One&Only Le Saint Géran

My Daughter-in-Law took the family for a fantastic meal at the One&Only. She could get us through security because she is an employee. We were met at the door by the manager and made to feel extremely welcome. We had an excellent meal overlooking the sea and were able to walk around to see the beautiful surroundings. The restaurant facilities are superb. We visited just before the facility was to be shut down for an upgrade. Unfortunately I will not be able to see the New One&Only. It can only be extremely impressive. I am very grateful to have had this opportunity to see such a magnificent hotel.

Excellent seafood as expected. Rooms are a bit to simple for me and cleaning is on a sound level but not perfect. Love the breakfast! Climate was ok with a few rain days. Activities outside the hotel are rather expensive.

This is the most amazing hotel I have ever visited, the rooms are great, the food is fantastic and the staff are so lovely and will do absolutely anything to make your stay pleasurable. Upon arrival you are greeted so kindly with drinks and a big bang of a drum which was nice. There is everything you could hope for and yet they are renovating it to make it even better! I would recommend doing some water skiing, getting henna done on your arms and ankles and playing some tennis. I found all sorts of hidden treasures which just added to the experience! This is the best hotel in the world.

Visited the hotel in October... have to say, we didn't really rate this hotel, it was full of kids.... One small adult only area and the rest of the hotel was over run with kids who's parents seem to have no control over them. The pool bar area was ridiculous, children dive bombing right by us and our very expensive drinks being filled with pool water. The evening was just as bad. Sitting trying to enjoy your dinner with expensive wine and children literally crawling under our table. It didn't help I suppose that it was both public and state school holidays the 2 weeks we were there.. but, that aside shouldn't really make a difference when paying for a 5 star service and hotel. Definitely needs adult only areas and on the beach too, which we seemed to have screaming babies next to us.. Aside that, the hotel was beautiful as was the food and service....but to be honest, the kid thing was that bad it marred our whole trip sadly. We were told by others who visit yearly that this was unusual and not normally like this.. sorry, but we won't be returning. Ps we have 5 children (17 years to 25 and I own a day nursery, so in certainly have no objection to children. Think the hotel should do more to inform parents that there are people at the hotel who would like some adult time) We were however lucky enough to be there for their 40 year celebrations which was fabulous and also to have a meal cooked for us by the Michelin star chef James Lowe.. that was great.. The staff are also outstanding, nothing is too much trouble.. particularly the bar and beach staff a shout out to Eric who made sure we had sun beds on the front of the beach and really looked after us. We also paid a driver for the day( a taxi which you can book through the hotel) and took us to the west coast of Mauritius for the day which is well worth the trip.. especially the rum distillery Chameral which was fab!!! Lots of tasting for pennies... if you like a drink like we do then it was our highlight!! Then on to a restaurant high up in a mountain with the most amazing view of Mauritius... so again we highly recommend that trip. Also we loved getting a little gift in the room each night, a great touch.. One last thing to mention... the hotel has a dress code for men, no jeans, tank tops, sleeveless shirts t shirts... we didn't really expect to be told upon arrival by our room butler of this which is fine if that's what you like... but we didn't... NEARLY checked out because of this... that's is soooooo dated... anyway we decided to dress appropriately as we were told and went to see for ourselves... well, that isn't the case... men in shorts t shirts etc... still smart.....so, we were relieved.. Wish the management would give the similar card in the room to people with children on how show respect for others in the hotel.

We stayed at the One&Only for 4 nights and had such a great time we tried to change our flights to stay longer. The staff make a real difference to your stay here. We had a butler who was very quick to respond to any request and so very friendly and polite. The food at the buffet was great and it changed daily with a different theme each night so you never get bored. The bar has entertainment each night which we really enjoyed and it was different each night. The sand is soft and powdery and the water was crystal clear. We played golf each day and it was never crowded and the staff are great greeting you with a cold face washer after your found is s very welcome little touch. They store your clubs too so you don't have to carry them each day to play. We had a beachside suite which was bigger than we thought and had everything you needed with a large bathroom and walk in robe. We will definitely stay here again!!!!