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Coral Strand Smart Choice Hotel

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Poolside bar
Exterior
Standard Room (Coral) | Minibar, in-room safe, blackout drapes, free WiFi
Superior Room, Ocean View | Living area | 32-inch plasma TV with satellite channels, TV

Reviews

7.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Beau Vallon Bay, Beau Vallon, Mahé Island
  • Beau Vallon Beach
    1 min walk
  • Bazar Labrin Market
    3 min walk
  • Morne Seychellois National Park
    8 min drive
  • Victoria (SEZ-Seychelles Intl.)
    26 min drive

Room options

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Standard Room (Coral) | Minibar, in-room safe, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Standard Room (Coral)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Superior Room, Ocean View

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Classic Room, Ocean View (Coral) | Minibar, in-room safe, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Classic Room, Ocean View (Coral)

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Signature Room, Ocean View | Minibar, in-room safe, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Signature Room, Ocean View

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 King Bed

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Superior Room | Minibar, in-room safe, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Superior Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Penthouse | Minibar, in-room safe, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Penthouse

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Honeymoon Room (Silhouette Honeymoon)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Room (Signature, Garden) | Minibar, in-room safe, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Superior Room (Signature, Garden)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Signature Room, Mountain View (Garden) | Minibar, in-room safe, blackout drapes, free WiFi

Signature Room, Mountain View (Garden)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Mahé Island

When you stay at Coral Strand Smart Choice Hotel in Mahé Island, you'll be on the beach, just steps from Beau Vallon Beach and 3 minutes by foot from Bazar Labrin Market. .This beach hotel is 2.6 mi (4.2 km) from Victoria Clocktower and 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Morne Seychellois National Park.

What's nearby

  • Beau Vallon Beach - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Bazar Labrin Market - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Victoria Clocktower - 7 min drive - 2.7 miles
  • Morne Seychellois National Park - 8 min drive - 2.7 miles
  • Seychelles National Botanical Gardens - 10 min drive - 4.1 miles

Getting around

  • Seychelles Intl. Airport (SEZ) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Corossol - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪Seselwa - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪Level 3 Bar Lounge - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Restaurant La Plage - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Boat House - ‬15 min walk

About this property

Coral Strand Smart Choice Hotel

Ocean-view hotel with a poolside bar, near Bazar Labrin Market
Coral Strand Smart Choice Hotel offers 160 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. 32-inch plasma televisions come with satellite channels. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 160 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. Rooms have private furnished balconies or patios. Wired and wireless internet access is complimentary, while 32-inch plasma televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge).
Grab a bite at Island Trader, one of the hotel's 3 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Need to unwind? Take a break at the bar/lounge, the beach bar, or the poolside bar for a tasty beverage. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and express check-out. Planning an event in Mahé Island? This hotel has 1292 square feet (120 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and 2 meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
Island Trader - Overlooking the ocean, this buffet restaurant serves breakfast and dinner.
Mahek - Overlooking the ocean, this restaurant specializes in Indian cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Open daily.
Ocean Deck Pub - This beach pub specializes in international cuisine and serves brunch, lunch, dinner, and light fare. A children's menu is available. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
Coral Asia - This poolside sushi bar specializes in sushi and serves brunch, lunch, and dinner. Open daily.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Limo/town car service
  • Free extended parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: EUR 25 per person
  • 3 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A beach bar
  • A poolside bar
  • Couples/private dining

Restaurants on site

  • Coral Asia
  • Island Trader
  • Mahek
  • Ocean Deck Pub

Things to do

  • Beach volleyball
  • Children's pool
  • Fishing
  • Kayaking
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • Parasailing
  • Personal motorized watercraft
  • Sailing
  • Shopping
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms
  • 24-hour business center
  • Conference center (1,292 square feet of space)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels
  • Garden
  • On the bay
  • On the beach
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 1 building
  • 5 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1972
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch HDTV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Electrical adapters
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 2 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 30.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

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

  • 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

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 25 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 60 per vehicle (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: EUR 60 (one-way)
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 30.0 per night

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

We should mention

A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 31
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
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

Property is also known as

Coral Strand
Coral Strand Hotel
Coral Strand Smart Choice
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Coral Strand Smart Choice Hotel Mahe Island
Coral Strand Smart Choice Mahe Island
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Smart Choice Hotel
Coral Strand Beau Vallon
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Coral Strand Smart Choice Hotel Mahé Island
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Coral Strand Smart Choice Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 33 out of 731 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Min

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Not a good experience
The hotel either had a system issue or canceled our paid booking accidentally. As a result we were waiting the entire afternoon in the lobby being told repeatedly “sorry we are having no room.” There seemed to be a hope but then again “sorry we have no room.” Extremely suffering. Finally they got us a room newly renovated with bathroom leaking.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely location, easy walk along the beach and to local restaurants. Staff were very helpful and friendly, allowed us to access to business lounge when we arrived early and allowed late checkout and use of facilities while we waited for our departing flight. Breakfast buffet had a large variety of great food. Overall the perfect end to our Seychelles holiday.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Walter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel comments
No problems. Staff very accommodating. Bar service a little slow as very busy.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Christalla

