“We have launched the ‘Come Alive Collection’, to showcase the unique offering of each resort”

Joelle Edwards-Tonks, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Sunlife

Formerly known as Sun Resorts, Sunlife has recently undergone a total rebrand. We own four luxury resorts in Mauritius; five-star Sugar Beach, five-star Long Beach, four-star La Pirogue, and four-star Ambre, plus private island Ile aux Cerfs, home to Ile aux Cerfs Golf Club.

Recently renovated Sugar Beach has sea and gardenfacing rooms, offering views of the lagoon, the coconut groves and the sandy beach. While Long Beach is located on the longest, widest stretch of white-sand coastline in Mauritius. Both are our flagship properties.

As part of Sunlife’s recent transformation, we have launched the ‘Come Alive Collection’, which identifies the unique offering of each resort. For example at Long Beach, ‘Swing and Drift’ encourages guests to relax in hammocks while enjoying a massage.

At Sugar Beach, experiences like ‘L’Atelier des Sens’, a perfume making workshop, and ‘Putting on the Ritz’ bring glamour to the holiday experience with makeovers, gown hire and ballroom dancing classes.

Sustainability initiatives

Sunlife encourage guests to immerse themselves in ecoinspired fun including mangrove plantations, eco-kids’ clubs and zero carbon water activities to name a few.

Long Beach has its own coral farming programme which encourages rapid growth of new coral, with healing happening 25-40 times faster. Since its creation over 2,000 coral fragments have been planted.

The resort also offers a twice-weekly Endemic Nature Trail led by the in-house biologist, with each guest planting a tree as part of the rewilding project.

At private island Ile Aux Cerfs, our bubble lodges have been created to have a minimal impact on the environment and require very little energy.

Sunlife has its own Chef’s Garden and is also teaching the local community how to harvest seasonal ingredients using sustainable agriculture.

Something for everyone

Sunlife has curated experiences to cater for the whole family. Long Beach offers kids and teen club, Waves, with arts and crafts, beach barbecues around the campfire and even DJ classes. The grown-ups can enjoy a separate adults-only infinity pool with private cabanas and our spa. A sunrise kayak spotting coral and fish in the lagoon is a must for all ages.

Sugar Beach’s Sunlife Kids Club offers daily activities including treasure hunts, arts and crafts and water sports. Teenagers have The Sunlife Generation Lounge with arcade games, pool tables and ping pong alongside special events such as pizza parties and DJ nights.

Private island Ile aux Cerfs can only be reached by boat or helicopter, and is home to the luxury bubble lodges where guests can spend the night. Keen golfers will love the resort’s golf course designed by two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer.