Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort and Spa

My family are repeat guests to this amazing island resort. We keep going back for the same reasons: amazing staff, great food and restaurants, but more importantly, the incredible natural beauty, the flora, fauna and beaches of Silhouette Island. This is also a great resort for children (mine are aged 5 and 6) and my kids cried when they left as they simply love the island and the hotel.

We spent five days at the Hilton Labriz and from start to finish it was perfect and truly was a holiday in paradise. The setting was stunning and despite going in January in the rainy season we had really good weather while it seemed to rain in other parts of the Seychelles. As a Hilton Diamond member I was upgraded to a King Beachfront Villa. The hotel has some of the best Diamond Benefits I have experienced in any Hilton including free bike and kayak rental, a free 15 minute taster massage in the spa, all day happy hour in the bar on a Thursday and a free romantic bath which was a really nice way to end the holiday. Prior to going I was concerned about the cost of water on the island, however you are given a reusable water bottle on check in with daily water in the room. What really impressed me was that the water was also free in all the restaurants which was a nice added extra and certainly was a considerable unexpected saving. We ate in all the restaurants except the buffet, I found them to be a similar price to Mahe and the quality of the food was good. Our favourites was Sakura where we dined twice and had excellent sushi and Grann Kaz which was a really nice setting. We had breakfast every day on the beach which was a perfect way to start the day, the selection for breakfast was excellent. All the staff were really friendly and went out their way to make our holiday special. Nitin who looked after our room was really nice and Saravana who worked in the restaurants was exceptional. When he heard we would be eating in Sakura he said he would ensure we had a good table. When we went to dinner he had arranged a special table on our own which was beautifully decorated and even had placemats welcoming us with our name on it! The following day he surprised us with laminated decorated photos of us from the night before in the restaurant. I have not experienced service like this before in any hotel and the attention to detail was incredible. Silhouette island is stunning and being the only hotel on the island makes this a really special experience. We really enjoyed the beaches and there are some great sights to be seen snorkeling. We even saw a turtle when we were in the sea! It was really nice having a villa on the beach where we could fall asleep to the sound of the waves and quite often we were the only people on the beach in the morning. I loved using the outdoor shower everyday and you truly felt surrounded by nature. Despite the hotel being pretty full when we were there, it never felt busy and you could easily find a part of the beach which felt secluded and your own. The hotel spa is also really special and has been built into the hill around the rocks. It has its own pool overlooking the sea which could be used for free when you wanted along with the jacuzzi and sauna there. I can not recommend this hotel enough and hope to return there soon.