Carana Beach Hotel

3.5 star property
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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
On the beach, white sand, beach bar
Body treatments, body wraps, body scrubs, detox wraps, facials
Ocean View Pool Chalet | View from room
Bar (on property)

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
North Coast Road, Mahé Island, Seychelles
  • North East Point Beach
    7 min walk
  • Mahe Port Islands
    3 min drive
  • Seychelles National Assembly
    8 min drive
  • Victoria (SEZ-Seychelles Intl.)
    30 min drive

Room options

Ocean View Chalet

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Ocean View Pool Chalet

  • 60 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Mahé Island

When you stay at Carana Beach Hotel in Mahé Island, you'll be on the beach, within a 5-minute drive of North East Point Beach and Mahe Port Islands. .This beach hotel is 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Aurore Island and 4.4 mi (7.1 km) from Port Island.

What's nearby

  • North East Point Beach - 7 min walk
  • Mahe Port Islands - 3 min drive
  • Seychelles National Assembly - 8 min drive
  • Beau Vallon Beach - 10 min drive
  • Seychelles National Botanical Gardens - 13 min drive

Getting around

  • Seychelles Intl. Airport (SEZ) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Level 3 Bar Lounge - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Restaurant La Plage - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Boat House - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪News Café - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The Butcher's Grill - ‬10 min drive

About this property

Carana Beach Hotel

Beachside hotel with outdoor pool
Carana Beach Hotel offers 40 air-conditioned accommodations with washers/dryers and minibars. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, safes, and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 2 treatment rooms. Services include facials, body wraps, body scrubs, and detox wraps.
Make yourself at home in one of the 40 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and wedding services.
Enjoy international cuisine at Lorizon, one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Need to unwind? Take a break at the bar/lounge, the beach bar, or the poolside bar for a tasty beverage. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Lorizon - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner.
Beach Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch only. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7 AM–10 AM
  • 2 restaurants
  • 1 beach bar, 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Lorizon
  • Beach Restaurant

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Washer/dryer

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Beachfront location
  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Spa

  • 2 treatment rooms
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Detox wraps
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massages
  • Massage/treatment rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Ceiling fan
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Restaurant dining guide
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Slippers
  • Soundproofing
  • Turndown service
  • Washer and dryer

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per adult: EUR 56.00
  • Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per child: EUR 56.00 (from 2 to 17 years old)
  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: EUR 56.00
  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: EUR 56.00 (from 2 to 17 years old)
  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 6.54 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 13 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Housekeeping is available for an additional fee

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

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Carana Beach Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 65 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful place and wonderful staff.
Wonderful place and wonderful staff. The hotel is well kept and seems still new. The room was large and the patio and well were lovely being both private and with great views. The staff were lovely especially Cindy and Lucianna who made the restaurant perfect and spoilt our 6 year old. Only negative was a few small mosaic tiles missing around the pool.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alaina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was so beautiful and right on the beach. Dinner was overpriced for the quality, but the breakfast buffet was amazing. The staff was very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Relaxing break
The staff at the hotel were great , pool and beach are good however in July waves are rough. The food was hit or miss, some days good other times awful no consistency in quality.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sigal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel with amazing beach
On the north Mahe. Very nice beach typical to Seychelle. We took the chalet with sea view -highly recommend. You should note that for dinner if you choose not to eat in the hotel you need to take a taxi. We enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic !!!
An absolutely beautiful location. Each chalet villa has a fantastic view with spectacular sunrise & sunsets. We were nicely welcome by staff and taken care of during our entire stay always with our comfort , enjoyment and satisfaction as their primary concern. The pool area was very comfortable and easy access to a spectacular blue water beach . The food was also very tasty , though it’s nice go into Victoria occasionally for variety . I highly recommend this boutique hotel . Can be pricey with food, but totally worth it for this very special location. My compliments to the hotel staff at food and beverage and Mr Marco on their sucsessful efforts .
Beach front
View from our room sunset
Poolside
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Frehun, Alexandria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eric Michel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful staff. I will definitely recommend this hotel
Stayed 13 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Chris, Shreveport

