Constance Ephelia

I’m going to write a long report as the hotel worth considering for a get-away holidays and is a real gem in Mahe. It has everything you need for perfect stay, specially for families with kids. Plenty of things to keep you and kids busy. Literally, you can stay all the time in the hotel but feel that you’ve been to many places and done all possible activities. Spa is beyond expectations, with external whirlpools with thermal and cool water, magnificent views to tropical gardens. The therapy (massage) I’ve got was very professional. I believe the hotel has a very effective management team. The facilities, services, every detail is carefully envisaged and devised to the maximum comfort of clients. The area is huge, it gives you the feeling of living in the tropical garden/forest. The layout of accommodation is designed in a way to give the feeling of privacy, tranquility and The staff in the hotel is extremely polite, attentive and efficient. There are many options for dining. All restaurants in the hotel making a high class food. The breakfast and buffet dinner (Corossol restaurant) are beyond expectations, huge variety of dishes from international cuisine. It’s obvious the menu prepared with thorough consideration for people with different preferences and diets. Everything is tasty, fresh, well presented. The deserts for dinner are in abundance and absolutely delicious! I recommend to take half/full board, it’s cost-effective and well worth it. The hotel has 2 main beaches. The North beach is magnificent, long, absolutely clean with no corals or seaweeds, not effected by tides, you can swim anytime. There are few travel agencies located in the hotel which can offer various excursions and activities, I recommend Creol Agency. Very efficient staff and service they provide at competitive prices. Definitely, I would recommend this hotel for stay in Seychelles, no disappointments during our entire stay.

Room cleaning needs to be improved

This hotel is unreal, in a great way. We have never experienced such outstanding service and facilities. The staff members are all lovely and there's nothing you cannot do there. We tried different restaurants, all great experiences. The beach bar team (Kabana) does a great job, special shout-out to Elton who's just amazing! Unfortunately the weather wasn't great some of the days, which is not the hotel's fault, but even that showed that there's no better place to be than this resort. Would recommend to anyone who wants to feel extra special! We had breakfast and dinner included, which I'd recommend too. The pool areas were beautiful too, and the spa is just superb! The room, we had a junior suite, and the room service was outstanding!

The hotel is so big that it's divided in a South and North area. The South area is the one facing the open sea more, therefore tends to be more windy and the water less accessible. The North area has the lovely beach bar and more accessible water front with calmer currents. Both sides are great, but I wished there'd be an option to choose which side you'll want to stay (probably up to the room you book). We had to get quite a few buggy rides to the North as the walk can be quite long.

We really liked our stay at Constance and the first thing that comes to mind is their breakfast buffet - absolutely amazing! We could've eaten for hours - there were a lot of options for us vegetarians. The resort offers a lot of activities & has many great facilites. We usually do not like resorts because they often feel crowded but this one is so big that, expect for breakfast time, it doesn't feel crowded at all. The beaches are really great too! We also really appreciated the fact that you could still stay there all day after checking out - they have lounges where you can shower & get changed before your flight.

The fact that you have to book a table at the restaurant 1-2 days in advance. We believe it should be first come first serve. Also you can't book directly at the restaurant but have to go through reception, which makes no sense to us.

- staff - extremely well trained and catered to our every need. all staff were very polite, and the stay had a very personal feel which I have not experienced before having been fortunate to have travelled to many luxury properties. A special thanks to the manager Lalu who had helped us organise activities even when he was not working. He had found out our favourite food, and had organised for a farewell lunch at the Sesselois restaurant as it was fully booked for dinner during our stay! A really special memorable touch. A further thanks to Vikas, Ryza, Chef Rita and the team at Sesselois , as well as the cleaning team (Prijesh) - facilities - was a huge property which was extremely well maintained. was able to make use of the SUP, kayaks and snorkelling equipment on north beach without charge. the Spa is available to guests during certain hours and this was phenomenal - a true paradise with multiple pools and rooms to use. we also enjoyed feeding the giant tortoises. make sure to check out the Cabana bar especially during sunset. drinks may be expensive but they are definitely worth it. - food - were spoilt for choice at the Corossol Buffet at breakfast and at dinner, and we are both vegetarian. the buffet had plenty of high quality options and was changed daily. half board was suitable for us. we also enjoyed the restaurants Adam and Eve as well as Sesselois, where the Chef had prepared a customised meal to cater for our dietary needs.

