La Pirogue has been built in the style of a traditional fishing village in 35 acres of lush tropical grounds. It lies on a mile long white coral sand beach fringing a shallow lagoon and is located on the west coast of Mauritius 35 km from the capital city of Port Louis. The airport is approximately an hour drive from the hotel.

The rooms at La Pirogue are housed in cottages, each cottage houses one Superior or two Standard guest rooms; there are also two Royal Suites, each in a more spacious cottage of its own. The guest rooms provide all the comfort and privacy one might wish for on a relaxing holiday. During the day, there is plenty to keep you entertained, choose from a wide range of complimentary water and land sports, for the more adventurous arrangements can be made for quad biking, karting and parasailing. There is a fitness centre and beauty institute at your disposal, located at the sister resort Sugar Beach just a short walk away. In the evening choose form the lavish buffets of Thatches to romantic dinners in the thatched pavilions overlooking the Indian Ocean. After dinner the Blue Bar is the place to be seen, featuring a disco and live entertainment.

Dress code: Smart Casual

Restaurant Type: Mediterranean

Taste the Mediterranean in this quaint restaurant, furnished with wrought iron tables and chairs and brightly coloured cloths. The menu includes Crayfish Bisque, braised knuckle of lamb and Tiramisu worthy of the best Italian restaurants. Open for lunch every day except Monday and for dinner every day except Sunday.

Dress code: Smart Casual

Restaurant Type: International and local

Enjoy intimate dining in a small thatched-roof pavilion overhanging the infinity pool and overlooking the Indian Ocean. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner and features a weekly Seafood Extravaganza Evening with its barbeques and Crayfish dinner.

Dress code: Casual

Restaurant Type: Buffet

The main restaurant opens out onto the garden and offers views overlooking the swimming pool. The restaurant serves breakfast every morning, in the evening you can choose from six live cooking stations, all offering different world cuisine as well as a dessert and ice-cream bar.

Dress code: Casual

Restaurant Type: Bar

The wood and thatch beach bar offers some of the best views on the island with the sea's superb palette of blues with the mountain scenery of Black River Gorges and Le Morne in the background. The Beach bar is open from 10:00am until midnight every day and serves a range of cocktails, fresh fruit and vegetable juices as well as a snack menu offering burgers, pizzas etc.

Dress code: Smart Casual

Restaurant Type: Bar

Decorated in blue granite decor, electric blue lighting and contemporary blue cocktails, this bar really lives up to its name. This is the core of the resorts nightlife and entertainment and serves an impressive selection of drinks, spirits and liqueurs, until the early hours of the morning.

Dress code: Casual

Restaurant Type: Bar

Open from 12:30am to 5:30pm for snacks and light lunches, afternoon tea is served every day at 5.