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In this year’s Worldwide Hospitality Awards, our Grandma’s Kitchen evening at Shanti Maurice won the ‘Best Initiative in Clients’ Experience’ prize. Great for Grandma and a welcome boost for the ‘Grandma’s Shanti Home’ charity we’ve set up. Our Food and Beverage Director, attended the ceremony in Paris and commented on the award: ‘Mauritian cuisine is wonderfully diverse, with influences on the island stretching from all over the world including France, Africa, China and India. We are proud of our Mauritian heritage at Shanti Maurice and excited about sharing it with our guests through activities such as Grandma’s Kitchen and by providing truly authentic and unique experiences’.

Based on the success of our ‘Grandma’s Kitchen’ evenings concept that invites Shanti Maurice’s guests to experience a real Mauritian evening, the cookbook reveals Grandma’s secrets of Mauritian home-cooking. Offered to each guest that has visited Grandma’s home, the book features many of her handwritten recipes, and is sold at the resort’s boutique. Part of the sales are donated to a charity association in SOMA (SOuth MAuritius).

We are delighted to introduce our first signature treatments at Shanti Maurice, created in line with the resort’s wider philosophy. Africology and the Nira Spa team have developed two new therapies based on the sights, sounds and flavours of the unique mix that forms the Mauritian culture.

Devi Facial – The Mother Devi Facial is a sacred journey in which your spirit is transformed into a space of pure serenity.

Sega Ritual – Our Sega massage was consciously created to symbolically assist the guest in freeing the mind, honouring the body and to celebrate life to the fullest.

The World luxury Spa Awards™ gives recognition and thanks to Nira Spa at Shanti Maurice. The award congratulates unsurpassed service excellence and put the spotlight on our spa that represents the finest standards and thus attracting the attention of global spa-goers and industry experts.

Mauritius Tourist Board (MTPA) with the support of Air Mauritius, has recently invited an important Italian Press trip to discover new places in Mauritius. The group of Italian journalists, accompanied by Sarah Cusma of MTPA Italy, consisted of Florinda Cordella, the magazine ‘Gentlemen’, Sauro Tiziano Legramandi of ‘TGCOM.it’, Federico Chiara of ‘Vogue Italia’, Roberto Caramelli ’La Repubblica’ and Clelia Torelli of the magazine ‘Cosmopolitan’. The journalists spent two days at Shanti Maurice, discovering Grandma’s Kitchen, Nira Spa, and other South Mauritian experiences. “The purpose of this press trip”, said Sara Cusma, “is to allow some influential journalists from Italy, to enjoy the hospitality of Mauritius, the diversity of the touristic sites, and discover new hotels and products. Culture and history had an important place during the trip, especially during the time spent at Shanti Maurice, escorted by the General Manager, Paul van Frank.”

Blissful Wishes, has been created to support local charities that are close to our heart. For a small donation of your choice, we invite you to make a wish in our sacred Chakra Pond at Shanti Maurice. With a 100% of all donations guaranteed to reach our chosen charities, you will be able to make a real and truly valued contribution to the local communities that surround our resort. So while we enjoy giving you the holiday of your dreams at Shanti Maurice, you can enjoy giving a little back to the local people that make the South of Mauritius so special. Blissful!

The Plant a Tree programme at Shanti Maurice aims to maintain the natural beauty of our lush environment by inviting visiting celebrities to plant a tree as an ecological investment. We are delighted to announce that the acclaimed British actress and Oscar nominee, Thandie Newton, has already contributed to this initiative following in the footsteps of none other than Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the ex Deputy President of South Africa, who initiated this worthwhile cause, as well as Kim Sjogren, one of Denmark’s most celebrated Violinists and most recently, Nick Knowles, the celebrated BBC presenter.

Shanti Maurice is delighted to announce the introduction of Grandma’s Kitchen, a new offering which allows guests of the resort to dine at the home of the grandmother of one of the resort’s own team members. Grandma’s Kitchen underpins Shanti Maurice’s commitment to highlighting the best of Mauritian culture, built on the resort’s philosophy that guests use Shanti Maurice as a base from which to experience the very best that the real Mauritius has to offer.

On the request of guests at Shanti Maurice, Paul van Frank, our General Manager, took the unusual step of officiating over the wedding ceremony between Mr. Eugene Makarov & Ms. Svetlana Raskopina, from the Russian Federal Republic. The event took place on the jetty overlooking the beautifully clear turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean – a first at “Shanti Maurice”.