Le Cardinal Exclusive Resort

This hotel is absolutely amazing, lovely rooms, exceptional staff, food and drink were excellent, lovely beach, I could carry on all day praising this hotel, special thanks to Axel, Simi, Daniel and all the other staff, you truly made our holiday.

Very nice hotel with exceptional friendly staff and amazing rooms with everything you might need while on a quite holiday Thanks especially to Daniel Axel Simi Ashwheeta Ashley and Deeka for your kindness.We have so many good memories and a great holiday.Thank you.

What a fabulous wedding/honeymoon we had here at Le Cardinal . All the staff make you feel special and nothing is too much trouble. The penthouse was always made up beautifully. Food yummy , beach lovely .we had a thoroughly good massage by a sweet lady from Madagascar. Our wedding pictures and video done professionally and we are very pleased with them . Thankyou. We met some lovely people on the first night and such lovely kind couples . Thanku to Dinnoo , Simi, Axel ( cheese) Rawah Daniel Tauckoor , Romeo and Chefs and Mr Housekeeper xx

The service we received was the best you could ask for from arriving to going home and the wedding that they set up was a day to remember what a fantastic resort. Many thanks to Manaicha and Deeksha also Deano Simi Daniel and the rest of Shiva team what a great team thank-you again for making or stay so wonderful. Anthony & Julie.

Staffs were not welcoming at all and they were not knowledgeable about whether the resort offers an AI day pass to clients. In terms of food, few variety of meals in 'A la Carte Menu' and again f&b staffs were not aware of unlimited drinks offered in the pax and told us only one selected drink per person. Likewise, during tea time, no fritters and mini cakes were on display at the restaurant and the f&B manager had to take us to Casuarina which is opposite the resort to cater for the AI pax.. Two times, we had to show the booking voucher to show them that we are on AI pax and shall be eligible to these inclusions. In terms of activities, very limited and mediocre level of fun and entertainment near the pool(very small). To close with, it was the poorest experience lived for 5* star in terms of level of service, drinks, meal and entertainment for the guests. To better educate and prepare staffs about the different packages the Hotel offers so as not to mislead guests. The experience at the hotel was not worth the price paid for, was too downgraded for a 5*. Much improvements to be made for it to categorised itself as a luxury hotel.

Luxury in paradise. Staff are so nice and friendly and go above and beyond to help you. Bed and pillows super comfy. Stunning views. All food served was delicious and fresh with plenty of choice. Would HIGHLY recommend this hotel and will be on our list to return. Axel was so lovely and kind and made us laugh and smile, he’s a credit to the hotel.

Location: overall 8. the hotel is in a very nice location with direct access to a white sandy beach. It is also close by to villages and bus stop Room: overall 5. All rooms are beach front with balcony and spacy enough (large bathroom, air conditioning, tv, free water,...). We had an issue with the assigned room but they have been efficient assigning to us a new one even bigger. However few points to highlight: Check in : we arrived around 10 and we had to wait 4 hours before the room was ready. We knew that the check in was at 14 but we had an overnight flight and we would like to relax once arrived (note that we communicated in advance the time of arrival). Check in condition should be optimized for guests arriving in the morning after an overnight flight; Cleaning: to be improved for a 5 stars hotel (dust under bed, on top of lamps, bath tub non cleaned, toilet outdated, bath towels not changed once dirty,...); Sustainability: too much plastic ( shampoo, soap, etc...), but nice that they use glass bottles for water. Services: most of people very kind and responsive. To be improved the service at the table if you claim to be a 5 stars hotel. Also breakfast without buffet is not optimal has you have to ask for all items. The hotel could combine buffet with a la carte breakfast. Regarding the water activities, included only glass boat and kayak, wakeboard or water ski requires extra charge (special thanks to Patrick for the wakeboard ride) Price: overall 6. The price is cheaper compared to other 5 stars hotel in the area but again this is not a 5 stars hotel compared to other 5 stars hotel in the island. We had half board but the a la cart menu contains most of items with supplement to pay. The kitchen is not at the level of a 5 stars hotel(the chef didn't know the difference between Parmigiano and parmesan!!!!) If we would have to choose we would choose another place in the area, however we would like to highlight that most of the employees are very kind (special thanks to Naina)

Me and my partner had the most amazing holiday and that is because of the wonderful experience we had at Le Cardinal. The location and beach are perfect! Always available sunbeds and the white sands and clear water are so beautiful. I would recommend always staying down on the beach until sunset because most nights it was the most amazing view! The room was lovely, spacious, clean and the views from the balcony were incredible each morning. The fact that the hotel is only 13 rooms is one of the reasons we loved it so much - it was always so chilled and relaxing with the option to go across to the sister hotel to enjoy things like evening entertainment. The food is absolutely delicious and every meal is clearly freshly made! You choose your lunch and dinner each morning at breakfast which was something we were unsure about before - but we would now struggle to go to buffet style all inclusive because of the quality of the food we ate here! Especially the desserts! The staff are ALL wonderful and were one of the many highlights of our trip! They were so welcoming from the start and take time to get to know you, chat to you each day and help you with anything you need. Special mention to Mihir who cleaned our room everyday and came to see us every evening to switch beach towels and get the room ready for the night- he really couldn't do enough for us, was always so friendly and we loved chatting to him every evening. You will not regret choosing this hotel and we don't say this often but this is a place we will definitely be returning to!

This hotel is amazing. The location is excellent as it’s right on the beach. All the food is a la carte. You choose your menu for the evening every morning. The staff cannot do enough for you. The rooms are beautiful and all sea facing. Will definitely return as this hotel is hard to beat.