Seychelles, Desroches Island
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OPENING DATE:
March 2018
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GENERAL MANAGER:
Budi Widodo (Resort Manager)
Physical Features
Total Number of Rooms: 71
- Guest Rooms: 61
- Suites: 10
Number of Residential Units: 13
Design Aesthetic:
- Simple, natural luxury – with vintage touches that echo the era of 19th-century explorers
- Every accommodation features its own private pool, garden and direct beach access
- Outdoor showers are a highlight of the contemporary and spacious bathrooms
Architect: Eco-ID Consulting Ltd
Interior Designer(s): Eco-ID Consulting Ltd
Landscape Gardeners: One Degree North Ltd
Location: The only resort on the 6 kilometre (3.75 mile) private island of Desroches in the Outer Amirantes, a 35 minute flight from Mahé
History:
- Originally named wood island due to the dense vegetation
- Producer of copra; coconut flesh from which the oil is extracted
- Gained independence in 1976, returned to be a part of the Seychelles
- The Conservation Centre of the island was opened in 2008
Circle of Connection Spa
Number of Treatment Rooms: 5
Product Range: Sodashi and TheraNaka
Signature Treatments:
- Moonlight Yoga on the Runway – Feel a sense of freedom openness, mobility and positivity
- Ginger and Lavender Poultice Massage – A sensorial journey with fragrances of lavender and ginger
Interior Designer: Eco-ID Consulting Ltd
Dining
Restaurant: Claudine
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Open: All day
- Seating: Covered seating for 52; outdoor seating for 46
- Designer: Eco-ID Consulting Ltd
Restaurant: The Lighthouse
- Cuisine: Premium island grill
- Open: Dinner only
- Outdoor Seating: Covered seating for 18, outdoor seating for 30, plus seating for 16 at the first floor bar lounge
- Designer: Eco-ID Consulting Ltd
Restaurant: The Deli
- Cuisine: Sushi and raw bar, open all day
- Outdoor Seating: Covered seating for 10
- Designer: Eco-ID Consulting Ltd
Lounge: The Bar
- Outdoor Seating: lounge seating for 20, with 8 at the bar
- Designer: Eco-ID Consulting Ltd
Recreation
Pools
- Number of Pools: 1
Fitness Facilities
- 24 hour Fitness Centre with cardio machines, free weights and stretching area
Special Features:
- Circle of Connection Spa and Wellness Program
Sample Fitness Activities:
- In-house yogi conducts daily yoga sessions
- Private yoga sessions available
On-site Activities:
- Beach
- Birdwatching
- Boating
- Cycling
- Discovery Centre
- Diving
- Fishing
- Jogging
- Kayaking
- Nature walks
- Sailing
- Scuba diving
- Snorkelling
- Volleyball
- Tennis
- Paddle boarding
- Petanque
- Tortoise sanctuary
For Younger Guests
Kids for All Seasons: Supervised children's program in a dedicated facility
- Outdoor playground
- Relaxation rooms
- Children’s bicycles
- Dedicated teen program
- Children’s amenities
- BMX track
- Complimentary daily activities
Corporate Social Responsibility
- Member of the Green Globe program for sustainable travel and tourism
- Resort-specific Sustainability Management Plan in place
- Bicycles available for guest use
- Electrically powered golf buggies and scooters used by employees
- Vegan and vegetarian menu items available
- Energy sourced from on-island solar farm, the second largest in the Seychelles
- Elimination of single-use plastic water bottles
- Cage-free eggs
- Employees participate in an annual charity event, Run for Hope, to raise awareness and funds for cancer research
Ellen Donington-Smith
Senior Director of Public Relations and Communications
Mahé,
Seychelles
@FourSeasonsPR