Le Surmer (La Digue)

Le Surmer is situated in very good location. Chalets are spacious and very clean. We did not use much of a restaurant on site but when we did food was fresh and they got a very good chef. One of the main advantages was that units are just across the road from private beach, though it is not good for swimming - very shallow. Also when we were leaving they started construction of the large restaurant there so I am not sure how good it is now. The downside is that the facilities in chalets are quite outdated and not in good condition: the oven seal in our unit was broken as was the trigger for overhead fan. The A/C worked fine though. the staff is excellent - very friendly and helpful, especially Junia. And as I mentioned they got a very good chef. At the end of our stay they treated us with farewell dinner and he made fantastic grilled fish - the best we ate in Seyshells.

Buisson Guest House (La Digue)

Great value for money with lovely host Doris and her husband Charles. I was so lucky that I chose this guesthouse, very clean, good breakfast, beautiful garden.

Cocotier Du Rocher Self Catering Apartments (La Digue)

Staff was super nice. The place is great, it's at the border of becoming a tiny bit dated but mostly in style and in terms of comfort there's not much to complain about and it was an awesome place to stay, other than it perhaps being a good idea to add a few more kitchen appliances (cutting board, decent knife, some herbs or oil, coffee). Then again, I think if you ask for it they bring it so overall the stay was really good. Stephan and his colleagues are super nice and help you with whatever you need.

Villa de Cerf (Cerf Island)

This is a charming 4 bedroom house on the beach facing Mahe. The island had no power for 2 days , but this did not spoil our time at the Villa. The downside was that the owners went on holiday at the same time. The staff who remained were excellent Half-board is a necessity as there are no shops or restaurants on the island. The food was home cooking and was good. We would recommend 2 or 3 days maximum on the island. We kayaked every day and there are secluded beaches and snorkel spots. I think the owners could be more flexible with the transfer from Eden Jetty to the Villa. It is only 5 minutes in the boat but we had to wait almost 2 hours before we were collected on the 10am boat.

Acajou Beach Resort (Praslin)

Very good resort at the less busy end of Cote D'Or beach. Room was excellent and well maintained. Buffet breakfast was very good and the staff were very good also. Free water in the fridge each day was welcomed A 20 minute taxi ride to the fantastic Anse Lazio beach

Patatran Village Hotel (La Digue)

Patatran has an amazing position overlooking the sea at the northern end of La Digue opposite the best snorkelling beach on the island. Our room had an excellent view over the beach and sea. The hotel main areas are charming and traditional. I think the hotel and it's grounds need to be improved as they look scruffy and a little rough around the edges. (eg sun beds around the pool , the cabanas should be refurbished). However the restaurant staff are excellent , especially Sanjay ( who is the manager?) and Kylar who served us everyday. The food was very good both at breakfast and the 4 course evening dinner.

STORY Seychelles (Mahé)

Amazing hotel as you would expect from a 5-star. Room was beautiful overlooking the pool and beach. Very attentive staff. Breakfast buffet was very good and the whole vibe is very chilled. Lovely beach and pool area. The gardens are immaculately maintained. A short walk to restaurants along the beach. We only stayed for 2 nights at the end of our holiday and we would have liked to have stayed a little longer

Bliss Hotel (Mahé)

Le Bliss est de très bon rapport qualité-prix. Les chambres et les terrasses sont très belles. La plage magnifique et les coucher de soleil incroyables!

Pineapple Beach Villas (Mahé)

La villa familiale du Pinneaple est incroyable!! Spacieuse, décorée avec goût et avec un accès plage paradisiaque! Une très belle expérience en famille (prévoir 1 voiture) Je recommande cette endroit

La Diguoise (La Digue)

La Digoise borders directly to Veuve nature reserve. With its large tropical garden and relatively small scale, the set-up is spacious and gives a relaxed atmosphere. The owner - Elodie - and her staff are very friendly and helpful. We also had dinner a couple of times at La Digoise, which was delicious local food. The room we stayed in was large, clean and comfortable. No 5-star luxury, but an absolutely beautiful guesthouse, worth every Seychellois Rupee!

Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa (Silhouette Island)

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! Really nothing to comment and absolutely 5-star luxury and service in a stunning location.

Bliss Hotel (Mahé)

Very nice location, large family room right above the beach. Very friendly staff. Beautiful decorations provide a nice local touch compared to the ‚sanitised‘ feel of the international brands that look the same everywhere in the world.

Hotel Cote D'Or Lodge (Praslin)

Nice hotel and friendly staff.

Raffles Seychelles (Praslin)

Raffles is the best hotel we've ever stayed in, and we traveled quite a bit! The villas are spotlessly clean and luxury, and the view from the villa is out of this world. The staffs are extremely helpful and friendly too. The food is also super authentic and delicious. Highly recommend!

Le Domaine de L'Orangeraie (La Digue)

Le Domaine is truly special and unique! We feel really integrated with nature by staying in Villa de Charme, and I love the infinity pool at the hotel!

Savoy Resort & Spa (Mahé)

Savoy Resort is modern and spacious, and situated at one of the best beaches in Mahe! The staffs went above and beyond and made our honeymoon very special.

La Residence (Mahé)

Very nice room with a nice view and all amenities you need.

La Modestie Villa (Praslin)

Great place, even better with the breakfast. Very lovely staff.

La Source Self Catering (La Digue)

I think they charged too much for the taxes. At all the other places we stayed we paid 25 rupees per night per person and they charged 50 rupees even though that amount is only charged for hotels with more than 50 rooms with is definitely not the case. Other than that it was overall good.

Effie's Mountain View Villas (Mahé)

It’s not far from the airport but not a good location at all. Didn’t feel comfortable. Nothing to do around. I would have rather stayed at a place further from the airport but with a nicer surrounding.

Le Surmer (La Digue)

Very good accommodation! The reception and staff are very kind and helpfull. The selfcatering has big bedrooms , bathrooms and the kitchen has enough equipments. We got daily cleaningservice of our rooms. The breakfast was very good, fresh fruits, eggs and pancakes. The accommodation is by minutes walk from National Union Estate park, Helipad, St. Mary's Hospital and opposite the road of Le Surmer you enter the beach. I am very curious when the swimmingpool and new restaurant will be open in a few months. We didn't have any disturbance about the construction works going on.

Villas de Jardin (Mahé)

A hidden gem on Port Glaud! the road to the accommodation is very steep, but what a stunning view. It makes all worth it. The accommodation is more a big house with a very big terras, you can look over the ocean. And watch the stars at night. The kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms are from high quality. The reception staff is friendly and they have little puppies and tortois farm. The accommodation is a bit further away from the touristic side but when you have a car you can easily ride to the nearest beaches, Port Glaud, Port Launay, Anse Beoliere, Anse Soleil, and the waterfalls Sauzier just 1,3 km.

Cote D'Or Chalets (Praslin)

Sadly we did not stay in these lovely garden bungalows. It seems that this part of the Cote D'Or Chalets has been sold. So we were accommodated in an apartment block on the first floor. This was not ideal with a baby. The apartments were clean and comfortable, but not quite what we had in mind when booking. The view was of the tennis court of the resort next door, and every evening they switched on a very bright light which shone into the apartments. I do understand that this is not your fault at all, however I would suggest that you contact them to find out exactly what is going on.

Raffles Seychelles (Praslin)

Everything was perfect from A to Z!

Le Domaine de L'Orangeraie (La Digue)

Room was good but food wasn’t. Service was nice and helpful.

STORY Seychelles (Mahé)

Service was not up our expectations, room was good and restaurants were great.

Bird Island Seychelles (Bird Island)

This was an exceptional place , we were blown away by the beauty of this island , the staff were lovely , the accommodation just how we like it , I would visit again and again

Le Surmer (La Digue)

This was a lovely stay , La Digue such a laid back and relaxed place , our hike on the southern side to Anse Caiman was the highlight .

The Palm Seychelles (Mahé)

This was a really beautiful apartment, just sorry we only had one night on Mahé , so much on this island that we must still do !

