Cottage
Sleeps 2
Steps from the sand · Outdoor shower · Veranda
- Bridal
- Private bathroom
Seychelles · Outer coral islands
Denis Private Island
A flat coral island on the edge of the Seychelles bank, with a working farm, world-class deep-sea fishing off the drop-off, and no granite in sight.
A coral island, not granite
IslandDenis
TransferResort transfer
Ideal stay4–7 nights
SuitsCouples · Divers
RateOn request
The property
A coral island, not granite
Denis is a different Seychelles entirely — a low coral island 95km north of Mahé, ringed by beach, with none of the boulders the inner islands are known for. It sits on the edge of the Seychelles plateau, where the seabed drops away sharply, which makes the deep-sea fishing exceptional. The island runs a working farm supplying most of the kitchen, and there are around twenty-five cottages and nothing else.
Where you sleep
64 villa categories
Around twenty-five beachfront cottages. Which one is right depends on the month and who is travelling — that is the first thing we will ask.
Standard room with sea view
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Standard room seafront
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Standard Single room
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Standard Single room with sea view
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Standard Single room seafront
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Standard Triple room seafront
Sleeps 3
- Private bathroom
Standard Family room
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Standard Double room
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Standard Double Family room seafront
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Superior room
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Deluxe room
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Single Suite
Sleeps 2
- Mirror
- Private bathroom
- Safe
- Telephone
- Toiletries
- Towels
Double Suite seafront
Sleeps 2
- Mirror
- Private bathroom
- Safe
- Telephone
- Toiletries
- Towels
Villa
Sleeps 2
- Air conditioning
- Hairdryer
- Private bathroom
Villa beachfront
Sleeps 2
- Air conditioning
- Hairdryer
- Private bathroom
Single Villa
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Double Villa
Sleeps 2
- Bridal
- Private bathroom
Double Family Villa
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Cottage with sea view
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Cottage seafront
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Run of House
Sleeps 2
Standard room
Sleeps 2
- Bridal
- Private bathroom
Standard Triple room
Sleeps 3
- Private bathroom
Standard Double room with sea view
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Standard Double room seafront
Sleeps 2
- Bridal
- Private bathroom
Superior room with sea view
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Deluxe Single room
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Deluxe Double room
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Luxury room
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Suite
Sleeps 2
- Mirror
- Private bathroom
- Safe
- Telephone
- Toiletries
- Towels
Single Suite seafront
Sleeps 2
- Mirror
- Private bathroom
- Safe
- Telephone
- Toiletries
- Towels
1 Bedroom Villa
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Triple Villa
Sleeps 3
- Private bathroom
Cottage beachfront
Sleeps 2
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobe
- Beachfront
- Coffee
- Desk
- Fan
Single Cottage
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Single Cottage beachfront
Sleeps 2
- Beachfront
- Private bathroom
Single Cottage seafront
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Double Cottage beachfront
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
- Beachfront
Double Cottage seafront
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Triple Cottage
Sleeps 3
- Private bathroom
Triple Cottage beachfront
Sleeps 3
- Private bathroom
Quadruple Cottage
Sleeps 4
- Private bathroom
Single Family Cottage
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Double Family Cottage beachfront
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Double Family Cottage seafront
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Standard Cottage
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Deluxe Cottage with water view
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Deluxe Cottage seafront
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Deluxe Double Cottage
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
- Bridal
Deluxe Double Cottage with sea view
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Deluxe Double Family Cottage
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Grand Double Cottage seafront
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Triple Cottage seafront
Sleeps 3
- Private bathroom
Family Cottage
Sleeps 2
- Bridal
- Private bathroom
Double Cottage
Sleeps 2
- Bridal
- Private bathroom
Double Family Cottage
Sleeps 2
- Bridal
- Private bathroom
Deluxe Cottage
Sleeps 2
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobe
- Bridal
- Coffee
- Desk
- Fan
Deluxe Cottage with sea view
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Deluxe Cottage beachfront
Sleeps 2
- Beachfront
- Private bathroom
Deluxe Single Cottage
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Deluxe Triple Cottage
Sleeps 3
- Private bathroom
Deluxe Family Cottage
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
Grand Cottage
Sleeps 2
- Private bathroom
What makes it itself
Why people choose it
- 01
A private beach
The sand in front of the resort is its own, so the walk from your room to the water crosses nobody else.
- 02
A spa on site
Treatments on the property — spa, so a bad-weather afternoon has somewhere to go.
- 03
Diving and snorkelling
Run from the resort, which matters here: the boat leaves from your own jetty rather than an hour up the coast.
- 04
A small island
22 rooms in total, so the beach never feels shared and the staff learn your name in a day or two.
The table
2 places to eat
The Restaurant
Farm-to-table Creole
Main pavilion
The island restaurant
Traditional Seychellois, from the island's own farm, gardens and the day's catch
Airy and open, or on your cottage deck, or on the beach under the stars
Wellness
The Spa at Denis
- Treatments wherever you want them — your room, the courtyard of a beachfront spa cottage, or your own stretch of sand
Families
The resort lists babysitting and childcare.
In the water
Reef and diving
House reefDenis sits on the edge of the Seychelles plateau where the seabed falls away 2,000 feet — nine dive sites of its own, from five to 35 metres, and big game fishing right off the drop
Dive centreOn-island PADI dive centre with certification courses
Sites within reach
- Nine sites around Denis Island
- The plateau edge
On the property
What is actually there
Published by the resort itself. Tell us which of it matters to you and we will say whether it lives up to the list.
Pool and beach
- Outdoor pool
- Private beach
- Pool facilities
Sports
- Diving
- Tennis court
Beauty and wellness
- Spa
Kids
- Babysitting and childcare
Meals
- Bar
- Breakfast
- Restaurant
Recreation
- Library
- Bike rental
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Billiards
- Hiking
- Barbeque
- Sun Deck
Services and amenities
- Laundry
- Safe deposit box
- Concierge services
- Luggage storage
Rooms
- Room service
- Toiletries
General
- Smoking areas
- Currency exchange
- Newspapers
- Garden
- Terrace
- Reception desk
Worth knowing before you book
- Information about the type of meals included in the price is indicated in the rate details.
- Fee for an extra bed: 375.00 EUR per night.
- Check-in from 13:00:00
What they actually do
- Conservation centre on the island, open to guests
- Translocation of rare endemic birds — Seychelles fody, magpie robin, paradise flycatcher and warbler
- Nesting hawksbill and green turtles monitored and tagged
- Native forest restoration, giant tortoise rearing and a fledgling seabird colony
- Fishing follows conservation rules — juveniles go back in the water
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