Seychelles resort closes for luxury revamp

Beachcomber’s luxury private island resort in the Seychelles, Sainte Anne Resort & Spa, has closed to complete extensive refurbishment work that will improve and enhance the range of the facilities on offer to guests when the hotel reopens in August.

The work includes an extensive range of improvements starting at the resort’s private jetty where guests are welcomed before being driven by club cars to a relaxing new Reception in the main building overlooking the beach.

One of the most important changes will be the addition of 27 private pools and sun decks, which are being added to 20 of the Villas Providence and to the seven Villas Bel Air and Belle Vue.

Since the resort opened six years ago, the excellence of the cuisine has always been a key selling point. During the closure much of the work will concentrate on the food and beverage operation.

Executive chef, Sébastien Vincent, will oversee the creation of two new beach restaurants offering guests alfresco dinning. L’Océane will be located in thatched pavilions serving simple authentic Creole dishes of grilled fish, lobster and fresh seafood; Le Robinson, an intimate 20-seat restaurant, will offer a different menu every night.

L’Abondance, the hotel’s main restaurant, will have a complete facelift to include cool reflecting water features, and the Sans-souci Bar will be re-designed to become an elegant lounge bar where guests can relax and socialise.

For guests who enjoy keeping fit on holiday, a new Sports & Activities Centre is being created. Activity areas will be dedicated to a range of fitness activities including kinesis, Power Plate and cardio fitness; other activities will include a games area for table tennis and billiards and library which can also be used for viewing ‘big screen’ sporting events. The centre will also have a hammam and a Health Bar.

The current Boat House will be dedicated to diving activities and a new Boat House with a beach café will be built on the South Beach will become the base for all the sailing.

The popular Sainte Anne Spa by Clarins is being re-designed and extended; six new treatment rooms, including two doubles rooms, will be available; there will be an additional area dedicated to Ayurvedic treatments; a yoga pavilion will be opening and there will be an extended relaxation area around the plunge pool.

Sainte Anne Resort & Spa is one of nine Beachcomber hotels located in the Indian Ocean. The company also own and operate eight luxury hotels and resorts in Mauritius. Two new properties have been announced, a second luxury resort in the Seychelles on the Praslin and Beachcomber’s first hotel outside the Indian Ocean, the Royal Palm Golf & Spa in Marrakech.

For more information, visit Beachcomber-hotels.co.uk.