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The Ravenala Attitude

4.0 star property
4-star beachfront resort near Turtle Bay Marine Park

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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, sun loungers
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Reception
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Family Suite (OTA) | View from room

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service
  • Spa

Explore the area

Map
Baie aux Tortues, Balaclava
  • Turtle Bay
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Turtle Bay Marine Park
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Trou aux Biches Beach
    ‪17 min drive‬
  • Mahebourg (MRU-Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Intl.)
    ‪62 min drive‬

Room options

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes

Family Suite (OTA)

  • 72 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed

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Executive Suite (Seafront)

Executive Suite (Seafront)

  • Sea view
  • 64 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Suite (Couple)

Suite (Couple)

  • 64 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

About the area

Balaclava

Beachfront retreat .Stay at this Balaclava resort and you'll be within 2 miles (3 km) of Turtle Bay Marine Park and 6 miles (10 km) of Maheswarnath Mandir. Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden is within 6 miles (10 km) and Chateau de Labourdonnais is within 12 miles (20 km).
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What's nearby

  • Turtle Bay - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Turtle Bay Marine Park - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Balaclava Beach - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Le Goulet Beach - 10 min drive - 4.3 km
  • Trou aux Biches Beach - 17 min drive - 6.8 km

Getting around

  • Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Intl. Airport (MRU) - 62 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Beach Grill @ Westin Turtle Bay 5* - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Veda - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Senso Restaurant - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪La Croque - ‬4 min drive

About this property

The Ravenala Attitude

4-star beachfront resort near Turtle Bay Marine Park
Some rates at The Ravenala Attitude are all-inclusive. These rates include onsite meals and beverages, and may include taxes and gratuities. Additional charges may apply for meals at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, certain beverages, and other amenities.

Enjoy the umbrellas and sun loungers for a relaxing day at the beach. At The Ravenala Attitude, pamper yourself with a treatment at the full-service spa or have fun in the sun with activities like snorkeling and windsurfing.

There are 9 restaurants on site, along with a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include 6 bars/lounges, a beach bar, and a poolside bar. Public spaces have free WiFi. This eco-certified resort also offers a complimentary children's club, an outdoor pool, and a children's pool. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Balaclava resort.

  • 272 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • 9 dining venues
  • 6 bars or lounges
  • 13864 sq ft of conference space
  • 1288 sq m of conference space
  • Nightclub
  • Deli
  • Kid's club (free)
  • Childcare (surcharge)
  • Beach lounge chairs
  • Towels for the beach
  • Umbrellas for the beach
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Umbrellas for the pool
  • Business center (24 hours)
  • Conference center
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Wedding services available
  • Game room or arcade
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Gift shop
  • Beauty salon
  • Newspapers for purchase
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Lockers available
  • Bar on the beach
  • Bar by the pool
The Ravenala Attitude offers 272 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature minibars and safes. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The onsite spa has 10 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include facials, body wraps, body scrubs, and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a steam room.

The spa is open daily. Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision. Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Travelife, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English, French

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Free children's club
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: EUR 30 to 52 for adults and EUR 23 to 52 for children
  • 6 bars/lounges
  • 9 restaurants
  • A beach bar
  • A poolside bar
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor tennis courts
  • Arcade/game room
  • Beach volleyball
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Boat tours
  • Children's pool
  • Fitness classes
  • Free children's club
  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Kayaking
  • Nightclub
  • Outdoor pool
  • Piano
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • Snorkeling
  • Steam room
  • Tennis lessons
  • Windsurfing

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
At check-in, guests must provide a record of full COVID-19 vaccination
COVID-19 vaccination record requirement applies to all guests aged 18 and up

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at The Ravenala Attitude

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 30 to 52 for adults, and EUR 23 to 52 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 70 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 2)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cash is not accepted. 
    For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions. At check-in, guests must provide a record of full COVID-19 vaccination. The COVID-19 vaccination record requirement applies to all guests aged 18 and up.

