Hotel Le Duc de Praslin

The location is splendid — very quiet, with a lovely open-air setting for breakfast. The room was very nice and clean, and the beach was beautiful with its white sand. The staff were wonderful and showed great hospitality. Special thanks to Gabriela and Dilshan; you were so kind, as were all the other staff members. I also really appreciated the daily follow-up messages from the owner, Robert, to make sure everything was going well. Overall, the whole stay was great.

Everything. The food, the staff, the facilities. The beach was amazing. The drinks at the bar were also 10 out of 10. I truly recommend it.

Nothing. Everything was literally perfect. If you decide to go, you should always keep the door closed, geckos like to come.

Wonderful staff - great hospitality. Special thanks to Ron and Hilde, you were so kind, to Mohamed for the friendly football chats and Chanaka for keeping our room spotless.

Positive: Check-in process went smoothly. Pillows and bed are comfortable. De Silva, in the main bar/restaurant, carries the weight on the hospitality team. Evening dinner buffet was above average. The beach is world-class and good for swimming. Start negative review: We structured our five-week East Africa trip around staying here. It was the lowest value and most disappointing stay we've ever had anywhere in the world - we checked out three nights early. This isn't a five-star hotel by any definition, including the Tourism Authority of Seychelles. The photos are highly misleading. You will not be staying a cool, vibe-y property, but instead a dated and unremarkable place that requires substantial renovations rather than constant expansion. One reason we stayed was to meet people and have five-star hospitality with a communal approach. However, the beach bar in the photos is physically disconnected from the property. There were private events half of the nights we had intended to stay, so nobody could have a drink at sunset or attend their promoted DJ nights. There are no other beach bar options nearby. It's obvious the owner prioritizes maximizing profits over the guest experience. The property lacks a coherent identity or branding. Rob and Ron tried their best to compensate, but a lunch buffet and a drink coupon doesn't compare to a missed party or a sunset drink.

We came to Seychelles for creole cuisine, not the English breakfast slop they serve each morning. We realized the owner Rob was wildly out of touch when he bragged Le Duc has "the best breakfast in Seychelles." The actual layout of the property and poorly insulated rooms means you can hear EVERYTHING from 6am to 10pm. The single reason we left a 5/10 instead of 1/10 is that the owner, Rob, and head manager, Ron, issued a hassle-free full refund. After we left, we stayed at a basic homestay in La Digue village at one-fifth the price. It got things right that Le Duc didn't: consistent hot water, a cold AC, and strong Wifi. That guesthouse also charged one-tenth the price for laundry. We spent five nights on Mahe at a Seychelles five-star certified Mango House LXR afterward, which blew away our expectations and was better on every dimension at $200 less nightly than the price of Le Duc.  However, it was uncomfortable, unethical, and against Booking.com's TOS when Rob asserted twice that "we had an understanding" that I wouldn't leave a review. That was the moment I decided to leave this review. Issuing a refund is the minimum expectation for lost time and the effort to get to Praslin. Rob even dared to ask us to "invest" in his new project just before we escaped. We have luxury development experience in a tropical island, and we wouldn't get within a thousand kilometers of this or his future places. I expect that management will respond to this with AI as they've done for every other review on this and other platforms. Do not come here for peace and quiet. Maybe still come to Praslin, and hang out at the beach bar, but don't stay here. Other Praslin "luxury" properties probably aren't the answer either. We've never left a property early, until now. We felt foolish for staying here.