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Property location is very well situated and in between the national marine reserve (north beach) and the national forest reserve. In general the food is great, breakfast has a good value with lots of varieties. The pool next to Adam & Eve restaurant was the best and we enjoyed it a lot and as well our children (age 14 & 12). We rented a car upon arrival to airport and we went every day for a 2 hours drive to discover the beaches. As an advice to all visitors to Seychelles, take a minimum of half board or plan to eat lunch / dinner at the hotel as there are not many options in the country. Prepare to spend around 200-300 Euros for dinner, all the restaurants are great (Best was Adam and Eve). The children tried the ZIP Line and it was great, they enjoyed it a lot. The whole family went to hiking and it was great, I advise you to go (our guide Ashley was great). We went as well on a mangrove walk / talk, it was great and thanks to our guide Markous, amazing tour. Used the gym few times and it was great. At the north beach we did kayaking twice and had a good time.

No connecting rooms for my children and our room, this was negative aspect that didn’t go as per expectation. AC is really slow / bad and warm in both rooms we had (not sure why but the hotel can put more focus on this aspect as this is a recurring issue) and you can read it on many of the reviews. Next time I will take the AC reviews more seriously as it will affect the sleeping quality time. I may get a reply to my comment from the management that they will look to it more seriously, but please don’t put more hopes on this topic as it is what it is.

It's my second time at Constance Ephelia, and as with the first time it has met all my expectations for a great holiday. Best part of this hotel in my opinion its the location in a natural habitat area, so rich with many types of palm and coconut trees, but also mangrove forest. You get to see crabs, bats, catfish and a lot of birds. Its simply a joy to walk around the server, or being driven by the employees in their electric golf carts. There are 2 opposite side beaches on both sides of the resort, so in case there is windy day on one side, you can go to the other without problem. On both beaches you will find that picturesque granite rock formations , great for your photo shooting. There are plenty of restaurants to choose from, and even the buffet one serves excellent food with such a great variety of dishes, you simply cannot taste all of them. Great SPA with African architecture and the GYM fitted with many sports equipments are a plus.

You cannot go wrong with this hotel. The only downside with the hotel is that is located on the Mahe main island, easy to access from the airport, but outside of the hotel there isn't much to do. The best islands of Seychelles are Praslin (no1) and LaDigue(no2). In my opinion, the best holiday to experience what Seychelles has to offer, is half holiday at Constance Ephelia (Mahe island), and the other half of holiday to go to Constance Lemuria (Praslin island), and even better hotel, from the same company.

- The property is beautiful with 2 beaches and lots of scenic greenery. - The fact that it has 6 swimming pools makes it possible for everyone to relax and enjoy quite time - The staff are friendly and always willing to support. - As a hotel guest, they offer spa access to the jacuzzi, sauna, steam room, and spa pools free of charge which is very nice.

- Dining: For the high prices they charge, they should offer more in terms of quality and variety (buffet). Breakfast is also average. Also, people need to reserve a space in the resultants before they arrive as we were there for 4 nights and we couldn’t find a place for dinner in the a la carte restaurants and always ended up dining in the buffet. - Drinks are overpriced even the local rum - Poor wifi - Small details can make the guests have a better experience such as for example make the bicycle free of charge, include water in the buffet charge etc.

Huge area deep in nature. There is even a tortoise sactuary, a nice attraction for kids and adults as well. Two beaches to choose from, we were staying in the South and I found it best for kids. Every group of suites had their own pool, so never too crowded. I was on a diet before this vacation and I think I gained all my weight back because of the rich buffet at the main restaurant. Cleaning and housekeeping was thorough and frequent (mention to Shiva for us).

Unfortunately our flight back home was very late and there was no late check-out availability. Still, we could use a nice courtesy room next to the reception to shower and refresh, or the kids club facilities to have the baby rest, but with babies it’s always more difficult. Well, the worst aspect of the resort was the wifi. It was not working when we got there (fixed), but once you check-out you can’t connect anymore.

best snorkeling and place to walk on mahé. hotel with biggest territory, several beaches and hiking trails, for all tastes, good cleaning. Ingrid, guest relations - best manager to solve issues!

price. no coffee machine in room, only instant coffee and kettle with Dilmah tea bags. unacceptable for this price and level. very old noisy air conditioner- couldn’t sleep with it’s running. bad choice of food in restaurant and not tasty. very noisy territory: grass cutters, leaves blowers, mosquitoes poisoning machines, always noise!

The family villa, the nice beach (Port Launay) and the resort staff, very nice and friendly. The private concierge taking care of us.

We very much preferred the Constance Lemuria, smaller and more luxurious. The Ephelia is a huge resort and it was completely full during our stay. Facilities were too limited (eg the fitness room with its 2 runner rugs for 300+ rooms and villas) and restaurants, activities were already fully booked when we arrived. The food was just ok. Clearly they should split the resort and have separate receptions and facilities for rooms and villas, this would create a much better experience for everyone. Last but not the least, we were happy to have a villa on the Northern side (Port Launay), the south of the resort (Port Glaud) was very windy and not great. Next time we will choose a smaller, more authentic and luxurious resort.