Club Med The Albion Villas

Mauritius

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Prices start from £2,719pp

Please call us for a detailed quote

All your dreams and desires fulfilled, your luxury Villa awaits.

Your own private Villa amid flowering hibiscus on marvellous Mauritius – the ideal choice for an intimate holiday with family or friends overlooking the sea or tropical gardens. With a private butler to take care of everyday tasks and the option of your personal chef in the Villa, you may choose to eat in your own dining room or on the Mauritian veranda, after champagne round your private pool.

The restaurants and bars, beach and water activities are a pleasant stroll away at the Plantation d’Albion Club Med Resort. While the kids are scuba diving or learning to fly on a trapeze, the afternoon’s all yours.

Bars

Price includes

Drinks served by the glass and at the bar only: water, fruit juices and sodas, hot drinks and cocktails with and without alcohol, wines and local and international spirits. A selection of sweet and savoury snacks.

At extra cost

Champagnes, VSOP and XO spirits, bottled and canned drinks are available from vending machines in some of our Resorts and/or at the Club Med Boutique. Certain super-premium brands and bottled wines are also available à la carte in some of our restaurants and bars.

In the Club Med Resort: the Alouda

With a warm and inviting ambience and great location, this bar offers the perfect atmosphere to enjoy your favourite drink. Relax on stylish wicker furniture in the evening with romantic lighting over the lagoon.

In the Club Med Resort: Le Banian

With its rustic-chic décor, this relaxed bar offers the perfect atmosphere when taking a break from the pool or enjoying a pre-dinner cocktail. Cigar humidors are available at extra cost, and smoking is permitted on the terrace.

In your Villa

Enjoy the intimacy of a glass of champagne served by your butler in the Villa. The perfect atmosphere for a romantic break in paradise.

In the Club Med Resort: the Beach bar

Whether taking a break from watersports or a sunbathing session, this stylish beach bar provides the perfect setting to enjoy your favourite drink in tropical paradise.

Restaurants

Our chefs push themselves to the limit and let their creative juices flow in order to cook you up unforgettable dishes. As you sit at your table and admire the impeccable table art, you will smell and taste delicious food all night long. It’s safe to say that you won’t go to bed hungry.

In the Club Med Resort: the Distillerie

The perfect setting for lunch or dinner at our La Plantation d’Albion Resort. Choose between the two terraces – open air or covered – and two upstairs dining areas with a magnificent view over the sea or lagoon. The Distillerie is conveniently located near the main swimming pool. This is a non-smoking restaurant.

In the Club Med Resort: The Phare

Indulge in late breakfast or lunch in this restaurant specialising in local delicacies, in a heavenly setting just a few yards from the ocean. Please book at Reception for dinner. Enjoy the subtle and exotic taste of typically Asian dishes, with the delicate flavours of vanilla and curry.

Villa catering services

Take advantage of the catering services provided in your Villa. A butler will prepare your breakfast and afternoon tea, and you may book your own personal chef to provide lunch or dinner in your Villa*. Room service* is available, and you may have your food shopping delivered to the Villa*. You are also free to eat and drink at the bars and restaurants at La Plantation d’Albion Club Med Resort.

* At extra cost

Accommodations

Our 2 to 4-bedroom Villas (180 to 296 sqm / 1,937 to 3,185 sq ft) lie in the heart of of magnificent tropical vegetation, with a view of the sea or gardens. The interior decoration reflects the history of the island’s cultural melting pot.

Enjoy an intimate and warm-hearted atmosphere with family or friends, in your beautiful dining room, on your Mauritian verandah or around your private swimming pool. The beach, with bar and water activities, is just a few minutes walk away.

The Plantation d’Albion Club Med is just next door, with a vast range of sports, several restaurants and a CINQ MONDES Spa, children’s clubs and the great friendly spirit Club Med is renowned for.

The Albion Villas have Green Globe certification for Sustainable Tourism.

2-bedroom Villa

This Villa has a total surface area of 340 sqm (3,658 sq ft) including 180 sqm (1,937 sq ft) with air conditioning. It stands in 1,590 to 2,300 sqm (17,108 to 24,750 sq ft) of private grounds and provides spacious and select accommodation for up to 6 people* including 4 adults*. It has a 48 sqm (517 sq ft) Prestige Room with dressing room and en-suite bathroom with bath and shower, and a 32 sqm (344 sq ft) Comfort Room with en-suite shower room. The Villa has a fully-equipped 10 sqm (107 sq ft) kitchen and a 69 sqm (743 sq ft) lounge and dining room. The Mauritian veranda (40 sqm / 430 sq ft) in the tree-lined garden provides a wonderful outdoor living area, and the Villa has its own private overflow pool (35 sqm / 377 sq ft) where you can enjoy peace and tranquility.

