© Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte IslandWaldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island
Outer IslandsUltra-luxuryDomestic flight + transfer 20′
Every dimension sits above average — no obvious weak spot.
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Experience scores
Who it suits — and who it doesn’t
- + Couple
- + With kids
- + Three generations
- − Tight budgets
Guest reputation
Tripadvisor ranking: 1 of 1 on Platte Island; sub-scores Location 5.0 / Rooms 5.0 / Sleep 5.0 / Cleanliness 5.0 / Service 5.0 / Value 4.8
Common praise
- Staff who feel like family, with outstanding service
- Spacious, luxurious private-pool villas
- Three distinct restaurants with exquisite dinners
- A high-like post on the world’s second-priciest low-key luxury island (about 1,500 likes)
- A comparison post claiming it beats a rival island resort (about 400 likes)
Common complaints
- One review is titled Mixed feelings
- High prices
Tripadvisor 5.0/5 (about 262 reviews, 1 of 1 on Platte Island) and Google 4.9/5 (181 reviews). Praise centres on staff, villa pools and privacy; weak points are the price and a still-growing review base for a new opening. Xiaohongshu has a moderate number of notes, including high-like posts calling it the world’s second-priciest low-key island and and one comparing it favourably with a rival island resort.
Island & location
- Opened
- 2024
- Island
- On Platte Island, an outer island about 130 km south of Mahé, with 50 villas among palms and frangipani, opened in 2024.
- Area
- approx. 57.8 ha
- Land per villa
- approx. 11,560 m² · more is less crowded
- Vegetation
- Lush
- Official site
- Open →
What Outer Islands is like →Seaplane vs speedboat →Low vs high season →
Data
Basics
- Atoll
- Outer Islands
- Tier
- Ultra-luxury
- Low-season price
- $1,458–$1,653 / night
- High-season price
- $1,653–$1,847 / night
- How you arrive
- Domestic flight + transfer
- Time from Malé
- approx. 20 min
- Minimum child age
- No limit
Villas
- Villas
- 50 villas
- Villa size
- 141–751 m²
- Pool villas
- All with a pool
- Villa highlights
- 50 villas, all with private poolsA kids club and a five-star PADI dive centreOpened in 2024 as a Hilton Waldorf Astoria
Facilities
- Dining
- 6 restaurants
- Amenities
- Dive centreSpaKids club
Good for
- Good for
- HoneymoonAnniversaryProposalFamily celebration
Sources
- Villas: editorial research · 2026-09-28
- Facilities: luxurylink.com · 2026-10-13
- Good for: editorial research · 2026-09-28
- Price / scores: editorial estimate (unverified)
Quick answers
- How do you get to Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island?
- Domestic flight + transfer, about 20 minutes. About 20 minutes by small aircraft from Mahé International Airport to Platte Island, with no boat transfer.
- Is Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island good for kids?
- Children of all ages are welcome, and there is a kids club. Every villa has a private pool, so toddlers need watching; prices are super-luxury.
- How much does Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island cost per night?
- About $1,458–$1,653 a night in low season and $1,653–$1,847 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