Shangri-La Le Touessrok Resort & Spa ranks #41 on our 2026 list of the best anniversary hotels in the world. The case below explains why — the hotel itself, what it does specifically for milestone celebrations, and the alternatives we measured it against.
“On Trou d'Eau Douce coast — 200 rooms with private island access.”
The hotel itself
A 200-room Shangri-La on a private peninsula at Trou d'Eau Douce — Shangri-La acquisition March 2015, comprehensive renovation reopened October 2015 — with three private islands (including Île aux Cerfs and Îlot Mangénie) and the Bernardo Trattoria.
"Originally Sun Resorts' 1973 flagship, acquired by Shangri-La in 2015 and rebranded after a $25M renovation. Three private islands — including Île aux Cerfs (the most-visited Mauritius beach) and the Adults-Only Îlot Mangénie. The unambiguous Mauritius family-resort booking with the most amenity programme of any property."
Le Touessrok originally opened in 1973 as the flagship resort of the Mauritius-based Sun Resorts group on a private peninsula at Trou d'Eau Douce on the eastern coast. The Shangri-La group acquired the property and the operating contract in March 2015 — a deal that included rights to the offshore Île aux Cerfs (the 100-hectare island offshore that contains the Bernhard Langer-designed 18-hole championship golf course) and the smaller Îlot Mangénie (the 4-hectare adjacent island that the property has converted to an Adults-Only beach club). The comprehensive $25 million renovation between April and October 2015 reopened the property as Shangri-La Le Touessrok on 1 October 2015 with the current room inventory and Shangri-La service register intact.
Why it works for an anniversary
An anniversary on an island is a different geometry. The flight is long, the hotel is the entire trip, and the celebration is private rather than public. Properties that succeed at this format build the dinner setup on the beach, the in-villa breakfast, the suite category that becomes the trip's photograph. The best island anniversary hotels do not need a city outside.
Shangri-La is the Hong Kong-listed Asian luxury group founded by Robert Kuok in 1971. For anniversaries Shangri-La is the regional alternative to Mandarin Oriental: equally Asian in service philosophy, a touch more exuberant, often better-priced. The flagships in Bangkok, Hong Kong, the Bosphorus, and Le Touessrok in Mauritius are the anniversary-suited properties.
The 200 rooms — including 11 named Beach Suites and 1 Frangipani Villa — divide between the principal three accommodation wings (the Frangipani, Hibiscus, and Coral wings) plus the Frangipani Villa as the standalone milestone unit at 380 sqm with three bedrooms and a private 12-metre pool. Standard categories at 50 sqm are larger than the Mauritius five-star average. Bathrooms are travertine; bath products are Acca Kappa.
The dining programme runs five restaurants. The Republik Beach Club & Grill is the principal Mediterranean register; Bernardo Trattoria is the Italian (the most-decorated of the on-property kitchens); Le Bazar is the multi-cuisine all-day; Kushi is the Japanese-Korean; Safran is the Indian-tasting register. The Île aux Cerfs Pavillon — the property's signature offshore-island dining experience — operates daily on the offshore island with the Bernhard Langer golf course as the backdrop. The CHI Spa runs eight treatment rooms with Shangri-La's signature traditional-Asian programme; the indoor 18-metre lap pool sits in the spa pavilion. The five outdoor pools (the family pool, the adults-only, the lagoon-edge, the Frangipani Villa private pool, the Îlot Mangénie beach pool), the Bernhard Langer golf course on Île aux Cerfs (accessible by complimentary in-house boat), and the Adults-Only Îlot Mangénie beach club complete the operational programme.
Where it ranks against rivals
For a 2026 milestone anniversary at this level, the most direct comparisons are Park Hyatt Vienna in Vienna (#40 on this list), Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong in Hong Kong (#42 on this list), The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch in Beaver Creek (#39 on this list). Shangri-La Le Touessrok Resort & Spa earns the higher rank for one or two specific reasons covered in the verdict above. The other properties are not lesser hotels — in some cases the answer for your particular celebration is the runner-up. The city-specific page below has the full local ranking.
Practical: getting in
Address: Mauritius. Anniversary-suited categories — the upgraded suites, the rooms with the morning view — book six to twelve months ahead. The full review at the hotel page has current rates, the room categories worth paying up for, and the dining and spa programmes worth booking pre-arrival. Use our anniversary occasion page for the broader context, or the Mauritius city guide for what else to do while you’re there.