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dvir

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All the staff was very accommodating. I wish we stayed longer.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Ana

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Artur

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

robert

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stephen T, Mendham

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location, calm and relaxing. Lovely villa and beach.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Flight

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Silvio

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property and beach. The staff is nice but don't expect amazing customer service. You can lay by the pool all day and not one person will ask you if you want any food or drinks. Read it in other reviews and it was on point. But the facility is beautiful and the staff is nice. If you don't mind getting up to order food and drinks you'll be just fine.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Alon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Joy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing !
We really enjoyed our holiday here . The chalet view of the ocean is amazing and the private pool in the chalet has good privacy . The staff is very friendly and helpful . The only thing I found irksome was the internet that kept disconnecting and needed a new password every time from the reception . Its about 30 mins from the main town . I would definitely come back here
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Matteo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff is extremely nice, and catered to all our requests. There were a couple of unexpected problems that required special attention by the staff. They took ownership of the problems (even if the issue was out of their hands), and compensated above and beyond. We felt like a 7* service, all the way. We enjoyed the intimate personal beach they offer, which is very easy to access. Would definitely return to this place.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
good location but very poor service. simple amenities and requests were not executed and problems with the room ignored. staff is mostly unattended. not acceptable for a so-called luxury hotel with high room rates.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Alvaro, New York

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We stayed at Carana Beach Hotel for our honeymoon in July 2018 and were EXTREMELY dissapointed by the experience. We booked well in advance and were offered a villa with a pool with direct sunlight in a private location. When we arrived we were placed in a room that had shade over the pool making it extremely cold and next to balconies that were 1 meter away. When we complained to management they offered to downgrade us to a regular room and a refund for the difference in rates, since we couldn't use the pool. At this point we were moved to the room furthest away from the beach with a terrible view, which we ultimately accepted so we could get the refund. However, when we requested the refund after our stay, the hotel lied saying that they never offered us a refund. As if someone in their right mind would downgrade from a villa with a pool to a smaller room furthest away from the beach and without a pool, as still agree to pay the original price. As if this were not enough, we had a numerous other issues including: - We found hair in a plate of food (this plate was never even refunded). - We specifically requested a vegetarian lunch box for a day tour and received a lunch box with meat, so my wife couldn't eat for the entire day. - The A/C broke down and maintenance didn’t fix it until the next day so we couldn’t sleep for an entire night due to the heat. - The WiFi in the room didn’t work for two days. Avoid this hotel at all costs.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We stayed at Carana Beach Hotel for our honeymoon in July 2018 and were EXTREMELY dissapointed by the experience. We booked well in advance and were offered a villa with a pool with direct sunlight in a private location. When we arrived we were placed in a room that had shade over the pool making it extremely cold and next to balconies that were 1 meter away. When we complained to management they offered to downgrade us to a regular room and a refund for the difference in rates, since we couldn't use the pool. At this point we were moved to the room furthest away from the beach with a terrible view, which we ultimately accepted so we could get the refund. However, when we requested the refund after our stay, the hotel lied saying that they never offered us a refund. As if someone in their right mind would downgrade from a villa with a pool to a smaller room furthest away from the beach and without a pool, as still agree to pay the original price. As if this were not enough, we had a numerous other issues including: - We found hair in a plate of food (this plate was never even refunded). - We specifically requested a vegetarian lunch box for a day tour and received a lunch box with meat, so my wife couldn't eat for the entire day. - The A/C broke down and maintenance didn’t fix it until the next day so we couldn’t sleep for an entire night due to the heat. - The WiFi in the room didn’t work for two days. Avoid this hotel at all costs.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 12 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jan, Pa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very private. Beautiful scenery. Good access to bus stop.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2018