About this hotel
General information
Le Duc de Praslin is a small independent hotel at Anse Volbert, a few steps from Côte d’Or beach on Praslin. Its buildings are scattered through a tropical garden where streams and fishponds wind between palms and flowering plants, with the main building — reception and restaurant — at its heart. There are 48 rooms and suites, plus three villas with kitchens and several bedrooms for families and groups.
The hotel is best known for its dining: Café des Arts sits right on the sand and centres on seafood, with bars nearby for evenings by the water. A spa pavilion occupies one rooftop and a round-the-clock gym another, both looking out over the coast. Sustainability gets serious attention, from solar panels and inverter air conditioning to on-site wastewater treatment and LED lighting.
Location
The hotel lies on Anse Volbert bay along Côte d’Or beach on Praslin. Restaurants, shops and the taxi-boat landing are within walking distance, while the Vallée de Mai nature reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Anse Lazio beach are both within 4 km.
Spa
Elodia Spa is a rooftop pavilion with four treatment rooms — two indoor doubles and two open-air singles — a relaxation area and a wet area with a jacuzzi. Treatments use Comfort Zone, an Italian line built on natural ingredients, alongside products from the Seychelles brand Belliche.
Sports & leisure
The rooftop gym is open 24 hours, with exercise bikes, treadmills, resistance machines, cross-trainers and free weights. Kayaks can be hired on the beach, and sunrise suits a run, yoga or meditation by the water. The hotel arranges guided boat trips with a barbecue to nearby islands — among them the bird reserves of Cousin and Aride, St Pierre for snorkelling, and Curieuse with its giant tortoises — and helps with car and bicycle hire. Two PADI dive centres are a short walk away.
Restaurants & bars
Two restaurants and several bars run from the beach to the pool; kosher, halal, vegetarian and vegan dishes are available.
- Café des Arts — right on the beach, seafood and creative dishes, relaxed by day and more polished at night
- Le Dauphin — the main restaurant among fishponds and flowers, buffet breakfast and dinner with international classics and Creole cooking
- Blue Octopus — the bar at Café des Arts, with cocktails, draught beer and live sport on a big screen
- Mojito Bar — a bar set on the sand, serving tropical cocktails and alcohol-free drinks three evenings a week
- Chill Out Tapas Lounge Bar — tapas, wine, beer and cocktails overlooking Côte d’Or beach, open on selected evenings
- Charcoal Bar — a cosy bar by the main pool, coffee by day, cocktails and aperitifs before dinner
Swimming
Côte d’Or beach offers around 2 km of white sand and calm, shallow water; the hotel provides sunloungers free of charge, with shade under the palms. There is a main swimming pool on site, and the villas have pools of their own.
Rooms
There are 48 rooms and suites — 20 Ocean Rooms near the beach, 20 Superior Rooms in the garden, four Honeymoon Suites and four Family Suites — plus three villas with kitchens, terraces and pools. Interiors are contemporary, with blue and turquoise tones in the rooms by the sea.
Rooms have air conditioning and ceiling fans, a safe, minibar, tea and coffee facilities with a Nespresso machine, telephone, satellite TV, free Wi-Fi, a Bluetooth speaker, hairdryer and beach towels.
Ocean Room
A room close to the beach with a king-size bed, shower and balcony or terrace; for two adults aged 16 and over only.
Superior Room
A spacious garden room near the main building with a king-size bed, a terrace daybed, bath and shower; sleeps up to three, with no more than two adults.
Honeymoon Suite
A suite for two adults with a king-size bed, bath, outdoor shower and a private courtyard with a fountain, swing chair and daybed.
Family Suite
A large suite with a king-size bed and bunk beds: two have a parents’ bedroom with the children’s beds in the living room, two have a separate children’s bedroom and two bathrooms; sleeps up to five.
Villa 180
Three en-suite bedrooms upstairs, with a kitchen, dining room, living room and a large sea-view terrace with a pool below; sleeps up to six.
Villa 270
Four en-suite bedrooms, all with sea views, two kitchens, broad terraces with a barbecue, a pool and a separate children’s pool; sleeps up to 12.
Villa 360 Luxe
A ridge-top villa with panoramic views of sea, valley and mountains: four bedrooms with walk-in wardrobes and indoor and outdoor showers, a living room with kitchen, an infinity pool, a rooftop jacuzzi, a private gym and butler service; sleeps up to eight.
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