Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa

Maradiva Villas Resort & Spa at Flic en Flac is the west coast's most exclusive address: an entirely villa-based property where every guest has a private pool, and the ratio of staff to guests routinely exceeds two to one. The 65 villas range from Junior Suite Villas to the enormous Pool Presidential Villa — a private compound with its own courtyard, two bedrooms, and a private garden large enough to lose yourself in. All are decorated in a warm neo-colonial Indo-Mauritian style, with hand-carved teak furniture, locally made ceramic tiles, and four-poster beds draped in white muslin that billow in the trade-wind breeze. The beach directly outside is a gentle stretch of the Flic en Flac lagoon, and the water sports programme is exceptional: stand-up paddleboarding, hobie cats, snorkelling gear, and a dive centre that operates twice-daily boat dives to the sites of the west coast. Dining at Cilantro, the main restaurant, is among the west coast's most sophisticated: the chef combines French classical technique with Mauritian spicing in a menu that changes seasonally and uses produce from the resort's own organic garden. The spa is the west coast's most acclaimed, with 15 treatment rooms specialising in Ayurvedic therapies, hot stone massage, and the signature Maradiva Journey — a three-hour experience combining scrub, wrap, facial, and massage. For couples seeking total privacy and total attention, Maradiva is the west coast's unchallenged answer.