Constance Belle Mare Plage: An Honest Review for Multi-Generational Families
Fourteen people, three generations, two villas side by side — the honest review of Constance Belle Mare Plage, from the kids club to the dolphin trip to the one thing we'd tell you before you book.
We had fourteen people, three generations, and two villas side by side. Here is the honest version of what worked, what we'd do again, and what we'd tell you before you book.
Our son ran through the villa the moment we arrived, throwing open every door — bedroom, bathroom, the one that turned out to be a cupboard — like he was checking the whole place was real. That's the moment I knew we'd chosen right.
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In This Review:
- The Villas: Two Two-Bedroom Villas, Side by Side
- The Kids Club (and the Adults-Only Escape It Makes Possible)
- All-Inclusive Dining: Sushi, Steak and Villa Breakfast
- Entertainment: Dancing, Golf and a Whole Lot of Fun
- Water: The Dolphin Trip, Île aux Cerfs and the Rapids Ride
- Pools, Beach and Service
- The Honest Bit
- Is Constance Belle Mare Plage Good for Multi-Generational Families?
- Practical Information
- Planning Your Trip
⭐ Cloud Kissed Rating: 4.5 / 5
Best for: Multi-generational families, extended family groups, families with toddlers and grandparents
Standout feature: Two adjoining private pool villas — genuinely private, genuinely close, breakfast delivered to the door
Rooms: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — two proper villas, not one room stretched thin
Pools: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — four resort pools plus our own private villa pools
Location: ⭐⭐⭐ — the villas sit at the far end of a large resort; more on that below
Service: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — attentive without being intrusive
Value: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — all-inclusive that actually delivers, a kids club good enough to give the adults an evening back
✅ Book if: You want grandparents, parents and grandkids close together but not on top of each other, and a resort built to actually deliver on "all-inclusive"
❌ Skip if: You want to be steps from the main pool and restaurants — the villa location is a genuine trade-off
The Villas: Two Two-Bedroom Villas, Side by Side
We booked two two-bedroom villas at Constance Belle Mare Plage, right next to each other. One held us — my husband, our three children and my parents. The other held my two sisters and their families.
That configuration did more work than we expected. Close enough that we were in and out of each other's villas within minutes. Separate enough that nobody was living on top of anybody else after a long day. My parents had their own room in our villa, not a separate wing of a hotel three floors away — which meant a movie together in the evening was just what we did, not something that needed arranging.
Our son ran the length of the villa the moment we arrived, throwing open every door like he needed to confirm it was all really ours. It was.
Every morning, breakfast arrived at the villa. Not a buffet queue with a toddler under one arm, not a dining room to wrangle everyone into by a set time — breakfast, delivered, while we were still deciding whether to get dressed. The drinks fridge was stocked too, and kept stocked, without us ever having to ask twice.
For three generations across two villas, that's the detail that matters more than any amenity list. Nobody had to perform "morning" for anyone else. My parents could take their coffee slowly. We could feed a toddler in pyjamas. Everyone got to the day at their own pace.
The Kids Club (and the Adults-Only Escape It Makes Possible)
The kids club here earns its five stars honestly — but it's worth knowing exactly how it works before you book, especially with a mixed-age group.
The main kids club runs for ages 4 to 11. Our eldest, four at the time, was old enough to join in properly — the toys, the activities, the staff, all of it genuinely good. For our eighteen-month-old twins, under the age cutoff, we opted for the resort's paid babysitting service instead. Different provision, same underlying idea: real, attentive childcare, just structured around each child's actual age rather than a one-size-fits-all offering.
Whichever route you're on, the club could take food orders directly, so drop-off didn't mean racing back at a set time for lunch or dinner. That one detail changed what an evening could look like. One night, with the kids fed, entertained and settled, we ate at the Blue Penny Cellar — the resort's exclusive wine and steak cellar restaurant — just the grown-ups, properly, for the first time in longer than we'd like to admit. That's not a small thing with three generations and a full house across two villas. It's the difference between a family holiday and a holiday you actually get a break within.
The children, for their part, loved it without reservation. There was a pool inside the kids club itself. They went frog hunting around the resort grounds with the other children there — the kind of unstructured, slightly feral fun that doesn't happen at home. And on the beach, comparing shells with cousins turned into one of those small, repeated moments that ends up mattering more than anything on an itinerary.
All-Inclusive Dining: Sushi, Steak and Villa Breakfast
All-inclusive resorts don't always deliver on the promise. This one did — helped considerably by having eight restaurants and bars to actually choose between, rather than one buffet room doing all the work.
