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Nestled on Le Chaland Beach on the southeastern coast of Mauritius, Anantara Iko Mauritius Resort & Villas is your gateway to traditional Mauritian culture and spectacular natural wonders. Uncover the island’s stories and return to rejuvenating hammam spa rituals, steps from golden sands.
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Anantara Iko Mauritius Resort & Villas offers an elegant atmosphere and a selection of praised amenities, including well-maintained pools and a luxurious spa. While its proximity to the airport is seen as convenient, some guests find the noise from planes to be bothersome. The hotel boasts a stylish decor and tranquil rooms, although reviews of room cleanliness and maintenance vary.
Service quality also receives mixed feedback, with reports of both exceptional staff and occasional disorganization. Travelers often regard the hotel's services as overpriced, affecting the perceived value for money.
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Wonderful quiet hotel. We rested for 10 days in late September. The weather is great - in the daytime 26 degrees, in the evenings you can even put on a hoodie or palantine and enjoy your vacation. The ocean is warm, the beach is great, sandy, clean. Swimming in the pools was wonderful for the child, because he was shallow and the child learned to swim. There are also great lunches in the form of delicious pizza, burgers, fries, as well as huge salads and so on. It's delicious. Special thanks to the staff, especially the pool waiters, Nathanael in particular (the name may have been distorted, sorry). Always friendly, sympathetic, sitting still for a minute. And cocktails and coconut water in coconut and whatever you want. The receptionists are always smiling and knowledgeable. Several languages are spoken - English, French and local languages, there is a Russian-speaking manager (if anyone cares). The employees of the main restaurant Horizon (breakfast and dinner) - both chefs and waiters - all know their business, everything clearly and on time. Always with smiles and tune into great service. We also thank the staff of the Sea Restaurant. Fire. Salt”. The delicious and refined atmosphere of the restaurant. Charming waiters (unfortunately, you can't remember all the names). An impossible head waiter or manager who set fire to and brought dessert! The rooms are very spacious and cozy. We have everything we need. Iron, board, hairdryer - great, not as usual worthless, but powerful! The only recommendation is to pay attention to cleaning rooms, or rather cleaning floors. Other than that, it's very good. Minibar - wine (white, red, rosé), beer, juices, cola and other things - even every day. Wonderful place!
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Date of stay: September 2024
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Amazing experience- we love the property and all the staff- Everyone was so friendly and accommodating - Zahra was wonder and helped us in many things- the Indian restaurant was another great experience- we will tell our friends and definitely come back
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Response from Pascal Bertrand, Owner at Anantara Iko Mauritius Resort & Villas
Responded Feb 5, 2024
Dear Kevin C, Thank you sincerely for sharing your experience at Anantara Iko Mauritius Resort & Villas. We are very happy to hear you had an amazing stay and enjoyed our property and staff. Your kind words about Zahra and our Indian restaurant are truly appreciated. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future and providing another memorable experience. Warm regards, Pascal Bertrand General Manager
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The resort rooms were so comfy and the cleaning was so neet ,I want to give a special shoutout to the Chef Lia for making our family dining experience truly memorable. Her attentiveness and friendly demeanor enhanced our meal and made us feel valued guests, Thanks Lia Chef your cooking is so flavorful and delicious. I'm so impressed by your skills in the kitchen! Through out my great experience in restauration I can say : "You are a master chef, you should be very proud of your work!"
