With an isolated location and a fascinating mix of international cultures, a holiday in Mauritius is the dream of many. The Indian Ocean island of just over one million people has been making gains with international tourism, and plans to make it a duty-free zone in the coming years should keep the momentum going.
Of the dozens of fabulous resorts in Mauritius, only one has overwater bungalows (water villas), and fortunately it's one of the finest of them all. Depending on your source you might be fooled into thinking that the Oberoi Hotel in Mauritius also has water villas, but those are just villas set in front of private pools, so they don't really count for us.
I’m looking for a 2 bed or 2 bedroom overwater bungalow for early 2025. I know it’s too early to get rates but I have to start researching now. It would be in February 2025. 3 adults, 2 bed/bedrooms.
Is this all inclusive?
Is there a way to stay in the overwater bungalow for 3 days and the rest of the nights at the hotel on land?
Is the seaplane the only way to get to your location? or is there a ferry?
Kunta,
There are all-inclusive resorts in the Maldives, but not all of them. Almost all of the water villas have one large bed and most have a pull-out sofa. If you need two large beds you’ll probably have to book two water villas. There are a few places that have 2-bedroom water villas, but the prices are pretty much always much more than the price of two single water villas. The 2-bedroom places are super-luxury suites and usually start at at least US$3,000 per night.
Yes, you can book a few nights in a water villa and the rest of your stay in an island room. Some people even get upgraded that way and end up longer in the water villa.
Most Maldives resorts require a seaplane journey to get there, but the ones closer to the airport can also have a speedboat option and sometimes both. The sea-planes are obviously expensive, but they are an amazing and thrilling ride as well so most people love them. I hope this helps. -Roger