Reviews of Merlin Guest House
Saint Francois, Rodrigues Island, Mauritius
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Reviewed: 22 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewFacilities are very good, beer is cheap, decent breakfasts and excellent dinners ( really good home cooking and nicely served) good aircon and reasonable wifi,good beach walkable in 5 minutes and great footpaths along the coast in both directions..a really nice place with Merlin the owner and all the smily staff friendly, competent and helpful. We had a category 4 Cyclone which knocked out power and water for a few hours and next morning the worst I could say was breakfast was 40 minutes late and we had an omelette as well as the normal continental breakfast..a seriously good effort
No hot water in my shower but on Rodrigues really not an issue
Reviewed: 30 October 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewThe room is spacious and had a nice balcony. It is convenient that breakfast and dinner is included, and it was nice to engage with other guests during meals. Colin makes a great rum punch too :+). He can easily arrange transport if needed. The location close to the beaches and coastal walks is great!
The water pressure in the shower was very low, but it wasn't really a problem for us.
Reviewed: 15 October 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewExcellent place to stay
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Reviewed: 4 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewThe Guesthouse is in a beautiful location, just a five minute walk to Saint Francois Beach. There are hiking trails to nearby beaches that you can only access by walking.
Reviewed: 1 May 2024 · Stayed in April 2024
Verified reviewVery friendly feeling, absolutely delicious dinners
Reviewed: 26 November 2023 · Stayed in November 2023
Verified reviewclean accommodation, good dinners, close access to beautiful beaches
there was no possibility of cooking in the smaller studio, we didn't even have a kettle at our disposal, as stated in the description
Reviewed: 25 August 2023 · Stayed in August 2023
Verified reviewEmilien was so accomodating and kind! We are vegetarians and he prepared meals just for us. He also organized day trips for everyone. Emilien also creates an environment where everyone talks and laughs together. Plus the location cant be beaten. Youre just minutes from the trou d'argente. It is really a special place.
Reviewed: 15 June 2023 · Stayed in May 2023
Verified reviewVery friendly atmosphere, I enjoyed sharing the meals with other guests. Homemade food was tasty. The place Is close to some of the most beautiful beaches of the Island. Wi-Fi was good enough.
The rooster crows well before dawn sometimes....
Reviewed: 30 May 2023 · Stayed in May 2023
Verified reviewClean, comfortable and delicious food.
Reviewed: 3 February 2023 · Stayed in February 2023
Verified reviewvery very nice guesthouse in a perfect location. at first we had some misunderstandings because of language difficulties :) but the people are very nice and helpful, the food is amazing and the room very nice and comfortable. I would definitely come again and stay longer next time
Reviewed: 23 January 2023 · Stayed in January 2023
Verified reviewBreakfast was great
Reviewed: 19 January 2023 · Stayed in January 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 19 January 2023 · Stayed in January 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 17 January 2023 · Stayed in January 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 28 November 2022 · Stayed in November 2022
Verified reviewSmall scale, pleasant. the half board was very good. 5 min walk to a great beach. helpful personell.
didn’t like the roosters at 1 & 4 a.m.
Reviewed: 23 November 2022 · Stayed in November 2022
Verified reviewReviewed: 4 October 2022 · Stayed in October 2022
Verified reviewOur stay at Merlin Guest House for four nights was a real delight. It is situated at the east end of Rodrigues and was easy to find in our rental car (about 40 mins from the airport). There is a car park across the road, which meant the car was out of the way of traffic). The room was spacious with a balcony (from which, one morning, i spotted a Rodrigues Warbler) and the bed was comfortable. The real highlight of our stay was the food that was served. There is no menu and just one communal table. All the food is home cooked and excellent (we never had the same dinner twice) using fresh local produce is used (fresh caught fish for example). Eating with other guests is a great experience (even if our poor French meant for the most part we couldn't always contribute). Breakfast was hearty and again used fresh produce - it really set us up for the day! The Guest House is a few minutes from a lovely beach and, by walking a bit further you can reach secluded little bays that are stunning. Colin arranged a trip to Ile Catherine and Ile aux Coco for us and a couple of other guests, which was a real highlight of our stay. The room was very thoroughly cleaned everyday and all the staff were cheerful and friendly. All in all we could not have experienced a better stay and hopefully one day will be able to return.
Nothing to do with the hotel (this is our fault), but not being French speakers was a slight hinderence as English is not as commonly spoken on Rodrigues (compared with Mauritius). The other guests were all French (mostly visiting from Reunion), but we still enjoyed the communal meals and really appreciated the efforts that everyone made to include us in conversation as much as possible. Otherwise everything was excellent