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Date of stay: December 2024
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Response from Ahmed Bronji, Guest Services / Front Office at Anantara Iko Mauritius Resort & Villas
Responded Dec 18, 2024
Dear 305meds, Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful experience at our resort! We are thrilled to hear that you and your family enjoyed your stay and found the rooms comfortable and clean. A special shoutout to Chef Lia for her incredible impact on your dining experience! We’re delighted to hear that her attentiveness and friendly demeanor made your meals memorable. Your kind words about her cooking skills and the flavors of her dishes mean the world to us. Chef Lia truly is a master of her craft, and we will make sure to pass along your compliments. We look forward to welcoming you and your family back for another unforgettable stay! Warm regards, Ahmed Bronji Front Office Manager
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Room 6101. The stay was awful! The staff at reception were unfriendly and I would say discriminatory. We arrived at the hotel at 7:30am on Monday 24th June 2024. We were not greeted by any staff, apart from the miserable man at reception who told us the room would be ready shortly, he took our passports and told us to please go and have breakfast. No smile, no warmth, just misery. We were not greeted with a cold drink and chopped, seasonal fruits like the non-Indian guests were served with. Instead, we got unfriendliness and bitchiness. We finished what I would call an average breakfast (the staff in the kitchen are lovely) and proceeded to reception to go and check the progress of our room and noticed that our passports were left on the desk unattended. Just open for people to have a perusal. We were then greeted by An even more miserable woman called deepa I think or Priya looked like she was waiting for death to approach her with how miserable and annoyed she looked. She told us to wait a few mins and our room will be ready. We waited 3.5hrs and she had allowed another family (non-Indian) to get their room. We waited another hour and I decided to go and check on the progress. I was told by another reception staff called ocean that our room was already ready and has been for some time. So, instead of informing me, I had to personally go and see if I could get 1 out of 164 rooms! We finally checked into our room after a 12hr flight, exhausted and eager for a shower. We were horrified to find how filthy the sink was and the toilet with brown poo stains in the flush (yuck). We told the miserable woman about this and she said she can send someone. I told her not to worry this evening and instead, to send someone tomorrow as we will be going to bed. At about 8:30pm, a small sized house keeping lady barged into our room after knocking only once. She realised we were sleeping and said “oh sorry” and left. This was so unprofessional especially since the hotel is so rubbish they don’t even offer a turndown service. After this, we had to keep on requesting essentials such as coffee cups as these were just rinsed in the bathroom sink btw and not sterilised and washed between guests! The room would only be cleaned if we called reception to ask for the service, whereas at normal 5* resorts, this is a standard service and is done when guests are usually out for breakfast. In the week, someone came to clean our room at 4pm! When we had requested this after breakfast. I would class this hotel as a 2* with the cleanliness, service and lack of hospitality and staff attitudes.
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Date of stay: June 2024
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Room Tip:Don’t go here it’s disgusting and you will ruin your perception of the island.
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Response from Pascal Bertrand, Owner at Anantara Iko Mauritius Resort & Villas
Responded Jul 2, 2024
Dear Mrs. 85suvarnam, Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback following your recent stay at Anantara Iko Mauritius Resort & Villas. Your detailed account allows us to address your concerns thoroughly. Firstly, please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused during your check-in experience. While our standard check-in time is at 14:00, I am pleased to note that we were able to prepare your room ahead of schedule, offering it to you by noon. Regarding the hospitality extended during your wait, I am glad that our offer of breakfast helped alleviate some of the waiting time. However, I sincerely apologize if there was any discrepancy in the service provided, as it is always our intention to ensure every guest feels welcomed and valued from the moment they arrive. I have shared your feedback with our reception and housekeeping teams to address the lapses you highlighted. Rest assured, we are committed to maintaining high standards of cleanliness and professionalism. I regret that we could not assist you during your stay as nothing was reported to the Management. Upon departure, as a gesture of goodwill, a discount of Food & Beverage was offered. We value your feedback immensely and hope that you will allow us the opportunity to regain your trust in our resort. We sincerely hope to welcome you back and provide you with a more enjoyable and seamless experience. Warm regards, Pascal Bertrand General Manager
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Location is not great: this place is close to the airport - you'll hear planes landing 10 times a day. Also the hotel seems to have its own micro climate where it rains all the time when it is sunny on the rest of the island. The Cambuse beach is beautiful but too windy to be practical, and a long distance to walk from the hotel. There is nothing around the hotel. To go to the Pointe d'Esny beach or Blue bay beach, you'll need to drive all around the airport, so at 20min drive minimum.
Food: nothing around the hotel. Only option is to drive min 20min or to eat at the resort 20 EUR for a burger. 50 EUR for buffet dinner. If you have children you have no choice but to eat at the buffet. Expensive for average food. The Breakfast staff however is great, lovely ladies remembering children's birthday, the egg cooking lady remembers your order from one day to the next.
Cleanliness: Rooms are dirty, house cleaning is way too superficial. Once we came back to our room at 2pm, our room still hadn't been cleaned. We found a kids shoe under our desk at arrival. A cigarette butt on our terrace table which stayed there during our all stay as well! Dirty beach towels are everywhere at the end of the day. It looks a bit like a run-down camping.
Staff: they are so many staff members but still things are run unefficiently and everything take ages (check in, getting your luggage, getting a simple meal at the bar). The parking is far from the lobby, they have "voiturette" to take you there but half the time there is no one to greet you so you have to walk with your bags. If by luck there is a ray of sunlight, and you ask to open a parasol they will say no there is too much wind, so your kids are left to burn! The life guard watches his phone instead of the kids in the pool.
