Assessment: Cover by Hilton Seychelles Resort

March 20, 2025

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I lately loved an exquisite vacation within the Seychelles with the Hilton Lodge Group. You’ll be able to learn my journey stories right here:

Right this moment: Assessment of Cover by Hilton Seychelles Resort

Located within the south of Mahé, Cover by Hilton Seychelles is the Cover model’s first resort property on the planet, mixing native aptitude with up to date allure to ship a 4-star superior getaway for households and journey seekers alike. A brief drive from the Jardin du Roi (Spice Backyard), and set alongside Anse à la Mouche seashore recognized for its shallow and calm seas, the 120-guest room resort attracts inspiration from its environment to supply an genuine visitor expertise – from the stylishly designed rooms infusing parts of the locality to the tranquil spa, foods and drinks choices.

Have you ever ever stayed at Cover by Hilton Seychelles Resort? If that’s the case, what was your expertise? Depart a remark.

On this evaluate (extra data and pictures under my YouTube video):

PROS & THINGS I LIKE

Positioned on the southwest coast of the Seychelles’ important island, Mahe, Cover by Hilton Resort is a part of a brand new space of improvement, with the encompassing constructions being a mixture of different accommodations, residences and companies. The seafront resort harmoniously coexists with the encompassing non-public residences, fostering a balanced mixture of tranquil retreat and energetic city vibes. The resort is a 30 minute drive from Seychelles Worldwide Airport and an amazing base from the place to discover Mahé Island. The property additionally provides its visitor bicycles to discover the encompassing areas (one thing that I liked and made use of throughout my time on the property).

Drawing inspiration from its breathtaking environment, Cover by Hilton Seychelles is designed by DSA Africa. The resort’s structure takes inspiration from the sensible architectural fashion of Seychelles’ colonial previous, which is characterised by giant double doorways and home windows mixed with pitched roofs. Upon getting into the resort’s grand foyer, visitors are welcomed into an area that exudes trendy magnificence. The foyer’s inside is characterised by a vibrant colour palette impressed by the island’s landscapes – starting from the deep terracotta of sun-drenched sands to the vivid blues and greens of the ocean and luxurious vegetation.

Cover by Hilton Seychelles contains a handy structure, with all resort services housed in a number of linked pavilions in a semi-circular form. The ethereal foyer with its reception and concierge space is situated on the heart of the resort. From right here, an impressive staircase descends to the ground-floor, which is dwelling to the all-day eating restaurant Avocet (extra on that later). All resort wings embrace an expansive courtyard which is dwelling to the resort’s pool space, bar, towel station in addition to a number of sport services. The imposing resort constructing, together with its whole pool space, enjoys a sea-front setting and provides direct seashore (a public promenade is situated between the resort and the seashore although).

Cover by Hilton Seychelles is ready alongside Anse la Mouche, an extended & curved north-west dealing with bay with a white sand seashore which is situated within the south-west of Mahé, with sweeping views of the western Seychelles’ shoreline. The seashore boasts gorgeous surroundings in addition to farms and numerous smallholdings. Resulting from its accessibility, Anse la Mouche is sort of common, however there may be loads of room for everybody to discover a spot to calm down, both on the sand or underneath one of many bushes that line the seashore. The glowing bay options extremely calm, shallow water which is ideal for swimming (even for households with younger youngsters). As well as, a number of types of water recreation are supplied by the resort.

Cover by Hilton Seychelles provides 120 domestically impressed guestrooms. The rooms are designed with a minimalist magnificence, that includes clear traces and a restrained colour scheme that highlights the wealthy textures and supplies used all through. Central to the rooms’ inside design is the bespoke cover headboard, a signature characteristic for the Cover model, crafted with inspiration drawn from native black pearls and conventional weaving strategies. This headboard serves as a focus within the rooms, and mixed with customized lights, provides a refined contact. All rooms additionally embody a toilet with a walk-in bathe, open closets and different facilities, like Cover slipper socks and Nespresso machines.

Cover by Hilton Seychelles provides a singular mix of native and up to date artwork, which goals to inform a narrative of Seychellois tradition. The partitions of the resort foyer and reception areas are adorned with the experience and paintings of native artists, curated by Michael Arnephie’s artwork gallery in collaboration with Gerhard Buckholz, Egbert Marday, Nigel Henri, Alcide Libanotis, George Camille, and Ronald Scholastique. The colourful work and sculptures intention to impress guests, and provides the resort a singular expertise, including a contact of native aptitude.

On the coronary heart of the Cover by Hilton Seychelles Resort is an expansive pool space, which is situated between the seashore and the resort pavilions. The pool space is kind of divided in two areas, that are separated by a palm tree lined promenade and a water pond. One half of the pool space caters extra to households with youthful youngsters because it contains a shallow children pool in addition to a playground for youngsters and youngsters. The opposite half of the pool space contains a very giant and engaging swimming pool. The pool is surrounded by loads of solar loungers in addition to a couple of cabanas that are set again barely. Services on the pool embody a bar (Sega Bar) in addition to a towel hut (the place visitors can redeem the towel card they obtain at check-in, with one towel per visitor).

