Paradise found?

We reached the hotel with our rental car and stopped at the gate. We were called to wait at the parking-lot and a member of staff showed us the way to the main house with a buggy. Check-In was fast and we were asked for the flight back if we fly Economy or Business (why?). Nothing of this (of course)....

We had booked a Hilltop Villa which is the highest category (today they created a forth which was a Hilltop this time). With exemption of the residences all villas are exactly the same, except for their location and view.

Our villa had a big terrace which had two levels, the upper part with a table and chairs and the steps to swimming pool as well as a separate pavilion with a day bed. On the lower level there were two lounge chairs.

The villa itself was one big room with canopy bed, sofa and desk. The bathroom was the highlight of the villa. Of course there were two sinks, a huge glass shower cabin and separate toilet. The huge bathtub was sunk into the floor, made completely from marble and was flanked by a floor to ceiling window - which you could also see from the shower. There were no curtains so you could theoretically look into the bathroom from outside. In fact I doubt it was possible to look inside without bigger efforts.

But the villas were set widely apart, separated by jungle-like trees so you couldn't see your neighbor. It was impossible to see what was happening in other villas or on their terraces. Only one day we heared loud music from the villa beside us which was a little bit annoying, We didn´t comply but were glad the party-people left the next day.

From the bathroom (and the pool and terrace), you had a view of the ocean, the beach down below and the green hills. Our villa was on top of one of those hills, about ten minute walk from the beach. But you could take a buggy everywhere - which is advisable since the pathways are quite steep thanks to the hills.

We ate in all restaurants and even tried the room service. There are three restaurant in total. We enjoyed the most the Zez lounge which served Sushi and wonderful Japenese inspired cocktails. The Kannel which served Indian infused cuisine was also very good. On some days the only serve fixed menus which wasn´t our case. The menu in the Zez restaurant was quite boring with international cuisine. We only tried the buffet there. It was okay. The selection was big but the food didn't stand out. If you consider that it cost €100 per person, it didn't convince us. It´s a much better decision to eat at ZEZ lounge or Kannel.

The room service food was good and despite the long ways the buggys have to travel, it was warm and looked good.

Even though all beaches on the Seychelles are public, this beach is completely surrounded by the Four Season property, so that non-hotel guests would have to reach it by boat if they wanted to sunbath there. I don't think anybody does that. The beach itself was beautiful, but if you did get there later it was a bit difficult to get lounge chairs. Not the best thing at a hotel like this. Especially great was that the beach was flanked by rocks on both sides which were perfect for snorkeling. You see many fish and corals. The hotel provided you with all kind of water sport equipment like snorkeling equipment, pedal boats and lots of stuff for kids.

The pool was only a few steps from the beach but didn't have ocean view. It was quite empty since most people enjoyed the beautiful beach. There was a kids club with acitivities and a turtle enclosure.

Overall the Four Seasons was the best of our Seychelles hotels. It had quite a different vibe than the Banyan tree (maybe because of its location and different design), and we're very glad that we stayed in both hotels on Mahé.

The villas

View on our villa

Our villa

The bathroom

View from the bathroom

Outdoor shower

Our terrace

The daybed

Our pool

View from our terrace

Roomservice food

Frequent guest (so cute)

The beach

The main pool

The turtles