Le Vasseur La Buse Eco Resort (Praslin)

Amazing hotel with so much wildlife around including geckos, lizards, fruit bats, crabs, mudskippers and stingrays! Staff were really friendly and helpful. Wifi only available in public areas of the hotel. Quite a remote location so ideally need a rental car to explore the island and get around (recommend Pristine Cars!)

Fleur de Lys (La Digue)

Clean, well equipped self-catering apartment with wifi and bike rental available onsite.

STORY Seychelles (Mahé)

Amazing hotel, great service and delicious breakfast!

Castello Beach Hotel (Praslin)

Very, very nice location directly on the ocean, with beautifull sunsets!! Very friendly, helpful staf and housekeeping. Very clean rooms and beds every day. Very nice and clean swimmingpool, with towels. Very good breakfast (with the birds pecking the croissants)and dinners too. Communication with Creole (for transfers)was top. Nice to know: there is a supermarket on the other site of the street. Don’t forget to go to Anse Georgette, you have to walk a bit, but it is more than worth for an amazing sunsetexperience.

Casa de Leela & CocoLux Luxury Apartments (La Digue)

Casa de Leela was top for us as a family. Self catering was no problem at all with enough supermarkets and takeaways and a full kitchen to use. The staff and housekeeping were very friendly and helpful. The “Casa” was very clean. The swimmingpool was a few steps away, so we used this very nice and very clean spot a lot. We enjoyed using the bikes (they were allready to go for us at the Casa) for transport on this “don’t worry, be happy” island. The staff recommended the kayak experiance and indeed go for it. The transfers with Creole were correctly and top again!

Valmer Resort (Mahé)

There is only one minus on this amazing location: the stairs to go to the swimmingpool and the breakfast/dinnerspot., but we managed to come here at a slow space! There was a warm reception with Debra and her drinks for welcome. Dominique brought us with his golf cart to our familyhouse. What a nice, clean, big house (with even a bath in it ) between palmtrees. The staff and housekeeping are very friendly and helpful. There even was champagne and a nice decoration on our bed on our 50th weddinganniversaryday!! Nice surprise!! On the other side of the street is the ocean with very nice beaches. We even could stay in our “house” up untill 16.00hours leaving time (nice surprise too).

Mazu (La Digue)

We could not recommend Mazu enough to anyone who is thinking of booking. From the moment were arrived and were greeted by Rita and Cecile we enjoyed every minute of our stay. Phillip, Cecile and Rita made us feel so welcome it was like home from home for the 4 nights we stayed. Our room was spotless, well designed living room and kitchen, bedroom and huge bathroom, loved the shower sooo much. Fresh drinking water everyday and if you didn't have something you just had to ask and it would appear. Breakfast was a delight, I have some dietary requirements which were meet without any fuss or bother, if I asked for something it would appear. We hired bikes too which was great as they were there ready for us to use when we arrived, Phillip knows everyone so if you need anything booked he can arrange for you as can Rita who was always on-hand with a friendly "Bonjour". Phillip is also any an amazing chef, on request and along with another couple staying, he prepared the evening buffets we had during our stay, with fresh fish and huge prawns, vegetables, salads and so much more. We honestly didn't want to leave and do hope we can return in the near future. Thank you all for your kindness and hospitality, we really did have the best time staying at Mazu....

Villa Aya (Praslin)

We loved it. Stayed in the Pond view villa. Looked as the pictures. Even got a washing machine. It was absolutely clean and tidy. The services was great, the owners and staff made us feel right at home. The pool was really nice and we would always go there again. Many thanks.

