We rested at the Coral Strand Hotel in the Seychelles from May 23.2010 to June 6.2010 together with a loved one. The choice fell on the Seychelles by chance. My companion gravitates more towards Europe, and I love the sea and the exotic. But they didn’t argue for a long time, they decided that the Seychelles would suit everyone, because from a cognitive point of view it is an interesting country and the seas are in abundance.
In addition, one must visit such a paradise on Earth while such an opportunity has fallen.
The Emirates flight was a little long, since the connection in Dubai takes 3 hours in addition to the time of the main flight (5 5 hours), but in general it is quite tolerable.
We landed in Mahe early in the morning, got off the plane, and..... it started to rain against the backdrop of fog and mountains, the two of us were taken to the hotel in a minibus, it took about 20 minutes to go.
Upon arrival at the reception, they said that we had to wait a bit until the room was prepared and we went to the beach to contemplate the endless ocean. The rain stopped and all over the sky we saw a big beautiful rainbow over the sea and the sun, which was rising from behind a nearby mountain.
While we were enjoying what we saw, we were already called to the reception in order to give out the keys to the room, everything was already ready in less than 20 minutes. The room was on the 4th floor and turned out to be a two-room suite (although a standard was paid in Moscow) and with a sea view.
The hotel is simple, but everything you need is there. The rooms are cleaned every day, there are absolutely no complaints about the service.
The beach of Beau Valon, where the hotel is located, turned out to be really very wide, gentle, long...... the ocean in this place is very calm, gentle, very convenient entrance to the sea. Then, traveling around the island and stopping at different beaches, I came to this conclusion.
The only inconvenience: the hotel costs only about 12 sunbeds, which the hotel staff does not allow to be transferred to the shore (on the sand) or to a convenient place, for example, in the shade. In the place where half of these trestle beds are located, the scorching sun comes by 11-00, there are no sun umbrellas in the hotel, and therefore you have to quickly figure out where to hide from the sweltering heat.
The territory of the hotel is very small, a patio with a pool and bars and that's practically all, but there is such a beauty and a continuous extraordinary beach around that it's simply pointless to sit in the hotel.
Meals: we only had breakfast, not very varied, but quite decent to have a snack in the morning. The rest of the time we ate at various cafes. There are about 6 cafes around the hotel, that is, there is plenty to choose from, all cafes are about the same price range, but everything is very expensive, a meal for two cost from 100 to 150 euros. On Wednesdays, next to the hotel, there is a bazaar in the evening, where they sell various souvenirs, as well as various national and not only food - fried fish, vegetables, curry octopus and all other victuals, all food in the bazaar costs a penny. We bought fish and went to the room on the balcony to eat.
As for the impressions, I agree with the opinion of the majority - if you don’t stay in a hotel, then the Seychelles is simply wonderful and unique!! ! Nature is mesmerizing!
We rented a car three times. Right-hand drive and left-hand traffic, as well as endless mountain passes and serpentines, did not bother at all, it was scary and unusual only for the first time and the first 15 minutes, but given the fact that on Mahe there is one road around the island and several passes connecting 2 coasts - there were no traffic problems.
We traveled around the island three times, stopped at different beaches that we met along the way, swam, had a snack in a cafe...... I can say one thing - the beaches are all very different, not similar to each other. There is with big waves - Intendance - everyone who visited it is delighted!
There are small secluded lagoons, beaches with boulders, Takamaka beach, where palm trees hang down in the ocean blue. Each is beautiful in its own way.
By the way, when there was a car, we went to dinner in the La Corsair restaurant in the evening - a very pleasant atmosphere and delicious dishes. I also liked the Black Pearl cafe - across the street from the hotel.
We bought fresh fish from fishermen several times, along the coast towards the La Mer restaurant, just a little further away, and the chef at the hotel baked this fish for us, and in the evening we savored warm air and beauty of the Seychelles. An indescribable atmosphere. Incredible impressions.
Captain Rost, whom everyone writes about and admires, did not offer us the program that we would like to see in the Seychelles. Therefore, we decided to take an excursion to Prala and La Digue through a tour operator.
They never regretted it, the islands are not alike, you should visit both.
We also went fishing almost 2 times cheaper than Rost offered, moreover, Rost offers on the same yacht with the same crew. This program was organized for us by Natalia at the reception. A very friendly woman, she has been living in the Seychelles for a long time, helped us in all matters, organized excursions, suggested where to go, where not. Thank you very much - it helped a lot.
With her help, we flew for a day to Bird Island, from which Rost dissuaded us so much, it turned out that this is an extraordinary island from beginning to end, it is simply impossible to describe it - it must be seen !!! ! It's just a wonder of the world, it's not for nothing that it is included in the top 10 geographical achievements of the world!! ! So if you have the opportunity (this is not a cheap pleasure, but it includes an overnight stay at a hotel and meals), then be sure to go, do not listen to Rost.
