As someone who’s had more than one holiday in Mauritius, John Lewisohn thought he’d seen it all, until Attitude Resorts made him think again THE RIGHT ATTITUDE
“W e are a small island” said the taxi driver who picked me up from the airport in the far southeast of Mauritius, under low clouds, the roads glistening from a recent deluge. “Don’t worry, the north is only 80 minutes’ drive and I promise, the sky will be blue.” He seemed mildly smug, as we drove up the driveway of Zilwa Attitude, and his prediction proved correct. The crenelated Indian Ocean coastline where Zilwa sits is immediately appealing, and my first view on entering
adult-only, and four are family resorts: 4-star Zilwa and Ravenala, and 3-star Coin de Mire and Friday Attitude. In July 2024 Attitude Resorts was awarded the heralded B Corp certification, after decades of demonstrating the positive impact of their social and environmental actions. This isn’t rammed down your throat, but all hotels champion Mauritian producers and support the local economy, from incorporating fabrics manufactured on the island into their interior design to using local farmers and fisherman, where possible, to supply their restaurants. They even encourage their own staff to share
the lobby was of the cool shaded Siro Kann bar revealing a pool, beach and imposing Coin de Mire island shimmering in a heat haze on the horizon.
authentic experiences with guests, by hosting family dinners at their homes or providing musical entertainment. On top of this, Attitude have also developed an app called Otentik, which lets guests explore the island through un-touristy excursions. Plus, each
After a short nap in my spacious beachside bedroom, I boarded an extraordinary floating square of what appeared to be giant, interlinked DUPLO blocks powered by an outboard motor, for the five minute crossing to Gran Zil. This is one of
hotel has an Otentik Bazar that stocks Mauritius-made products, so you can support local artists and artisans.
Zilwa’s two private islands and home to one of its distinctive restaurants, where you can settle under palm thatches to enjoy a BBQ lunch or local specialities like octopus curry. The island beach is equally delicious with turquoise water so shallow that, even at 30m out, my sausage dog Milo would barely need to start paddling. In fact, it’s all so textbook tropical my jet lagged brain is struggling to compute, after months of grey London weather. Attitude Resorts have eight properties in Mauritius, predominantly in the north. Three, including Zilwa Attitude, are in the extreme north and two are in the northwest; one of which is Ravenala Attitude where I planned to spend my last two nights on the island. There are also a further three hotels on the central eastern coast. Out of all eight, four are
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