Grand Bay is the tourist Mecca of the island. Once a tiny and insignificant sugar cane port with a rather warm and stable climate, this tourist centre offers a bustling day life with banks, shops, restaurants, beach activities and supermarkets whereas at night anything under the moon can be found to make one’s island experience thrilling. Bars, great food, live music, and exotic dancers add to a sizzling atmosphere. Places to try: Sunset Boulevard Shopping Centre, Banana Cafe, Le Capitaine Restaurant, La Langouste Grisée, Don Camillo Restaurant, Les Enfants Terrible Disco Bar, Buddha Bar, Zanzibar, Surya Spa.
Hotels: the Royal Palm, Veranda,
Unfortunately, as happens to so many famous beach destinations, Grand Bay has lost much of its original charm and become quite expensive not only for tourists but also for the local people themselves.