Sainte Anne Resort & Spa

Stretching for one kilometre along the coast of a 500- acre island, the Sainte Anne Resort & Spa is a modern, luxury tropical resort surrounded by beaches and lush greenery.

The 87 ground-floor villas are decorated in light colours with colourful fabrics, wood furnishings and private gardens with outdoor showers. Modern amenities include air conditioning, dial-up Internet access, satellite television with premium channels, DVD players, direct-dial phones, coffee and tea makers, trouser presses, minibars, safes and desks. Bathrooms have bathrobes, scales, telephones and hair dryers. The half-board room rate incorporates buffet breakfast and dinner each day.

The hotel offers two dining options: L'Abondance which serves breakfast and a range of international dishes including speciality seafood, in a relaxed, elegant setting with a terrace area, and Le Mont Fleuri, perched on wooden stilts amidst the trees, an open air restaurant serving a wide range of Mediterranean dishes. Both overlook the ocean.

Guests can take time out in the hotel's spa which houses a serenity garden with a swimming pool, a fully equipped fitness room, and two saunas, and also offers massage, balneotherapy and a selection of beauty treatments.

They can also enjoy tennis, mountain biking, volley ball and a range of water sports, including scuba diving, kayaking and sailing, while younger guests head for the miniclub.

Those on business can make use of conference facilities, and guests can start the evening with a cocktail on the terrace of the elegant Le Sans-Souci Bar.

Practical amenities include a 24-hour front desk with safe-deposit box, laundry facilities and a concierge service on hand to offer sightseeing assistance. The resort is just two kilometres from Mahe, the Seychelles main island, and the Botanical Gardens are three kilometres away. Mission Lodge is at a ten kilometre distance. Seychelles International Airport is eight kilometres away, and takes approximately 15 minutes to reach by car.

Villa Providence Description: One double or two twin beds. Light modern decor with colourful fabrics and wood furnishings. Private garden with outdoor shower. Air conditioning, dial-up Internet access, satellite television with premium channels, DVD player, direct-dial phone, coffee and tea maker, trouser press, minibar, safe and desk. Bathroom with bathrobes, scales, telephone and hair dryer.