We have visited the Oberoi for five days in February to escape from the winter in Europe...and we have not mistaken as apart from the weather the hotel made this an amazing holidays.
Starting from the location, the hotel is located by the sea making easy to visit the beach any time of the day. For people who are keen swimmers you might get disappointed as the strong currents and the proximity of the coral do not allow to swim far from the shore. However the sea is very clean and the hotel offers all sea sports for free!
As many visitors have mentioned, even the world's best hotels are very difficult to beat the professionalism and friendliness of the staff in Oberoi. They are happy to help and organise your day with visits to nearby villages and towns and organise other kind of excursions or cruises.

We stayed in a standard room with garden view which is perfect if you are not looking for something extravagant.

What impressed us more was the quality of the food that was amazing in every aspect! It is advisable to get half board as it is very good value for money. Especially the dinner menu is amazing as offers barbecue options and amazing fish dishes!

The hotel is also happy to suggest shops in the island where you can buy duty free items of all kind.

All in all a great experience and we look forward to come back one day in the future!

It was a last minute trip so the booking was done via phone to the Oberoi. From our initial contact to the last minute of our stay - we were treated like royalty. The staff are outstanding - very friendly and helpful, always smiling. The grounds are beautifully kept and the place is spotless.

The GM, Marc Denton, is wonderful. He made a point of greeting us on our first day and even greeted our daughter by name. We saw him at least another 3 times during our week stay and on each occasion he came over to us to chat. A genuine and friendly person.

The food was amazing - breakfast was a buffet and/or hot meal to order. Lunch options varied between casual at the pool or more relaxed at the restaurant. The main bar served food in the late afternoon and 2 options for dinner (formal and more relaxed). Room service was first class!!!

There is absolutely nothing bad to say about this place - it was an amazing experience. Marc and his staff should be proud of what they have achieved.

Of special mention - our holiday was made truly special due to the treatment of the staff toward our 2 year old daughter. She was the only small child at the resort and was completely idolised. Her meals were made on demand, she was given cold water and biscuits at the pool, she was provided with toiletries and a small bath (with 8 ducks) in our room. All staff knew her by name and would come up to her and ask her if she would like to take a walk around the grounds with them. My husband and I could see how much she enjoyed the attention and we knew the staff were there to care for her every need .... it allowed us to completely relax during our stay! Something we have never experienced at any other hotel or resort before.

Without a doubt we will return to the Oberoi, we are even thinking of making it our annual "place to visit". If you expect 5 star (world class) service, good food and friendly staff - this is the place to stay. PERFECT!

Just returned from a 7 day stay at the Oberoi and it was superb.

Firstly the staff are excellent, always friendly, always helpful and most go above and beyond. Credit to Marc Denton, the General Manager, whose hands-on, enthusiastic attitude obviously rubs off on all the staff and the bar is kept very high.

Secondly the food is very good. We ate in the main restaurant, the 'On the Rocks' and also dined at one of their specialist fish nights in the Gunpowder room. All different but the service and quality of food consistently very high. The specialist fish night was probably a bit quiet for us, and with only one other couple lacked a bit of atmosphere. However I think we were getting spoilt by this time.

The Spa is great, I had a Thai massage and my wife had a Balinese. The whole experience was really good and we can compare. There's many other treatments available and speaking to others it seemed like consistent quality throughout. I joined the Thai Chi class and the instructor couldn't do enough - he even set up a class for me in his free time!

The beach is pretty good. You can swim, unlike some hotel beaches which are too rocky, and it never seemed to get busy. We went snorkelling and the driver was very helpful, which was a great way to spend a couple of hours and Kayaks are available to take out at any time.

Our room was the basic one but had everything, including a nice view and very close to the beach. I know there's a jump in price to the next tier up but honestly, given we were only in the room at night, it had everything we needed and was kept immaculately clean.

There's plenty of bars to lounge around at during the day, especially if it rains, which it did a few times. And there's many other things to do, with boat tours, kayaks, peddleos, wine tasting, spa classes, cooking classes, and many more.

Overall, a fantastic experience, thank you to all the staff for making our stay memorable.
We intend to come back to this hotel and we highly recommend it.

Having previously stayed at St Geran in 2011, we decided to try a different hotel but were wondering whether anything could come near to our previous holiday experience. In fact, apart from the size of the beach at St Geran ( which is absolutely fabulous ), the Oberoi scored higher in every respect. Above all the staff were superb, smiley and happy to do anything to make our holiday memorable. For example, one sous chef specially gave us the recipe and made some wonderful aubergine and tomato chutney just for us and another had a specially made fresh lemongrass infusion sent to my wife in our room unbidden, when he heard she had a stomach upset.
The room was spacious and immaculately cleaned although the marble bath was somewhat unusual. Nice terrace overlooking a garden with pool nearby as well. Food was fabulous, very good indeed and after 10 days too much in a way. Lighter dining is however available at "On the Rocks" which we usually visited for a beer and a light lunch. If you are on a BandB deal eating at the hotel is expensive and wine and beer is not cheap, but nor are any comparable hotels.
Congratulations to Mr Oberoi for insisting on such high service standards and on his General Manager in Mauritius for a very hands on approach and a keen interests in his guests. Most of all however thank you to all of the wonderful staff who made our visit so memorable.