The food was genuinely good throughout our stay — not "good for all-inclusive," just good. The Blu Sushi Lounge in particular stood out enough that we came back to it more than once, which isn't something we say lightly about resort food.
The Blue Penny Cellar — the same wine and steak restaurant the kids club and babysitting made possible for us — was the standout of the trip. A proper adults' restaurant built around an exclusive wine cellar, not a buffet corner dressed up for the occasion. Paired with the villa breakfast delivered each morning, dining at Constance never once felt like the compromise all-inclusive sometimes implies.
Entertainment: Dancing, Golf and a Whole Lot of Fun
The evening entertainment at the resort was superb — it celebrated Mauritian culture without ever feeling gimmicky. We fell in love with the music, and were genuinely grateful to the dancers for teaching us the moves.
There's also an 18-hole golf course on the resort, which went down well with my husband. I know nothing about golf, but according to him, it was a genuinely great course — all the better for being right on our doorstep.
We also made use of the gym and tennis courts, both excellent additions for anyone wanting to move beyond the pool and beach for an hour.
Water: The Dolphin Trip, Île aux Cerfs and the Rapids Ride
Three very different water experiences, all genuinely worth doing.
The Dolphin Trip
Seeing dolphins in the wild, in open water, in their own habitat rather than a pool — it's the kind of moment that photographs well but feels even better than it looks. My parents saw dolphins in the wild for the first time on this trip, and it's still one of the moments they talk about.
Book the Lydia Boat dolphin watching excursion
Île aux Cerfs
A speedboat trip out to Île aux Cerfs made for one of our best full days — the island itself, the boat ride there, all of it worked for a group spanning eighteen-month-olds to grandparents in their seventies.
Book the Île aux Cerfs catamaran cruise
The Inflatable Rapids Ride
Not every activity on a multi-generational trip needs to include the whole group, and the inflatable rapids ride is a good example. This one was strictly for the braver, younger end of the family — an inflatable towable tearing through the sea behind a speedboat. Grandparents watched from the beach. The kids did not stop talking about it for days.
Pools, Beach and Service
Beyond the organised activities, the fundamentals were exactly what they needed to be. Between the resort's four swimming pools and our own private villa pools, nobody was ever short of somewhere to swim — useful with a mixed-age group where nap schedules and energy levels rarely line up. The beach was the kind of soft, calm stretch that makes an afternoon disappear without anyone noticing. And the service, throughout, matched the standard you'd expect from a resort of this level — attentive without ever being intrusive.
The Honest Bit
Constance Belle Mare Plage is a big resort, and the villas sit toward the far end of it — some distance from the main pool, restaurants and activities.
You can walk it. Often, we did. But with grandparents and small children across two villas, we called a buggy more often than we expected to. It's not a complaint — it's the trade-off of villa privacy on a resort this size, and worth knowing before you book so it doesn't catch you off guard on day one.
Is Constance Belle Mare Plage Good for Multi-Generational Families?
Yes — with one thing to plan around.
The villa location means a buggy is worth calling early and often, not saved for when legs are already tired. Beyond that, everything about this resort was built for exactly the kind of trip we needed: two villas close enough to feel like one household and private enough that nobody compromised, a kids club (and babysitting service) good enough to give the adults an evening back, food that didn't need the "all-inclusive" caveat, and water activities that worked for eighteen-month-olds and seventy-year-olds alike, even if not always at the same time.
We came with fourteen people spanning three generations and left already talking about when we'd come back.
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Practical Information
Location: Belle Mare, east coast of Mauritius
Rooms booked: Two two-bedroom private pool villas, adjoining
Meal plan: All-inclusive
Kids club: On-site, ages 4–11, with food ordering available for lunch and dinner; paid babysitting available for under-4s
Getting around the resort: Walkable, though buggies are available and recommended for groups with grandparents or young children, given the resort's size
Accessibility: A low-rise resort with no lifts; wheelchair-accessible suites with step-free access are available — worth requesting at the time of booking if mobility is a consideration for anyone in your group
Planning Your Trip
This review covers where we stayed. For the full honest guide to what to do in Mauritius with toddlers and grandparents — including more on the dolphin trip, Île aux Cerfs and what we'd do differently — read our Mauritius with Toddlers and Grandparents: The Honest Guide (link to follow once published).
If you're planning another multi-generational luxury stay, our COMO Uma Ubud review covers a very different setting with the same standard: does it actually work across three generations, honestly assessed.
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