LUX* Grand Gaube

Where Architecture Meets the Lagoon

The north coast of Mauritius holds a different character from the resort-dense stretches of the east and southeast. Between Grand Baie's commercial energy and the quieter reaches toward Cap Malheureux, the fishing village of Grand Gaube marks a point where the island becomes noticeably less trafficked. LUX* Grand Gaube occupies a peninsula at this edge, flanked by calm lagoon water on two sides and two white-sand beaches framed by coconut palms. The geography alone separates it from peers like Constance Belle Mare Plage or the Four Seasons at Anahita, both of which operate on the east coast's broader, more exposed shoreline. Here, the lagoon is contained, the light quieter, and the resort's design choices read against that backdrop.

The entry sequence matters at LUX* Grand Gaube in a way it does not at many Mauritian resorts. The grand lobby arrives immediately: high ceilings, hanging plants, and white interiors calibrated to amplify rather than obstruct the ocean views beyond. This is a deliberate architectural move, one that prioritises the transition from interior to exterior over the self-contained drama of the arrival hall itself. The effect is spatial generosity — you feel the scale of the property before you have walked twenty metres into it.

Design as a Structural Argument

Resort's gardens were designed by London-based landscape designer Stephen Woodhams, whose brief appears to have been integration rather than ornament. Coconut palms, lush foliage, and hammock placements create a layered sense of privacy across the grounds without the over-manicured quality that diminishes some comparable Indian Ocean properties. The design reads as a studied collaboration between built interiors and managed nature, with the manicured and the wild held in deliberate tension.

Inside that framework, LUX* Grand Gaube has made a distinct curatorial bet on visual art. London-based French artist Camille Walala contributed a large-scale Pop-style work at the Beach Rouge restaurant, while French street artist Jace, whose orange faceless character Gouzou has become a recognisable presence across Europe, Africa, China and the Indian Ocean region, has painted graffiti installations across the resort. The combination places LUX* Grand Gaube in a different category from luxury resorts that treat art as lobby accessory. Here, the art is site-specific and carries genuine provenance. For a design-led comparison at a very different scale and geography, properties like Castello di Reschio in Umbria or Amangiri in Utah employ a similar logic, where the physical environment and the artistic programme are conceived as a single statement. Among Mauritian resorts, this level of intentional curation is less common.

Six Restaurants, Seven Bars, and What They Signal

The breadth of the food and beverage offering at LUX* Grand Gaube is one of the more telling indicators of its market positioning. Where smaller properties like Paradise Cove Boutique Hotel in Anse La Raie or SALT of Palmar operate with focused, single-restaurant formats, LUX* Grand Gaube runs six distinct restaurants, a structure that signals both scale and an expectation that guests will stay multiple nights without repeating a dining experience.

The range is geographically ambitious: INTI covers Peruvian and Argentine fare; Bodrum Blue serves authentic Turkish cuisine with a wine list drawn from Turkish producers; Beach Rouge positions Mediterranean cooking directly on the sand. The adults-only Creole Smokehouse, set beneath a large banyan tree, addresses the island's own culinary heritage, while The Palm Court operates as the resort's live-cooking format, with stations spanning pizza to teppanyaki. The LUX* Café handles speciality coffee made with island-roasted beans. Across these six outlets, the implicit editorial stance is that resort dining need not default to safe, hotel-generic formats. Turkish cuisine in Mauritius is not an obvious move, and the specific inclusion of Turkish wines reflects a degree of sourcing seriousness that distinguishes Bodrum Blue from a concept restaurant in name only.

Beach Rouge's positioning on the sand with a Walala-designed artwork on the walls makes it the most design-coherent of the six: the cuisine, the setting, and the visual art operate as a unified experience rather than separate amenities stacked together. For guests comparing this to the east coast properties — Long Beach in Belle Mare or Le Touessrok in Trou d'Eau Douce , the distinction is one of curatorial intent versus volume delivery.

