After a lot of research, my husband and I visited the Maritim in May 2005. We read the reviews and were hopeful that it would meet expectations. We were not disappointed! We arrived after a long flight to a gorgeous setting. We were greeted with a cocktail and cool towels. Check in was quick and easy, and we were driven round to our room. It was ground floor with lovely views of the well kept gardens. The room was lovely - spacious and with welcome fruit basket etc. The bed was huge and very comfortable.
The beach was lovely, although the snorkelling was not fantastic. This really was an all inclusive - we couldn't get through the cocktail list - and the food was absolutely fantastic! We were never disappointed, and we are food lovers! We visited Mon Desir twice - it was fantastic. It does cost extra but it is such a romantic setting it was worth it - especially the scallops and chateaux briande! We really can not say enough about the service and general attention to detail here. Everything was catered for. The gym and sauna/plunge pool/steam room were all great - we used them every day and they were never busy. The massages are also a great way to relax. Watersports are also included and were never busy. We tried deep sea fishing and caught some large tuna but we were so sea sick we were past caring at that stage! In sum, this is a fantastic hotel - there were lots of weddings but this wasn't a problem. The evenings were very quiet. and the holiday would probably suit couples looking for a quiet, relaxing break. There isn't much to do outside the resort except odd days shopping etc. It was mainly Brits and Australians, with a few South Africans.

We went on honeymoon to the Maritim in July 2005. We read reviews but none of them can truly describe how great this hotel is. The staff are fantastic, great service all the time. The food is excellent and lots of choice. I would not hesitate to recommend this hotel - we are very particular about where we stay and this place had it all...........

We went to the Maritim, Mauritius from 22nd August 2005 - 5th September 2005. We took 19 adults and 4 children with us to celebrate our wedding abroad! The hotel was amazing, very clean, the staff over friendly, the drinks cold and the food very varied and delicious. It amazed me how quick they were at serving you, we would finish a drink and the waiter would be there to re-fill it! We as a group began counting how long it took them to remove a finished plate from the table and the average was 30 seconds!

The beach was very corally, but so smooth you barely noticed, and the fish were amazing to snorkel with. If you fancy a lesson with the watersports - go fot it, they only cost £6 for an hour and the instructors are very friendly and helpful.

We stayed in a Prestige room which was amazing we had the biggest bathroom you could imgaine with a seated shower and twin sinks. The bed itself could have slept three people with space! The views are all out to the sea/gardens, but our view had mainly gardens. Our guests stayed in the comfort rooms, we did noticed that the sizes seemed to vary in them, my brother with a wife and two kids had a small room whilst two single friends had a room which was lots bigger! If you have kids, there is a great turtle club which is great for the kids, but I recommend you upgrade your room, the comfort rooms are too small for more than two adults!

My wedding was out of this world, the entire event was incredible. The wedding planners acted as though it was their wedding and were very precise at detail! They didn't miss a single thing out! The Mon Desir restaurant is amazing, I had a 5 star ala'carte dinner with a pianoist in the background! The entertainment is on every night, but on my wedding night, they gave us a real good party, we all were singing in the microphones and dancing to all the music we requested - it was better than having it in England! The photographer was incredible - he had our prints to us within 2 days and they looked great. They again put lots of effort into how the photos looked and made sure my dress and hair was right. The minister whom married us gave us lovely vowels and all together they made our wedding 'heavenly'.

My only very small gripes: The rooms all face the outside, so when its raining (which it did most nights meaning it was clear and hot for the next day) you can get quite wet walking to the restaurant (or when its stopped raining - your feet in your sandals).

The cocktails had a big vary between who made them, they could taste really nice, but also really strong. A few of my guests asked to have stuff without the cream (which suprisingly tasted really nice).

The evenings are very self entertaining with a show on, but after a while they became samey, but hey we had some interesting card and trivial pursuit games.

The corals made it hard to do some sports i.e windsurfing as I experienced falling on them whilst learning and cutting my foot.

There are a few stray dogs around, so if your scared of dogs be wary.

And finally - we didn't stay longer than 2 weeks!!!

We don't ususally go back to the same place twice in fact its against my ruling, but we WILL return to Mauritius and go to the maritim if not before for our 10 year anniversary (and yes we'll be asking all 19 guests and the 4 children to join us).

If your looking for a good agency to book through Mauritius.com (part of travel centre clapham) were incredible! They didn't mess a single thing up (and for 19 very fussy adults that was impressive)

We went to the Maritime hotel in july 2004 for 2 weeks and had a fabulous time. Rooms are excellent, clean and roomy. We were very lucky with the weather as we now know it can rain alot at that time but it was sun all the way for us. Our 2 kids, 12 and 18 sometimes found it a little slow for them sometimes in the evenings but during the day there was loads for them to do. The 9 hole golf course is brilliant and is never busy. Well worth having a lesson. The staff couldn't be more helpful and were really friendy. The water sports were very good and we even saw dolphins just off the beach. Food excellent (all inclusive) and the bar was very relaxing, especially having a cocktail watching the sun set , very popular. The horse riding on the beach is first class and excellent value for money. Went deep sea fishinh and did catch a fish, but to be honest the best time is december for that. All in all a truly relaxing 2 weeks, great to take the mind off the real world. We will definately be going back there.