* A baby bed may be added in the Prestige Room and a pullout bed in the Comfort Room for a child up to 11 years old.

Services

• Surface 80 m² – 80 m²
• Guests 1 – 6 persons
• Champagne
• Concierge service
• Dedicated staff
• Inclusive of room service for continental breakfast
• Personal transfer from airport to Resort for GM® with a Transfer package
• Priority booking at Club Med Spa
• Bathroom (with bath and shower)
• DVD player
• Dish washer
• Hair dryer
• Heated towel rail
• Kitchen fitted and equipped
• Mini stereo and iPod/MP3 docking station
• Telephone
• Television(s)
• Tumble dryer
• Washing machine
• Wifi access

3-bedroom Villa

The Villa has a total surface area of 435 sqm (4,680 sq ft) including 241 sqm (2,593 sq ft) with air conditioning. It stands in 1,590 to 2,300 sqm (17,108 to 24,750 sq ft) of private grounds and provides spacious and select accommodation for up to 9 people* including 6 adults. It has a 48 sqm (517 sq ft) Prestige Room with dressing room and en-suite bathroom with bath and shower, and a 32 sqm (344 sq ft) Comfort Room with en-suite shower room. The Villa has a fully-equipped 10 sqm (107 sq ft) kitchen and an 86 sqm (925 sq ft) lounge and dining room. The Mauritian veranda (50 sqm / 538 sq ft) in the tree-lined garden (1,700 sqm / 18,292 sq ft) provides a wonderful outdoor living area, and the Villa has its own private overflow pool (45 sqm / 484 sq ft) where you can enjoy peace and tranquility.

* A baby bed may be added in the Prestige Room and a pullout bed in the Comfort Room for a child up to 11 years old.

Services

• Surface 123 m² – 123 m²
• Guests 1 – 9 persons
• Champagne
• Concierge service
• Dedicated staff
• Inclusive of room service for continental breakfast
• Personal transfer from airport to Resort for GM® with a Transfer package
• Priority booking at Club Med Spa
• Bathroom (with bath and shower)
• DVD player
• Dish washer
• Hair dryer
• Heated towel rail
• Kitchen fitted and equipped
• Mini stereo and iPod/MP3 docking station
• Telephone
• Television(s)
• Tumble dryer
• Washing machine
• Wifi access

4-bedroom Villa

The Villa has a total surface area of 500 sqm (5,380 sq ft) including 296 sqm (3,185 sq ft) with air conditioning. It stands in 1,590 to 2,300 sqm (17,108 to 24,750 sq ft) of private grounds and provides spacious and select accommodation for up to 12 people* including 8 adults*. It has a 48 sqm (517 sq ft) Prestige Room with dressing room and en-suite bathroom with bath and shower, and a 32 sqm (344 sq ft) Comfort Room with en-suite shower room. The Villa has a fully-equipped 17 sqm (183 sq ft) kitchen and a 100 sqm (1,076 sq ft) lounge and dining room. The Mauritian veranda (60 sqm / 645 sq ft) in the tree-lined garden (1,700 sqm / 18,292 sq ft) provides a wonderful outdoor living area, and the Villa has its own private overflow pool (45 sqm / 484 sq ft) where you can enjoy peace and tranquility.

* A baby bed may be added in the Prestige Room and a pullout bed in the Comfort Room for a child up to 11 years old.

Services

• Surface 155 m²
• Guests 1 – 12 persons
• Champagne
• Concierge service
• Dedicated staff
• Inclusive of room service for continental breakfast
• Personal transfer from airport to Resort for GM® with a Transfer package
• Priority booking at Club Med Spa
• Bathroom (with bath and shower)
• DVD player
• Dish washer
• Hair dryer
• Heated towel rail
• Kitchen fitted and equipped
• Mini stereo and iPod/MP3 docking station
• Telephone
• Television(s)
• Tumble dryer
• Washing machine
• Wifi access

MAURITIUS

Mauritius in brief

• Surface area: 1,865 sq km
• Capital: Port-Louis
• Official language: English
• Currency: Mauritian Rupee

Useful facts for your stay at La Plantation d’Albion Club Med

Mauritian culinary specialities

• Dishes: beef curry, vindaye (a spicy relish), rougaille (a Creole speciality made of tomatoes, onions, garlic, ginger and spices), chutney
• Fish: tuna, capitaine, bream, red mullet, carp, emperor
• Sea food: crab, winkles, tectecs, shrimps, octopus
• Desserts: Fruit (mango, lychee, papaya, goyave, carambola, atte, coeur de boeuf, pomegranite …), sweet or fried cakes

Flora and fauna native to Mauritius

• Flora: flamboyants, filaos, palm trees, hibiscus, anthurium, fruit trees, bougainvilliers
• Fauna: monkies, deer, wild boar, mongoose, exotic birds, crocodiles

Shopping on Mauritius

• Craftwork: model boats, Madagascan table cloths, baskets, wooden games, basketwork
• Local produce: curry and other spices, chillies, salt, sugar, vanilla tea, Chamarel coffee, rum

A few useful Creole expressions for your stay on Mauritius

• Hello: Bonzour
• Goodbye: Salam
• How are you? : Ki manière?
• Please: Si ou plé

Historic towns nearby:

• Albion is 6 km from Club Med. Among other things, you can visit the only lighthouse still in activity on the island
• The Casela attraction park is a 20-minute drive from Club Med.

