Looking for accomodation for a month in Feb / March 2012

Hallo,

You should register and try to contact some members of Mauritian couch surfing community.

http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=67

They may provide you with advices.

Your budget is more than enough to rent a luxury apartment here.

Regards
Van

Arcadia,

I tried submitting a response earlier but don't see it now - apologies if this is a duplicate.

I just said goodbye to a bunch of Australian med students doing their elective in Mauritius (several of them at SSRN), so I can speak to the commute. Some of these folks were living in Grand Baie and the rest were living with me in Baie du Tombeau/Tombeau Bay.

Commuting from Grand Baie or Trou aux Biches to SSRN is very simple - you just get on the #95 bus and get off at SSRN (~40-45 minutes from Grand Baie, ~35-40 from Trou aux Biches). There's more nightlife and tourist stuff in Grand Baie, although Trou aux Biches has the edge in terms of beaches. Trou aux Biches also has fewer housing options (mostly of the more expensive sort).

The Baie du Tombeau folks lived with me at a tourist residence; their housing costs were less than half of your budget. The commute to SSRN was about the same (half the time they borrowed bikes from the proprietor to get some exercise) but it was a lot closer to Port Louis, which is helpful for seeing other parts of the island.

If you'd like a recommendation for a place in Grand Baie or Baie du Tombeau, I'd be happy to tell you where my friends were staying.

@herblanders: The same thing just happened to me - my first message didn't get through.
I am always looking for recommendations! Please lmk where your friends stayed. I am also interested in recommendations for affordable places in the other villages.

@vanvu76: My budget is 500 Euro for the whole month - most places I've seen on the internet are more expensive - do you know any cheaper ones?

My friends and I stayed at Le Capitaine Tourist Residence in Tombeau Bay; I'm living in a studio apartment there at a very good rate (240 euros a month). They're on Hostelbookers.com.

Re: the place in Grand Bay, I'm going to have to look up the exact name - I remember the location very well, but I'm blanking on the sign. Let me check my photos. :p

I think that your budget is OK. For example, flat in Flic-en-Flac is about Rs12k per month only

In the North, there is a place called Le-Saphire-Bleu and Maria hostel(400-500 Rs per day)

http://www.mauritiushub.com/accommodati … l7129.html

Again, try to log on couch surfing website and connect to Arnold, Couch Surfing ambassador here,
He is living in the North so he may have more information

Hi Alicia,

I have a furnished house for rent in port Louis

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Hi all,

thanks for your help and all the advice! I finally deciced to stay with Rock Sheen Villa in Trou aux Biches since I've read a lot of good reviews.

Best

Arcadia

Great

Good luck and happy stay.

Cheers
Kevin

Arcadia I saw a good one for you, but.... no problem hope u enjoy your stay there. Any kind of difficulty? please do let me know, I am near trou aux biches.

hi im staying on the ocean villa aqua marine its 2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms pointe aux biches very cheap contact me on [email protected] and i will tell you more it would mean you have more money to spend and on the ocean with nice walks right outside your back gate .........and a swimming pool too.

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Hi!

I know it's been a while since you opened the thread but now I am thinking about living at the Rock Sheen Villa, too. Can you just tell me wether it was a good decision to stay there?

Thank you and kind regards,
Diana