We should mention

  • Reservations are needed for spa treatments. For reservations, contact the resort before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
  • For stays on 24 December, the total price shown includes a charge for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner.
  • For stays on December 31, the total price shown includes a charge for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Certain facilities might have restricted access. For details, you can contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

La Plantation Mauritius
La Plantation Resort Mauritius
Mauritius Plantation
Mauritius Plantation Resort
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Plantation Resort Mauritius
Ravenala Attitude Hotel Balaclava
Ravenala Attitude Hotel
Ravenala Attitude Balaclava
Ravenala Attitude
Ravenala Attitude Resort Balaclava
Ravenala Attitude Resort
The Ravenala Attitude Resort
The Ravenala Attitude Balaclava
The Ravenala Attitude Resort Balaclava

The Ravenala Attitude Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 131 out of 277 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 110 out of 277 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 21 out of 277 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 277 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 277 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Liz

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent! Just left the ravenala following 5 night stay. We had no compliants at all. We stayed in the adult zone where you get your own bean bag loungers on the beach. The room was very clean, housekeeping are incredible. Each day the room was spotless and care taken with items in the room. Huge thanks to the staff at the boat house - well equipped, highly knowledgeable and happy to go out and teach. Their english is very good too. The added options of glassbottom tour was excellent. Food was good and plenty of options. Yes there are a few - maybe 3 stray dogs on the beach but they do not bother you and the staff look after them and feed them. Well worth a stay and would go back again! Fabulous sunsets as well.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Yash

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were lovely. Really comfortable stay
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Overall hood stay.
Overall hood stay, room was upgraded which was fantastic with a private beach. Hotel rooms and bathroom is in need of a refurbishment. Buffet Food overall was not that good, the best service and food we had was at the kot nou. The staff at the bistro require customer service training and be trained to greet and smile.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tirendra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay at the Ravenala
Nice stay at the hotel. Good customer service, all the staff were friendly and helpful and polite. Always being served with a great smile on the face
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vikesh and Prina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was great, however the birds do spoil it a littlebit as they are always about when it is meal times, and the stray dogs.
Stayed 10 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

CONSTANTIN

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful resort with an amazing staff! We stayed in room 1200 for 8 days and I can say we had one of the best experience This resort offers you everything you need-high style dining in restaurants, beautiful beach with so many water activities, very good entertainment staff, beautiful landscape, friendly people everywhere ( front desk and beach bar especially) Thank you for making our staying there memorable and we will definitely return to this place!
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

CONSTANTIN

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nuno

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

William

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
A 3 star at best! Ignore the marketing photos
This hotel is marketed as a 4 star hotel with some amazing photos. These were likely taken when it was built and new. I’ve attached photos of our room, it was actually very dirty on close inspection. I had to keep calling Guest Service all week to fix issues. Cockroach in the room, again not the end of the world but not great. We were attacked by stray dogs outside of our room and another guest was bitten. I reported it but it was never followed up. Food is honestly average. On the first day we were told every other restaurant was fully booked at 6.30pm (kids) to their credit, the guest team eventually found us reservations. Strangely these restaurants were always quiet too? A 20 min round trip taxi to the supermarket cost £26. Surprising! As we checked out, I gave the feedback directly and they didn’t really want to talk about it. I also spoke to Hotels.com who were quite unhelpful and just referred me to the hotel. The kids club only had a handful of children in it. The reality is that your kids will just want to play by the pool, so I wouldn’t book this hotel on that basis. You will most likely eat at the buffet for all meals most of the trip. Just bear this in mind as it can get quite repetitive. If you get a good deal, it is probably worth it but I would not be happy paying full price for this hotel expected 4 star quality.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Roshan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Some of the employees were really special. Sweety at the Bistro was wonderful, helpful, and seemed to know exactly what we needed and was spot on. Front desk employees were courteous and helpful. Food options and restaurants were very nice. Maintenance workers were noisy in the mornings. We could have done without the initial resort tour prior to check in. The check in process is too long.
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff really make this place, the bar, boathouse and activities staff in particular. It has a relaxed and charming atmosphere, rather than a sanitised 5star. Our kids (11,9 & 5yrs) didn’t go in kids club but the staff played table tennis, drafts and chess with them around the beach allowing us to relax. The Sunset on the beach at night is breath taking.
Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property for a Family Stay. Spacious room and excellent pools. The only letdown was some of the service in the restaurants which was often very slow.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Allyson

