Villa Chez Batista

Lovely view on to Takamaka beach with adjoining beachside restaurant. Food was good.Both room and food Very reasonably priced for Seychelles. 40 minutes to airport.

Nice hotel located directly on the Takamaka beach. It was a beautiful beach, and when you are in the Seychelles, you cannot beat being on a beautiful beach. Anse Intendance is a 20-30 minute walk, and it is also beautiful, although with stronger waves. Hotel staff very nice. Restaurant is good and is literally on the water. I stayed in a room away from the beach. It was a good choice for me. Bed covers could have been better, but the bed was okay. You need a car if you want to see more of the island. Taxis are expensive. Very glad I stayed here and not at Beau Vallon. Chez Batista is the only hotel on the beach, and the increased privacy is great. Wi-Fi worked well.

it was really a nice stay for us. the hotels location was very nice for us and we enjoyed it.

Upon arriving at the airport we were greeted by a driver that had been arranged by the hotel. After a 30 minute ride south we arrived at the Takamaka area, we couldn't believe our eyes as we arrived at Villa Chez Bestia. The hotel is located at one of the most beautiful, secluded beaches on Mahe island. Reception was very accommodating; to help us better enjoy our honeymoon they upgraded our room for all of our stay as well as gave us late check out on the day of our flight out. The room had stairs directly from the room to the beach which is unique to Chez Betista, (as the law change after the hotel was built). The hotel staff was friendly and although it did take time to get towels or other requests we didn't mind waiting and rate them 5/5 (Important to note reception is open 8am-5pm). The restaurant has good food but the staff is less helpful so we preferred to eat in our room overall, the restaurant is 3/5. Keep in mind food and water are expensive. We suggest you buy your alcohol at duty free, to save some cash. The south of the island, next to the hotel, is less touristy so there were times we were alone on the beach, making it a very peaceful place to relax. The ocean behind the hotel is also ideal for snorkeling. The rooms do not have wifi but the hotel lobby does.

Hotel was in a good location and the view was fantastic but the hotel itself was a little tired and could do with an overhaul. I loved the view from our room (Honeymoon suite) however. We ended up leaving a day early as the place was covered in the small flies that are sometimes endemic in the area and the AC wasn't working too properly, allied with the fan having just one setting (Hurricane). Obviously the flies are a part of nature and there isn't anything you can do with them but the AC / Fan made it very uncomfortable to sleep as we either had no a/c or were so cold that we couldn't sleep. I know this is first world problems of the highest degree but it still made for an uncomfortable stay. My wife is pregnant and was having trouble sleeping thus we had to move. Lovely place though, just need to overhaul a bit.