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Mauritius Accommodations

A little bit of history
What is the quality level of hotels in Mauritius?
What is the occupancy / availability of hotel rooms in Mauritius?
How much in advance should one book a hotel?
How to benefit from cheaper hotel rates?
Where to book a hotel?

What is the quality level of private beach villas in Mauritius?
What is the availability of private beach villas of Mauritius?
How much in advance should one book a beach villa?
How to benefit from cheaper villa rates?
Where to book a villa?

What is the quality level of Guesthouses / Bed & Breakfasts in Mauritius?
What is the availability of Guesthouses in Mauritius?
How much in advance should one book Guesthouses?
How to benefit from cheaper rates in Guesthouses?
Where to book Guesthouses / Bed & Breakfasts in Mauritius?

What is the availability of Apartments in Mauritius?
How much in advance should one book Apartments or studios?
How to benefit from cheaper rates in Apartments?
Where to book Apartments and studios in Mauritius?

The general picture of holiday accommodation in Mauritius is constantly changing, as Mauritius is adapting to the fast expanding holiday industry. Although Mauritius is still at an early stage of its development as a tourism destination, it enjoys a well-established reputation as far as accommodation or rather hospitality is concerned.

From the few exclusive hotels of the 80's and earlier, Mauritius had a fast expanding hotel industry in the 90's, all capitalising on the Sea, Sand & Sun concept. Private beach villas also played an important role, although their rentals were mostly on an informal basis, directed towards repeaters.

Since the turn of the century, we witnessed a consolidation of the hotel industry with greater professionalism in all respects, a wider range of services and leisure activities and a higher rate of occupancy. In parallel, the offer of other types of holiday accommodations, namely self-catering accommodation and private beach villas also increased. The non-hotel accommodations became important partners of the industry and the authorities concerned started implementing regulations and quality standard requirements.

Guest houses and Bed & Breakfast units are the last ones to join the band wagon. Although there are still very few of them, they had an excellent start in terms of quality. Encouraged by the long awaited "liberalisation" of air access, guest houses should hopefully make-up the "next generation," at a moment where the higher segment of the tourism market is looking in the direction of small-scale accommodation units and truly personalised service.


FAQ:

. Hotels of Mauritius
. Beach Villas in Mauritius
. Guest houses / Bed & Breakfast
. Apartments, Studios & Self Catering Accommodation


Updated in July 2009