Food & drink prices at Solana Beach Mauritius
All food and beverage pricing at Solana Beach Mauritius is consistently reported as significantly overpriced, with particularly egregious markups on basic water and resort shop items—reviewers describe charges for essentials like drinking water as unreasonable even for a resort property.
Strong recency signal: all dated claims fall within June–July 2026, with the most severe complaints (charging for water, exorbitant markups, service failures with full charges) concentrated in the most recent reviews (June 19–July 23, 2026). No older reviews present in dataset to establish whether pricing has worsened over time, but consistency across a 1-month window suggests this is current practice, not recent deterioration.
What the reviews tell us
Basic drinking water is charged in multiple contexts: dinner service (€2.80/bottle or €0 complimentary water), at the bar, and for room bottles; supermarket prices are 8–9 times lower (20–3 MUR vs. 175 MUR for 1L), representing the most egregious markup
Restaurant dining is consistently characterized as overpriced for quantity and quality; buffet dinner €50/person and à la carte items described as 'exorbitant for very basic and minimal food' by multiple independent reviewers
Minibar and resort shop items carry 3× markups compared to outside retail; water 169 MRP vs. 50 MRP outside, KitKat bars significantly higher, suggesting deliberate resort pricing strategy
Half-board packages do not include complimentary water with meals, forcing guests to purchase bottled water even when holding meal plans, with no water included even for 'half portions'
Service failures are compounded by non-refundable full charges; guest paid full price for special dinner that did not meet dietary requirements and was not eaten
Solana Beach Mauritius demonstrates a pervasive and serious pattern of excessive food and beverage pricing across all categories. The most striking issue is the systematic charging for basic drinking water—reviewers across multiple countries report being charged for water during dinner service, at the bar, and for bottled water in rooms, with one reviewer noting a 175 MUR charge when supermarket prices are 20 MUR (nearly 9× markup). Restaurant meals are characterized as exorbitantly priced relative to quality, with dinner buffets at €50 per person and restaurant items being described as "very expensive for what is offered." Bar drinks are reported as very expensive, with wine at €5.50 per glass and water at €2.80 per bottle. The minibar and resort shop items carry extreme markups—water bottles at 169 MRP (3× outside prices) and KitKat bars at 3× supermarket cost. Additionally, specific service failures are compounded by full charges: one guest was charged full price for a special dinner despite the food not meeting dietary requirements and going uneaten. Reviewers from multiple countries (India, France, South Africa, Australia, UK) consistently flag pricing as inappropriate for the resort's category, suggesting this reflects a deliberate hotel strategy rather than localized perception.
The evidence
Representative quotes from 19 supporting reviewsThe drinks at the bar was very expensive
Je pense que pour la demi portion, il faut inclure au minimum l'eau
We ended up not eating the food and had to pay the full price for it
restaurant de l'hôtel qui est très chers pour ce qui est proposé
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