Colonial Residence
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Eureka House
Eureka House, known locally as 'Maison Eureka' or 'La Maison des 109 Portes' (The House of 109 Doors), is a grand 19th-century Creole colonial mansion situated along the Moka River in central Mauritius. Built in 1830 and famously acquired by the prominent Le Clézio family in 1856, this sprawling timber residence features an astonishing 109 doors and wraps around a lush tropical garden facing the Ory waterfalls. Renowned as one of the largest wooden houses in the Indian Ocean, Eureka is equally famous for its eerie supernatural legacy. Guests and caretakers frequently experience disembodied piano music, self-opening doors, cold drafts in windowless corridors, and sightings of 19th-century specters wandering its endless verandas.