Luxury Indian Ocean No1 Édition 2014 | Page 70

Vivre le luxe At Belle Mare Plage and Le Prince Maurice, there is an unchanging and unshakeable passion for perfection and attention to detail, a desire for beauty, the enjoyment of refined decor, the pleasures of fine dining and everything that delights the eye. So a description of what this place has to offer reads like a joyful litany: the sea delighting in its affinity with the pools and ponds, the beautiful ebony or other rare timbers in the cross-beams, the joists and the trellises, the volcanic stone, the restaurant on stilts in the midst of a mangrove, reef fish fillets marinated in vetiver oil and the amazing wine cellar as if a piece of Perigord has moved to the Tropics. As we know, eternity knows neither time nor space, but it has made a place for itself here in Belle Mare Plage and the Prince Maurice and you would not be too surprised if, during a languid siesta, the trade winds were to whisper, “Would you like another spot of eternity?” “Yes!” you reply. If it is possible to perfect this sensation of intimacy with the universe even further, then we must! So as to discover the holy of holies, the jewels in the crown where that sense of eternity will be your very own to enjoy: the villas of Belle Mare Plage and Le Prince Maurice. At Le Prince Maurice, they face the sea, each with its own private pool or, in the case of three of them, on stilts above a marine nature reserve. Their vast size allows you to share the pleasures of your stay with family and friends. Like you, they will appreciate the gleaming woodwork and the cosy thatched roofs, the luxury fittings and the furniture which harks back to days gone by but includes every possible modern facility such as internet, wi-fi and satellite channels. At the Belle Mare Plage, the villas are magnificently designed, functional and spacious, and therefore ideal for families. The sitting ro