© Raffles SeychellesRaffles Seychelles
PraslinLuxuryDomestic flight + transfer 75′
Tilted toward Villa / pool; Quiet & private is weaker and needs to be OK with you.
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Experience scores
Who it suits — and who it doesn’t
- + Couple
- + With kids
- + Three generations
- − Tight budgets
- − People who put quiet & private first
Guest reputation
Tripadvisor ranking: 2 of 9 in Anse Volbert; sub-scores Location 4.8 / Rooms 4.8 / Sleep 4.8 / Cleanliness 4.8 / Service 4.7 / Value 4.2
Common praise
- Responsive, attentive staff
- Modern, well-maintained villas
- Food is a highlight, with beach dinners and tortoise encounters
- Mostly villa unboxings: full ocean-view and hillside pool villas
- Comments that the full ocean-view villa is good value
Common complaints
- Room rates and extras are high, so value is questioned
- Occasional minor maintenance issues
Tripadvisor 4.6/5 (about 2,462 reviews, 2 of 9 in Anse Volbert) and Google 4.6/5 (941 reviews). Praise centres on the villas, service and food; weak points are the high price and the Mahé-to-Praslin transfer. Xiaohongshu has a fair number of notes, mostly villa unboxings (hillside pool villa, full ocean-view villa), with comments on good value.
Island & location
- Opened
- 2011
- Island
- At Anse Takamaka on Praslin’s north-east tip, on about 14 hectares, with 87 pool villas.
- Area
- approx. 14 ha
- Land per villa
- approx. 1,609 m² · more is less crowded
- Vegetation
- Lush
- Official site
- Open →
What Praslin is like →Seaplane vs speedboat →Low vs high season →
Data
Basics
- Atoll
- Praslin
- Tier
- Luxury
- Low-season price
- $1,208–$1,653 / night
- High-season price
- $1,653–$2,097 / night
- How you arrive
- Domestic flight + transferBy road
- Time from Malé
- approx. 75 min
- Minimum child age
- No limit
Villas
- Villas
- 87 villas
- Villa size
- 125–275 m²
- Pool villas
- All with a pool
- Villa highlights
- 87 villas, each with a private poolThe complimentary Sugar Palm Kids ClubFree snorkelling, kayaks and paddle boards
Facilities
- Dining
- 3 restaurants
- Cuisines
- AsianJapanese
- Amenities
- Dive centreSpaKids club ages 5–18
Good for
- Good for
- HoneymoonAnniversaryProposalFamily celebration
Sources
- Villas: resort website · lightfoottravel.com · 2026-10-13
- Facilities: resort website · lightfoottravel.com · 2026-10-13
- Good for: editorial research · 2026-09-28
- Price / scores: editorial estimate (unverified)
Quick answers
- How do you get to Raffles Seychelles?
- Domestic flight + transfer / By road, about 75 minutes. Fly from Mahé to Praslin (about 15 minutes, or take a ferry), then about 30 minutes (18 km) by road from Praslin airport to the north-east tip; roughly 75 minutes in total allowing for waits.
- Is Raffles Seychelles good for kids?
- Children of all ages are welcome, and there is a kids club (ages 5–18). Every villa has a private pool, so small children need close watching; prices are high, so families should budget for it.
- How much does Raffles Seychelles cost per night?
- About $1,208–$1,653 a night in low season and $1,653–$2,097 in high season (a guide — check the resort’s site).
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Data is still being compiled; scores and descriptions are under continuous review. Last updated: 2026-09-28