The La Réserve Private Homes Seychelles estate opens on Praslin with six pool villas and private chefs

La Réserve Private Homes Seychelles opens in October 2026 on the island of Praslin, with six villas, each with its own pool and private chef: it is the first La Réserve address outside Europe. Michel Reybier Hospitality rents out entire houses of four to six bedrooms here, facing the Curieuse Island nature reserve. No rates have been published: everything is booked on request.

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1. The first La Réserve outside Europe
2. Six villas, 31 bedrooms, up to 12 guests
3. Pink granite, wood and island craftsmanship
4. A private chef and three meals a day included
5. Catch of the day at Moutya, in-villa treatments
6. What to do on Praslin, facing Curieuse Island?

The first La Réserve outside Europe

The estate belongs to the La Réserve Private Homes collection, the private residences of Michel Reybier Hospitality, already found in Geneva, Florence, Paris, Ramatuelle, Saint-Estèphe and Val d’Isère. In Florence, the La Réserve Firenze apartments opened on 16 October 2026. The Seychelles are the brand’s first foothold in the Indian Ocean, and its first outside Europe.

The villas stand at Anse Boudin, in Baie Sainte Anne, facing Curieuse Island, a nature reserve surrounded by a marine park. The group announces a four-hectare estate. Not to be confused with Le Domaine de La Réserve: that 40-room hotel, at Anse Petite Cour about 2.7 km away, has no connection with Michel Reybier Hospitality.

Six villas, 31 bedrooms, up to 12 guests

The estate has six private villas and 31 bedrooms in all: three six-bedroom villas, one with five and two with four. Each sleeps 6 to 12 guests. Indoor areas range from 385 to 470 m², and from 695 to 880 m² including outdoor spaces.

All have a private pool and a tropical garden, as well as a terrace beneath a varangue, the covered veranda typical of the Indian Ocean. Each villa gives access to a white-sand beach. The largest, Villa 1, has six bedrooms over 470 m² indoors and 320 m² outdoors.

Pink granite, wood and island craftsmanship

According to Michel Reybier Hospitality, the interiors are by Valérie Garcia and Kristian Gavoille. They combine Seychelles pink granite, wood and local craftsmanship. The official photos show living rooms opening onto the greenery, four-poster beds draped in mosquito nets and stone bathrooms.

A private chef and three meals a day included

A stay here feels like life in a private home, with the service of a hotel. According to the press release, each villa has its own team: house manager, housekeeper and private chef. The official fact sheet lists what is included: daily housekeeping, butler, concierge, one airport return transfer per stay and full board, meaning three meals a day, excluding alcohol.

Catch of the day at Moutya, in-villa treatments

Beyond the villas, Michel Reybier Hospitality announces Moutya, a beach restaurant devoted to the catch of the day, and a Boat House lending kayaks, paddleboards and snorkelling gear. There is no spa on site: massages and treatments take place in the villa, on request. According to the group, they draw on the expertise of Clinique Nescens in Switzerland and focus on sleep, nutrition and regeneration.

What to do on Praslin, facing Curieuse Island?

Kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding and snorkelling are included in the stay. On request, the team arranges private boat trips for fishing or island hopping, with a picnic prepared by the chef, as well as paid dives supervised according to PADI levels. A hike through the Vallée de Mai, a Unesco World Heritage site, leads to the coco de mer, the giant nuts found only in the Seychelles, and into the territory of the black parrot.

Praslin is a 20-minute flight from Mahé, the main island. From the estate, Anse Lazio beach is 4 minutes away, Anse Volbert 10 minutes, the ferry port 20 minutes and Praslin airport 35 minutes. To choose between the two archipelagos, read our comparison Maldives or Seychelles, and for another address in the archipelago, our article on the Four Seasons Seychelles.