THE VILLAS ALONG THE BEACH

There are 7 colonial-style, pastel-painted Villas fronting the kilometre-long beach and the Indian Ocean. Each is evocatively named after a sugar estate - Solitude, Beau-Champ, Belle Vue, Mon Trésor …, and houses 66 rooms of 40 m2, with the same comfort and amenities as those in the Manor House.The service is impeccable and stylish, mild-mannered and attentive to guests' needs.
All the rooms in the Villas along the beach have individually controlled air-conditioning, one king-size or two queen-size beds, a bathroom with bath and toilet, bathrobes, a hair-dryer, and a socket (110/220V) for electric shavers; a dressing-table; a mini-bar; facilities for making tea and coffee; an electronic safe; satellite television with international programmes in English, French and Italian; a cartoon TV channel; a teletext information system; and telephone with IDD.
Laundry, dry-cleaning and pressing (subject to extra charge).

STANDARD ROOMS

The colonial-style Manor House comprises 80 spacious Standard Rooms of 40 m2 each, opening on the garden or the Indian Ocean. The 90 other Standard Rooms of the same size are housed in the Villas, in the village north or south of the Manor House.
With their king-size bed, white-lead and rattan furniture, tropical bouquets, and Venetian blinds to filter the sunlight, the rooms bear the hall-marks of space, colonial elegance, well-being and privileged peace of mind.
There are 83 Standard Rooms with two queen-size double beds, which is ideal for families of four (2 adults and 2 children under the age of 12). Furthermore, 40 Rooms (Standard and Villa Rooms) are communicating.

DELUXE SUITES

The two Deluxe Suites are located close to the sea, with only a few coconut trees between them and the beach.
On the ground-floor and occupying 80 m2 each, they open directly on the magnificent garden. Elegantly furnished in the white-lead or wrought-iron style and decorated in shades of yellow, blue and green, they offer a degree of comfort that is both refined and spacious.

Mon Plaisir

Very spacious, furnished with mosaic-and-wrought-iron tables and overlooking theswimming-pool and the gardens, Sugar Beach Resort ’s main restaurant is an open invitation to pleasurable self-indulgence and the fifth deadly sin.

Here even the air conspires to whet one’s appetite as the tropical garden’s floral scents waft in on the sea breeze and fill the place up to its high ceilings.

LA RHUMERIE
Located in the Manor House, La Rhumerie is the focal point of aesthetes and epicureans in quest of the secret of colonial art de vivre.
With its small, comfortable and cosy lounge and its gramophone and soft music, it is a haven of peace and quiet, elegance and serenity.
It offers an excellent selection of old rums, cognacs, liqueurs and other digestifs, with a choice of cigars to match.

The Sugar Club Bar
For those in need of refreshment after an intense game of tennis or a gym session in the gardens, the Sugar Club Bar, located next to the Sugar Club sports complex, proposes fresh-fruit juices, milk-shakes, carbonated drinks, coffees, teas and cold beers.

Citronella's Café

Facing the sea, between Sugar Beach Resort and La Pirogue, guests can savour the delights of the Mediterranean's sunny cuisines and their delicate olive-oil preparations in the cordial warmth of Citronella's dining-room, with its fine wrought-iron tables, or in the shade of the café's teak terrace.
The open, rounded kitchen is equipped with a wood-fired oven for baking bread and pizzas and adorned with jars of whole lemons or stuffed olives steeped in olive oil.
Between beef carpaccio, squid-ink risotto, rack of lamb in dried-tomato pastry, and traditional tiramisu, let your taste buds rejoice in the singsong accents of the Mediterranean.

Paul et Virginie

Rustic, charming and located right by the beach at sister resort La Pirogue, the entirely redesigned à-la carte Paul et Virginie affords a sublime view on the Indian Ocean in the warm and cosy privacy of thatch-topped dining islets beside or overhanging La Pirogue’s superb new infinity pool.

At lunchtime, from 12.30 to 3pm everyday, it offers local cuisine and equally exotic preparations of Middle Eastern and Asian inspiration as well as wood-fire-baked pizzas, grills, smoked or steamed dishes, and salads.

The Plantation Bar
Overhanging the very large swimming-pool, which surrounds it, the sea-facing Plantation Bar is the heart of the resort. Open on all sides, convivial and relaxed, with a huge bar-counter, it welcomes adults and children all day until pre-dinner aperitif time. In the evening the magnificent flood-lit pool becomes the focal point for the resort's floor shows.
Lunch is casual and consists in light snacks, copious salads, wood-fire-baked pizzas, or sandwiches. The resort's sublime sunsets call for special sundowners: a Planter's punch, or a Pina colada, or our Sugar Beach cocktail. The choice of spirits and fruit juices is large.
The Plantation Bar is also the place for traditional five-o'clock tea, with its cakes, pancakes and selection of the finest English teas.

Beach & Pool-Side Service
For those wishing to enjoy a casual spot of lunch on the beach, a golf-cart proposes refreshments from 10am to 5pm and a choice of pizzas (Sugar Beach, Country etc.) or excellent Parisian baguette sandwiches (with smoked marlin, tuna, salami or ham) served under guests' thatch-parasols.
At the swimming-pool, an à-la-carte menu is available from 12.30 to 5.30pm including wood-fire-baked pizzas, various salads, pancakes, and cakes for traditional five-o'clock tea.

WATER SPORTS

With its comfortable temperature all year round, the vast, crystal-clear expanse of sea between the beach and the protective barrier reef in the distance is an open invitation to discover its colourful underwater life and to learn or master all manner of water sports.

