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Anantara Maia Seychelles Villas vs Raffles Seychelles

Both hotels are praised by professional travelers. Overall, MAIA Luxury Resort & Spa ranks marginally better than Raffles Seychelles. MAIA Luxury Resort & Spa comes in at #4 in Seychelles with approval from 5 reviewers like Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet and Oyster.

Anantara Maia Seychelles Villas
Anantara Maia Seychelles Villas
8 / 10
Anse Louis, Anse Boileau, Anse Louis, Mahe Island SEZ, Seychelles
From $2,357 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Shuttle Bus
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Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"The phrase "drop-dead views" takes on new meaning as you pitch backward on the golf cart ride up the steep hills to your villa, one of 30 dotted along a hillside on Anse Louis." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Luxury
"The 30-villa, five-pearl MAIA Luxury Resort & Spa is a stunning property set along a stretch of white-sand beach on a secluded peninsula in the Seychelles." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"This exclusive resort conceived as a relaxing, private sanctuary has just 30 rustic-style villas and an outstanding Balinese-style spa." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith Mr & Mrs Smith
"Thatched roofs peak out through a lush hillside at Maia Luxury Resort & Spa hotel, an all-villa property on the sandy shores of the southwest coast of Mahé in the Seychelles." Full review
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When a resort requires that the people who bring you drinks do yoga each morning, and it chooses its butlers according to their ‘emotional intelligence’, you know you’re a long way from Butlins.
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The hotel offered faultless service and pristine, empty beaches...at the Maia, there was a sultry spa with outdoor treatment rooms that seemed to spring from the jungle."
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Raffles Seychelles
Raffles Seychelles
8 / 10
Praslin, Anse Takamaka, Praslin Island, Seychelles
From $712 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Spacious and beautifully designed with great attention to detail and elegant finishings, all villas have private balconies with plunge pools and sheltered pavilions." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"Eighty-six villas, all with butlers and private plunge pools, set along cement "streets" for golf carts that ferry guests up and down a stony green hill falling to a powdery white sand beach." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"This 86 all-villa luxury resort is stacked up the north-eastern slopes of Praslin like a garrison town and offers its international clientele five-star service and a mind-boggling array of facilities, including the largest pool in the Seychelles." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Luxurious villas, each with its own private plunge pool and many with uninterrupted views of paradise, make this one of the premier properties on Praslin." Full review