Bliss Boutique Hotel Seychelles

We had a room with a sea view – wonderful. The room was fantastic, and the reception was excellent! There's a complimentary tea time in the early evening with coffee and cake. The beach has private access and is also fantastic, especially with the sunsets! The room is lovely, clean, spacious, and bright.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS! Especially at this price, there are much better options. We booked a 7-day stay in January and had to cut our trip short, staying only 4 days because the hotel and its location did not meet our expectations at all. First of all, it's true that the hotel is very old and should be renovated. We booked a family suite overlooking the gardens, and there's a lot to complain about: no privacy whatsoever, as the pool was right outside our windows, and the children in the next room were constantly outside our windows. We spent four days with the curtains closed. Very noisy, not only with the pool but also because the staff quarters were right behind our room (we could hear them talking and listening to music in the evenings, and we had to close the curtains on that side too!). The children's room only has a window at the back, so it looks directly onto these quarters. Furthermore, the staircase leading to the two bedrooms is a very narrow and dangerous spiral staircase (absolutely avoid it with children or elderly people). It's a shame there's only one shower upstairs, whereas there used to be one on the ground floor that was apparently closed off (probably due to a water pressure problem). I had to shower in the pool for several days because of this issue. And to top it all off: on the last day, they treated the shrubs around the pool and garden with insects, and we weren't notified, so we must have been poisoned! (The workers were wearing masks). Also, be aware that the garden-facing rooms have to cross a road. Dangerous because cars drive fast in this area (so forget about it if you have children). And what also greatly disappointed me was the location at this time of year: you don't know it, but from December to May the sea is very rough on this shore (constant westerly waves): so swimming is impossible, which is a shame for a "snorkeling spot". As for the food, nothing fabulous, nor anything terrible, and the cocktails were good (the only positive point). But it's the only restaurant in the area, so you quickly get bored if you don't have a car in the evening to go somewhere else. It should also be mentioned that the upper parking lot looks more like a junkyard than a parking lot: there were two wrecked cars in this lot and another (still running) car in the lower parking lot: this reflects the general neglect of this hotel.

A fantastic hotel right on the beach. The room with a sea view was perfect and beautiful. The staff is incredibly friendly. We will definitely come back.