THE ALBION VILLAS

Your own private Villa amid flowering hibiscus on marvellous Mauritius – the ideal choice for an intimate holiday with family or friends overlooking the sea or tropical gardens. With a private butler to take care of everyday tasks and the option of your personal chef in the Villa, you may choose to eat in your own dining room or on the Mauritian veranda, after champagne round your private pool.

The restaurants and bars, beach and water activities are a pleasant stroll away at the Plantation d’Albion Club Med Resort. While the kids are scuba diving or learning to fly on a trapeze, the afternoon’s all yours.

• A dream holiday with family or friends in a luxury Villa
• Diving into your private pool, in a green paradise Truly exclusive services: your own butler, your private chef, customised excursions
• Unlimited Free Golf on the mythical 18-hole course at Tamarina Golf Club
• Enjoying all the fun and activities at the Club Med Resort
• Champagne by the glass included, on request, served in the Villa by your butler

Kids

With the benefit of over 40 years’ Club Med experience behind it, our 5 Trident Resort, next door to the Villas, proposes innovative clubs for children and teenagers:

Dedicated areas specifically designed for their needs, and equipment designed with a view to comfort and safety. Design inspired by the local environment with its flora and fauna: the Mini Club Med® at la Plantation d’Albion introduces children to the pleasures of living in harmony with nature, and satisfies their curiosity.

G.O®s with a passion for their job(1)

Numerous activities for all ages: sport, creative activities and games for the different age groups

Opening hours that allow parents to make the most of their stay, and respect the children’s desires and sleeping patterns

For information: the children’s clubs are open all week, except Saturday.

(1)In France, G.O®s with a BAFA (State diploma for youth group leaders) or childcare qualification, depending on the age of the children; in other countries, an equivalent local diploma or relevant experience.

Petit Club Med® (2 to 3 years) – Not Included

To be sure your children’s holiday experience is as unique as yours, we’ve devised a Club Med tailored just for them!

Run by experienced G.O®s, Petit Club Med® proposes a host of different activities for all age groups – creative, artistic, active and fun.

The children explore and discover talents and friendships in an environment made to measure.

At Petit Club Med®, our G.O®s cater to their needs all day long, with a children’s lunch menu and specially devised evening activities.

From 9 am to 5.30 pm, 6 days a week

Mini Club Med® (4 to 10) – Included

We’ve thought of everything possible to ensure your children have a unique, adventure-packed holiday, with discovery, sports and activities for each age group:

• Sport: Little Tennis, Little Circus, etc
• Making things: nature activities (e.g. Clean Art Planet, Happy Nature Box), art and crafts
• Expression: dancing, preparing shows, crazy signs
• Play: group games and activities
• Lunch and tea
• Evening: after dinner with their friends, the children enjoy specially devised evening activities

From 9 am to 5.30 pm, 6 days a week

Junior Club Med (11 to 17)

Teenagers can meet up and take part in the activities that interest them most, in the company of their G.O®:

• Sports activities: tennis, trapeze, sailing, kayaking, etc
• Artistic activities: dance, shows, crazy signs
• Evening: entertainment, films, shows
• 6 days out of 7

BABYSITTING – Not Included

From 4 months to 7 years

To enjoy a moment of total freedom, take advantage of the baby-sitting service.

For information: we provide a list of baby-sitting services on request, but Club Med has no responsibility for the service provided.

CLUB MED BABY WELCOME® (FROM BIRTH TO 23 MONTHS) – Included

Until 23 months

We’ve done everything in our power to ensure the comfort and well-being of babies and parents.

Personal welcome, baby-care material available in your room and/or in the baby feeding and equipment room (cot, changing mat, baby bath, high chair on request, bottle-warmer), sweet and savoury baby foods, baby corner equipped to prepare babies’ meals, high chairs and/or booster cushions in the restaurant.

Spare pushchairs are also available if required.

BABY GYM – Included

From 2 to 3 years

Babies explore movement – crawling, climbing and sliding – on fun circuits created especially for them. Activity run by G.O®s, open to children enrolled at Petit Club Med® only.

Little Tennis – Included

From 3 to 4 years

Through role play, children aged 3 to 6 get to learn tennis the fun way.

