Testimonials

While looking around on the internet we found that very few establishments publish true testimonials from their guests.

We are very proud of being able to publish the below testimonials in their original form.

“We never wanted to leave this paradise!”

“This is one of these reviews I hesitate writing for the risk of the place being booked out when we want to come back in the future, but on the other hand I also want to share the experience :)

Bungalow Vanille manages the rental of several bungalows around Black River, and we stayed at the Bungalow called Badamier. Booking was extremely simple, with all emails answered within 15 minutes. It was extremely spacious, two bedrooms and two bathrooms, for the same price as a normal little hotel room. It had a fantastic veranda, covered in colourful plants, and it felt like a very private little tropical garden. We always had our breakfast out there and these beautiful red birds would come and visit.

The family who manages this bungalow and the villa next door was living downstairs. They were so friendly and helpful, explaining what buses to take where, and inviting us for cold local beers on their veranda when we came back hot and sweaty from the beach. The man of the family one day climbed up their coconut tree and cut a couple of coconuts open for us to drink the fresh juice. They would not even consider charging anything, we felt like part of the family.

The madame of the house was cleaning every second day. I am somewhat picky when it comes to cleaning, but this was excellent – absolutely spotless! She also picked up our dirty laundry, washed it and hanged it on our balcony free of charge.

Location is good, close to the beach, restaurants and supermarket. For dinners I warmly recommend the small Italian restaurant Il Duca, which had outstanding food, service and value. Owner and chef, Jessica, has newly came over from Italy and is charming as well as an excellent and creative chef with new menu every night on the blackboard. You will find it in the red, low, squarish houses. Skip the tourist traps Gio (next to Il Duca) but do visit the old classic La Bonne Chute (close to Caltex) for good quality food and good value.

I would go back to this place anytime, and recommend it to all my friends and family (unless they hated meeting local people and couldn’t stand making their own breakfast).”

R.K.
United Arab Emirates.
Accommodation: Badamier
Date of Stay: March 2010
Source: Tripadvisor

“A relaxing week”

“The bungalow is set back from the road and is very quiet. It really is beautiful, with nice big plants which surround a private terrace. The air conditioning is a god send in the hot temperatures! It is a ten minute walk from a quiet public beach with amazing views across the Indian Ocean. The sea was warm and the beach clean.

5 minutes away from the bungalow there is a lovely bar and restaurant called BaliKopy. They have outdoor open huts with cushions and serve excellent food for very reasonable prices. There is also a supermarket 5 minutes away and a car rental place as well as bus stops 2 minutes away.

A clean and quaint apartment and Marcel who mages the apartment was always available to answer our questions. Definitely worth a visit and much better value than these all inclusive deals!”

H.E.
UK.
Accommodation: Vanille
Date of Stay: February 2010
Source: Holiday-Rentals

“If you really want a relaxing holiday away from everything then this is the place!”

“Me and my 3 children stayed 10 nights in a nice and clean bungalow with access to a pool and close to the beach and we loved it! We rented a car to see the island with the help of Marcel and it was well worth it. We are definitely coming back again and we can really recommend this area.”

C.J.
France.
Accommodation: Mango
Date of Stay: January 2010
Source: BungalowVanille.com

“We stayed for 19 days in Bungalow Vanille …”

“… and felt very welcome and comfortable all the time. It was just great and Marcel always offered very kind service.”

M.H.
Germany.
Accommodation: Vanille
Date of Stay: December 2009
Source: BungalowVanille.com

“The stay was SUPER.”

“We liked it very much. Marcel, who lives there, was very well-mannered and helpfull. He helped us with every question which we asked (showed us where to buy fruits and vegetables, arranged fresh fish almost every day, rented car in a very good price, gave advices how to prepare food, where to find nice beaches, tennis courts and so on).

Appartment was clean and cozy. In my opinion location is very good. Our plane was late almost two hours but we found taxi driver waiting for us with my name in airport.

Thank you very much for our best holidays :)”

M.V.
Lithuania.
Accommodation: Cannelle
Date of Stay: December 2009
Source: BungalowVanille.com

“Lovely place, will come again”

“We stayed four weeks in Bungalow Vanille in November 2009 and experienced a very nice and relaxing holiday.

Prior to our booking we got all necessary information about Bungalow Vanille and nearby facilities promptly by e-mail, which gave us the feeling to book the right place.

When we arrived we were welcomed by Marcel (very friendly and extremely helpful), he showed us the place which was clean and nicely decorated and drove us to some interesting spots nearby. Some food and drink were already in the fridge and the fruit hamper was wonderful.

We hired a car only for a couple of days for sightseeing trips, but everything for the daily life is in walking distance (restaurants, supermarket, wifi internet access, beach).

If you are looking for a small accommodation this is a place we can recommend.”

