Beach Villas & Bungalows in Mauritius

The answer to the above question is not as obvious as it may seem. We have used the generic term of “beach” to classify them all, in order to better address the holiday-makers’ research for beach-side self-catering accommodation. Although specialising in the renting of beach villas, some of our rentals do not actually have a bright-white beach at its feet. For the sake of transparency, we always make sure that our descriptions and visuals avoid confusions and false promises.

The configuration of beaches in Mauritius is under constant change. During cyclonic seasons, a beach can lose half of its width overnight. Most of the time, it regains part of it after some months and may become fully-restored after some years. In the long term, rare are the perfectly stable beaches.

Leaving ecological technicities to the side, we classify our villas as “beach accommodations” since they are all on sea-front, with at least some direct access to a sandy beach nearby.
Special mentions:
– At bungalow Giulietta, it has been necessary to erect a hard defensive structure (small to mid-size boulders) since that side of the Black-River bay faced and unprecedented erosion issue. Guests can however enjoy good bathing conditions right in front of the bungalow or take a short walk to La Preneuse beach, either by direct access along the shore or via the sandy road.
– Bungalow Badam also offers good bathing conditions – ideal for toddlers – in a sheltered and calm creek. For reasons of conservation, the grass has been allowed to grow on the sand, bringing the original conditions that have allowed beaches to form and grow for hundreds of thousand years while Mauritius was making itself a beauty.
– Villa Merina has excellent bathing and a narrow band of beach; in slight accretion over the past year.
– At villa Lima it takes stairs to get to the sea. There is no beach directly in front but to the left of it.
All other villas and bungalows have a beach in front, with the clear winners being bungalow Tikaz and villa Grankaz enjoying a wide and stable, gently-sloping beach.

How do we differentiate bungalows from villas?
Moving away from the official definitions, the terms in our context fill the sole purpose of differentiating each other.

A bungalow is understood to be a house of modest size or at least with smaller rooms and living areas. They are generally made of simple materials and of traditional style. In the cases of our selection, they are all fitted with average to good equipment and offer far more than the rudiments of comfort. They are full of charm and recall the “good old days”.

For practical reasons, we have not attempted to differentiate “villas” from “houses”, the latter being a generic term. Furthermore, the term villa has a connotation of comfort and luxury, matching the standards of our all our houses whose names are preceded by the term “villa”.