ALPHONSE ISLAND, SEYCHELLES
Alphonse Island
PO BOX : 378
Seychelles
www.alphonse-island.com
HOTEL INFORMATION
Date of Creation
1999
Hotel General Manager
Gordon Rankin
Hotel Positioning
4 stars boutique with a 5 star experience
ALPHONSE ISLAND
Development Strategy
Alphonse Atoll is the only island destination in the Indian Ocean that has all these unique activities in one place. “Experiences Are Our Luxury”. Alphonse is a group of three Atolls (Alphonse Atoll, Bijoutier Atoll and St Francois Atoll), all with vast white sand flats unlike the granitic inner islands of the Seychelles. It’s similar to Maldives only much wilder, exclusive and way more pristine with more activities. Alphonse Island is a private island. Bijoutier and St Francois are private to Alphonse and have never been inhabited, have no infrastructure and have been left wild and pristine. They are a slow 15 min boat ride (1 mile) away and daily excursions take place. Year round turtles, tortoises, manta’s and dolphins. Known as the best diving in the Seychelles. PDI dive centre that offers all the courses from beginners (bubble maker) to advanced (rescue dive). We have all the equipment needed and even offer NITROX. One of the worlds best fly fishing and fishing destinations (catch and release) limited space to keep it pristine. Conservation orientated with numerous projects taking place on a daily places. We like to involve our guests if they would like to take part. The Alphonse group is a marine sanctuary.
Date Renewal
2016 & 2017
Main Strengths, Special Touch
Alphonse atoll is the only island destination in the indian ocean that has all these unique activities in one place. “experiences are our luxury”. Alphonse is a group of three atolls (alphonse atoll, bijoutier atoll and st francois atoll), all with vast white sand flats unlike the granitic inner islands of the seychelles. it’s similar to maldives only much wilder, exclusive and way more pristine with more activities. Alphonse island is a private island. Bijoutier and St Francois are private to alphonse and have never been inhabited, have no infrastructure and have been left wild and pristine. they are a slow 15 min boat ride (1 mile) away and daily excursions take place. Year round turtles, tortoises, manta’s and dolphins. Known as the best diving in the seychelles. pdi dive centre that offers all the courses from beginners (bubble maker) to advanced (rescue dive). we have all the equipment needed and even offer nitrox. One of the worlds best fly fishing and fishing destinations (catch and release) limited space to keep it pristine. Conservation orientated with numerous projects taking place on a daily places. we like to involve our guests if they would like to take part.
Location
Located seven degrees south of the Equater and 400km South-West of Mahe, in the Alphonse Group of Islands.
Key sites/activities in the area
• Alphonse Group of Islands consists of Alphonse Island, Bijoutier and St Francois
• Scuba Diving / Snorkelling
• Fly Fishing and Blue Water Fishing
• Reef Flats Expedition
• Bijoutier Island Visit
• Dolphin Viewing
• Island Conservation Walks
• Sunset Lagoon Cruises
• St Francois Nature Hike
• Tennis
• Paddle Boards
• Stand up Paddle Boards
• Kayaking
• Flats Lunch
• Sundowners on the Beach
Children’s Corner
Alphonse Island reaches to all ages. We have daily actvties for the kids which are mostly explored outside on the island. As experiences are the true essence of Alphonse Island, we encourage kids to explore Nature, interact with other kids, take nature walks and actvities made fun for all ages. They get to learn how to snorkel, fish and so on. We have our bubble maker which caters for the juniors to dive.
HOTEL FEATURES
Accommodation
• Number of suites: 5
• Number of Beach Bungalows: 22 Beach Bungalows
• Number of rooms, (keys) in all: 27
Restaurants & Bars
• Alphonse Island is on full board
Drinks are usually included on communal excursions, sundowners
• Bijoutier Restaurant
We do a lot of location dining as well which includes the beach and various areas of the island
• We have 2 bars Le Lys and the Barnacle Bar
Wellness
• 1 spa called Azure Spa
• 1 main swimming pool
Number of employees
100