Constance Prince Maurice

What the classifiers highlight

Named for a 17th-century Dutch prince tied to the region's spice trade, this resort spreads across 150 acres of gardens and mangroves on Mauritius's northeast coast, its overwater villas set on stilts. Forbes points to Le Barachois, the country's only floating seafood restaurant, and two oceanfront golf courses, rare on the island, plus a Sisley Paris partnership at Constance Spa.