In general, there were more than enough impressions from the trip, the main thing is not to sit in the hotel! This is not a place where you need to sit in one place, you need to have time to see as much of this crazy beauty around as possible.
In addition, one must visit such a paradise on Earth while such an opportunity has fallen.
The Emirates flight was a little long, since the connection in Dubai takes 3 hours in addition to the time of the main flight (5 5 hours), but in general it is quite tolerable.
We landed in Mahe early in the morning, got off the plane, and..... it started to rain against the backdrop of fog and mountains, the two of us were taken to the hotel in a minibus, it took about 20 minutes to go.
Upon arrival at the reception, they said that we had to wait a bit until the room was prepared and we went to the beach to contemplate the endless ocean. The rain stopped and all over the sky we saw a big beautiful rainbow over the sea and the sun, which was rising from behind a nearby mountain.
While we were enjoying what we saw, we were already called to the reception in order to give out the keys to the room, everything was already ready in less than 20 minutes. The room was on the 4th floor and turned out to be a two-room suite (although a standard was paid in Moscow) and with a sea view.
The hotel is simple, but everything you need is there. The rooms are cleaned every day, there are absolutely no complaints about the service.
The beach of Beau Valon, where the hotel is located, turned out to be really very wide, gentle, long...... the ocean in this place is very calm, gentle, very convenient entrance to the sea. Then, traveling around the island and stopping at different beaches, I came to this conclusion.
The only inconvenience: the hotel costs only about 12 sunbeds, which the hotel staff does not allow to be transferred to the shore (on the sand) or to a convenient place, for example, in the shade. In the place where half of these trestle beds are located, the scorching sun comes by 11-00, there are no sun umbrellas in the hotel, and therefore you have to quickly figure out where to hide from the sweltering heat.
The territory of the hotel is very small, a patio with a pool and bars and that's practically all, but there is such a beauty and a continuous extraordinary beach around that it's simply pointless to sit in the hotel.
Meals: we only had breakfast, not very varied, but quite decent to have a snack in the morning. The rest of the time we ate at various cafes. There are about 6 cafes around the hotel, that is, there is plenty to choose from, all cafes are about the same price range, but everything is very expensive, a meal for two cost from 100 to 150 euros. On Wednesdays, next to the hotel, there is a bazaar in the evening, where they sell various souvenirs, as well as various national and not only food - fried fish, vegetables, curry octopus and all other victuals, all food in the bazaar costs a penny. We bought fish and went to the room on the balcony to eat.
As for the impressions, I agree with the opinion of the majority - if you don’t stay in a hotel, then the Seychelles is simply wonderful and unique!! ! Nature is mesmerizing!
We rented a car three times. Right-hand drive and left-hand traffic, as well as endless mountain passes and serpentines, did not bother at all, it was scary and unusual only for the first time and the first 15 minutes, but given the fact that on Mahe there is one road around the island and several passes connecting 2 coasts - there were no traffic problems.
We traveled around the island three times, stopped at different beaches that we met along the way, swam, had a snack in a cafe...... I can say one thing - the beaches are all very different, not similar to each other. There is with big waves - Intendance - everyone who visited it is delighted!
There are small secluded lagoons, beaches with boulders, Takamaka beach, where palm trees hang down in the ocean blue. Each is beautiful in its own way.
By the way, when there was a car, we went to dinner in the La Corsair restaurant in the evening - a very pleasant atmosphere and delicious dishes. I also liked the Black Pearl cafe - across the street from the hotel.
We bought fresh fish from fishermen several times, along the coast towards the La Mer restaurant, just a little further away, and the chef at the hotel baked this fish for us, and in the evening we savored warm air and beauty of the Seychelles. An indescribable atmosphere. Incredible impressions.
Captain Rost, whom everyone writes about and admires, did not offer us the program that we would like to see in the Seychelles. Therefore, we decided to take an excursion to Prala and La Digue through a tour operator.
They never regretted it, the islands are not alike, you should visit both.
We also went fishing almost 2 times cheaper than Rost offered, moreover, Rost offers on the same yacht with the same crew. This program was organized for us by Natalia at the reception. A very friendly woman, she has been living in the Seychelles for a long time, helped us in all matters, organized excursions, suggested where to go, where not. Thank you very much - it helped a lot.
With her help, we flew for a day to Bird Island, from which Rost dissuaded us so much, it turned out that this is an extraordinary island from beginning to end, it is simply impossible to describe it - it must be seen !!! ! It's just a wonder of the world, it's not for nothing that it is included in the top 10 geographical achievements of the world!! ! So if you have the opportunity (this is not a cheap pleasure, but it includes an overnight stay at a hotel and meals), then be sure to go, do not listen to Rost.
In general, there were more than enough impressions from the trip, the main thing is not to sit in the hotel! This is not a place where you need to sit in one place, you need to have time to see as much of this crazy beauty around as possible.
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