Wednesday, September 2, 2026

  1. A red British phone booth on a Mauritian peninsula, plastered with an E.T. "Phone Home" sign and wired for free international calls, tells you this resort has a sense of humor about itself. LUX Grand Gaube sits on a secluded north-coast peninsula beside a fishing village, with two white-sand beaches, three pools, a spa, and interiors by Kelly Hoppen. Forbes Four Star. The vibe is retro-tropical, the lagoon is genuinely topaz.

    One honor, in evidence:

    The record strongest first

    One number, weighted & current 86

    How we score

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Eat Score

The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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    Drink Score

    The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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      Stay Score

      The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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        Do Score

        The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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          Best Place Score

          The Best Place Score rates the area around a point, not any one place. It runs on the scored places nearby: more good stuff within reach, higher score. If it looks low, we probably haven't found enough critics out here yet.