Choosing the right resort for your island holiday can feel overwhelming, especially when every website and every hotel promises paradise.
With The Holiday Factory’s Premium Collection, we aim to make that decision a little bit easier. We’ve spent years travelling, visiting resorts in all the top Indian Ocean island destinations, building relationships with hoteliers and listening to feedback from thousands of South African travellers. We know which hotels consistently deliver incredible experiences, have learned what truly sets the best resorts apart, and formulated a list of the places we recommend without hesitation.
This is our Premium Collection.
The Premium Collection represents the very best properties within The Holiday Factory portfolio, and we don’t just mean the most expensive or luxurious. These are resorts that have earned our highest endorsement because they consistently deliver extraordinary holidays through exceptional service, world-class facilities, unforgettable experiences and outstanding reviews from actual people.
When you see the Premium Collection badge, you know you’re choosing one of the finest resorts in Mauritius or the Maldives, selected by a team who genuinely knows these properties inside and out.
How we choose these luxury beach resorts
Having five stars isn’t enough to earn a place in our Premium Collection. These are the places we’d confidently recommend to our own friends and family.
Before a resort becomes part of our Premium Collection, we visit it ourselves. We look at the quality of the accommodation and facilities, the standard of service, feedback from previous guests, the dining experience, the location, and the little details that make a holiday memorable.
Many of our Premium Collection resorts are also long-standing partners of The Holiday Factory, allowing us to offer added benefits you won’t find elsewhere.
A perfect example is Heritage Resorts in Mauritius, where The Holiday Factory proudly serves as the official South African sales office. This close relationship means our team knows Heritage Awali Golf & Spa Resort, Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Wellness Resort, and the luxurious Heritage The Villas better than anyone in South Africa. From choosing the right room category to arranging special occasions and recommending the perfect experiences, our knowledge helps create a smoother, more personalised holiday while these partnerships also allow us to secure exclusive offers and availability.
More exceptional resorts in Mauritius
Mauritius is home to some of the Indian Ocean’s most celebrated resorts, and several proudly carry our Premium Collection endorsement.
The elegant St. Regis Le Morne Resort combines timeless luxury with one of the island’s most spectacular beachfront settings. Its lagoon offers a calm setting for a range of watersports with some of the world’s best kitesurfing and windsurfing also right on its doorstep. For those seeking a sophisticated beachfront stay it is one of the best as are its sister resorts of The Westin Turtle Bay Resort & Spa and Le Méridien Ile Maurice which impress with their exceptional facilities including stunning adults-only sections, impressive dining options and fantastic kids clubs.
Our Premium Collection also offers some really fabulous locally owned Mauritian properties. The Veranda resorts of Veranda Grand Baie, Veranda Pointe aux Biches, Veranda Paul & Virginie, Veranda Palmar Beach Hotel, and Veranda Tamarin Hotel each offer their own distinctive character with authentic Mauritian hospitality and surprisingly affordable prices, offering some of the best value for money in Mauritius.
Discover the best of the Maldives
The Maldives is renowned for its exceptional hotels, but even among hundreds of island resorts, some truly stand apart.
Stylish resorts such as Kandima Maldives combine contemporary design with endless activities while somewhere like Nova Maldives combines luxury experiences with great wellness offerings and spectacular marine life, perfect for honeymooners. The acclaimed Cocoon Maldives, adults-only You & Me by Cocoon, vibrant Joy Island, and luxurious Cora Cora Maldives also each offer their own version of island paradise. And those looking for one of the best all-inclusive resorts in the Maldives need look no further than Heritance Aarah whose premium offering is one of the most comprehensive all-inclusive options in the Maldives.
Why the Premium Collection badge matters
Every resort carrying the Premium Collection badge has been personally selected by us, and a holiday to any of these properties is backed by our exclusive partnerships and years of product knowledge. That means we have some special tricks up our sleeves to make your holiday extra special!
Because when you choose a Premium Collection resort, you know you’re choosing one of The Holiday Factory’s best.