They ask for your feedback often but if you ask for an improvement you are ignored / left to wait for so long that you give up.
=> We put two stars for the nice breakfast staff. But we would not stay there again. It is not the quality expected of Anantara resorts
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Response from Cheshta Ramtohul, Other at Anantara Iko Mauritius Resort & Villas
Responded Apr 12, 2024
Dear lilyr127, Thank you for sharing your feedback about your recent stay at our resort. We sincerely apologize for the disappointing experience you encountered during your time with us. Regarding the dining options and pricing, we appreciate your feedback and understand your concerns. We will review our offerings to ensure they align with our guests' expectations and provide better value for money. We are deeply sorry for falling short of your expectations and for any inconvenience caused. Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we will take all necessary steps to address the areas of concern mentioned in your review. We hope you will reconsider staying with us in the future, as we would welcome the opportunity to provide you with a more enjoyable and memorable experience. Warm regards, Pascal Bertrand General Manager
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To put simply everything could be better as it is a 3 star hotel pretending to be a 5 star hotel and I cannot believe it is an Anantara hotel. Giving it a 3 seems generous too. The Reception and housekeeping let the hotel down majorly and the F&B staff lacked a lot as well. The reception staff acted like they were doing you a favor and housekeeping did a terrible job. They didn't even do a hotel tour when we arrived and did not explain anything to us at all. The food although good was a bit of a let down as it was a bit repetitive. Sea, Fire and Salt was a big disappointment as the food was average and a simple instruction such as please take the the shells off the prawns was ignored and when taken back the chef just pulled them out slightly and left the rest in the shell so basically ignored the ask. However Zafran' food was very delicious and Venita and Kunal were amazing. The people in Horizon who made it a good experience are Shyama and Elodie, they were also amazing but the other staff were lacking. In the Spa special mentions to Krishi, Roshan and Nalini who were excellent. In terms of the rooms they were not cleaned properly, there were no bathrobes and they did a terrible job of cleaning rooms daily. We had to actually ask to get them cleaned and 6202 is infested with ants. A dirty rag was left on my clean clothes in my suitcase that was open. Furthermore, my sister who's 40th we came to celebrate had a fall due to an uneven surface, and a staff member who saw what happened just walked by instead of helping. The wonderful staff at the Spa helped her and cleaned a pretty bad wounded knee and iced her ankle. Vidya from the kids club was excellent too and was great! Not only that, the people who arrived a day earlier had to move room and we were treated so badly by reception that the packing to move was rushed and a few items were forgotten in the room and despite us informing housekeeping the items were not recovered. The air-conditioning did not work well in the rooms either. I came away thinking I wasted a lot of money on an experience that was supposed be amazing and a memorable occasion as I counted on having Anantara standards. I massively overpaid for sub standard service that really took away from enjoyment. When issues were raised apologies were made but then the next day the same issue was repeated, nothing changed or even worse new issues cropped up. How is this an Anantara hotel?
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Response from Cheshta Ramtohul, Other at Anantara Iko Mauritius Resort & Villas
Responded Feb 22, 2024
Dear pariksh2024, Thank you for choosing Anantara Iko Mauriitius and sharing your feedback. Please accept our apologies that your overall experience did not live up to your expectations. We regret that we were unable to meet our high standards during your recent stay. Rest assured that your comments have been shared with the team and action will be taken to ensure the issues you encountered are corrected moving forward. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back and improve on your experience in the near future. Best regards, Pascal Bertrand General Manager
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We went there to celebrate my birthday on a one night stay in half board with 2 rooms booked, one garden view and one upgraded to ocean view. The hotel itself is really beautiful with the sea view. The food was delicious. Nilanka, Rekha and Magen from F&B took great care of us. Vidja, Queenay and Kristabelle from kids club did an amazing job with my 5 years old son.
Upon arrival we waited for some time at the reception before anyone bothers to take care of us. Our luggage also arrived at least 30 minutes after we entered our rooms. Housekeeping needs to be taken care of. I found a long black hair on my bed sheet cover upon arrival and a used hair band hanging on the shower door. In the 2nd room there was no shower gel, only shampoo. These details make a difference when Anantara Iko claims itself to be a 5 star hotel. It just does not match with 5 star etiquette.
I would have enjoyed my stay much more if housekeeping was done as expected.
