Port Louis Hotels

The Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel is a grand six floor building situated on the harbour front, just five metres from the main shopping centre. The 109 air conditioned guestrooms have decor in a traditional style with dark wood furniture. All guestrooms include satellite television, direct dial phones, safes, and minibars. Bathrooms are complete with bathrobes, toiletries, telephones and hair dryers.
Guests can swim in the outdoor pool, or unwind in the sauna or steam room. Those keen to exercise can work up a sweat in the fitness room, and then relax with a massage in the health club. Diners have a choice of three restaurants, serving an eclectic range of cuisine from traditional Mauritian dishes and seafood specialities to Thai and European delicacies. A range of drinks is on offer in the bar, and snacks can be ordered from room service. Multilingual staff on the 24 hour front desk can exchange currency and arrange babysitting, and the hotel has a hair salon. Four times a week, the hotel operates a complimentary boat shuttle to the beach, and twice a week, a complimentary harbour cruise. Catamaran cruises can also be arranged. Guests can visit the Port Louis market 200 metres away, or China Town, 800 metres away. Mauritius International Airport is 55 kilometres from the hotel, approximately 40 minutes by car.

Location. Combining Asian and French architecture, the Sofitel Imperial Hotel resort is set amidst nine acres of tropical gardens by Wolmar Beach on the west coast of Mauritius, 23 kilometres from the capital, Port Louis. Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is 60 kilometres (37 miles) away, with an approximate driving time of one hour.
Hotel Features. The resort's traditional Mauritian thatched buildings are scattered among nine acres of tropical gardens and offer views of the mountains and the sea. The hotel boasts a 1,000 square metre spa complex with facilities including an indoor pool, spa tub and hammam, and a range of spa treatments and beauty therapies are available. The hotel also features a fitness centre and an outdoor pool surrounded by palm flanked sun terraces. A separate splash pool is provided for children, and supervised activities are available at the kids' club. The hotel houses two bars, one overlooking the swimming pool facing the ocean and the other set between the pool and the beach. Other amenities include around the clock room service, a gift shop and complimentary secure parking.

The Sofitel Imperial Hotel has four restaurants: an international buffet serving Mauritian, Indian and French dishes: the Ming Court Chinese restaurant, which also has two Japanese teppanyaki tables; a beachfront Creole style restaurant serving meat and grilled seafood specialities; and a semi formal Creole fusion restaurant where lobster is the house speciality.

The hotel offers many facilities for archery, badminton, beach volleyball, horse riding and table tennis, alongside two floodlit tennis courts and an indoor games room. The waterfront offers opportunities for windsurfing, water skiing, sailing, kayaking and snorkelling. For a surcharge the hotel can organise excursions, including deep sea fishing trips, and also offers a bicycle rental service.

Please note:
The hotel will be closed for refurbishment between the between the 1st May and 31st July 2007.