Sustainability as Infrastructure

LUX* Grand Gaube's sustainability programme operates at the operational level rather than as marketing positioning. Single-use plastics have been removed across all restaurants and bars, with reusable water bottles standard in rooms. The hotel works with the Ebony Forest of Mauritius on protecting and replanting endangered endemic flora and fauna, and guests are invited to participate in reforestation activities, framing conservation as an activity available on the same booking as a spa session or watersport. A carbon offsetting programme directs funds to projects including the Yunnan Mangli Hydropower Project and the Nile Basin Reforestation in Uganda.

The practical implication for travellers is that the eco-commitment is built into the daily experience rather than confined to a brochure section. Among premium Indian Ocean resorts that have made comparable structural moves, LUX* Grand Gaube's approach sits alongside properties like Shanti Maurice on the south coast, where sustainability is woven into the property's operating model rather than treated as an add-on certification.

The North Coast in Context

Choosing LUX* Grand Gaube over east or southwest coast alternatives involves trade-offs worth understanding. The north coast offers calmer lagoon conditions for much of the year, proximity to Grand Bay's independent restaurant scene, and access to cultural sites and local markets in Goodlands. The east coast properties, including Constance Belle Mare Plage and the Four Seasons at Anahita, offer wider beaches and more consistent trade winds for water sports. The southwest coast, represented by Dinarobin Beachcomber and Heritage Le Telfair, sits closer to Le Morne's kite-surfing corridor and a different landscape register entirely.

The north coast's relative accessibility from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is complicated by road conditions, and travel times can run longer than the raw distance suggests. Day trips from the resort to offshore islands, local fishing villages, and Grand Bay's nightlife are all arranageable, which gives LUX* Grand Gaube a more outward-facing character than self-contained resorts that discourage guests from leaving the property. See our full Grand Gaube restaurants guide for what's available in the immediate area beyond the resort's own kitchens.

Practical Details

LUX* Grand Gaube is located at Coastal Road, Grand Gaube 30617, on the north coast of Mauritius. The property scored 94.5 points on La Liste's Leading Hotels 2026 ranking, a list that assesses hotel quality across a comparable peer set globally, placing it in the upper tier of Mauritian resort properties. Guest ratings on Google stand at 4.6 across more than 3,000 reviews, a volume that gives the score meaningful weight. An optional all-inclusive package covers food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, minibar replenishment, afternoon tea, excursion picnic baskets, watersports equipment, and spa facility access, making it a practical choice for guests who prefer consolidated billing over itemised spending. Kids and teens clubs run daily. The resort also holds the first Essie nail bar in Mauritius and an outpost of London barbershop Murdock, known for wet shaves and beard work. Amenities include an outdoor pool, spa, gym, fitness classes, tennis, golf access, meeting rooms, and 24-hour room service. For reference across comparable properties in the Indian Ocean and beyond, see also 20 Degrés Sud in Grand Baie, Maradiva Villas Resort and Spa in Flic en Flac, and Sands Suites Resort and Spa in Black River.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of setting is LUX* Grand Gaube?

LUX* Grand Gaube sits on a peninsula on Mauritius's north coast, adjacent to the fishing village of Grand Gaube. It has two white-sand beaches, calm lagoon water on multiple sides, and tropical gardens designed by Stephen Woodhams. The property earned 94.5 points on La Liste's Leading Hotels 2026 list, placing it among the more formally recognised resort properties on the island. Price-wise, it sits in the premium tier of Mauritian resorts, with an optional all-inclusive package that absorbs most variable costs including food, drinks, watersports, and spa access.

Which room offers the leading experience at LUX* Grand Gaube?

The venue data available does not specify room categories or designate a particular room type as the leading choice. What the property's La Liste 94.5-point score and the design framework suggest is that rooms facing the lagoon or either of the two beaches will deliver the spatial pay-off that defines the resort's architectural argument. The interiors follow the same sleek white aesthetic as the public areas, and proximity to the water amplifies that. For style context across comparable Indian Ocean properties, the La Maison 20 Degrés Sud in Pointe aux Canonniers and The Oberoi Beach Resort, Mauritius in Pointe aux Piments offer points of comparison for guests assessing design-led room formats in the north of the island.