Praslin vs La Digue for luxury

On 16 September 2026 the tourism board's website classed 8 of Praslin's 110 listings as resorts, four of which are Raffles Seychelles and its villa types. Its data gave a five-star rating to Constance Lemuria and Raffles Seychelles, and its 2025 luxury resorts article includes both among its top five-star resorts in the country.

Raffles Seychelles opened at Anse Takamaka in 2011 with 87 private pool villas, some on the hillside and some in beachfront gardens. Constance Lemuria at Anse Kerlan says it has villas with private pools, four restaurants and five bars, a spa and the only 18-hole championship golf course in Seychelles. The resort says guests can join its turtle team from October to February to watch turtles nesting on its beach. The tourism board's island page calls Lemuria one of the most prestigious hotels in Seychelles.

The tourism board classes none of La Digue's 89 listings as a resort, and its data gives no five-star ratings on the island. Le Domaine de L'Orangeraie at Anse Sévère, listed by the tourism board with 63 villas, advertises pool villas, a 485 m² Presidential Villa with a private infinity pool and butler, and the Eden Rock Spa on the hillside. Le Nautique Luxury Waterfront Hotel in La Passe has 10 rooms, which it says are steps from the sea, with a waterfront restaurant and pool.

Six Senses Zil Pasyon is on Félicité, an island the tourism board describes as a stepping stone from La Digue. Its 2025 luxury article lists it among the country's top five-star resorts, and its accommodation data still listed the resort with a five-star rating on 16 September 2026.

What the tourism board's data and the properties themselves set out, side by side:

Luxury on each island	Praslin	La Digue
Listings classed as resorts (tourism board, 16 September 2026)	8 of 110	None of 89
Five-star ratings in the board's data	Constance Lemuria and Raffles Seychelles	None
Villa counts given	Raffles Seychelles, 87 private pool villas, open since 2011	Le Domaine de L'Orangeraie, listed with 63 villas
Suites advertised	Not established	485 m² Presidential Villa with private infinity pool and butler, at Le Domaine de L'Orangeraie
Golf	Constance Lemuria says its 18-hole championship course is the only one in Seychelles	None named
Spa	Constance Lemuria	Eden Rock Spa at Le Domaine de L'Orangeraie
Restaurants and bars on site	Four restaurants and five bars at Constance Lemuria	Waterfront restaurant at Le Nautique, a 10-room hotel in La Passe
All-inclusive	None of the resorts named in the board's all-inclusive article	None of the resorts named in the board's all-inclusive article
Five-star nearby	Not established	Six Senses Zil Pasyon on Félicité, an island the board calls a stepping stone from La Digue

Resort classifications, star ratings and the 63-villa listing are the tourism board's; the classifications and ratings were checked on 16 September 2026, and four of Praslin's eight resort listings are Raffles Seychelles and its villa types. Spa, golf, restaurant and suite details are as each property states them.

The tourism board's all-inclusive article says all-inclusive packages are uncommon in Seychelles and mostly limited to exclusive five-star resorts; none of the resorts it names is on Praslin or La Digue. Check meal plans with each property.

• You want a large resort with a private pool villa.
• You want golf, several restaurants and a spa on site.
• You want a kids' club alongside the luxury.
• You would rather fly from Mahé.

• You prefer a smaller resort or boutique hotel.
• You want luxury on an island where bicycles are the main transport.
• You want to be close to Anse Source d'Argent.