B.G.
Ireland.
Accommodation: Vanille
Date of Stay: November 2009
Source: Holiday-Rentals

“After Maledives and Seychelles we found our 3rd indian ocean stay most beautiful…”

…and had a great time at Mauritius 8-) Friendly meeting at the airport and the Vanille fridge loaded with all stuff- Marcel’s hospitality is unique and the service given to us made us feeling home from day one ! We had a hell of a good time and looking forward to get back soon 8-) Bungalow Vanille a truly place to go & to stay – THANKS a lot & DANKESCHOEN 8-) Lea and Peter from “cool” Germany

P.K.
Germany.
Accommodation: Vanille
Date of Stay: October 2009
Source: BungalowVanille.com

“Perfect Honeymoon!!!”

We recently stayed at Bungalow Vanille for our honeymoon, upon our arrival to Mauritius airport we were met by our driver (included in the rental cost) who drove us straight to the villa (approx 1 hour).

We were greeted by Marcel the owner for had put water, juice in the fridge and also a french loaf and jam incase we were hungry ( a nice touch).
He then drove us down to the beach so we could get our bearings and then he took us to the supermarket, again another nice touch. While we were out he had arranged for a bottle of sparkling wine for our return.

Marcel and his Father were perfect hosts and we spent a couple of lovely evenings with them eating and drinking until quite late!
We would recommend you hire a car so you can get to see the rest of the island and experience the true Mauritius and not what you see in the holiday brochures! A lovely drive is from Black River along the coastal road down south towards Bel Ombre.
Flic au Flac public beach is a nice place to while away a couple of hours and the outdoor catering facilities are pretty good and very reasonably priced.
We ate out at Domaine Anna (just before you get into Flic au Flac) beautiful restaurant and the food it pretty good to and again very reasonably priced. Would highly recommend a visit.

We also booked the Lobsterman with Marcel, initially we thought it was a little expensive (for Mauritius) but it was well worth it.The chef and his wife served us some lovely fresh local produce and made us feel very special. They dressed the table beautifully and were very professional. Our only regret was we didn’t use their services for other meals as we were told they would of cooked for us.
Overall our experience was very good, the villa itself does need a little updating and is very basic but never the less we had a lovely relaxing honeymoon and if your not looking for luxury then we would recommend it.

S.R.
UK.
Accommodation: Vanille
Date of Stay: October 2009
Source: Holiday-Rentals

“Great!”

The accommodations were exactly what was expected and the location was just what we were looking for.
Great staff that went above and beyond to help us arrange everything we wanted to do.

Would definitely come back again!

K.W.
USA.
Accommodation: Vanille, Cannelle, Piment
Date of Stay: October 2009
Source: BungalowVanille.com

“Hi Marcel, The stay was great.”

Thanks for all your help, we had a really good time! Thanks again, P & J.

P.L.
Australia.
Accommodation: Vanille
Date of Stay: September 2009
Source: BungalowVanille.com

“I really reccommend you to stay in one of Bungalow Vanille.”

It is pretty to spend holiday here due to wonderful care of the owners Joakim and Marcel. So, have a nice holiday!:)

M.K.
Czech Republic.
Accommodation: Vanille
Date of Stay: August 2009
Source: BungalowVanille.com

“safe, clean, very helpfull, friendly service”

Internet is playing up so will keep short but all good. Location, price, help via e.mail before stay which continued throughout the stay as Marcel actually lives next door. Would recomend car hire as their are so many beautiful beaches on the island ( which the guys can also sort out ) at a good rate. Over all very happy, many thanks and we will be back !

R.W.
UK.
Accommodation: Cannelle
Date of Stay: July 2009
Source: Holiday-Rentals

“Very nice place with sóó friendly service”

Our contact for the reservation by e-mail already gave us a good feeling.Due to technical problems we had a flightdelay from 10 hours, and could not warn the transfer to come later. So we missed our transfer, but after contacting the bungalow, the driver was sent again to pick us up. What a relief after 33 hrs of travelling.
To our surprise the fridge was stuffed with water, juice, milk and fruit, just in case we would arrive too late to go out for dinner.

We were there in beginning of June, at that time there were 3 appartments for rent, apparently the fourth is now almost ready. We stayed in Saffran, which is very spacious, clean and has a very pleasant feeling. The fresh flowers in the livingroom and the shower alse gave us a warm welcome feeling.
The appartment has everything we needed, including AC, a fan, a safe and access to a little pool. The owners are very friendly and can arrange some excursions for you.
Although in fact it is handy to have your own car, we managed OK without one. Within walking distance you have at least three restaurants, plus one of the best stocked supermarkets we have seen on the island. The supermarket also has a take-away outlet plus an ATM. Busconnections with Quatre Bornes and Port Louis are OK.
If you are looking for a small accommodation, in a not too touristy vicinity, this is a place I can recommend.

H.T.
The Netherlands.
Accommodation: Safran
Date of Stay: June 2009
Source: Tripadvisor

Please note: The above reviews represent the view of individual guests and does not necessarily represent the view or opinion of the Bungalow Vanille residence. No rights can be drawn from these reviews and they are displayed “as is”, exactly as they were published in their original form.