Stayed 14 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Mohammed

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well located for amenities. Beau vallon beach is excellent. Blackout curtains help. But noisy area up until midnight by the locals
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Site

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My wonderful 😊 stay at Coral Strand. Loved the staff's friendliness, the beach view from my hotel room. Good Seychellois food, clean environment.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Fantastic location
The hotel is in a perfect location right on the beach and just a few minutes walk from supermarkets and restaurants. The hotel has great facilities but is looking a little tired hence the refurbishment of one section of the hotel. There are building works going on 7 days per week but they operate after 9am and finish about 5pm. This didnt impact our stay as we were out during these times. The staff are amazing so helpful and friendly especially Kylie and 2 gentleman in Housekeeping. Really had a lovely time and would definitely return to this hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

DAVID

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Things you should know from Hotels.com
Three things put the dampers on this hotel. Firstly, it would have been nice to know with the present conflicts that the hotel is Russian owned. There are all nationalities on holiday here and it didn't cause any conflict but it would have be good to have been given the knowledge prior to booking. Secondly, it would have been good to know that part of the hotel was being extensively refurbished creating noise throughout the day. This wasn't noticeable by the pool etc but could be heard in your room during the day, which isn't ideal if you like to retire from the midday sun. Not my idea of paradise. Thirdly, the hotel is very dated. It may have been a 3 start plus 15-20 years ago but the place is very dated, particularly the bedrooms. On the plus side the staff are excellent. I was traveling solo and it's really great when they take the time to say hello and ask how you are etc. They are a credit to the hotel and island. The rooms and hotel are cleaned regularly to a good standard. Breakfast is a bit random self service where every nationality is being attempted to cater for but not quite achieving it. I heard from guests on half board basis that the evening meals were a lot better standard. The restaurant is a great location onto the front so you can see and hear the waves as they lap up less than 3 meters away. Why spoil that in a morning by playing recorded piano music i don't know. For me, it doesn't make the hotel restaurant sophisticated but like an elevator to escape
Stayed 21 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vivian

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was an exquisite wonderful hotel. The room was excellent and bed was heaven! And the hotel was located right were we wanted to be, souvenir shops, food, supermarket etc....Breakfast was great and many choices with everything, the bar was great, the quality of the food in the restaurant was high quality..Everything was clean and service was excellen.Pretty great overall, staff was amazing Fabulous place in a great location
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Messai

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The beach and the location of the hotel is good; besides that the food is terrible, the check-in experience was terrible, the hotel needs much repair/maintenance (tv turns on and off on its own, shower releases hot and cold water interchangeably when taking a shower, etc).
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

yves

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was very clean. The staff was excellent. The breakfast was delicious with many options. The hotel is right on the beach. It was just a wonderful experience! I highly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Francois, Reading

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

KURT T

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Andria

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Beautiful beach, great staff, decent buffet breakfast, don’t eat at the ocean deck or the sushi place, tend to run out of towels in the afternoon at the pool. Would consider staying here again. Best beach view in Beau Vallon. Lots of good places to eat nearby and small supermarkets. Area is very walkable and safe.
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Tammy, Gatineau

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

john

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The staff were lovely thank you. The resort is very much for honeymoon couples as very quiet.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Hayley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had the best holiday. The hotel is right on the beach and also has a pool. We stayed on an half board basis so had to buy water which was expensive. Food is great each night was a different theme in the buffet. You also have the option to eat in the sushi and Indian restaurants on site.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Stay
Lovely old style hotel . Probably sited on best beach location on planet earth.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

ILYOON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good and Awesome hote,. It was the second stay.
It was the second stay since 2014. The staff was always gentle and kind too much. Explain all things about the hotel and environments of Seychelles. The wedding ceremony was held on it Saturday. The parking lot was too crowded, but the staff of the parking place helped me kindly. The room has some smells like burnt Indian scent sticks. But Location, Price, and Kindness could cover that smell. The breakfast in the Buffet restaurant was good. I strongly recommend this hotel. I will use it again when I revisit it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Miriam

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
The staff at reception was not friendly at all. they disactivated our keys due to a problem with the payment. our room had very limited view of the seaside and had a strong smell of paint. other than that the service & say was ok
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amrot

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Dejene

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Proximity to beach and nearby restaurants is a plus. Hotel has to provide reserved room type. I reserved sea view room but was initially offered a room without it. Had to refuse the offered room to be assigned a sea view room. It is no fun when you have to wait over an hour until the room is ready. That is very frustrating especially after long hours of flight.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023