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Private beach villas in Mauritius |
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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?
Renting private beach villas in Mauritius
are a great noble way to get deeper into Mauritius. Until
recently, private beach villas were the only alternative
to hotel resorts. Rentals were done on a casual
basis, clients being handled either by the owners or by estate
agencies specialised in rentals.
Villas,
whether on the beach or not, are now subject to fairly
strict regulations from the tourism authority of Mauritius;
all villas offered for rent to tourists must be duly registered
as such, they are surveyed and must fulfil the criteria
set.
On the other hand, the expectations of the average guest
have risen with the positive result of greatly upgrading
that so-called “informal” segment of tourist
accommodation in many ways, including the handling
services by locally based specialised agents.
What is the quality level of private
beach villas in Mauritius? |
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Most villas offered for
rent are on a “private” beach (or at least have
a direct access to one,) and are at least comfortable, if not
luxurious.
What is the availability of private
beach
villas of Mauritius?
Definitely the demand for private beach villas exceeds supply,
at least during holiday seasons; this, owing to the fact that:
• The owners want to use them while their kids are on
holiday,
• The repeating clients who have been faithful to a particular
villa or agency tend to book one year in advance.
How much in advance should one
book a beach
villa?
For stays during the very peak period of Christmas and new
year, (and to a certain extent, August) it is virtually
not possible to find one unless:
• You are a repeater,
• You are ready to pay high rates and let go on several
of your requirements including the region,
• You have booked a flight well in advance and are patient
enough to remind several agencies every month that you are still
desperate for a villa,
• You are lucky to address an agency on the very day it
received a cancellation from a client who has just been advised
by his travel agent that he finally won’t get a seat on
the plane (this generally happens around mid Dec.)
For stays during the high periods of November, January to April
- 3 to 6 months in advance is advisable.
For stays over any other period - There is no rule;
short notice works fine except eventually for villas on the
North (and West) coasts.
How to benefit from cheaper villa
rates?
To start with: taking their quality into account, private beach
villas are a relatively economical solution for large families
or groups of friends. They tend to be more expensive around
the end of the year and between January and April but there
is not much difference.
Where to book a villa?
Many regular online tour operators propose villa rentals as
well as hotels and other travel services. However, villa rental
is another story. Villas are a whole way of life; their selection
and the relations with guests require a touch which are proper
to small, specialised
agencies, preferably based in Mauritius, near the source,
not at the market's end.
Some villa owners do deal directly with clients and market their
villas either via a website or via a mouth to ear channel. Tropicscope
just started listing those in a category named “Owners’
Villas.” Generally, those villas are also proposed
by agencies at same rates. Booking directly with the owner develops
special ties while booking via an agency brings additional guarantees
and allows combining with other services such as car rentals
and organisation of excursions.
FAQ
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in Mauritius
• Hotels of Mauritius
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& Breakfast
• Apartments, Studios
& Self Catering Accommodation
Updated in July 2007
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