Ambre Hotel
Hotel Overview
Resting on the border of one of the most beautiful beaches of
white sand, more than one kilometre long, the hotel "Ambre"
**** will seduce you with its Mauritian architecture and its elegant
thatched roofs. Protected by the coral reef, the turquoise lagoon is
ideal for swimming and for all the water sports: scuba diving, canoe,
windsurfing, water-ski, glass bottom boat trips… Here, the parents will
spend peaceful holidays and the children are kings:
designed for families, the hotel reserves the Kid’s
Club for the youngest and the Club
Ados for the adolescents.
On the issue of well-being, the "The Spa",
balneotherapy centre, proposes complete fitness programmes.
For the pleasure of your taste buds, the bar concocts
delicious exotic cocktails, whereas the imagination of the four
restaurants will compete to propose you different worldwide flavours;
amongst which, of course, the Creole cuisine with its delicate spicy
flavours.
Finally, the evening entertainment will allow you to dance the
well-known rhythms of the local music.
Location
Situated in the sheltered bay of Palmar at
Belle Mare on the
East coast of Mauritius, Ambre Hotel, a four star
establishment,
stretches out on 1 km of white sandy beach bordered by a
turquoise lagoon.
It is 45 minutes from the airport and 40 minutes drive to Port
Louis the
capital of the island.
Rooms
The Rooms
The 298 rooms are distributed in 4 categories on three
floors.
All of them with wide glass opening, the comfortable
furniture, Creole
style, harmoniously blends with the very colourful decoration.
140 Superior
74 of them have a balcony or a terrace with garden furniture. 66 have
sea view and are on 1st and 2nd floor. Some are communicating. They all
have a bathroom with a bath tub and hairdryer. WC is separated. The
rooms have a “ king-size ” bed of 2x2mt or two twin beds of 1x2mt.
112 Privilege
The 112 privilege rooms have either a balcony or a terrace with garden
furniture. Some can be converted into communicating family rooms ; each
of them with bathroom with a bath tub and a hairdryer. WC separated.
The rooms have either a "king size" bed of 2x2mt or two twin beds of
1x2m.
70 (19 of which with twin beds) are on the ground floor.
26 Junior SuiteS
Recently constructed, these are two communicating rooms that can
accommodate 2 parents with 2 children. They all have a terrace or a
balcony with garden furniture. With two independent bathrooms (each of
them with hairdryer) and two separated WC. They have a “ king size ”
bed of 2x2mt in the parents’ room and two twin beds of 1x2mt in the
children’s room.
6 Suites and 14 Executive Suites
They have either a terrace or a balcony with garden furniture. The
"sleeping" corner is separated by the “ sitting room ” corner
(possibility to add an extra bed for a child less of 12 yrs old).
Equipped with a television set, minibar, safe, two telephones with
direct phone lines. bathroom with shower and bath tub. WC separated.
The rooms have a “ king size ” bed of 2x2mt (plus two twin beds of
1x2mt in the Executive Suite). 2 suites and 8 Executive suites are on
the ground floor. 4 suites and 6 Executive suites are on the 1st floor.
In all the rooms
- air-conditioning
- minibar
- television set with 3 local channels and 12 satellite
channels
- direct phone line
- individual safe
Extras (reserved for the Privilege rooms
and Suites)
- Bathrobes, slippers, beach towels in room, welcoming
personalised products, kettle, tea and coffee available, turn down
service...
Services
The Hotel offers a wide variety of
facilities & services:
- Reception opened 24/24
- Foreign exchange office at the reception
- Fax services
- Welcoming cocktail
- Internet access card
- Photocopies services
- Secretarial services
- Booking of excursions and car rental at the PR desk
- Airport pick up
- Pressing services
- Travel agent office in the lobby
- Letterbox
- Baby-sitters on request
- Beach towels available
- Infirmary
- Doctor on call
- 24hrs room service (cold plates)
- Courtesy room available in case of late check out
The facilities
- 298 rooms
- 4 restaurants
- 3 bars
- 3 shops
- 1 swimming pool
- 1 natural beach
- 1 billiard room
- 1 kid’s club
- 1 teens club
- 1 health and beauty centre "The Spa"
- 1 fitness centre
- 1 jogging track
- 1 mini golf
- 2 floodlit tennis courts accessible till 20h00
- 1 discotheque
The Entertainment
The discotheque “ L’Aquarius ” will allow the night birds to prolong
the evening, from midnight to 2 o’clock in the morning.
