Citronelle Penthouse by Simply Seychelles

Seychelles (Mahe) is a lovely place, and we booked Eden to have a luxery stay. But we were so disappointed.

Broken lamps, a toiletdoor you couldn't close (!), dripping wet mats on the floor, the buggys raincover was broken. Not clean apartment. Guest belove smoked all the time (was forbidden) Of course we told the staff. They changed the mats, the rest they told us " We will fix it to the next guest."

Fabulous and comfortable stay on the beautiful Eden Island, with great facilities. Host communication was very good as well.

A couple of things (vegetable peeler for example) were missing from the otherwise well stocked kitchen. But these were minor issues that did not affect our enjoyment of the place

Great location, excellent view, well equipped kitchen, two terraces. Friendly and very helpful staff

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clean, quiet, climate controlled, reasonably furnished

kitchen appliances are hard to operate, coffee maker, tea kettle, toaster don't work. Coffee or breakfast shops are too far. The apartment is on a third floor walk up

The use of a golf cart within the complex made everything accessible. The maintenance of the grounds was constant and everything was lush and well kept. We had a small pool within, as the French would say, "a deux pas". There are several pools spaced near the lodgings.

Two minor things. First, the instructions on where one could park the carts near the plaza and restaurants could have been explained better. Some of the security staff didn't understand the policies either, with the exception of 30 minutes free in the underground garage. We had to buy an additional roll of toilet paper for our one week stay. In other words, you get what is supplied at the start and that's it. Otherwise, very much Edenesque.

Location was really nice, quiet and serene with a shopping and restaurant plaza near. Also the gym and pools that are for the residents only where excellent. It's an excellent place to relax but there is no authentic local vibe if that is what you are looking for. House was good, plenty of space in every room and a nice big balcony with a grill.

Self-catering. So there was no breakfast provided. However, the self-catering arrangement worked well for us as we could prepare our own food, and the Eden Island Spar was convenient for groceries. However, so of their items at teh Spar were not of good quality. But the apartment at Citronelle was very good, though with minor small challenges.

Cleanliness of the apartment was questionable. The cleaning lady didn't clean property well. She also didn't provide necessities like toilet paper, dishwasher etc. And she didn't change bedding. Because of rains and the season, there were so many mosquitoes, and she didn't provide insecticide for the room.

It was a very lovely stay at this apartment. Located in a serene property with beautiful scenery and lots of amenities to use.