Zilwa Attitude

My wife and I visited Zilwa for our honeymoon and boy am I glad we did! This was the most perfect trip we have ever been on and I could not recommend this hotel enough. From the moment we arrived and we’re greeted with the most spectacular view to the moment we left when we were given our final farewell drinks, every single moment was just perfect. We stayed in a deluxe superior room with sea view which had a whirlpool bath and love seat on the balcony and was exactly as described by our tour operator. The rest of our room was equally as wonderful and we were greeted with several little honeymoon surprises including matching flip flops, rum and much more. The staff at this hotel were absolutely wonderful. Every single person would offer a greeting as they walked by and we were repeatedly asked if there was anything that could improve our stay. We asked for just one thing, our drinks on the mini bar to be changed to diet soft drinks and it was done within a blink. Our stay was made even more special by Rani, the breakfast supervisor who also offers an authentic Mauritian evening at her home. This was one of the highlights of our stay and we would highly recommend it to anyone staying at Zilwa. Rani welcomed us into her home, cooked us a wonderful dinner with her daughters and dressed us in the most beautiful sari’s. We were also highly impressed with the service we received from the bar staff at night, who made sure of glasses were never empty and Bahnoo, our waiter on the beach who filled or days with laughter and lots of drinks!! The activities offered here are also fantastic, we tried a couple of water sports and also booked the catamaran trip which was by far the best trip we did (and the cheapest!!). The hotels catamaran took us out snorkelling and then on to the mangroves before heading to a private island. The crew Kevin, Andy and Jeremy were absolutely great. Finally, the food!! I’m always a little nervous when travelling due to multiple allergies but I didn’t need to be. The hotel asked if we had an allergies as soon as we arrived and made sure that I had an alternative menu to allow for these whenever we ate in any of the restaurants. The food was fantastic, especially the Mauritian! The are not enough words to express just how wonderful our honeymoon was and we will definitely be heading back.

Our stay at the hotel was wonderful.Food quality is supreme. A variety of Mauritian specialties are served at restautants like 'tadka' and 'Karay'. The hotel's concept was unique. The decoration, the food, the animation and the facilities perfectly represent Mauritian culture. The staff were warm and very helpful. Zilwa was one of the best hotel I went so far.