JA Enchanted Island Resort Seychelles

Очень понравилось, рекомендую отель для отдыха без детей.

We wanted to find a resort to escape the world for a few days, one that gave us privacy with our own pool and yet personal attention that ensured we could do nothing more than unwind and relax - JA Enchanted Island didn't disappoint! Transfer from Mahe by boat to the Island was excellent. The Villa's and the view from them is breathtakingly beautiful and yet each villa is afforded total privacy from the others. Considering the bathrooms are all outside its a good thing! The Villa's are spacious and comfortable, the beds are huge and linen clean and luxurious. We would say the best feature of all is the team, they really couldn't do enough for us and were super attentive at breakfast and dinner. David's cocktails at the sundowner were epic! There are a couple of minor issues that didn't spoil our time at this wonderful resort but worth mentioning. The Seychelles government rightfully have declared all beaches public, we like the fact no beach is owned by a hotel and Seychellois can enjoy them as much as the tourists. This did mean the beaches below the villa's can be busy with day-trippers from Mahe. A couple of times the music coming from the beach was a little unreasonable and the waft of BBQ smoke drifting around our villa not ideal. Second point was there was a mix up in communicating allergies to the Chef which Neeraj did try his very best to fix, but only got GF bread on the last day. Overall the standard of food was acceptable, but didn't stand up to some of the other hotels we stayed in Mahe.

I absolutely loved my stay on this mini island. The view from our villa was out of this world. The antique decor of the room and hotel in general fit the island perfectly. The outdoor bathroom is unique touch and when I wanted blinds fitted for privacy, they did so. All the staff were gems and we were happy to see them whenever we did. Bowen and Jenish were the first we saw and made the check-in process go smoothly, we saw them the most during our stay and they surely will be missed. At the restaurant, we saw Sheryl and David who were both very patient and generous with us. They always were in bubbly moods which was great to see. Whenever we saw Benny, we had exciting conversations and we felt special as he always gave us his time. My wife really enjoyed her dinners here and highly rates the meals she had here in comparison to other 5 star resorts we’ve stayed at. The only small issue was the width of the sockets not being enough for our plug heads. Regardless, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and 100% recommend the resort.

The stay was excellent, all staff are very welcoming we were able to celebrate our anniversary privately. Kudos to the chef all the meals that we ordered were fantastic and we really enjoyed it.

The location and the views are very nice, from the good things the proximity to the Moyenne island as well. Speaking of the overall disappointment about the resort, here are some details: Gym facilities are nowhere near a 5 star resort level with the treadmill working only up until 7.5k speed so you can essentially only walk or jog there. I reported it several times and after trying to put some oil to smooth it out then all attempts to fix it were dropped. Extremely poor gym for the price paid, there are just the dumbbells without even a barbell added to it (photos). Also it was always hot and humid with the air con being off when entering and windows open. It was extremely hard to work out there due to lack of breath and the room wouldn’t cool down because it needed hours of active air con. There are completely no evening activities and a lack of activities in general, you simply eat dinner and go to the villa after. Excursions to praslin and la digue for 1750 euros without even lunch and alcoholic beverages is a completely robbery. You had shisha on the menu, but the tobacco didn’t arrive all week. Why are you listing things which are unavailable is beyond my understanding. Sun bed mattresses had to be asked to be replaced due to an awful smell coming from them. Internet reception is very poor and moreover has been lost for half a day on one of the days. Restaurant staff has been awesome, wanted to specifically highlight Irshad Khan - our favourite person there, but all members did a great job at the restaurant. I cannot say the same about the whole crew as there was clearly more effort made towards some guests over the others. It took over 30 minutes to calculate a proper amount to pay for extra services upon check out as I’ve been presented with a 25% bill than what was used and had to point out multiple times at wrong items on by bill before finally getting to the number - from 996 it went to 1068 euros before coming down to 778. If I didn’t check and just paid you would have over charged me. When we came we were promised maximum privacy at our villa, but we had German teenagers come to our villa on one of the days around 6 pm when both myself and my wife were naked at the bath and the shower. They literally came from the beach all the way up 2-3 meters away from the bath and while naked I had to ask them to leave and my wife had to dip under not to be seen naked. This was absolutely disgraceful, but what is more, when reported to the reception they just said sorry and didn’t even try to improve our experience. Staff didn’t even have the courage to inform the German family (parents) about our report for literally violating our privacy. The gym has the rules of no kids under 16 and a clear under 16 person has been training with me there without any issues. You can guess it was one of the two teenagers which came to our villa. Feeling like home every step of the way:) Never coming back again for sure.

Perfect service, excellent location, very enjoyable despite the not so good weather. The island is small but very beautiful. It is great to be able to walk to the other island. NB the payment process for the booking was not smooth, the website doesn’t seem safe