Coral Strand Smart Choice Hotel

We were married at the Coral Strand 30 years ago. It was a beautiful hotel with fantastic service and we were very well looked after so we always vowed to return. We did return and were very disappointed. The first room we were given stank of cats pee, the shower squirted more water on the ceiling than on me, sink taps weren't attached properly, the bathroom door was mouldy as were the curtains. We complained and were immediately moved to another room which was a big improvement. We met two other couples there that had exactly the same problems (cat pee smell etc) and had to be moved. Some staff couldn't be nicer and yet some others were quite sullen. The food was average, the main lift only worked sometimes and when we checked out nobody offered to help with our baggage and, guess what, the lift wasn't working so we had to carry them on our own down three floors. Overall we thought the hotel was looking very tired. The location is fantastic!

Nice hotel. The only one in the area right on the beach. Good pool. Room overlooked pool and ocean. Friendly, helpful and efficient staff. Nice breakfast in restaurant overlooking beach and ocean. Not much to do in the area but there are restaurants nearby. Most seem to close around 10pm. Would recommend Gecko Bar at the Savoy (about 2 mins walk from the hotel). Nice food or just have a drink plus you get a 10% discount for being Coral Strand resident. Wednesday evening the "strip" livens up with music and food stalls otherwise very quiet. The Boathouse Bar is best for just having a drink and that's less than 10 min walk away. Overall very nice if you're ok with quiet life and beach holiday. Would recommend Teddy's Glass Bottom Boat trip to St Anne's Island for snorkelling island tour. Great boat crew and really nice lunch. One of our best days out. You can book at hotel or from one of the many vendors on the strip.

The hotel is situated on the beach in a perfect location. The Beau Vallon beach is regarded as one of the best in the Seychelles. There are some excellent water sport activities at the location. The hotel food is good and reasonably priced although the alcoholic drinks incl local beers are very expensive. Some parts of the hotel need a bit of decoration. The staff are very helpful. Our sea view room was double booked and we were compensated with free breakfast for the duration of our stay, although we did get a ‘sea view’ room after a couple of days. We went on Teddy’s glass bottom boat trip arranged via one of the salesmen who frequent the beach in front of the hotel. That was excellent and I suggest a must do. The adjacent savoy hotel does excellent food which is discounted by 10% when staying at coral strand

Chaos on arrival, staff shouting at each other on the telephone, then they couldn’t find our reservation. Finally got a room but not in the booked higher room category! Ended up in a room with damaged wardrobe, messy shower cabin and an A/C unit that couldn’t be controlled apart from on/off... Breakfast is average, area behind the bar minging! This place is old, rundown, overpriced and run by non professional staff. Stay away!

The hotel is old and bad maintained. We moved right away out of this hotel.