Coco Palm Garden & Casa Oleander, Belnem

Advantages: Horticulture at its best a delight for all the family
Disadvantages: can be expensive and your feet will ache

...day. The vehicle runs between 11am and 4.30 pm 363 days of the year with 20 minutes between each pick up. You can buy the tickets at the main gates or just wait at one of the stops and pay the driver as you get on. The 40 minute circuit passes by every major point of interest with 8 stops spread throughout the gardens beginning at Victoria Gate. There is space for one wheelchair containing a person in the rear carriage although there is further space for fold up wheelchairs and pushchairs behind the drivers cab CAMPANILE One noticeable feature at Victoria Gate is the Campanile looking like an Italian bell tower. This was built to disguise the chimney for the Palm House boilers. Originally below the tower a tunnel ran carrying the flue and coal tracks to the boilers but now it carries piped hot water from modern water boilers near... Read review

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Advantages: Great food, clean and friendly.
Disadvantages: No beach, lost sister Hotel Grand Oasis, the 5.30am sunbed securing

...Just returned from this hotel, very nice clean friendly hotel with a fantastic restaurant, but my only gripe is that the hotel is no longer part of the 'Tropicana' group and as such the deal is off as far as using the 'Tropicana Grand Oasis' facilities and beach! It's now owned by 'Amarante' This makes a huge crimp in your stay firstly as a beach user or snorkeller as Garden Palms has no beach and the bus service run by the hotel now takes you to a local public beach about 20 mins away, as you can imagine the beach is crammed full, so it is difficult to get shade when you need it and it's not particularly clean, second problem that arises from the 'no beach' situation is that if you want to sit around the pool a bed needs to be secured with your towel by 6am, this is made a problem by not enough beds for everyone and no-where else... Read review

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Advantages: Great for kids, fantastic staff
Disadvantages: Not great for couples, a bit sore on the eyes

...My mother and me visited Le Coco Beach for a five day holiday. After about an hours transfer from the airport we arrived on the East coast of the island at Le Coco beach hotel where our inital intake was of disappointment because we were hoping for a more authentic Mauritian experience, and arrived at a hotel that reminded us much of disneyland with its over the top colours and patterns you really want to wear sunglasses all the time! If allergic to bright fake atmospheres this hotels is not for you! Although on that note it looks great for kids. We chose the standard rooms, which have airconditioning ( a blessing in the heat), television and en Suite bathroom. The rooms were brightly coloured with palm trees and colourful mirrors and a great view off the balcony which overlooked the swimming pool and beautiful gardens. The rooms... Read review

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