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Reviews of Villa Rafia 2 stars

Anse Volbert, Cote D'Or, 0000 Baie Sainte Anne, Seychelles

#6 of 8 B&Bs and Inns in Baie Sainte Anne

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 142 hotel reviews

8.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.2

  • Comfort

    8.3

  • Location

    9.2

  • Facilities

    7.8

  • Staff

    9.3

  • Value for money

    8.4

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: 24 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast could be served earlier 7, 7.30 would be fine.

    Location near one of the best beaches on Island. Closed to the bus stop. Nice garden and friendly Staff.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 July 2025

    9.0
    Amazing stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment with Garden View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The shower would need a curtain to avoid flooding the bathroom

    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 ferry was a bit later they let us do a late check out. The garden is so beautiful and well taken care of.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 June 2025

    9.0
    Nice apartament. Worth the price.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment with Garden View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathroom faucet needs repair.

    Large and comfortable apartment. Nice staff. Apartment surrounded by palm trees.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 May 2025

    9.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Studio
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    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 adorable, always available and full of attention for the clients I really want to thank the team for the kindness and the moment we passed there. I definitely recommend this adress

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 May 2025

    8.0
    Nice stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment with Garden View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    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

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 May 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment with Garden View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Had a problem with AC (not working properly. Needs maintance)

    Amazing location. Great garden.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 March 2025

    9.0
    Awesome stay in Praslin
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Studio
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    They don’t reply often tru booking.com messages. AC broke down on our last night, good thing weather was not that hot during our stay. Shower curtain should be installed as it keeps our toilet floor wet after shower.

    Derna and her staff is really accommodating. They clean the apartment everyday and provided beach towel. They let us checked in early, arranged our island tour & taxi to the ferry terminal. They even upgraded our room when the other hotel was making too much noise. Derna is so friendly and knows the island very well. She also gave us tips on where to eat, island transpo and a lot more. Complete kitchen utensils. Highly recommended!!!

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 March 2025

    8.0
    Great stay in Praslin, beautiful garden, great location. Staff were very helpful.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment with Garden View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Wonderful garden, great location

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 February 2025

    9.0
    So pleasant stay, I would come back ☺️
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Quite, clean, being welcome. All employes are so kind and helpful. Highly recommended!! 👍

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 January 2025

    9.0
    Great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Studio
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It’s 5 mins walk from a very nice beach, the staff was very helpful, the bed was comfortable. There are more options for delicious takeaways, local supermarkets in the area.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 January 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Studio
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I don't know how up to date Bookings is, as I didn't see the hosts it refers to. For the price I paid the facilities could have been better. The door lock didn't work well, it was a struggle to lock the door from both the inside & out, which I was made aware of by the main who checked me into my room. As a single female traveller this made me anxious as I struggled to ensure the door was locked for my safety. It has a small kitchen however the cupboards for the glasses, potd and pans are so high I had to drag furniture from the bedroom into the kitchen and climb up onto it to reach items. The light for the bathroom is behind the bedroom door. If you turn the light on once you get a purple light & you can't see anything. Took me a while to figure out I had to turn the light on and off to get the normal light on. The tap in the shower was difficult to turn off & it dripped the whole time. The bar fridge in the kitchen was very loud & made a fair bit of noise. The property next door keeps tortoises, right against the fence. They are very loud when they have sex early in the morning.

    Great location. Walking distance to the beach and shops. There's a bus stop out front. The manager onsite was very helpful. She was available to answer all my questions and assist with booking day tours, car hire and provide information on the local buses.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 January 2025

    9.0
    The family and staff are extremely warm, kind, welcoming and very generously accommodating!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights

    My main request would be to please make your road sign less discrete, it took us a few misses to find, just clear, larger text in a bright colour would really help! Some of the rooms could have a few basic amenities improved upon, like more hooks to hang things behind doors and maybe a speaker for music! But overall, I loved the low-key feel as it allows one to disconnect and really focus on enjoying being in such an amazingly unique part of the world.

    The entire stay was extremely pleasant and relaxed due to the lovely atmosphere, well-maintained and homely. Our hosts were very kind, generous with their time, accommodating of our last minute changes, and really took the time to made us feel welcome, safe and at-home!