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had an amazing stay at Ravenala Attitude hotel. The food was delicious great choice for everyone especially the sushi at Lime, ground floor executive beachfront suite massive & great position, the gardens & pools were spectacular too. Everyone of the staff was so genuinely friendly & helpful, they were all really proud to work for the company who in turn look after & appreciate their colleagues. We got married whilst there, beautiful & perfect in every way. Sneha went out of her way to ensure everything was just how we wanted it. Thank you for all the wonderful memories we will have forever.Totally recommend this hotel 5*
Stayed 12 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nathan, Gibraltar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Neela

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Janice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
Just returned from 10 days at the Ravenala Attitude, wonderful young and friendly staff, easily got sunbeds and reservations for the many restaurants. Basic evening entertainment, small group, dj or sega dancers. Spotlessly clean all round and the restaurant meals were mostly good, drinks were not premium unfortunately so took a while to find the decent ones. I got the impression the hotel was not full but I may be wrong about that. All in all had a good time and would consider staying at the Ravenala again.
Stayed 10 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lisa Dawn

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing hotel. Such lovely staff and so many activities for us all to enjoy. Food was great too. We had a few maintenance issues in the room but the staff were very attentive. We would definitely return.
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

shelly Reean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Rakan

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
I was not upgraded nor i was offer an upgrade. The room I was giving was close to the end of the property far from the swimming pool and the beach. The staff was nice. But the check in process was not impressive
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Lucie

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Having just returned from a lovely family holiday I don’t normally write reviews but thought I would share my positives and negatives. Positives: staff! They are wonderful, so friendly, always happy to help and share all of their top tips and fixed anything that we had an issue with which really made any of our issues no problem at all!! They moved our room as we were at the far end of the hotel to be closer to the pool which was great Great water sports facilities - snorkelling trips, glass bottom boat, kayaks, sups etc. Good choice of restaurants although food could be a bit hit and miss! Riveria was definetley worth the extra cost. Madame Ming was lovely. Kids club was great and so much on offer. Dolphin watching, swimming with turtles 1.5hr boat trip was great (4,500MR) Negatives - facilities are quite tired and cleaning in rooms/communal toilets could be better. Our air con was very noisy and leaked as well as the baths. Tick ridden stray dogs which are not looked after by the hotel. A comment we had previously read which didn’t affect our perception as already aware but to note the water can be less ‘Indian ocean’ due to the river meeting the sea, the sand is a little building sand but perfect shallow calm waters for kids to swim in. Quite a few restaurant choices although mainly all located next to each other and food was quite hit and miss. The pool was green and cloudy most of the stay which seemed to be due to an over chemical use. Overall a great stay
Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Colin

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a lovely property and the staff is very friendly and really try to do their best to accommodate requests. The food is okay. There is a lot of variety, catering to many different tastes, and you should absolutely make every effort to book into as many of the restaurants covered by the all inclusive deal as possible. That said, they are a mixed bag. We really enjoyed Madame Ming and Kot Nou and wished we had managed to get into the Beach BBQ for dinner but were unable. We ate there at lunchtime however, which is pretty nice. We didn't have as great experiences at 'O', a Tavola or Bistrot - the last two relating to the food, but the first, to the service, which just left us a little underwhelmed at the end of the evening. The pools are super, the beach is pretty, and they are right alongside one another so it's easy to go back and forth between them. The room was comfortable though with there kids, we were a little cramped - that's probably our fault, not the hotel's. We may not stay there again, having done it for ten days, but we certainly would recommend others put this hotel on their list of ones to consider. The pictures do it justice and if you really want to just unwind and do nothing, the Ravanela Attitude will do the trick.
Stayed 10 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
After the initial disappointment of checking in the staff did make amends and ensured we had a better experience and offered a complementary couples massage as a gesture of goodwill which was appreciated
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2022