Our third hotel on the Seychelles was the Four Seasons Mahé. We had booked a Hilltop Villa which is the highest category. 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.
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.
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.
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. Especially great was that the beach was flanked by rocks on both sides which were perfect for snorkeling. 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.
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. 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.
The room service food was good and despite the long ways the buggys have to travel, it was warm and looked good.
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