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Date of stay: September 2024Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from Cheshta Ramtohul, Other at Anantara Iko Mauritius Resort & Villas
Responded Oct 9, 2024
Dear diptiad2019, Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us, and happy birthday to you once again! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed the beauty of our hotel, the food and the attentive service from our F&B team as well as the Kids Club staff. However, I sincerely apologize for the shortcomings you encountered with housekeeping and reception. We appreciate your feedback, as it helps us identify areas for improvement. Please be assured that we have addressed these issues to ensure that every aspect of our service meets the high standards expected of a five-star establishment. Thank you for your valuable insights, and we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back for a more seamless experience in the future. Warm regards, Daniel Méndez General Manager
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The resort was a pleasant stay and delivered on the 5 star rating. The resort grounds and facilities are very well manicured, the architecture is beautiful and the facilities are of a very high standard.
The rooms are modern, comfortable, spacious and well equipped. They provided 6 coffee capsules which is a lot more than some other 5 star resorts. The bathroom area is very well designed with a walk in closet and counter for luggage and shoes and the lighting ambience is relaxing. We enjoyed our time in the room. We had a sea view room with a furnished balcony.
The service throughout the resort was very friendly and efficient. The food at the buffet was very good, both breakfast and dinner, and the lunchtime pizzas at the poolside bar was also really good. They even prepared a complimentary cake for my wife's birthday at dinner.
My only problem was with check out. We check-out of the room about 1.5hrs before check-out time (12:00), and there wasn't a porter to collect our luggage despite calling them twice. We had to carry our luggage out by ourselves and get the car to load it. This annoyed me and I reported such to the reception desk.
As for the beach, if you are looking for a calm, shallow island style beach, I'm afraid this one is a bit of a rough wavy one. It may influence your choice depending on what you expect from your resort beach.
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Response from Cheshta Ramtohul, Other at Anantara Iko Mauritius Resort & Villas
Responded Apr 5, 2024
Dear DeepteshN, Thank you for choosing Anantara Iko Mauritius Resort & Villas and for sharing your detailed review. We are delighted that you found your stay pleasant and that our resort met your expectations. However, we apologize for the inconvenience during check-out and have taken steps to ensure better assistance in the future. Regarding the beach, we understand preferences vary, and we appreciate your feedback. We look forward to the opportunity to welcome you back for another relaxing experience. Best regards, Cheshta D Ramtohul Operational Excellence
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This hotel is definitely not a five-star hotel, and there are plenty of open-air spaces in the lobby to the room or restaurant, whether it's sunny or rainy. The quality of the food and service in the restaurant is also common, and a branch of water also costs several yuan. We also used the wrong non-slip bricks next to the restaurant and pool - but the wet water is dangerous, so the companions fell together. The cleanliness is not perfect, the bathroom has no garbage cans, and the previous guests used the refrigerator as a garbage box, but the staff did not clean, nor did they re-add coffee powder and personal care supplies. Fortunately I only stayed for three days, not too disappointed. Overall, there are many better options in Mauritius for this price.
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Date of stay: February 2025Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:自備雨傘及防滑鞋
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Overall property is too good. There was lot of communication gap between the management. On second day i ask for housekeeping when I was leave for south tour when I came back around 6pm i confirmed at reception wheather it's housekeeping is done or not they said it's already done but when I entered the room I saw the room was in the same situation I left in the mrg I have also clicked some photos. At the time of check in i saw bodywash was not available in the room I asked at hotel service for the 2 times & 2 times at reception for the same but still no one rected on that. Then they refilled on second day evening at the time of house keeping. On fourth day i ordered some dish in main course but the meal which I ordered was not prepared then they changed for 3 times still they were not getting connected what I have ordered. Thanks to chef pradeep he personally came on the table and got what I was welling for on the fifth day i had the best meal served by chef Pradeep I'm very Greatful for Him.
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Date of stay: February 2025Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Ahmed Bronji, Guest Services / Front Office at Anantara Iko Mauritius Resort & Villas
Responded Feb 19, 2025
Dear Tour42867168340, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We’re glad to hear that you found the property itself to be good and that Chef Pradeep provided you with a wonderful dining experience on your fifth day. However, we sincerely apologize for the communication gaps and the issues you encountered during your stay, particularly with housekeeping and room amenities. Your comments are valuable to us, and we will address these concerns with our management team to ensure we improve our service. Thank you for your understanding, and we hope to have the opportunity to serve you better in the future. Best regards, Ahmed Bronji Front Office Manager
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There are more places to choose from in the Blue Bay area.
PRICE RANGE
$241 - $456 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
MauritiusGrand Port DistrictBlue Bay
NUMBER OF ROOMS
164
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