Beach Cottage
Sleeps 2
- Steps from the sand
- Outdoor shower
- Veranda
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
TransferLight aircraft
Ideal stay4–7 nights
Opened1975
SuitsFishing · Total privacy
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
3 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.
Superior Cottage
Sleeps 2–3
- Larger veranda
- Garden
Family Cottage
Sleeps 4
- Two bedrooms
- Direct beach
What makes it itself
Why people choose it
- 01
Deep-sea fishing
The island sits at the plateau drop-off — among the best big-game grounds in the Indian Ocean.
- 02
A coral island
Flat and beach-ringed, geologically unlike the granitic inner islands.
- 03
Working farm
Most of what the kitchen serves is grown or raised on the island.
- 04
Turtle nesting
Green and hawksbill turtles nest on the beaches.
The table
2 places to eat
The Restaurant
Farm-to-table Creole
Main pavilion
Beach dining
Private
Anywhere on the sand
Wellness
Spa
- Beachfront treatment pavilion
- Couples' massage
- Simple and unhurried
Families
None · Children welcome
No club; the island itself is the activity.
In the water
Reef and diving
House reefGood, with the drop-off close by
Dive centreArranged on the island
Sites within reach
- Denis drop-off
- The plateau edge
- Outer bank
Worth knowing before you book
- Charter flight from Mahé, about 30 minutes
- Fishing is the reason most guests come
- Barefoot and simple, not opulent
What they actually do
- Working farm supplying the kitchen
- Turtle nesting protection
- Native replanting
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North-west PraslinDenis Private Island · rate on request
Denis Private Island.
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