Creole Cottage
Anse Royale, Mahé
Seychelles
Official Seyfinity partner
Apartments • Kitchens • Rooftop barbecue

Creole Cottage Apartment in Anse Royale

Six self-catering apartments on a green hillside above Anse Royale. A rooftop barbecue looking out over the valley and the ocean, fifteen minutes on foot to the beach, and that rare format where you come to the Seychelles to live rather than to check in.

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Location Anse Royale, south-east Mahé
Format Self-catering apartments, no hotel service
Capacity 6 apartments, up to 16 guests
Outlook Green valley, the village and a band of ocean
View from Creole Cottage Apartment over the green Anse Royale valley and the ocean
Garden at Creole Cottage Apartment with bougainvillea and the property sign
Turquoise water and the coastline at Anse Royale near Creole Cottage Apartment
The setting

A house on the hillside above Anse Royale

Anse Royale sits on the south-east of Mahé — the part of the island where the resort gloss falls away and everyday life takes over. Instead of a row of resorts there is a village with shops and a bank, school buses in the morning and fishermen on the shore.

The property itself stands above the road, on a green slope. From the terraces and the upper floors you get the outlook people usually pay a premium for in the Seychelles: the valley, the tiled roofs of the village below and a band of ocean on the horizon. Around the house is a garden of bougainvillea, palms and breadfruit trees, with a wooden sign at the entrance and a lamp that gathers moths and geckos after dark.

The north coast, with its resorts and evening bars, is a long way off — and that is the main thing to understand about this address. People come here for the quiet, for a kitchen of their own and for the freedom to plan the day themselves rather than around a buffet schedule.

Anse Royale beach is about fifteen minutes downhill on foot, or five by car: a long bay sheltered by the reef, calm water and shade under the takamaka trees. Two more beaches we have covered separately are a few minutes away — the quiet Anse Bougainville and Fairyland Beach, with the best shore snorkelling on this coast.

Kitchen in every apartment Rooftop barbecue Ocean view Wi-Fi and air conditioning Washing machine 15 minutes to the beach
Accommodation

Six apartments, two formats

The interiors avoid tropical stage dressing: textured white walls, wood, dark stone worktops and teal sofas as the only splash of colour. The kitchen in each apartment is a real one rather than a token — hob, fridge, microwave and cookware, enough to cook the fish rather than only reheat the coffee.

Studio at Creole Cottage Apartment with a bed, teal sofa and kitchenette
The main format

Studio for two

Kitchen island with a stone worktop and woven bar stools

Four studios

One room where the bed, the sofa and the kitchen area coexist without getting in each other’s way: the kitchen runs along the wall and furniture screens off the sleeping corner. There is room for a suitcase and a place to sit with a laptop.

Terrace of a Creole Cottage apartment with armchairs overlooking the garden

Two apartments

Up to four guests each: more space, a proper dining area and a separate sleeping spot for children. Most apartments have their own terrace or balcony with a table and chairs.

White Creole Cottage Apartment building framed by bougainvillea under a blue sky

The whole house

The complex can be booked in full — all sixteen beds — giving you the house and its shared rooftop to yourselves. It suits a large group, or two families travelling together.

The shared space

Dinner on the roof instead of a reservation

The communal terrace is at the top: a barbecue area, loungers and parasols, with the slope and the ocean in front of you. In the daytime people come up with a book; in the evening, to grill the fish bought at the Anse Royale jetty.

No table to reserve, no drive to a restaurant and no winding road back in the dark. While the catch cooks, the sky over the water shifts from gold to violet, and by ten the only things left are the cicadas and the lit windows of the houses below.

Cooking Barbecue

The open grill is what brings people back. Fish from the morning market is on the coals the same day.

Downtime Loungers and shade

Parasols and sun beds for the whole day — a practical stand-in for the beach during the hottest hours.

Outlook Valley and ocean

From the roof you see the green slope, the village and the water on the horizon: the best vantage point on the property.

Evening Sunset

The hour before dark is reason enough to plan dinner up here rather than somewhere down on the coast.

Gallery

The house, the apartments and what surrounds them

The property photographed end to end: from the building in its bougainvillea to the interiors of the apartments, the path down to the beach and the view over Anse Royale bay from the hillside.

Facade of Creole Cottage Apartment with balconies surrounded by tropical greenery
Bed with a wooden headboard in a Creole Cottage apartment
Bathroom with a walk-in shower in a Creole Cottage apartment
Path lined with bougainvillea at Creole Cottage Apartment looking towards the hills
Ocean and the south-east coastline of Mahe seen through tropical vegetation
Balcony of a Creole Cottage apartment overlooking the green slope and village roofs
Living area of a Creole Cottage apartment with a teal sofa and open kitchen
Booking

Creole Cottage Apartment

Call or write with your dates, the number of guests and anything you need — we will pick the right apartment, check availability and work out your discount.

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AddressAnse Royale, Mahé, Seychelles
Accommodation4 studios for up to 2 guests, 2 apartments for up to 4, whole complex up to 16
In each apartmentKitchen, cookware, washing machine, air conditioning, iron, Wi-Fi, private shower room
Shared spaceRooftop terrace with barbecue and loungers
Swimming poolNone
HousekeepingOn request, charged separately
TransferArranged by the host, paid separately
ExcursionsFrom the host in English, French and Creole; in Russian with Seyfinity guides
DistancesAnse Royale beach — 15 minutes on foot or 5 by car; airport — around 25 minutes
Creole Cottage Apartment is an official Seyfinity partner. Booking through us costs less than booking direct: the discount depends on the number of nights. We handle enquiries in English, French and Russian. More in our partnership announcement.