La Maison 20 Degrés Sud

Style

Characterful colonial cosiness

Setting

Bountiful, beachside coconut grove

Cloistered in a coconut grove, adults-only boutique resort La Maison 20 Degrés Sud has 36 colonial-style rooms and suites by a quiet beach, with some just steps from the water’s edge. The hotel’s informal and intimate style, with bookshelf-lined lounges and there-when-you-need-them staff, lets you daydream that you’re in your own island home.

Facilities

Rooms

36, including six suites.

Checkout

11.30am, but flexible, late check-out is available for 75 per cent of the room rate a person. Earliest check-in, 2pm.

More Details

Rates at La Maison 20 Degrés Sud include breakfast (Continental, full-English or American) and à la carte dinner, plus daily transfers to Grand Baie in a motorised pirogue (longboat).

Also

Unfortunately La Maison 20 Degrés Sud isn't suitable for guests with mobility issues.

Fitness Center

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pool

On-Site Restaurant

Spa

At the Hotel

Free watersports (kayak, laser, hobby cat, paddle, windsurf); bikes to borrow; free snorkelling twice a day; daily tea time (4pm to 5pm); two library lounges with board games; gym; a boutique; parking, and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: air-conditioning, TV with movies on demand, minibar, bathrobes, slippers and luxury bath products; Beachfront Rooms and Suites also have Nespresso coffee machines and sound systems.

Our Favourite Rooms

Rooms are in mod-colonial style, with dark wood and leather against white walls and sumptuous linens, gauze-veiled four-poster beds and designer Belgian furnishings from Flamant. Austral Suites are set closest to the ocean with either a whirlpool bath or plunge pool, depending on which floor they're set on. We love the Beachfront Rooms for a more affordable lagoon-spying perch. Suites, which can take one extra bed, are the only choice for those travelling as a trio.

Poolside

Both of the hotel’s pools are lined with schist rock tiles and fringed with coconut palms. Day-beds, and wicker tables and chairs line the decking. The larger pool is by the bar and heated to 26 degrees in the winter. The more petite pool is in palm-shaded seclusion behind the spa. Alternatively, take a cool dip in the Indian Ocean from the nearby beach.

Spa

The spa has comprise three treatment rooms – one for couples – a hammam and whirlpool bath. Enjoy massages, wraps, body scrubs and rejuvenating facials. Couples can treat each other to the Lovers Retreat ritual with over two hours of pampering featuring a flower-petal scrub, a Monticelli mud wrap, and relaxing hot oil massage followed by a flower petal bath.

Packing Tips

A kaftan for après-swim drinks and some basic French for polite exchanges with the friendly staff.

Also

Whether aboard the hotel's restaurant boat or securing the kitchen-side Chef du Table, dining options at La Maison come with a welcome side of theatre.

Children

Over 12s only – this sophisticated hotel is more of a ‘let’s leave them with the grandparents’ kind of place.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

For an intimate and immersive feast for up to four diners, La Table du Chef is a hidden table set at the heart of the kitchen (advance booking required).

Dress Code

An extra layer for your culinary cruise aboard M/S Lady Lisbeth; dining at Atlas and Wine Salon would both welcome a splash of sartorial glamour.

Hotel Restaurant

When it comes to gastronomy, some hotels are inspired by mer and terre, but at La Maison 20 Degrés Sud, land and sea are the restaurant locations. In the style of a nautical dinner party, nightly cruises in the calm of the bay aboard M/S Lady Lisbeth invite you to embark on a seafood-starring set menu enjoyed by just eight diners. Atlas may have dropped anchor in a gorgeous gabled cottage, but the hotel’s land-based dining spot still takes you on a culinary journey, its influences proudly global: lunch could mean crudo, tartares or salads, alongside trad-Mauritian mains; dinner is a love letter to the island nation with Creole and seafood flavours writ large. Dark wood and mustard velvet lend club glamour to Wine Salon, a cellar restaurant where sharing plates spotlighting local produce accompany the starring wine list.

Hotel Bar

La Maison’s resident sommelier and storytellier, Olivier Saydou, is your guide to the top-notch vintages lining the cellar at Wine Salon. A wider drinks list extending to beer and spirits is served at the hotel’s main bar — a white-walled, light-filled space, dressed with rattan furnishings and antiques; pick up a book from the shelves by the door to leaf through as you sip.

Last Orders

Atlas opens for breakfast, 7am–10.30am; lunch, noon–2.30pm, and dinner, 6.30pm–10.30pm. M/S Lady Lisbeth sails from 7.30pm until 11pm. Wine Salon uncorks between 6.30pm and 10.30pm.

Room Service

Ask staff for the daily in-room menu.

Planes

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is an hour and a half away from the hotel by car. There are daily flights to international hubs such as London, Singapore, Paris and Dubai. Private transfers can be arranged for two people for €65 each way.

Automobiles

Driving in Mauritius is relatively stress-free. Roads are well signposted and there are some jaw-dropping coastal routes. Just remember to drive on the left. There’s free parking at the hotel and an Avis car-hire booth at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Grand Baie sits at the northerly tip of Mauritius, close to Point aux Cannoniers: the more touristy side of the island, with postcard-perfect beaches and sheltered bays. There are sprawling resorts close by, but La Maison 20 Degrés Sud has a peaceful spot to itself, with an elegantly landscaped beach. You needn’t rouse yourself from your sunlounger to organise holiday fun – the hotel can plan it all. Watersports equipment can be hired for free on site, and the shuttle to Grand Baie will drop snorkellers off at the best sites, such as Coin de Mire island or Black River, where dolphins frolic. For an extra charge, guests can waterski, paraglide, or kitesurf just off-site. Play a few rounds at Mont Choisy Golf Club, a five-minute drive away, or haul in your own supper on a big-game fishing excursion. Blue- and yellow-fin tuna, marlin and sea bream populate the turquoise waters, and you can spend a relaxing full or half day spotting and catching them (advance booking is recommended). Excursions to Mauritius’s greener south side and the Central Market in Port Louis let guests experience the islander lifestyle. Or take a peek at the giant lilypads of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, hop back in time at the Sugar Museum and Factory or explore colonial castle La Bourdonnais. In Grand Baie, experience the serenity of the oldest temple in Mauritius, Shiv Kalyan Vath Mandir, haggle in the Grand Baie Bazaar or don a Spongebob Squarepants-esque helmet for a Solar Under Sea Walk.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .