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A major perk of the Heritage Awali is the fully inclusive childcare. And as soon as we got a glimpse of the Timomo Kids’ Club, we knew we were in safe hands.

The beautiful nursery had everything we knew he would love – soft play, a paddling pool, swings, slides, painting and messy play, as well as a dimly lit air-conditioned room with full-size cots for nap time.

The wonderful nursery nurses use WhatsApp to stay in contact, so we felt even more secure leaving him in their care.

The kids’ club is open from 8.30am to 11pm, meaning free childcare for kids aged three to 11, with no booking required. Babies and toddlers up to 35 months are also cared for until 4pm.

Dropping Finn off, he was thrilled with his choice of new toys.

So we made our escape, heading straight to the Seven Colours Spa for a treatment and to chill out by the infinity pool, surrounded by lush tropical gardens.

When you’re on an all-inclusive, you can get slightly obsessed with the food. And it’s important that quality matches quantity.

Fit foodie Joe Wicks, aka the Body Coach, was recently spotted at the resort. If it’s good enough for that health guru, it definitely ticked our boxes.

There are six restaurants in total. The main one, Savana, doesn’t require booking and has a daily themed buffet.

From fresh fish, tasty curries, sushi and Italian dishes, even if we’d THE best time to visit Mauritius is from May to December, when it is sunny and there’s less rain. THE Heritage Awali provides in-room baby facilities, including a cot, baby bath and on-demand fresh purees. So no need to pack too much baby junk. MAURITIUS is a 12-hour flight away. It can get unexpected rainfall all year round, so pack waterproofs along with your shorts and sunglasses.