On the breezier east coast’s Belle Mare Plage, one of the island’s most beautiful talcum sandbeaches, about an hour’s drive from the airport. Service is personal, with the hands-on General Manager, Ashish Modak, making the rum cocktails at the cooking class once a week, a Wellness Concierge at the LUX* Me Spa, which was voted the island’s best in Spa Finders Wellness Travel Awards 2015, and a genuinely friendly staff. 

People love the 174 contemporary suites, with sea-facing balconies, and a beachy feel painted soothing white, with cooling light woods and splashes of vibrant colour in bed throws and cushions, and comfortable LUX* Sleep Tight beds. Of eight room types, the honeymoon suites are the biggest, with splashes of turquoise or parrot green depending on whether they’re beside the garden or the sea, and surrounding a thatched gazebo over a pond with koi and carp used for weddings and romantic dinners. Romantic suites are set on the quieter side of the resort, and there are 14 family suites. The 12 spacious villas are luxurious while being homely, with rooms encircling a courtyard pool and a semi-private beach.