The Ravenala Attitude

4.0 star property

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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, sun loungers
On the beach, sun loungers, beach umbrellas, beach towels
Lobby sitting area
On the beach, sun loungers, beach umbrellas, beach towels
Reception

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Spa
  • Breakfast available

Explore the area

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

Room options

Family Suite (OTA)

  • 775 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed

Executive Suite (Seafront)

  • 689 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Suite (Couple)

  • 688 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Balaclava

Located in Balaclava, The Ravenala Attitude is by the sea, a 4-minute drive from Turtle Bay Marine Park and 8 minutes from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden. .This beach resort is 5.9 mi (9.5 km) from Maheswarnath Mandir and 9.4 mi (15.2 km) from Chateau de Labourdonnais.

What's nearby

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

Getting around

  • Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Intl. Airport (MRU) - 60 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

Family fun on the beach, with outdoor pool, near Turtle Bay Marine Park
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 separate bathtubs and showers with deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads, 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.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include outdoor tennis courts, a sauna, and a fitness center.

Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

POZ 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 and hydrotherapy. 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.

Make yourself at home in one of the 272 guestrooms featuring minibars. Rooms have private furnished balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, including a nightclub, outdoor tennis courts, and an outdoor pool. Additional features at this resort include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and an arcade/game room.
All-inclusive rates are available at this resort. Meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments are included in all-inclusive rates. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities.

Enjoy international cuisine at Mozaik, one of the resort's 10 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Relax with a refreshing drink at the beach bar, the poolside bar, or one of 4 bars/lounges. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 10 AM for a fee.

Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Balaclava? This resort has 13864 square feet (1288 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and 7 meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Mozaik - Overlooking the pool, this buffet restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Madame Ming - This restaurant specializes in Asian cuisine and serves dinner only. Reservations are required. Open select days.
A Tavola! - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves dinner only. Reservations are required. Open select days.
O - This beachfront restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required. Open daily.
The Bistrot - This bistro specializes in international cuisine and serves dinner only. Reservations are required. Open select days.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

All inclusive details

All-inclusive room rates at The Ravenala Attitude are available. These rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).

Food and beverages

Buffet meals, snacks, and select beverages included
Basic alcoholic beverages included

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

Property amenities

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
  • 10 restaurants
  • 4 bars/lounges
  • A beach bar
  • A poolside bar
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • A Tavola!
  • Madame Ming
  • Mozaik
  • O
  • The Bistrot

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor tennis courts
  • Arcade/game room
  • Beach volleyball
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • 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

Family friendly

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

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 24-hour business center
  • 7 meeting rooms
  • Conference center (13,864 square feet of space)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Garden
  • On a river
  • On the beach
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • 10 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Facials
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Steam room

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

More

  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Deep soaking bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • 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 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

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • 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)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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 and a first aid kit

We should mention

Reservations are required for spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Some facilities may have restricted access; guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision
Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa, and guests under 18 years old are only allowed with adult supervision

Property is also known as

La Plantation Mauritius
La Plantation Resort Mauritius
Mauritius Plantation
Mauritius Plantation Resort
Plantation Mauritius
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. 125 out of 266 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 107 out of 266 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 266 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 266 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 266 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Yash

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

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Traveled 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 traveler

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 traveler

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

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

4/10 Poor

William

Traveled 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

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

8/10 Good

David

Traveled 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

Traveled 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 traveler

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is extremely clean and very focused on their impact to the environment. All the staff are extremely friendly and provided amazing service throughout our stay. We would highly recommend the hotel to anyone visiting Mauritius.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022