Cabins in Trou aux Biches

This is the best value for money you can find in Mauritius. If you go in winter (June-December), Grand Baye is the place to be (the rest is probably covered by clouds and under rain). No surprise properties on the beach in the area cost a ton of money. In comparison, Coconuts has a fantastic price, while lacking nothing of what the nearby hotels have to offer. You are on a private beach (super-clean, with reef accessible from the shore - just walk towards LUX and sweem in right after the little lagoon of black stones - the reef is 200 meters away, with all the corals and fish Mauritius has to offer to snorkellers). You are 8 minutes walk from a good restaurant, and 5 minutes drive from city center with plenty of shops and street food. The facility offers grill and has a kitchen, so you can just cook any meal. Unlike many other hotels I've been to which offered a kitchen, here you have salt, oil, and some spices available to use. There is a free (!) laundry service too, and the rooms are cleaned daily. Lux hotel bar with cocktails is just 1 minute walk away.

Loved the relaxed but well thought out aesthetics of this place and the location is great if you want to stay in the North without being in the super touristy spots. Lots of amenities like restaurants and a supermarket are within a few steps.