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About this property

Set in a tropical garden, Villa Rafia is just a 3-minute walk from Anse Volbert Beach. It offers a shared lounge and breakfast area. Guests can also make use of the guest house’s BBQ facilities. The garden view apartments come with modern, neutral-coloured décor. Both apartments and standard rooms are equipped with a fan and air-condition. Each en suite bathroom has a shower. Some rooms have private veranda, while all apartments have private terrace. Each morning guests are served a buffet continental breakfast on the terrace overlooking the garden. Free wifi is available on site. The guest house is located within 3 minutes’ walk of nearby shops, restaurants and banks. It is just 1 km from Praslin Museum and 13 km from Praslin Island Airport.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.3 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)

    • Breakfast info

    • Continental, Halal

    • Free private parking available on-site


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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 single bed
and
1 large double bed
1 large double bed
1 large double bed
1 sofa bed
and
1 large double bed
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Luka
    Serbia Serbia
    Wonderful stay! The rooms are clean, spacious, and nicely decorated, and the hosts are incredibly kind and always ready to help. The location is peaceful yet close to the beach and restaurants. We truly felt at home – highly recommended!
  • Lukasz
    Poland Poland
    Location near one of the best beaches on Island. Closed to the bus stop. Nice garden and friendly Staff.
  • Morgane
    United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
    Appartment is spacious and very clean. Location is perfect. Minimum amount of kitchen stuff but enough to be able to cook for 2. Virginie was really helpful throughout our stay, always available and helped us for booking activities. Also as our...
  • Aleksandra
    Netherlands Netherlands
    We had a wonderful stay! The owners are very friendly and helpful – it really felt more like visiting friends than staying at a hotel. The location is great, just a 5-minute walk to the beach and restaurants, yet it's nice and quiet at night. Good...
  • Rafał
    Poland Poland
    Large and comfortable apartment. Nice staff. Apartment surrounded by palm trees.
  • Zamzam
    Rwanda Rwanda
    The hospitality and the welcoming from the lady at the reception was so beautiful. She brought us fruits at our room and they even allowed us to stay beyond the check-in time. We will 100% recommend travelers to this villa. The villa is sooo...
  • Juliette
    France France
    Perfect location, really near the beach with the prívate access by the hotel next to villa rafia. Lots of good restaurants next to the hotel with all range of price from good takeaway (Leo's food) to gastronomic plates. The staff of villa rafia is...
  • Denise
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Nice breakfast with a large accommodation Very close to the beach via another hotel garden We got lots of information about the area and arranged a hire car through reception
  • Petr
    Czech Republic Czech Republic
    One of the friendliest hosts we had, helpful with everything and very kind. Nice location with all essential things nearby. We had everything we needed. We had to do some work and the internet connection handled long calls with screen sharing very...
  • Uroš
    Slovenia Slovenia
    Quite, clean, being welcome. All employes are so kind and helpful. Highly recommended!! 👍

Managed by Justin & Derna Leon

Company review score: 9.3Based on 557 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company information

'In the central heart of Cote D'Or' and 'Home is a feeling' - our slogans is a reflection of our location and the warm welcome our establishment and staff have to offer. Perfectly placed, 2 minutes' walk to the beach and Cote D'or village, yet ideally placed in a quiet and private area, our guests love the peace and tranquility Villa Rafia Guesthouse has to offer. Justin will always greet you with a warm smile, making you feel at home from the moment you arrive. Justin loves to interact with his guests...'a guest is a friend!' like he usually says. He ensures that daily operations are carried through, while Derna handles the daily tasks. Other staff at the guesthouse are also very friendly and are always happy to assist. gust can also contact Justin via whats app directly for assistance at any given time

Property information

Villa Rafia Guesthouse is a business which started in 2012, opening it's doors with 6 standard rooms, a lounge and breakfast area.The owners, Justin Leon implemented a project plan as to extend the business further, implementing 8 self-catering apartments and 4 small studio apartments to provide guests with the possibility of having three room categories - Standard room and garden view apartments plus the small studio apartments . The spacious garden view apartments offer modern and comfortable amenities, including satellite TV channels and wifi in the apartments, while the standard rooms which are more simply furnished, facilitates families travelling by 3 and more. Rates for all categories is inclusive of breakfast. The guesthouse has a lounge and communal breakfast area where guests can relax and are served breakfast in the morning. Free wifi and free parking is available on site and also BBQ area There is a reception where guests are assisted upon check in and in the morning during breakfast.

Neighbourhood information

Cote D'Or is a quiet little village, where famous restaurants, souvenir shops, grocery stores, Take-aways - ATMs, water sports centers can all be found...all within 2 minutes' walk from Villa Rafia. A quiet and peaceful village where the beautiful beach Anse Volbert is found which is definitely a tourist attraction. Cote D'Or is the best place to be for a holiday in Praslin thats for sure .

Languages spoken

English,French

Property surroundings

House rules

Villa Rafia takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 14:30 to 20:30
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 06:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Refundable damage deposit
A damage deposit of € 100 is required on arrival. That's about £86. This will be collected as a cash payment. You should be reimbursed on check-out. Your deposit will be refunded in full in cash, subject to an inspection of the property.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children older than 5 years are welcome.

Children 12 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Accepted payment methods
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The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note the property is not located on the main island and inter-island trasfer is provided at a fee.

Please inform Villa Rafia in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

Payment before arrival via bank transfer is required. The property will contact you after you book to provide instructions.

In accordance with government guidelines to minimise transmission of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property currently isn't accepting guests from certain countries, during dates where such guidelines exist.

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property is taking steps to help protect the safety of guests and staff. Certain services and amenities may be reduced or unavailable as a result.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property has reduced reception and service operating hours.

A damage deposit of € 100 is required on arrival. This will be collected as a cash payment. You should be reimbursed on check-out. Your deposit will be refunded in full in cash, subject to an inspection of the property.

Legal information

This property is managed by a private host. EU consumer law relating to professional hosts might not apply.

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