Manisa Hotel

We stayed here for 2 weeks last November. Through no fault of the hotel the area is excessively noisy with loud-music cars, beach goers and party clubs on both sides. If this is your scene then go for it but if peace is your thing it's probably best to avoid. We were given a room overlooking the beach and while initially very happy we soon dread the noise, as it honestly does not stop. Many sleepless nights and the hotel refused to place us elsewhere even with other available chalets at the back. So if you are going to stay here, demand that you do not stay anywhere near the street side in advance. I cannot stress this enough. Underneath the rooms there is a off-license so drunks and car music ruin even calmer midweek evenings/nights - now imagine the weekends.

Other than that the hotel itself is budget so don't expect anything more than that. That said we had constant problems with the lack of TV service, nonstop running toilet, loud hotel maintenance, poor hot water and terrible wifi. The fare on offer in the food service is limited and becomes tedious if having an extended stay, although the dining staff are fantastic. The area is a tourist trap, don't expect value anywhere around you with prices on trinkets almost half the price in Port Louis. That said it is fairly easy to get around with taxis and buses right on the door stop. Overall it was quite underwhelming for what we paid, so I'd not recommend this hotel as a result.

I’ll start with postives. Staff was very friendly. Lady at reception is really kind. I would also give a point for many plugs and parking lot but that’s it.

Negatives: The hotel has seen its better times long time ago. Very old and dirty rooms. Beds are like swings for kids. You can only lay in the center otherwise you’ll jump out on the floor. Shower nozzles sprinkle water in each direction but you. No shower gel or shampoo in room, just empty dispensers. Dirty fan hanging from the ceiling, I don’t know what for as there is functioning A/C in room. Loud music plays till late night from the streets - thin walls. Poor breakfast. I mean, ,Hallo!´ it’s the year 2025, wake up, please. We’ve stayed in many properties and cheaper than this one but they were all modern and clean. This property was definitely NOT worth the price.

Overall feeling, for one night stay when you’re traveling, okay. You’ll probably handle it. But for one or two week vacation? Never! Please, skip this place. And also Flic en Flac is not very nice location either if you don’t have money to stay in La Pirogue or Sugar Beach which is luxurious with gorgeous clean beaches. Other spots in Flic en Flac are dirty with lots of dead corals and stones. Of course, there are dead corals in Mauritius but here is the most of them and very big pieces and quite stinky, too. There are nicer beaches in Mauritius than Flic en Flac.

Prior to check in, the parking space is too compact in the hotel premises. The worst check in experience with the woman at the check in. The woman at the reception around 16hr30 was so cold and rude, as if we were disturbing her when we checked in. We given instruction while being stood up, and then were directed to the room by a Bangladeshi or Indian guy who has no real experience in concierge, had to carry our own bags. The room was clean but smells bad, the bathroom was the one smelling mostly, had to refresh and open the small windows to aerate. More on, the night was so loud with noise and music, could not even sleep up to 2 am, finally in the morning breakfast was very mediocre, the viennoiseries were so tasteless, no tea, no milk, the pancakes tasted like vomit, the fruits were dry and looked like not fresh, the omelettes were the only eatable food for breakfast. To highlight that there was also no napkin to clean up. Many thanks to MANUELLA who offered a FLCO up to 13hr but the room was not even sold out, the hotel was so empty, we could have been given the room up till 16hr as requested. Out of 10, give a rating of 1 to this hotel.