Presently, Cover by Hilton Seychelles Resort provides two eating places & bars:
- Avocet serves an indulgent breakfast unfold in addition to à la carte French and Creole fusions for lunch and dinner. Night experiences characteristic engaging leisure choices.
- Enjoyable meets the spirit of Seychelles’ conventional Sega dance at Sega Bar, an amazing pool-side spot to lounge and luxuriate in a dip overlooking the crystal-clear waters of the Indian Ocean.

Visitors can calm down and rejuvenate at the resort’s wellness heart, known as Afloya. Positioned subsequent to the primary foyer in separate compound, Afloya described itself as a “symphony of pure magnificence framed by the mangroves that encompass the property”. The ethos of the spa facilities across the connection to nature, and tranquil rest by way of the weather and restorative energy of pure botanicals. Drawing inspiration from native parts, the spa’s therapies meld Seychelles’ untouched magnificence with groundbreaking rest practices. Those that want to keep in form throughout their keep also can work up a sweat on the resort’s trendy health heart or get pleasure from water sports activities actions on the seashore.

Cover by Hilton Seychelles Resort is simply on of the seven accommodations that the Hilton Lodge Group manages within the Seychelles, the opposite ones being:

CONS & THINGS TO KNOW

Cover by Hilton Seychelles Resort is a contemporary and classy resort managed by Hilton’s Cover model. The latter is usually positioned as a mass-market 4 star model for family-fun searching for, eco- and budget-conscious vacationers who wish to keep in accommodations with a little bit of persona. In that regard Cover by Hilton Seychelles – the Cover model’s first resort property on the planet – ticks all of the packing containers (and even exceeds expectations in lots of features). Nevertheless, this isn’t a 5-star luxurious resort however quite a 4-star superior resort, which is mirrored by its reasonably priced room charges. IMHO, Cover by Hilton Seychelles an amazing various for related resorts on Mahé Island, reminiscent of Constance Ephelia, Kempinski Seychelles Resort, and Avani Barbarons

I spent one night time at Cover by Hilton Seychelles Resort following my keep at Waldorf Astoria Seychelles (since that higher fitted my worldwide flight schedule) and I really loved my keep. Some issues felt nice and even luxurious, reminiscent of the nice and cozy welcome by the reception employees upon arrival, the welcome facilities within the room (fruits, snacks, and even a bottle of wine) and the chance to make use of bikes free of charge to discover the resort’s environment. Nevertheless, some resort insurance policies clearly catered to mass tourism, reminiscent of the usage of towel playing cards within the pool space (which one towel per visitor in an try to hold unused loungers across the pool out there). Once more, it’s only a matter of setting your expectations proper.

Cover by Hilton Seychelles Resort is situated alongside Anse La Mouche. The latter is a phenomenal seashore though it isn’t in identical league because the unimaginable white sand seashores that the Seychelles is thought for. Additionally remember the fact that the resort has no seashore membership on Anse La Mouche (apart from a couple of loungers locations underneath the bushes). That mentioned, the property is barely a ten to twenty min drive from a number of the Seychelles’ most spectacular seashores, reminiscent of Anse Intendance, Anse Soleil and Anse Takamaka (however you’ll want your individual rental automotive or a taxi to get there).

Presently, Cover by Hilton Seychelles has only one restaurant, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, so eating choices are restricted. A second restaurant – known as Palem – will open although later this 12 months and can provide visitors a seaside and Asian impressed eating expertise, with flavors from Indonesia, Thailand, and China and that includes domestically crafted cocktails.

I had blended emotions in regards to the meals choices at Cover by Hilton Seychelles Resort’s single restaurant. The breakfast buffet was really an amazing unfold, and included a recent orange juice machine, prosecco, loads of recent fruits in addition to salads, chilly meats, and quite a lot of cheeses. The buffet was even complemented by a small menu with some egg dishes. Nevertheless, I used to be much less impressed by my dinner on the identical restaurant. The meals high quality and presentation of the dishes had been first rate though nothing to jot down dwelling about. I assume that with the opening of the second restaurant, issues might enhance just a little (and I hope that may occur for the reason that resort has the chance to place itself as a eating vacation spot on Mahé Island given its central location and house).

MY VERDICT

Location: 8/10
Design: 7/10
Pool: 8/10
Rooms: 8/10
Meals: 7/10
Breakfast: 8/10
Spa: 7/10
Service: 8/10
Wow issue: 7/10
Worth for cash: 9/10
Total expertise: 7.7 – good

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BEST TIME TO VISIT

The Seychelles is commonly bought as a 12 months spherical vacation spot and it’s. Nevertheless there may be extra probability of dangerous climate, that’s to say rain, from November to March. The transitional months of October and April are wonderful for a go to because the oceans are very calm and the climate balmy. Through the dry seasons (Might to September), it may be windy (inflicting seaweed on the south or south-easterly facet of the islands) with tough seas.

HOW TO GET THERE

Cover by Hilton Seychelles Resort is a 40-minute drive from Seychelles Worldwide Airport (SEZ). Click on right here for a constantly up to date listing of airways that provide direct flights to the Seychelles.

PHOTOS

Beneath is a number of my pictures of Cover by Hilton Seychelles Resort. To view extra pictures (together with breakfast and dinner), click on right here.