Mauritius is a small island to the east of the island of Madagascar and the south east of the Seychelles and the Royal Palm is one of its biggest attractions.

84 rooms and stylishly appointed suites welcome you with grace, demonstrating the hotel’s superb attention to detail and luxurious finishings. It’s also pretty considerate too –instead of waiting for ages for reception to check in, you are whisked away to the privacy of your room for those formalities, and your relaxation starts immediately. The rooms are serviced twice a day and you can get your beach towels and cold drinks on demand from a trusty beach assistant.

The Royal Palm also offers a welcome gift and bottled water in the rooms, just to show you how important your comfort is. The service is impeccable and the entire experience nothing short of fantastical. If you have any trouble relaxing a pamper massage can be arranged at the click of a finger.

Water sport adventures and tennis is included in your rate and with three restaurants to dine at, you have no reason to leave. Transfers to and from the hotel are in your choice of helicopter or Rolls Royce.

The Royal Palm is within walking distance of Grand Bay, a hot tourist spot offering plenty of restaurants, clubs and a boutique shopping experience. It’s a scenic 90-minute drive from the airport.

Mauritius is an African island with French  flavour and its culture is heavily influenced by French, Creole and English. It is well known for its tropical climate which attracts many thousands of tourists every year. It also gets affected by cyclones and tropical storms. It was once home to the now extinct dodo, an unusual species of bird. Because the dodo was so heavy it was unable to fly and hunted to extinction was the colonialists arrived on the island.