DoubleTree by Hilton Seychelles - Allamanda Resort & Spa

This hotel is quite something. We arrived into our room and instantly felt it was extremely warm, told reception about it, told the air conditioning would be fixed, next day extremely warm again (outside 31c, inside was warmer) spent 4 days of this back and forth game of fixing but never getting fixed until we demanded a room change, basically no sleep for 4 days. The second room had a perfectly working air con and we were happy enough at that point. The hotel is reasonably kept but aging and in desperate need of renovation and tidying up, it just looks shabby everywhere. The food is ok but overall quite bland, we never thought anything tasted especially good, just edible. The prices for anything off the menus are outrageous, drinks cost between 15-30 euro per drink, a simple lunch meal will set you back 30-50 euro, it's crazy. We were forced to partake in the mandatory Christmas and new years "gala" dinner which was basically a bit better buffet for an extra cost of 140 euro per person per event even though we had already paid for half board, another letdown. The staff are friendly enough and do their best I guess, but often you feel they know about all the issues and are annoyed when you point them out (I overheard the air con issue multiple times). The location is alright to get around if you have a rental car but the beach at the hotel is borderline unusable, it's flooded with sea**** on the beach and in the water. Overall I wouldn't recommend staying here, it's extremely expensive and in my view is a 3 star hotel at best, all in all we were quite disappointed with our holiday and from chatting with other hotel guests, they felt the same.

Stayed here as a couple for 6 nights as part of a 2 centre stay in the Seychelles. We rented a hire car for 48 hours and drove around the Island but otherwise stayed at the hotel. As many previous reviewers have commented, the price of food and especially of alcohol is high . Probably as a direct result of this, very few guests seemed to be buying alcohol or other drinks from the bar. There is a snack bar and small shop immediately opposite the hotel which appeared to be regularly used by hotel guests and there are many supermarkets further afield if you have transport. A fridge is provided in the room which is handy. We were on a breakfast only package. The breakfast buffet was adequate but not that inspiring. Eggs can be cooked to order. The buffet items especially the fruit need to be replenished quicker and we often found the food bowls were empty. Similarly replenishment of water and tea/ coffee/ milk in the bedroom was very hit and miss and we had to ask for items to be restocked on several occasions, not because we had used our ‘daily allowance’ so to speak but because the items weren’t restocked when the room was serviced. This was somewhat irritating to say the least and we couldn’t see a reason for it other than lack of attention on the part of the cleaning staff. We ate in the hotel every night but usually ate off the al a carte menu as this was cheaper than the daily buffet . We did enjoy the buffet on the Creole night but otherwise thought the price of the buffet was very high and we didn’t want to feel we had to eat 3 courses just because we had paid for it We opted for a jacuzzi room- which also had a huge bathroom. The room was nice but a bit dated. The views over the ocean from the balcony were fabulous however. There is a gym which we used most mornings but it is not particularly well stocked with 2 treadmills, a bike , a cross trainer and a rack of weights. No mats are provided if you want to do other exercise. If we had had company on our visits, there would have been a problem due to the lack of space and equipment. There also aren’t enough loungers for hotel guests around the pool and beach and beach/ pool towels appear to be rationed- as once the ones put out on the trolley each day have been taken, guests have to ask for a towel as reception. I appreciate this all sounds a bit negative and was going to make my review more positive. Then our dining experience on our last night changed my mind. Despite arriving early, we were told the tables were reserved and we were displaced out of the main dining room and placed on one of 2 tables set up in the adjacent lobby area. This seemed to be in favour of several large groups who had arrived that day. There was no air con and no overhead fans so it was hot and uncomfortable. We were offered dry/ stale rolls whilst we waited for our main course which we sent back. These were replaced with freshly cooked ones 10minutes later. This was not a great way to end our stay and show

Friendly staff, clean hotel. Food is great. Nice choice of breakfast items. Stayed in room 101 which is nice and spacious. We had an evening flight so requested a late check out if available but unfortunately room required for next guest, another room was kindly provided for us to freshen up which was nice of them. Air con only seems to have two fan speeds, low still seems too noisy for night time. Could do with blackout curtains, expect daylight around 6am to gently wake you up.

We had an amazing experience at this hotel! The staff, from reception to restaurant to housekeeping, were incredibly friendly and helpful. Our room was spacious with a stunning ocean view. We explored most of Mahe's beaches, and Hilton beach was our favorite. My only suggestion would be to have more food options available. Thank you for a wonderful stay

Very nice and quiet place... suitable for a nice family outing.. wonderful staff, they are very friendly and attentive.. the boys enjoyed the swimming pool.. food was excellent .. we had pizza, Spaghetti boulognaise and seafood bbq.. there is a great variety of drinks.. Will definitely come back