Hi David,

Sorry I am very naughty when on holiday, I don’t read my e-mails!

Arrived home this afternoon !

Had a fabulous fortnight.   The golf was great, we played most days &

the Ile aux Cerfs course was amazing.  We paid for our buggy there but didn’t

have to pay for the buggy at Anahita.(gathered it had altered just in New Year)

Hotel was great, good food!  EXPENSIVE drinks though!

Hardly any British , manly Europeans & Arab families

We were lucky with the weather , 3 days rain

but that’s out of any ones control!

Flights were fine, coped in Dubai, Good experience!

Thank you for organising everything

Regards

Denise

Thanks Denise and hope that you loved your first visit to Mauritius

Dear David,

We arrived home yesterday evening after a long but fortunately hassle free journey back from Tokyo. The flight was smooth and on time and all our luggage appeared very quickly.

Thank you very much for organising the flights and for the Singapore and Tokyo ends of the trip. The organisation and choice of hotels were faultless. Taxi’s were there on time to pick us up,  spotless and with ample room for all our luggage. Both hotels instantly recognised our booking and checked us in. The rooms at both hotels were exceptionally good. Both the tours organised for us were ideal with interesting guides who spoke good English. Apart from the air conditioning not working on the first night sailing from Singapore, for which we got compensated, the cruise was also good. We played four very different golf courses, the best being Clearwater Bay in Hong Kong and the most interesting being Naruo Golf Club in Osaka where we had a remote controlled four seater buggy with a delightful female caddy. We had to wear jackets upon arrival and departure, together with long trousers on the course.

Thank you once again for all the time and effort you put into making it an outstanding holiday for all of us. It would not have been anywhere near as good without your contribution.

With best wishes,

Steve and Jenny

Thank you for the feedback Steve and i wish you all the best, it was exciting doing an itinerary to 2 new venues for me personally Japan and Singapore!

We all loved the resort and we even got a complimentary late check out on our last day which was another unexpected bonus! We didn't get around to looking at one of the one bed suites but as far as I can tell from the floorplan sketches they would have been absolutely fine for us as we were rolling around in our upgraded space! The only comment I would make about the accommodation is that many of these suites (ours included) do not really get much direct sun onto their balconies and plunge pools. Not a problem for us as we were generally out on the course or around the central pools but perhaps one to keep in mind so that it doesn't come as a surprise to future guests. We tried out all the restaurants including Signature but we didn't use the in suite dining option. Signature is certainly expensive (especially so relative to half board!) but we all thought it was very good indeed, both in terms of food and service. We spent most of our evenings in Bliss either with their a la carte or taking our food through from the Origin buffet (or occasionally mixing and matching). There were a couple of nights when Bliss was privately booked but generally we had no difficulty getting a nice table there. We were slightly surprised the restaurants weren't busier but perhaps the resort wasn't full? We also thought Vue bar was great both for our after dinner relaxation with music and also our post golf drinks (once we had figured out it was better than the 19th hole!). Il Forno was ok for us although probably good for families needing pasta and pizza. Apart from the menu being less appealing to us we also found the breeze was better at Bliss/Vue bar and interestingly the beer was also cheaper and the drinks came with an elaborate collection of nibbles rather than just a few peanuts! When we had post round drinks with playing partners from other hotels we still used Il Forno as it is perfectly fine but for us it was just not as special as Bliss/Vue. Given we were very close to the central facilities we didn't make much use of the buggy transfers but when we did call them they turned up promptly so we would imagine the service would be fine for the more distant villas.

Summertimes were good for our transfers. On our arrival the initial vehicle they proposed looked a little small but they soon found us a Merc people carrier which made the journey somewhat easier.

The Anahita golf course was lovely. The proshop and caddy areas were all friendly and efficient although some of the pro shop prices were rather eye watering! I know we were pretty relaxed about booking up but I would definitely recommend doing this so at the very least there is an existing tee time to negotiate with! The practice facilities were excellent but it seemed the free daily tuition was only available/appropriate for complete beginners. We were generally paired up in four balls and it was certainly a fourball course as we saw virtually no playing through. That said our rounds were generally 4 hours +/- which is hardly a hardship in beautiful weather and surroundings. There were marshalls out on the course keeping an eye on things and checking we weren't overly bothered about the pace of play on the couple of occasions when we did end up playing as a 2 ball.

In overall terms we thought the staff at Anahita were great.

I would rate the hotel and facilities as excellent. The apartments were well equipped and generous in size, albeit we were upgraded to a two bedroom. Golf course and supporting facilities, eg carts, pro shop etc were all of a high standard and suitable for all levels of players Evening Entertainment was very good as was the food from Bliss and Origine. Staff were friendly and couldn't do enough to make our stay enjoyable. All in all a very good holiday in the making only spoilt by me becoming ill, but I cannot blame that on the resort. Many thanks for making the arrangements we do plan to go back at some point so we will be in touch.