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 December 2024

    8.0
    Excellent stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment with Garden View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No hairdryer.

    Good breakfast and good location. Close to the beach and bus station. Everyone was very nice to us. Room was spacious and the garden is amazing.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 November 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Studio
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    When you arrive and it's rain, you can't buy anything at the guest house

    Great location, next to bus station, 5 min walk to the beach

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 November 2024

    7.0
    A decent accommodation for reasonable budget
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment with Garden View
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Breakfast was really basic and does not change from day to day. That's one point they can improve. Besides that the location is great. The room is spacious but basic... overall great for the money. I would stay there again. The staff is really friendly and helpful. We got informed about activities, reliable companies to book tours, possible scams on the beach that can occur :D I would recommend this accommodation for this budget :)

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 November 2024

    8.0
    Beautiful stay in Cote D’or with very friendly staff and great breakfast
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Triple Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We are a married couple on our honeymoon and the property gave us two twin beds to push together, which was very uncomfortable. The beds were quite hard.

    Our room was beautiful, the location was great and the breakfast was both included and scrumptious every morning.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 October 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment with Garden View
    • Stayed 4 nights

    bathroom could have a curtain, AC location and noise from AC, there could be more cutleries and plates

    Really good location, close to the nice beach, restraint, take away and shops, exceptional clean apartment, nice environment, balcony view

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 October 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff very helpful- location great to explore the island.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 October 2024

    7.0
    Overall ok-ish but stayed in better places for same money
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment with Garden View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower - defect when turning on water. Shower is a small walk in tub without curtains or doors, looks good and fancy but not practical at all. Water splashes all over and because of this gets dirty and wet all over. We stayed 4 days and noone cleaned at all, it got really dirty in 4 days because of the shower splashing water. I had to ask for toilet paper, only 1 available for 4 days stay. Not a fan of the owner, talks much but a bit fake courtesy. They recommended boat trips to Curiouse island to see the turtles. I asked twice if island fee is included in the trip price and they said yes. When arriving on the island we had to pay the fee. As well when booking the trip they said you stay on the island as long as you want. It turned out as long as we want meant till 1 pm hour imposed by boat driver. It is enough to stay 3 hours on the island but how they sell and trick tourists with fake info is not ok. Breakfast is 2 eggs and some fruits every day. Nothing different. Not an issue for me. I like eggs 🤭

    Bed and pillow very comfortable, i slept very well. Good location close to beach restaurant and market. Kitchen facilities available

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 February 2024

    9.0
    Good stay near Cot D’Or
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Studio
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There is no communication with the host before arrival, not a single message was answered

    excellent apartment on the second floor with a view of the turtles

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 February 2024

    9.0
    Convenient location. Good breakfast. Comfortable accommodation.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights

    When checking in, we were faced with the fact that the room offered to us had only recently been renovated. The problem was a strong paint smell, but the hotel staff provide us an option as a accommodation higher level. We are very grateful to them for this.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 December 2023

    9.0
    Very good place to stay in
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Studio
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The bathroom was missing a curtain on the window.

    Very friendly and hospitable host. She helped us with registration for Anse Georgette, as we were just a few days there and didn't register for the beach on time. The location is good as it is walking distance to the Cote D'Or Beach, and there is a bus station just in front of the accommodation, which makes it easy to move around the island with a bus. The room was clean and there is big garden with lots of green space.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 November 2023

    9.0
    Will recommend!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Triple Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Nice stay overall! Good location close to everything. Easy to arrive by bus and move around the island. Room was comfortable and breakfast simple but ok as well. Pricing was competitive with alternative options.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 November 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment with Garden View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A lot of ants in the accommodation, but we encountered that everywhere in the Seychelles. Sometimes there was no hot water.

    Large clean apartment in a beautiful garden. Very helpful and nice staff. They arranged a great trip for us to Curieuse and St. Pierre with the Swell boat company. They arrange a taxi on request. Bus stop directly in front of the accommodation. Good accessibility to the north of the island (Anse Lazio). About 6 minutes by car to the jetty. Possibility to walk to the beach via the adjacent resort. Good takeaway and a big supermarket nearby. Very good, quickly served breakfast.

    Stayed in November 2023

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