It is also possible to get married in the idyllic place of the
hotel
Ambre! The ceremony will take place (upon request and on supplement)
either in the gardens of the hotel or in the middle of the lagoon, on a
pontoon specially decorated for the occasion... Marvellously romantic!
Theme days are gleeful days throughout – musical
entertainment,
exhibition and cultural shows.
Leisure Activities
The sports facilities
- a large swimming pool covering 500 m2
- 2 floodlight courts (09h00 - 20h00)
- beach volley court
- mini-foot on the beach
- bowls
- crazy golf
- badminton
- table tennis
The sports activities
- aqua-gym
- jogging track
- fitness centre
- water ski
- sailing
- windsurfing
- pedal boats
- canoe
- glass bottom Boats
- snorkelling equipment available when accompanied
Other activities with a supplement
At the hotel
- "The Spa"
- Scuba diving (PADI centre)
- Mountain biking
- Undersea walk
- Ski (private outing and lesson in the lagoon)
- Banana ride
- Tennis (lessons, rental of equipment and balls)
Nearby the hotel
- deep sea Fishing
- horse riding
- catamaran outings
- parasailing
- golf
The Kid’s club and teens club
The Kid’s club “Ti Lou Lou’
Looks after children aged between 3 and 12 years from 9.00 am to 22h00
in a Mauritian house especially dedicated to them.
They have at their disposal a playground, a swing under the
filaos
trees and a drawing room. There is also a daily program of activities
including boat trips, beach games, video games
and film projection.
The Teens club
Looks after teenagers from 12 to 18 years from 09h00 to 22h00. A
minimum of 5 teenagers is required. The entertainment team organizes
for them boat outings, tennis tournaments and beach football. Night
entertainment is also proposed depending on the number of teens.
Boutiques
3
shops offer a variety of souvenirs, child and adult wear, as well as
newspapers
and magazines
Food & Beverages
Each of the four restaurants of the hotel
proposes
a different style of cuisine, a different way to eat and a specific
atmosphere. In half board, upon reservation, a menu with no supplement
is offered in all the restaurants.
L'Etoile des Indes
This main restaurant will seduce you with its buffets. International
buffet for breakfast. For dinner International buffet with (Mauritian,
Indian, Chinese, Creole, Oriental and European corners).
* Open every day from 7h00 to 10h30, 12h30 to 15h00 and from
19h00 to
22h30.
** Seating capacity 280 covers; it can be partially reserved
in
exclusivity for groups of 40 to 125 people.
*** Dress code : casual smart recommended.
Les Filaos
This is the ideal place for a candlelight dinner. In a sophisticated
and romantic décor, the customers will appreciate its gastronomic menu.
It blends typical dishes of the island with an international cuisine of
quality.
* The restaurant is opened every evening from 19h00 to 22h00.
** It can accommodate 60 guests.
*** Dress code : smart casual recommended.
Les Alizés
With your feet in the fine sand, you will be able to taste grilled
freshly caught fish. The tables are under the shade of the thatched
huts giving a plus to the already private, idyllic and disarming
atmosphere of this restaurant facing the lagoon.
* Open every day from 12h30 to 15h00 and from 19h00 to 22h00
(except
during rainy days), it proposes, apart from grilled food, Mauritian
specialities.
** It can accommodate 120 covers.
*** Dress code : smart casual recommended.
Le Mare Monti
Families will appreciate the warm conviviality and the Mediterranean
cuisine of the Italian restaurant.
* It can accommodate 60 covers.
** Open every evening from 19h00 to 22h00.
*** Dress code : smart casual recommended.
The Bars
Le Sirné
It is named after one of the ships of Alphonse Albuquerque, first
European to have come to Mauritius in 1507. It is the flagship of the
bars of the hotel. Its silhouette overlooks the waves of the swimming
pool and the dancing floor.
* Open every day from 9h00 to midnight.
** Here, we serve sandwiches and fast food from midday to
17h00, crepes
from 15h00 to 17h30.
*** The evening, all for the music! A Mauritian group will
distil the
local rhythms and the dancing floor will be opened after dinner.
Le Bar de la plage
Directly placed on the beach as the name might indicate, it offers,
from 9h00 to 18h00, cold drinks, tropical cocktails, sandwiches and
fast food.
L’Hibiscus
In a cosy atmosphere, each generation has access to its dedicated area.
* Open from 17h00 to 02h00.
** On the first floor, 1 billiard table and
video games are available for amateurs as well as kids and teenagers.
*** Open everyday from 09h00 to 21h00.