The Songbird Villa

Location was spectacular, views were amazing, it was clean, serene. Host was attentive and friendly, guided and helped extremely well on places of interest, restaurants, beaches, transport. Supermarket is just 3 to 4 mins walking and 1 min by car, big blessing as everything is available there. Matthew and the entire family are amazing hosts. The Songbird Villa is an apt place to stay at. I will come back and also recommend this place.

Maybe a lift as carrying bags on the 1st floor would have been impossible for me had I been alone. Otherwise there is truly nothing that I can think of.

This is a true gem and I can recommend. The appartment is huge and airy with the large folding terrace glass door letting the air in. It has two balconies, one large one and a smaller one both with a gigantic view over the island and the ocean. Appartment is fully equiped and also those necessary items such as salt, sugar and even cooking oil are provided. Matthew is a great host. He provide us with good tips, coconut water and let us stay longer as we had a flight at the evening. As the house is on a steep hill and a bit off the main road, I would recommend renting a car.

All good.

The facility is really spacious (with enough space to accommodate a family of 5 pax). It was very clean and being at its terrace was simply amazing. You can enjoy a great view of the sea and the sunrise. At night this space and its comfortable sits were the perfect setting for sitting relaxing, conversing, reading books, and enjoying the sound of the waves with the fresh breeze of Mahé. It was like a dream! The apartment is fully equipped, you can find all the amenities needed for cooking and even Mathew put at our disposal basic items for cooking and doing laundry. Close to the facility there is a covinient store which you can find all the basics, but if you are going to stay longer and you have car it is recommended to go the hypermarket which is not very far away and you can find more variety. Additionally, he is the perfect host, he showed us all the facility, shared with us a lot of extra information, help us with the luggage, and even gave us a delicious jar with fresh Coco water. Thank you so much!!! Finally, if you love dogs they have friendly dogs that occasionally come around but never enter the house.

The location is a bit tricky or difficult if you don't have a car and even, if you rent one, you need a car with high power to climb hills and also be skilled to drive on narrow roads. Although this comment is also applicable to travel around the whole island. It is the perfect location for a tranquil stay if you don't want to go to the north to do other activities (diving, hiking, etc). Also very convenient for going to the airport and the port. But if you are interested in doing activities like diving or hiking you need to be aware about the traffic jams that are generated in that road during rush hours to plan your activities accordingly. For instance, to get to Beau Vallon for diving at 8 am I left the house at 6.30am and I even reached there late (8.20h).

Very open and bright space with nice ocean view Very Friendly and helpful host Close to main road but no road noise Fruit bats coming to nest at night Close to Takamaka distillery\

Uneven and very unreliable internet provider (stressful if need to get online things done); other providers are better. Adequate beds and mattresses not a very good standard Some musky smell and in-room ACs produce musky smell Construction burning and lawn maintenance noise nearby on more than 1 day