is disappointing; that said, the hotel provided a boat once or twice a day (depending) upon the tide to the reef where you see a reasonable array of fish, though during our ten days the water was pretty murky. Verdict - ok if you're not in the Carribbean... From the hotel we took 3/4 trips away - a very worthwhile day going north and visiting the v impressive botanical gardens, and a wonderful day's drive to the Black River Gorge where we walked in the national park and drove up to magnificent views of the island. (Choose a day without low cloud.) We were told by management that the hotel is trying to upgrade itself to achieve Five-star status. For now it's lovely and really good value. My advice to those keen on quality and friendliness in a perfect location for beach and sun is go now but before it caters more for the mega-rich and risks becoming too expensive!
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: Book the superior room and halfboard
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Dear NoniRubin, Thank you for your excellent rating and detailed feedback following your stay among us. We are indeed very pleased to learn that you were delighted with your experience and look forward to welcoming you back soon. Best Regards, Guillaume Brillatz General Manager
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Abby R wrote a review Feb 2024
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom4 contributions1 helpful vote
Terrific place to relax, snorkel, swim. Idyllic infinity pool before beach. Lovely staff, excellent food, wonderful French bread baked on the premises with baguettes, pain aux raisins, pain au chocolat, croissants - what could be better? Terrific gym which they don’t advertise sufficiently as in addition to weight, they have running machines, a cross trainer and a bike. Had a couples’ muscular massage which was ok, but we’re not experts. There’s also a steam room and a sauna. Such a beautiful outlook and we had no problems with noise from the music which is on the right if you’re facing the beach: we were on the left. Really only criticism is what others have written….I have lived and worked in many different tropical places and never have I had to pay for water at meals (except for breakfast.) Water should be provided. This really was the only negative thing. The dinners were delicious and varied. AND no mosquitos. We didn’t have to use any repellent the whole time.
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Dear 733abbyr, Thank you for your time and detailed comments expressing delight with the hotel and its services. We have also taken on board your constructive comments and we shall look forward to welcoming you back again soon, Best Regards, Guillaume Brillatz General Manager
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jennywilliams12018 wrote a review Feb 2024
Cardiff, United Kingdom12 contributions1 helpful vote
Lovely resort with very comfortable rooms and perfect surroundings making this a lovely dream destination. Fully air conditioned rooms with sea views. The staff are so friendly and helpful too. I would highly recommend this resort if you are visiting Mauritius
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Room Tip: The wine was quite expensive so if you like a drink, maybe bring some with you to cut down on cost
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Dear JennyWilliams12018, Thank you for your excellent rating and feedback following your stay among us. We are indeed very pleased to learn that you had a lovely and comfortable stay among us. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. Best Regards, Guillaume Brillatz
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GuildfordLilly wrote a review Feb 2024
United Kingdom206 contributions153 helpful votes
A peaceful retreat , located at the end of the road and beach , we had a car so not a problem we also walked to Flic and Flak . Our room was clean and quiet . The food was good , staff were always polite and kind . I would recommend the hotel for a couple wanting time away not really for young children .
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Dear GuildfordLilly, Thank you for your time and comments expressing delight with the hotel and its services. We shall look forward to welcoming you back again soon, Best Regards, Guillaume Brillatz General Manager
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stef s wrote a review Feb 2024
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We had a lovely stay at the sands, great atmosphere and even lovelier people. The staff were amazing and helped us with all our needs, special thank you to Jonathan for his energy and making sure we all have a good time! We will be returning for another trip and the sands will be our number 1 destination
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Date of stay: January 2024
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Dear 34Stefs, Thank you for your excellent rating and feedback following your stay among us. We are indeed very pleased to learn that you were delighted with your experience . We have also shared your comment to whom you mentioned and look forward to welcoming you back soon. Best Regards, Guillaume Brillatz General Manager
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Saskia M wrote a review Feb 2024
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We've just got back from Mauritius and we stayed at Sand Suites for 4 nights and we loved it, we can't stop talking about it! The staff are all lovely and welcoming. Melanie at the front desk was amazing and went out of her way to ensure we were having a wonderful time and Arjoon at the Dolphin bar was lovely and we learnt a lot of Mauritian history chatting to him. We took full advantage of the activities, snorkelling multiple times, and went on a gorgeous boat ride to see the dolphins and a sea turtle, and some more of the island. We also had a few spa treatments which were so relaxing, I highly recommend Patricia. The rooms were lovely and always clean, and the food was amazing - the Mauritian buffet on Valentine's Day was great and we will be trying our best to replicate the recipes at home! The daily activities were great and were a fun way to socialise with other guests. I recommend having a Margarita in the Peppercorn and watching the sunset. We will be back again!
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Dear 655Saskiam, Thank you for your excellent rating and detailed feedback following your stay among us. We are indeed very pleased to learn that you were delighted with your experience and we have shared your comments to all those who you mentioned. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. Best Regards, Guillaume Brillatz General Manager
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£218 - £321 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
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FORMERLY KNOWN AS
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LOCATION
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NUMBER OF ROOMS
91
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Frequently Asked Questions about Sands Suites Resort & Spa
Which popular attractions are close to Sands Suites Resort & Spa?
Nearby attractions include Safari Adventures (2.7 miles), The Martello Tower Museum (2.7 miles), and Tamarin Bay (0.01 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Sands Suites Resort & Spa?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and a pool.
Which room amenities are available at Sands Suites Resort & Spa?
Top room amenities include a minibar, air conditioning, and a flat screen TV.
What food & drink options are available at Sands Suites Resort & Spa?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
Is parking available at Sands Suites Resort & Spa?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Sands Suites Resort & Spa?
Conveniently located restaurants include Creole Shack, Sitar Indian Restaurant, and Roti Aka Vinoda.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Sands Suites Resort & Spa?
Yes, guests have access to a pool, a fitness centre, and a sauna during their stay.
Does Sands Suites Resort & Spa have airport transportation?
Yes, Sands Suites Resort & Spa offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Are any cleaning services offered at Sands Suites Resort & Spa?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Does Sands Suites Resort & Spa offer any business services?
Yes, it conveniently offers a business centre, meeting rooms, and a banquet room.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Sands Suites Resort & Spa?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, French, German, and Italian.