Popular Club Med Mauritius resort to reopen

The family resort in Mauritius is reopening in November.

More than 45 years after it first opened its doors in 1972, Club Med La Pointe aux Canonniers will reopen on November 10 after a more than R700 million (€39 million) refurbishment.

The resort closed for four months during construction and will return to the market with a 108-room increase in capacity, bringing the total to 394 rooms, consisting of 833 beds.

The 64 existing rooms were also refurbished and a number of new areas were built, including a ‘Zen zone’ for adults, an infinity oceanfront pool, a Lazuli bar, a new spa, a ‘calm beach’ family zone, and a family pool that offers water games.

Bookings are open and have already shown growth as a result of the refurbishment. Olivier Hannaert, MD Club Med South Africa, told Tourism Update: “Our bookings have already increased by 33% worldwide, when compared with November last year.”