If you only go on 1 island holiday, go to Seychelles (and stay at a Constance resort)

Praslin is only a 15 minute (very scenic) flight away from Seychelles, so after a short stopover in  Mahé, we arrived at Constance Lemuria around 9pm at night.

The 5 star treatment started with us being picked up in an X5 at the airport. A black one, with cream leather interior- my dream car. At that moment, I knew it would be a good holiday. Upon arrival at the hotel, after being greeted with refreshing cold towels scented with rosewater, we checked into our room. Our room was magnificent. It was huge, firstly. We had an Apple TV, with at least 200 dvds pre-programmed into the television. We spent a good half hour oohing and aahing over the tv, which could connect to the internet and worked like a computer. We had a private balcony to admire the seaside view from, a big bathroom with his and hers basins, and a spacious lounge area as well.

We got treated to a bottle of champagne, it was the real stuff from France- not sparkling wine!

The balcony

After ogling over checking out our room, we rushed off to one of Lémuria‘s 3 restaurants to get some dinner before the buffet closed at 10pm. Now, I’m usually not a fan of buffets. Mass produced, industrial food does not do it for me. But this is no normal buffet. You get to choose an amuse bouche from a wide selection. Think mini sushi, prawn cocktail, tuna salad- all individually presented. Main courses were varied and delicious- the pastas are made while you wait, the tandoori is grilled in front of you. And the dessert buffet is not a buffet at all- it’s a high tea. I could tell there was a huge amount of attention to detail given to each and every dessert. They were perfectly presented! The 5 star service we experienced upon arrival continued, with a waiter taking my plate from me as soon I finished serving myself at the buffet and actually carrying it to our table for me.

Trust me- these taste as good as they look!

After being sufficiently blown away by the food, we headed to bed for some well needed rest. Breakfast the next morning was a huge variety of everything you’d expect from a 5 star buffet plus a little bit more. I loved that pancakes were freshly made while you wait, I treated myself to a nutella crepe every morning 🙂 We also enjoyed the variety of preserves on offer, including banana compote!

Coconut and chocolate cake with a variety of compotes

We had 3 full days to spend at the resort, most of which were spent taking full advantage of everything Lémuria had to offer- namely sunset walks on the beach, golf, spa treatments, table tennis, and FOOD. Honestly, I would have been perfectly content to spend each and every day doing this:  

The staff at Constance won’t allow you to lift a finger. As soon as you arrive at the beach, you pick a sunbed and they lay out a towel for you and bring you the cocktail menu. I must warn you that drinks are extremely expensive- averaging at around R150 a cocktail. I didn’t mind too much (alcohol = empty kilojoules) so was quite happy to sip on the complimentary water we were given and enjoy 1 cocktail a day.

I can’t even explain to you how stunning the beach is. Luminous turquoise water, framed by lush, rocky mountains. Everytime I gazed up from my book I almost had to catch my breath because what was in front of me was that breathtaking. We also swam everyday, the water was so warm and clear, it felt like we were in a heated pool.

I loved my daily beach walks.. got caught up in my thoughts while standing on the edge of paradise..

The pool is split over 3 levels, this is one of them