Ocean Villas Hotel

Loved the stay

I stayed in this hotel in August 2024 on full board. The price is Rs 8500 per night. The check in process was slow given that the only employee assigned in this process was complaining that she was overwhelmed due to a lack of staff. Mauritian nationals do not want to work in the hotel industry since it is underpaid and being notoriusly exploited for the enrichment of the french descent big capital. So mauritians are being gradually replaced by bangladeshis and philippinos who are even more underpaid despite the fact that the mauritian hotel industry get millions of euros in revenues from the European tourists. The big moneys go to the shareholders and French working as directors. The check in was normally at 14hrs but the rooms was not ready as there was no staff to clean the rooms therefore many of them stay uncleaned and could not be handed to guests. The dinner buffet was catastrophic to say the least. Industrial canteen food being served. Frozen and canned food. Indigest vegetables and mini oily drumsticks chicken. After my check in, I went to the resto including the beach kitchen. But no food as all of the kitchen staff were gone. The pool is dirty with no maintenance and no heating during winter. The building housing the rooms are old with cracked in the paints. The infrastructure of the hotel is in urgent need of renovation. No amenities in the room. No slippers. I asked for toothbrush, razor to no avail. There were stray cats every where. One even got on the resto table to eat when guests were leaving. I guess this form part of the new hotel entertainment. During reservation, I was informed that there are live music entertainment. But this was false. There is nothing in this hotel. Boat house even closed. In fact i hadn't seen any boat house. A very bad experience not worth the money spent there. In fact mauritius hotels are overpriced and overrated. The country is just a tourist trap and an arnaque for its own citizens. This is my own personal experience. I wonder why there are so many expats going there.

You need to manage your expectations when you book a stay at Oceans Villas. You might have watched the YouTube videos showing the hotel. But it's fair to say that these videos show the icing on the cake and not the core ingredients. If you saw two South Africans touring the hotel, be warned that they've shown the best parts and avoided showing the worst parts. It's a 3 star establishment. And that means you're going to have to put up with a property that was built circa 1980s. There were signs of wear and tear everywhere. As you walk through the front door, some parts of the villas needed a bit of filler and a lick of paint. Some of the furniture had seen better days and our shower door leaked every time we took a shower. But the villa was clean. The beds were comfortable and the villa had amenities that you wouldn't expect such as a safe, hair dryer and a microwave too. A bottle of mineral water was also provided on arrival and parking outside the villas was a nice touch. As for the grounds, the gardens are kept well. It's not going to blow you away but again it's 3 star. The swimming pool didn't look as clean as we'd like and we opted not to go for a dip. The cushions on the seats were littered with stains from previous guests spilling drinks and food. The beach was decent. The view out to the bay was spectacular and you certainly won't be disappointed. You can swim but when we stayed, the sea was choppy but that's not the hotel's problem. What's great about Oceans Villa is its position. You're only 5 minutes away in a car from the best public beaches. Namely Trou aux Biches, Mon Choisy, Pereybere and La Gaulette. So you're spoilt for choice. We'd like to praise the service at the hotel. The kitchen staff and serving staff were really accommodating. Nothing was too much trouble. The entertainment was particularly good, and you'll certainly be tapping your toes and most likely dancing. Lastly the food. One word MSG. There's a good selection of food but too much MSG added to the food. Every morning, we woke up to that awful salty taste on our tongues. So as you can gather there's some good parts to Oceans Villas but you're going to have to put up with some bad parts. if you're on a budget and happy to stay in a 3 star establishment where you can experience the beaches in the North, it's a good place to stay. Would we stay there again? I'd most likely opt for a self catering apartment. We felt for the money, we'd get better quality of facilities but then again we'd have to prepare our food.