Pension Citadelle (La Digue)

We loved it. We had booked the downstairs apartment, but due to a cancellation the upper apartment was empty and we were allowed to move up. The upstairs apartment was even nicer, as it has a great view from the balcony. Talma was really nice. Sometimes she came over and asked if everything was okay, her visits were always welcome and never intruding. We felt right at home. Also on our arrival she organized bikes for us (weren't the newest ones... but so - no worries they would get stolen) ;-) Looked as the pictures. It was absolutely clean and tidy. Kitchen had everything you need. Kitchen is accessible via the balcony. Not the main room. In the upper apartment there is a second fridge in the Main room. But one thing could be interesting to people who are looking for absolute quietness. The apartments are in a residential area. So you will be living among the locals. There might be garden partys on neighboring properties. We loved it, because the "vibe" on la Digue we really enjoyed. We would always go and stay at Talmas place again.

Surf Tropical Villa (Takamaka Beach Villas) (Cerf Island)

Villa Coco was okay. My review may well have been different if the water had been crystal clear and we had spent the whole day snorkeling. - Some of the furniture would benefit from a makeover, but the house was absolutely clean and offered plenty of space. Our TV didn't work but was repaired on request. Other faults (lock was broken and old dishcloth) were also quickly rectified. The gas stove was shaky. I was a bit irritated that the soap and dishwashing liquid were diluted. Well, you just have to use a little more. - The hut is in 2nd row, not really sea view. As the hut is surrounded by greenery, there are a lot of mosquitoes around, depending on the weather. We were only able to make good use of the huge terrace with anti-mosquito spray. - It is very quiet on the island. We actually wanted to do a lot of snorkeling, but there was a lot of seaweed and churned-up sand in the water while we were there, so we didn't really see much. We didn't go for long walks on the beach: there was a lot of seaweed and garbage (broken glass!) in the sand and the beach is almost completely gone at high tide. Then you have to cross the neighboring properties (already mentioned several times) to the Hotel L'Habitation. - The amenities of the hotel can also be used. The pool was not in good condition. But you can borrow canoes free of charge. - Transfer: With SeyVilla the vouchers reached as far as Eden Island. Hotel L'Habitation takes over from there. Arrival and departure boat are free of charge. We had enough time to shop for food on Eden Island before our boat picked us up on the first day. If you want/need to leave Cerf outside the arrival and departure times, the round-trip costs 100 rupees per person (If you use the regular boat 3 times a day). The trip takes about 10 minutes to Eden Island. Trips outside the usual times costs 350 rupees. - the boat brings you to Eden Island. On Sundays a lot of shops are closed, also from Eden Island it will take you some time to get to Victoria and other places. - What I personally didn't like so much about Cerf: There are "private property" signs everywhere. Sure, I can understand that the locals don't want tourists trampling around on their property all the time. But that means you can't do "much" apart from snorkeling, kayaking and relaxing. Smaller walks are not really possible. There is a view point in the center of the island, which is impossible to find without the guidance of the hotel staff. We gave up due to rain and mosquitoes. Also there is an enclosure on Cerf with some giant tortoises. But poor things. the enclosure seemed neglected and run-down. There was a lot of garbage in the area... and as mentioned before a lot of "private property" you need to get across. - Make sure you have everything with you: No-bites and water shoes. Otherwise you'll quickly step on broken glass or even a bee. (I'm not saying that everything is full of them, but nobody is cleaning up the beach. so rubbish will stay if you don't clear it away). - The staff were all very friendly.

Bliss Hotel (Mahé)

I expected a bit more quality. Even the air conditioning was not so good in our room. Be aware to get anywhere you will need to take either bus or get a car, because it is a bit far from Victoria and other places.

Blue Lagoon (Mahé)

One night stay, everything worked fine with very kind team onsite

Villa Gazebo (Mahé)

Excellent stay at Gazebo, very nice in a quietly and beautiful scenery and not to forget the outstanding staff on the premises very kind and doing a great job!!

South Point Villas (Cerf Island)

Sea Point Villas is oversold and do not at all meet our expectations, this is outdated, poorly maintained and Seyvillas description is far off the actual condition, more about this in a separate email. Rated 1 star purely due to the seaview. Seyvillas will need to revise Description for South Point Villas, this is definitely not a Luxury accomodation and no long beaches stretched out to both sides but a very isolated spot with limited options to get around on the island unless by boat or kayak. That needs to be very clear and highligthed not to mislead future guests.