Facilities include windsurfing, laser-sailing, water-skiing, snorkelling, fun-boating, kayaks, Pedalcraftes and glass-bottom-boat tours.

BIG- GAME FISHING

A 20-minute drive from Sugar Beach Resort, the Black River Fishing Centre, one of the island's most famous big-game-fishing operators, holds out the prospect of exciting adventures on board its superb cruisers manned by professional skippers.
Mauritius holds a number of world records of big-game catches. Bécunes Grosse Race can be caught from September to December, marlin from November to March, mako shark from November to April, yellow-fin tuna from March to May, and sea-bream, barracuda and other types of shark all year round.


SCUBA-DIVING

Gorgeous and teeming with fish, the coral ocean depths off Sugar Beach Resort and around Mauritius contain a number of celebrated diving sites.
Professional instructors from one of the island's best diving clubs are on hand at the sister resort La Pirogue to teach beginners and take them through their paces, starting from basics in the swimming-pool.
Exciting discoveries await certified divers too: among them, a number of historic wrecks, the amazing Sharks' Cave and the impressive Cathedral. The night dive is an experience not to be missed.
PADI-certification possible. Scuba-diving is a chargeable activity. Package rates available for 1 to 6 dives. Equipment supplied.

LAND SPORTS

With our enthusiastic and dynamic team of sports coordinators, there is a host of land activities to discover.
Between the 20-acre gardens and the beach, you will be spoilt for choice: discovery tours of the west coast on mountain-bikes or horseback, tennis, golf (all of these are chargeable, though tennis only partly so - see Tennis); and croquet, badminton, beach volleyball in front of the Manor House, aerobics, cricket, frisbee, jogging, mini-soccer, tennis-soccer, 9-hole putting-green, pétanque, table-tennis, and volleyball (all of which are free of charge).

TENNIS

There are 7 tennis courts between Sugar Beach Resort and sister resort La Pirogue, for tennis fans to fully indulge their passion. One of the courts can also be used for basket-ball and hand-ball.
Use of the courts is free of charge. There are also excellent professionals on hand to provide individual coaching to both children and adults and to give guests a game or serve as their playing partners.


GOLF

Sugar Beach Resort has a nine-hole putting-green for beginners and aspirant golfers.
For keen golfers, One&Only Le Touessrok Golf Course, one of the very finest in the world, beckons on Ile aux Cerfs.
Designed by world-famous golf star Bernhard Langer and - a world first - occupying its own idyllic island in the turquoise bay of Trou d'Eau Douce off One&Only Le Touessrok on the est coast, this exciting new 18-hole, par-72 championship golf course welcomes Sugar Beach Resort's guests at preferential rates.
Access to the course is by boat (a five-minute crossing) from One&Only Le Touessrok.


FITNESS CENTRE

Access to the Sugar Club Fitness Centre, is free of charge.
The Centre is fitted out with state-of-the-art Cybex gym equipment.
Guests can train on their own or, subject to extra charge, under the supervision of competent trainers who are on hand to devise tailor-made programmes and monitor progress, on request.
The Centre's offering also includes aerobics, group gym-initiation sessions, a jogging track, abdominal- and gluteal-muscle exercises, stepping and stretching, and yoga sessions in the resort's gardens.

BEAUTY

The Sugar Club's beauty institute provides all well-being and beauty treatments - all subject to extra charge - for a truly rejuvenating experience.
Treatments include therapeutic massage (spa-relaxation, aromatherapy, shiatsu, reflexology etc.), body care (manicure, pedicure, waxing, etc.), and facial care (nutri-vital and revitalising masks, etc.).
Just relax and let our beauticians' gentle and expert hands do the rest. Then treat yourself to a sauna (free of charge). Our hair-dressing salon's specialists are on hand to take care of your hair, whatever your age or gender. Among the salon's services: shampoos, hair-care, hairstyling, and haircuts, tinting and henna.

FUN KIDS CLUB

Sugar Beach Resort's Fun Kids Club has its own swimming-pool, super-slide and covered open-air mini-restaurant.
Open twelve hours a day, it provides facilities and numerous fun activities specifically designed to cater for the needs of children on holiday.
The kids are organised in age groups, with activities to match.
Those aged 2 to 4, for instance, learn conjuring tricks, play sports, experience a typical aspect of Mauritian life, and play pirates.

SHOPPING

All guests of Sugar Beach Resort are given a Privilege Card on their arrival.
This card entitles them to considerable benefits, including discounts in numerous commercial establishments around the island. Sugar Beach Resort's boutiques propose a variety of gift ideas, including Sugar Beach Resort-branded clothing and other souvenirs as well as duty-free jewellery.
Mauritius has earned quite a reputation for the exciting shopping opportunities it offers. So, treat yourself and your loved ones by making the most of the advantages the Privilege Card confers upon you .
Many of the island sight-seeing tours on offer at the resort make provision for shopping time and even include visits of manufactures of such articles as ship models, all manner of clothing, Persian rugs, jewellery, and cut diamonds in their schedule.There are car-rental and Tour Operators desks at the resort. Taxi service available 24 hours a day.

TEENS CLUB

The privileged meeting-place for 12- to 20-year-olds, the Teens Club proposes fun activities specially organised for its guests: golf, soccer, beach volleyball, introduction to scuba-diving (these are free of charge), and climbing, horseback outings, catamaran excursions to see the dolphins, and parasailing (subject to extra charge).
Sight-seeing tours of Mauritius are also organised.
The young ones will appreciate their autonomy and the fact of being able to enjoy their holiday away from their parents, but always in the professional care of friendly coordinators.