Touchdown Villa

I made the mistake of booking this place for my last night in Mahé, thinking it would be great to be so close to the airport. It was mediocre at best. Pros: - large villa - close to the airport - the host is friendly Cons: - check-in routine non existent when booking through Hotels.com (I had to ask the neighbor who luckily knew where the key was. Beware to send the host an email BEFORE arriving as there is no reception) - barely any cleaning done (used towels are flying around all parts of the house, no trash is emptied, there is food in the fridge - the area is OK but not much to do or see and there is massive construction blocking the entire view - infested with lizards/geckos (more than any other place i've been in Mahé) - airport transfer is apparently dependent on the host's work schedule (I ended up having to walk to the airport. For 1 person it's okay, it is only about 500m, but for a family with small kids and luggage probably not) If you have the same plan I had, just stay in your accommodation and add 30 mins for buffer when transfering the next day.

Great house close to the airport.

Jill was marvelous. Picked us up late at the airport and took us early to fly out. House is very nice. My husband fell and the stairs were a little difficult. Lots of dogs and rooster crowing early. Room was wonderful and very tastefully decorated. Jill was a pleasure!!

BEWARE I made a booking via Expedia and the property owner later informed me that there were no rooms available after our ferry had already landed in Mahe. We were stranded at the ferry terminal with no where to go at 10pm at night. I asked the owner to refund me and there has still been no refund issued!! Please check with them first before making a booking is my only advise!! This happened to us multiple times in Seychelles where property owners false advertised availability or rooms weren’t ready for us upon arrival.

The place was large with nice views and super close to the airport. Not close to shopping so get your stuff before you get there. However the host offered to drive us for dinner, etc. and did provide a free transfer to the airport. Only two complaints. One is the air conditioning is only in the bedroom upstairs. It gets pretty hot downstairs. The other was that there was a used bar of soap in the shower and assorted left over toiletries in the bathroom. Also some leftover food in fridge. That’s a bit gross, but otherwise very clean and the hostess was super friendly and accommodating. I would recommend this place for a short stay and would revisit if I had an early flight out or late flight in for sure.