Four Seasons Resort Seychelles at Desroches Island

We spent three days at the Four Seasons Desroches at the end of May 2025. From the outset, we knew that this stay was going to be memorable. The experience began with comfortable private transfers by air from the airport to the island of Desroches. Once we landed in Desroches, we were welcomed by Joseph, the front office manager, who was extremely friendly and showed us all the hotel's facilities, making us feel right at home. The resort is located on a beautiful island and blends in perfectly with its surroundings. You can hire a bike and explore this paradise on earth. Each beach is equipped with fresh water, towels and kayaks. You can also organise private experiences such as snorkelling or diving. The island is one of the most incredible places I have ever visited! The resorts restaurants are truly unique and serve the best food, fish and, most importantly, the best team! Special thanks go to Lai Lai, who made our time there truly unforgettable. The entire team was fantastic, and the only sad moment was when we had to leave and say goodbye. One more thing: the accommodation. We stayed in an ocean-view villa, which was stunning and perfectly located. Thank you for making our time so memorable!

After a scenic 30-minute flight from Mahé, we landed on Desroches Island to a line of smiling staff waving us in—just like VIPs stepping off a private jet! From that first moment, we knew this was going to be special.||We spent a week at Four Seasons Desroches celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary, and it truly felt like a second honeymoon. Budi Widodo, the General Manager, and his amazing team made us feel incredibly welcomed and cared for. This was the first stop on our three-week Seychelles adventure, and what a way to begin!||The staff here are exceptional—greeting you by name, remembering your preferences, and treating you like family. A highlight was our anniversary dinner under the stars at the Lighthouse—romantic and unforgettable.||Christian and Nasreen gave us a fun island tour, teaching us to climb coconut palms and introducing us to the island’s tortoises—George quickly became our favorite with his love of tickles! Ela and Henry in the restaurant made every meal feel like a special occasion.||If you’re dreaming of paradise, Desroches is it. Peaceful, beautiful, and full of heart. With Budi and his team leading the way, it’s a place you’ll never want to leave. Island life here is soul-refreshing—we left with full hearts and unforgettable memories &a promise to return .

I don’t have enough superlatives to describe the week we have just spent at the Four Seasons Desroches! I have a short break before starting a new job and decided I’d like a holiday that offered my husband and me total relaxation, while still providing enough to do for our two teenage boys aged 14 and 13. The Four Seasons totally delivered on all fronts. The boys loved snorkelling - we saw an abundance of turtles and tropical fish on the coral reef, riding around the island on fast e-bikes, surfing lessons with Lainey and Sean (highly recommended - what a lovely couple!) and playing football with the staff and other guests. We grown-ups loved lazy cycle rides to secluded beaches, stumbling across giant tortoises, reading by our private poolside and the rather delicious cocktails on offer. What really made this hotel special, though, is its wonderful staff. They knew us by name from the very first day and went out of their way to make us feel special. A special shout out to Lai Lai and Ela who looked after us all wonderfully in the restaurant and the lovely lady in the bar who kept my hungry 14 year old fed between meals! Also Nasreen the hotel’s biologist who introduces us to the spectacular array of wildlife around the island. The hotel exists in a very special balance between luxury and wild nature. All the staff were truly amazing and I’d name them all individually if I could. We are already planning our return visit! Thank you to the whole team, from us all, for the most memorable and special of holidays. You have a place in our hearts forever!

Just got back from 2 1/2 weeks in the Seychelles! Spent a week on Platte Island and a week on Deroches.|Deroches is an absolutely beautiful island. The beaches are beautiful and it feels very isolated and quiet. We saw other guests at breakfast and then the rest of the day we were on our own. We had an ocean view villa which was well appointed and opened up right to a nice stretch of beach. There’s lots of wildlife on the island including tortoises and of course George-The patriarch.|The food was excellent from breakfast to dinner. Dinner at Claudine and Light House were excellent. The Light House is a really cool place to spend an evening.|The number one asset of this resort are the people. Everyone we encountered was genuinely kind and extremely helpful. A special thank you to Vivek, Cherry and Lai Lai who took such good care of us.|Deroches Island is a truly a special place and will definitely plan a return trip.

The moment we landed on the island, I felt so sorry that I had not come here earlier. Although it was a 35 min flight from Mahe, warm welcome by staffs led by hotel manager Budi would give you a wonderful first impression. The villa was beautiful with a generous ocean front garden and a large pool. Many huge hermit crabs actively crawling around in the garden and on the pristine white beach. Sands on the beach was as fine as powder. Service at all restaurants we tried was superb. Menus at both Claudine and Light House were very good for family with children. Since the hotel basically utilizes the whole Desroches island, you can go anywhere with a simple buggy call. We saw tortoises, sea turtles, sting ray, and a lot of fish, led by resort tour guide Christian. The resort thoughtfully provided all snorkeling gears, kayak, and bottled cold water at all beaches of the island. Any problem or request for service could be promptly resolved through hotel app with internet available in all facilities, although there was no cell phone signal. Sunset view was gorgeous. My daughter adopted a tortoise at the end of the trip to give us one more reason to come back. We will definitely stay longer next time. Four Seasons Desroches should be anyone’s choice if you want to have an unforgettable vacation in the Indian Ocean.

I want to start by stating the obvious, this place is utterly stunning which is clear to see from the moment that you arrive. I think the most impressive part for us though, staying on our honeymoon, is that the people that work here from top to bottom are just simply the best in their fields.||Never have we ever been anywhere that has made us feel as welcome from the moment we arrived, until the moment that we left. Clearly the culture and tone here, put simply, is just right. ||Every single person that we came across is an absolute credit to the place, and with every bit of honesty I say that we remember our time at Desroches not only for making the most amazing memories in such a beautiful, luxurious and natural environment, but for the people that we met that work there and for how they enhanced every moment that we spent.||The list could go on forever and I know I will have missed people out, but for us we can't sing the praises of Janna, Lai Lai, Kavinesh, Cherry, Eric, Nasreen, Adarsh & many, many more enough for their display of the most world class hospitality that we have ever seen, but most importantly for their friendship. I could write pages about each individually, but I hope that each of them knows just how much we appreciated and care for them, and how glad we are that we were able to be in their company for our honeymoon. ||I can see many other reviews on here highlight the unique setting and the tranquility of the island/hotel perfectly - our experience matched their own wonderful views so I won't repeat it all. If you are undecided about whether to travel to Desroches for your holiday/special trip, or whether to go elsewhere, I urge you to go to Desroches because you will leave having experienced something that you just can't find elsewhere. We don't tend to return to the same place more than once, but we know that we have found our exception to the rule. We will be back, hopefully sooner rather than later, and we hope to see the friendly faces that we know and love once again.||Thank you for making our honeymoon the most incredible bubble of a dream that we could ever have wished for. ||Z & A

Amazing experience! The rooms are very pretty and the staff/service is exceptional. The location is phenomenal! The island is so beautiful and I never before had an experience like this. We biked around the island and often found ourselves alone at one of its stunning beaches. Nasreen, the biologist, showed us giant tortoises (make sure to meet Big Pete), birds, and marine life. We snorkelled with sea turtles and eagle rays. Thank you everyone in the staff that helped make our stay great, including the front desk, the restaurant staff, the buggy drivers, housekeeping, the yogi Manish, the photographer Mika, and Nasreen. I must concur with many of the previous comments, I wish we could have stayed longer, and hope to be able to return one day.

We had a magical stay at the hotel. Everyone was friendly and kind. The food was also delicious. The activities were fun and diverse. Even though we had a good six-day stay, we seriously didn’t want the days to pass. We highly recommend the experience.