This trendy tropical island hotel is hipper than ever thanks to a stunning £50 million renovation. The Mail checks in and discovers it's got the cool factor too - thanks to an incredible new 'snow room'
Le Méridien Ile Maurice has Mauritius' first – and only – snow room The resort has undergone a £50 million facelift, with 261 newly designed rooms and suites. READ MORE: England's best and worst motorways and A roads ranked
It was definitely not on the list of things to do when I landed in Mauritius …but after a lazy morning cooking on the deckchair at Le Méridien Île Maurice, there was only one thing to do: a ten-minute blast in the island's first and only snow cabin!
And the unusual new addition to Explore Spa certainly did not disappoint. Yes, it was a chilling shock to the system – but a welcome shock that I braved much longer than my wife, who found herself in the heat in less than a minute.
Hot-cold therapy has many health benefits, including improved joint and muscle function, blood circulation and the immune system.
But I was glad I did it just to escape the scorching heat.
![Les five- The star Le Méridien Ile Maurice has undergone a £50 million renovation]( https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/13/14/75214079-12495853-The_five_star_Le_Meridien_Ile_Maurice_has_undergone_a_50m_refurb-a-6_1694611375217.jpg)
![Le Méridien Ile Maurice is located along a kilometer of beach in Pointe aux Piments, on the northwest coast of Mauritius](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/ 1s/2023/09/13 /14/75214111-12495853-Le_Meridien_Ile_Maurice_is_positioned_along_a_kilometer_of_beach-a-8_1694611399900.jpg)
![This trendy tropical island hotel is hipper than ever thanks to a stunning £50 million renovation. The Mail checks in and discovers it's got the cool factor too - thanks to an incredible new 'snow room'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/13/11/75214079-0-image-a-4_1694599516680.jpg?#)
It was definitely not on the list of things to do when I landed in Mauritius …but after a lazy morning cooking on the deckchair at Le Méridien Île Maurice, there was only one thing to do: a ten-minute blast in the island's first and only snow cabin!
And the unusual new addition to Explore Spa certainly did not disappoint. Yes, it was a chilling shock to the system – but a welcome shock that I braved much longer than my wife, who found herself in the heat in less than a minute.
Hot-cold therapy has many health benefits, including improved joint and muscle function, blood circulation and the immune system.
But I was glad I did it just to escape the scorching heat.
![Les five- The star Le Méridien Ile Maurice has undergone a £50 million renovation]( https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/13/14/75214079-12495853-The_five_star_Le_Meridien_Ile_Maurice_has_undergone_a_50m_refurb-a-6_1694611375217.jpg)
![Le Méridien Ile Maurice is located along a kilometer of beach in Pointe aux Piments, on the northwest coast of Mauritius](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/ 1s/2023/09/13 /14/75214111-12495853-Le_Meridien_Ile_Maurice_is_positioned_along_a_kilometer_of_beach-a-8_1694611399900.jpg)
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