Things we wish people asked sooner.
A slowly-written collection of guides, notes from the team, and a look at the wider Mauritius market we work in. Written by us, no paid placements, no SEO bait. Just what we’d tell a friend.
14 May 2026Two coasts, three property types, a handful of microclimates. The answer to where you should sleep depends on the trip you're actually taking. Here is how we'd talk you through it.
14 May 2026Twelve months, twelve verdicts, written by people who live here. Cyclone truths, lagoon temperatures, school-holiday traffic, and the windows we'd book ourselves.
14 May 2026Not the resort version. A villa-first, unhurried honeymoon week, planned the way we'd plan it for friends. From the team that runs the residences.
14 May 2026Friday hosts families every week. What actually works by age, where to stay, the beaches that suit toddlers, the activities worth booking, and the parts no brochure mentions.
14 May 2026Friday operates on both. We're often asked to recommend, and the honest answer is 'depends on the trip'. This article makes the decision clear.
14 May 2026Twenty-five things, ranked by how often we send guests there and how often they come back happy. Skip the obvious tourist circuits. Pick two, do them properly.
14 May 2026The most-asked question we get before guests book. The honest answer, the planning order most people get backwards, three day-by-day itineraries, and the cost-and-pacing tradeoffs nobody publishes.
14 May 2026Mauritius has roughly 150km of coastline and most of it is publicly accessible. This is the honest curated list we use ourselves, not a top-ten-must-see exercise.
14 May 2026Twenty restaurants we've eaten at five times each, where the staff knows us, and where we'd send our parents. No fish platters warmed from frozen, no beach-bar buffets, no brochure traps. The opinionated map of where to eat across Mauritius.
14 May 2026Mauritius is small, journeys are short, and there are three honest options. A road-tested read from the team.
14 May 2026Around 13% of Friday's long-stay guests are remote workers. This is the founder-level guide to the Premium Visa, the internet, the coasts, and the honest comparison with Bali.
14 May 2026Three spots, one mountain, six months of trade winds. The honest read on where to ride, where to learn, and where to stay if Le Morne is the reason you're booking a Mauritius trip.