Le Cardinal Exclusive Resort

Just spent a week at this wonderful hotel in a beautiful location overlooking the ocean. Where to start, words cannot express the professionalism and kindness of all the team. The highlight was the incredible food and service. Their ethos is that everyone who works at the hotel is a small family and they certainly make you feel part of that family. Also a mention to the spa team. The treatments and spa facilities were excellent and very good value. A massive thank you to everyone, hope to the you all again one day.

Another fantastic stay in this hotel. A quiet and exclusive resort hotel with a great beachfront location. The hotel being small has a very close knit staff who are very good at their jobs and have a great attitude. We were All Inclusive so some of the food and drink options will be different depending on your own option. Rooms are spacious and always clean. We had no issues for the three weeks we stayed there and had a turn down service every night. Mini bar is chargeable, but you can take the occasional drink to your room. All the rooms are beach facing. The food is Al La Carte. No buffet at all, but the menu is varied with a “Specials menu” each day for 14 days, before the choice returns. The standard menu has a nice choice and there are chargeable items on all of the menus, but we had no charges and were happy with all the choice at Breakfast, Lunch and Evening meal. All of which were well cooked and eaten in a relaxed atmosphere. Dress code was refreshingly good with men having to wear long trousers and a shirt/sleeved polo shirt/sleeved T shirt. And it was enforced with no complaints. If you are all inclusive the Casuarina directly across the road allows AI guests to enjoy the facilities including meals and drinks. The Casuarina is an entirely different vibe with night time activities so if you do feel the need for entertainment it’s somewhere else to go. The only criticism I had about food and drink is the Tiki bar at Le Cardinal was not always manned and you either had a wait or go and find someone to deal with your order. The beach was clean and tidy, very quiet and directly in front of the hotel the sunbeds/Palapas were for guests only. Security dealt with any issues promptly. Also there is a decent sized safe swimming area with an area that has some interest for snorkellers. A lot of watercraft traffic is outside the area so if you are snorkelling outside the area a personal buoy is a very good idea. A few beach sellers, but there are quite happy with a no Thank you and not pushy at all. In fact we ended up chatting to them without actually being asked to buy anything towards the end of the holiday There is a small pool, but this was also a nice place to retire to to cool down towards the end of the afternoon and set in the gardens which are well cultivated gives it a good quiet vibe as well. It would be unfair to single out any staff, but Danny and Vikash were my top two, but everyone else was also helpful and attentive. All in all a great holiday with very little to fault.

What a fantastic hotel with amazing staff and great food. The rooms are spacious and very comfortable and not more than a minutes stroll from the beach. A massive thanks to Daniel, Dinno, Axel, Simi (apologies to those I haven’t mentioned) and of course Shiva for making our holiday extra special.

What a holiday we just had at this wonderful hotel. The staff where amazing could not do enough for you . Food was awesome. The outside facilities on the beach where outstanding and with the use off the facilities off its sister hotel across the road just made the holiday perfect.

Great location, only a few steps to a perfect beach setting. Rooms and all sea facing, perfect for sun set views. Restaurant and bar close to all amenities. We were All Inclusive and found all the drinks and cocktails of a high standard, we like our wine and found the three options more than reasonable, local beer was good too. Meals are al a carte, no buffets, all ordered and served at your table. We thought the food was excellent and there was always a wide range of options to choose from.Shiva and Shahil and the staff team were professional and friendly throughout.