Ambre Hotel

We spent the weekend after my birthday at the Ambre Hotel in Belle Mare in the East of the island.
It was a ( I have to say) that on the whole it was a very good experience.
we had, previously stayed at the Plantation Hotel which is part of the same group about 2 years ago ; and it was such a bad experience that from then on we never stayed anywhere but Beachcomber hotels.
Here at Ambre it was a completely different experience.
Now there were some reservations... staying at Ambre one sees that the hotel is in some need of renovation... little things like a bath tub in Prestige rooms rather than Jacuzzis , cement tiled pathways rather than more modern cut stone look are clues that the hotel would benefit from re-looking . But the hotel is well maintained, and clean with no security issues.
The only complain I had was the price of the drinks... it cost me 500 Rupees Mtian for a JD and coke!!!!! which is very steep if you consider that had i known; i could have brought a bottle at the price of 2 shots!!!!
At Ambre all drinks are charged in Euros , and at hotel exchange rates.
My advice would be to pop down the closest supermarket and buy drinks there, and stick em in the mini bar.
I did complain of the drink prices and the manager promptly acted and charged at a more reasonable Rupee price.
But.... that's it.... no other negatives... AT ALL.
The service was warm, and friendly. for example Jen planned a surprise birthday cake for me and the surprise was almost spoilt by ALL the staff wishing me Happy Birthday everywhere I went ... how did they know who i was???
The rooms were cleaned and tidied promptly , which for us is one of those things that we love about hotels... that you can get dressed and and make a mess but when you come back from diner .. the bed is made, your clothes are folded and placed in the wardrobe....
We stayed 1/2 board and Ate predominantly from the main restaurant.
Breakfast and dinner were both buffet affairs will a very wide range of fare. Ranging from Indian, to Chinese, to Italian, to Brit .
I Would recommend Ambre to anyone wanting a family friendly hotel at a reasonable price.
Just buy your drinks in advance...
Click HERE for pictures from our stay.

PIC finaly for ya's

And that's when I came across this baby...this Harmon Kardon Baby is the bomb!!!

I did a bit of research on the net and the link to iLounge offers a good idea of the system.
there are other systems with more features , even much less expensive...But i think the design AND the sound quality really sets it apart.
I've currently got 'Bombay' by Timbo bussin out and the depth of Field is amazing and with out any distortion... absolutely...
anyway given that the iphone belongs to Jen, logic implies that this system does too...
anyhow i reckon it'll look great on the kitchen top in the new house.
So all this leaves me with one issue......what am i gonna buy myself for my birthday???....

NEW TOY

Do you remember Those???
In fact I'm sure I've still got some old mix tapes somewhere under the bed...
Or how about those compilation tapes that peeps used to do ? I remember doing one that took something like 8 hours , choosing each tune one by one... and in those days it wasn't just a case of 'drag and drop' nah man.... you had to play each one off of vinyl.... those were the days.
Moving on; I recently managed to pick up an iPhone from the states. And had originally brought it for Jen as her birthday pressie ( even though i use it more :-) )
BUT having brought it , and having loaded it with my pretty large collection of mp3's I needed a good set of speakers ...

Return of the Space Cowboy

Hi everyone, well finally managed to get internet connection here.
As a result of moving from Quatre Bornes (the 'real' capital of Mauritius) to the more ascetic though rural part of mauritius , we lost access to decent Internet access. But FINALLY technology has caught up with us.....and one of the local ISP Emtel has recently started to offer the WiMax service.( see god does listen to prayers.... eventually.....) Trust me; I was first at the door with cheque book in hand....
Obviously sooo much has happened since the last post about 1 year ago... Jen changed Job, she's now with the Mtian Inland Revenue- so fun eh.... (be careful what comments you may leave....:)
And while she's busy taxing you , I'm now even busier trying to get you into debt... we have finally began the construction of our 'dream house' also in the North which is A very interesting process- so much so I'm considering weather to create an additional Blog to share the process......
Nyeshka is growing up at a tremendous rate, and my friends who have young children I'm sure would vouch for me on this, that its; not the rate of their growth that is worrying rather; its the rate at which WE are getting old which is rather frightening. anyhow take this as a note that NY World is back!!!! Expect to see some exciting changes to look and content as I become IT Savvy again....