LITTLE CIRCUS – Included

From 4 to 5 years

Circus workshops for children aged 4 to 6 at Mini Club Med®, to discover the joys of the circus in small groups, with G.O®s trained in their discipline. The children take part in a show, where they can demonstrate what they have learnt.

Teen Spa – Not Included

From 11 to 17 years

CINQ MONDES Spa at Club Med now proposes specific beauty treatments for teenagers at La Plantation d’Albion Club Med at set times in the day, to introduce them to the World of Wellness. An experience to try on your own, with Mum or with your friends. Reservations on site only.

Activities

SPORTS SCHOOLS

The largest Sports School in the world is all yours! Exceptional sports and group lessons for all levels of skill. Beginners and experienced sportsmen enjoy state-of-the-art equipment and exclusive, fun teaching from G.O®s trained in their discipline. Indulge yourself to the extreme and discover new emotions.

• Fitness School
• Golf School
• Tennis School
• Sailing School

SPORTS SCHOOLS

• Scuba diving

SPORTS

• Beach volleyball
• Snorkelling
• Waterpolo
• Golf
• Flying Trapeze
• School Mini football
• Cardio and weights room
• Aquadynamic
• Kayaking
• Pilates
• Stand Up Paddleboarding
• Kin-Ball®

SPORTS

• Big game fishing

WELLNESS ACTIVITIES

Equipment

• Bathrobe on loan
• Duo treatment rooms for tandem treatments
• Individual and duo treatment rooms
• Palapas
• Turkish bath (steam room)
• Zen area
• Zen tea room

Energy

“Suns of the World” rituals 5 days – Not Included

Age : adults only

Enjoy the benefits of a selection of treatments and massages from all over the world.

• 9 treatments
• 1 Beldi® Black Soap Purifying Body Scrub (20’)
• 1 Relaxing Traditional Oriental Massage (50′)
• 1 Global Anti-Age Precious “KO BI DO®” Massage Treatment (80’)
• 1 Japanese Aroma and Flower Bath® or 1 Aroma and Colour Bath (20’)
• 1 Enveloping Balinese Massage (50’)
• 1 Regenerating Angel Hands® Massage Treatment (50’)
• 1 Relaxing Leg Ritual (20′)
• 1 Sublime Smoothing Scrub with Noni and Tahiti Monoi (20’)
• 1 Sublime Relaxing Polynesian Massage (80’)
• 1 Relaxing Turkish Bath or 1 “Tropical Monsoon®” Turkish Bath recommended (20’)

Relaxation

Rituals of Wellness & Serenity 4 days – Not Included

Age : adults only

Experience the legendary traditions of Bali and the Kingdom of Siam, for the harmony of body and spirit.

• 6 treatments
• 1 Japanese Aroma and Flowers® Bath or 1 Aroma and Colour Bath (20’)
• 1 Papaya Pulp Radiant Skin Scrub® (20’)
• 1 Taoist Youth and Radiance Facial Massage Treatment (80’)
• 1 Enveloping Balinese Massage (50’)
• 1 Toning Indian Ayurvedic Massage (80’)
• 1 Imperial Hand and Foot® Massage Treatment (50’)
• 1 Relaxing Turkish Bath or 1 “Tropical Monsoon®” Turkish Bath recommended (20′)

Happiness for Two rituals® 2 days

Age : adults only

Share a great wellness and relaxation experience at the CINQ MONDES Spa (for 2 people, in a duo treatment room).

• 4 treatments
• 1 Aroma and Flowers® Japanese Bath for 2 or 1 Aroma and Colour Bath (20’)
• 1 Energising Aromatic Skin Scrub with Rare and Precious Spices (20’)
• 1 Toning Indian Ayruvedic Massage (50’)
• 1 Sublime Relaxing Polynesian Massage (50’)
• 1 Turkish Bath or 1 “Tropical Monsoon®” Turkish Bath recommended (20′)

Celestial rituals 3 days – Not Included

Age : adults only

Exclusively for clients of the Albion Villas.

• 5 treatments
• 1 Welcome Ritual (20’)
• 1 Skin Scrub of your choice (20’)
• 1 Massage of your choice (50’)
• 1 Facial Massage of your choice (50’)
• 1 Four Hands Massage (50’)
• 1 Gourmet Snack served at the Spa
• Free access to the “Tropical Monsoon®” Turkish Bath and to the Relaxation Area during the entire stay

Your package includes

• Beach Volleyball
• Tennis
• Sailing
• Fitness
• Archery
• Snorkelling
• Flying Trapeze

GOURMET CUISINE, CHILDCARE, ENTERTAINMENT…

It’s all included in your Club Med holiday

• Full board Gourmet cuisine and all day snacks
• Open bar – Branded drinks throughout the day
• Kid’s Clubs – 2 to 17 years old* Evening entertainment

* Petit Club Med® (2 to 3) at extra cost