Baie Sainte Anne · Praslin · Seychelles
A guest house at the edge of the Vallée de Mai
A & D Holiday Home is a small garden house in Baie Sainte Anne. The listing puts the palm forest 1.1 km away — nearer than the beach, and a world away from a resort.
- Air conditioning in every room
- Private bathroom
- Wardrobe
- Refrigerator
Everything from the front gate
The forest is the nearest thing to the door
Most Praslin stays measure the distance to the beach. Here the shortest walk is into the Vallée de Mai, the UNESCO-listed palm forest where the coco de mer grows. These are the distances printed on the listing, closest first.
- Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve
- 1.1 km
- Anse Madge Beach
- 2.5 km
- Fond Ferdinand
- 5.1 km
- Rita’s Art Gallery and Studio
- 6.4 km
- Praslin Island Airport
- 7 km
Distances as published on the listing. It does not state whether they are measured by road or in a straight line, and gives no travel times.
The house
A low peach house with a pale green roof
From the photographs, A & D Holiday Home is a single-storey house painted peach, with a pale green roof and arched openings along a covered front veranda. A lawn runs to the road, dotted with potted plants, and dense greenery closes in on every side.
The listing markets it as a comfortable base for both holiday and business visitors, close to Praslin’s main sights. It describes room comfort and a few practical conveniences, and little else — so the rest of this page stays with what can actually be seen or read.
- Covered veranda with garden views
- Lawn and mature potted plants
- Quiet residential setting in Baie Sainte Anne
In every room
Four things the description promises
The write-up names these four in-room features. It does not define room categories, sizes or bed types, or say how many rooms there are.
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Air conditioning
Stated for each room.
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Private bathroom
Each room has its own.
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Wardrobe
For storing belongings.
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Refrigerator
In the units. A small one also appears beside the bed in the photos.
Around the house
A veranda, a kitchen and a table for six
The veranda photograph shows a tiled floor, cushioned chairs, a small table and a white bench, with a clothes-drying rack and a clear view into the garden.
The kitchen photograph shows a freestanding cooker with an oven, a stovetop kettle, a microwave, a large fridge-freezer, a sink, cupboards and worktops. The dining area has a rectangular table with six chairs, a pedestal fan and extra upholstered seating by a curtained window.
One open question. The text does not say whether the kitchen and dining room are private to your booking or shared with other guests, and six chairs do not fix a six-person limit. If self-catering matters to you, please confirm it by email before you book.
Gallery
The seven photographs on the listing
These frames map one to one to the images published on the listing. Each will be replaced by the real photograph; the caption describes what that photograph shows.
Photographs illustrate the property in general. They are not a guarantee that a particular room, view or item is part of every booking.
Good to know
What the listing doesn’t answer yet
These points are not in the public listing. “Not stated” does not mean unavailable — it means the answer should come straight from the property. Email athanase.daniel@yahoo.com and it can be confirmed for your dates.
Rates & booking
Nightly price, currency, minimum stay, deposit and how to reserve.
Layout & capacity
Number of bedrooms and bathrooms, floor area, maximum guests and exact bed types.
Whole house or a room
Whether you book the entire home or one room, and whether the kitchen and living areas are private or shared.
Wi-Fi & TV
Internet availability and any charge; television or streaming.
Meals
Breakfast, other meals or any food service.
Check-in & house rules
Arrival and departure times, cancellation terms, and the position on children, pets, smoking and parties.
Getting here & parking
Parking on site, car-hire help, the distance to the Baie Sainte Anne ferry jetty and airport transfers.
Accessibility
Step-free access, an adapted bathroom or other provisions. See also our accessibility page.
Location
Baie Sainte Anne, Praslin
Baie Sainte Anne sits on Praslin’s east coast and is one of the island’s two ferry ports. The listing gives map coordinates but no street name or house number, so please ask for directions and the exact pin when you book.
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Praslin’s beaches
Four beaches worth the drive
The listing names one beach, Anse Madge, at 2.5 km. These four are the island’s best known and lie further afield; it does not give distances or travel times for them, so ask the property how long each takes from the house.
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Anse Lazio
North-west coast. Pink granite boulders at both ends and a wide sweep of sand between them — the beach most people picture when they think of Praslin.
Photo: Svein-Magne Tunli, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Anse Georgette
North-west coast, next to Anse Lazio. No road runs to it; access is on foot through the neighbouring resort grounds or by boat, which keeps it quiet.
Photo: Svein-Magne Tunli, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Anse Volbert · Côte d’Or
East coast. Praslin’s long, calm village beach, lined with palms and small hotels; boats leave from here for Curieuse and St Pierre islet.
Photo: NorbertNagel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Anse Kerlan
West coast, near the airport. A long, open beach with few people on it; the sea can be lively here, so swim with care.
Photo: dronepicr, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
General views of public beaches on Praslin, not of the property. Conditions change with season and tide; ask locally before swimming.
Praslin, day to day
What the island looks like beyond the beach
The forest, the ferry, the neighbouring island and the animals you will meet. General views, credited to their photographers; none show the property.
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Vallée de Mai, the gate
The reserve entrance, 1.1 km from the house by the listing’s figure. Paths inside are shaded and mostly flat; allow two to three hours.
Photo: A.Savin, Wikimedia Commons, Free Art License
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Baie Sainte Anne jetty
The ferries to Mahé and La Digue leave from here, in the same district as the house. The listing does not say how far the jetty is from the door; ask when you book.
Photo: David Stanley, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Curieuse Island
A short boat ride off Praslin’s north coast. Giant tortoises roam free around the ranger station, and a mangrove boardwalk crosses the island.
Photo: NorbertNagel, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Seychelles fruit bat
You will hear them at dusk before you see them. Harmless, fruit-eating and everywhere on Praslin — here on a breadfruit tree.
Photo: A.Savin, Wikimedia Commons, Free Art License
Enquire
One email away
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