La Digue Island Lodge

I ask everyone not to come here! I paid the same as at Kempinsky, but the difference is huge. I ordered Direkt Beach A Frame and they put me in the last place where I could see the fence and they looked at me from the balcony next to me. Cleanliness is 0. The people serving are dirty and not nice. They herd you into the dining room like cattle. I had to buy water for the evening because they can't provide half a liter of water every day. At check out they turned off the electricity at 10 o'clock. This place only looks good in the pictures, but everything is smelly and dirty and unfriendly. Etc. etc. Big disappointment

We stayed at La Digue Island Resort for three days earlier this month, and unfortunately, our experience was far below expectations. Pros: Great location. Cons: The staff were unhelpful and unwelcoming, which made our stay less enjoyable. The rooms were not clean and appeared to be in serious need of renovation and a thorough deep clean. The food was another major disappointment. We had dinner on the day we arrived. The staff charged us X amount for wine and the next day informed us they charged us more??The dinner was not good at all! The prices were ridiculously high for the quality of food served, which was often below par. I am genuinely glad we did not pre-book the half-board or full-board meal plans, as the food simply did not justify the cost. Considering the hot and humid weather on La Digue, the air conditioning in the room was inadequate, and the absence of fans made it even more uncomfortable. The room did not provide the level of comfort one would expect in this climate. One particularly frustrating incident involved housekeeping. We returned to our room around 6–7 p.m. after being out all day and found that the housekeeping staff were still cleaning. We later discovered that the room was full of insects and flies because the door had been left open while the room was being serviced. The door was still open when we arrived. Leaving a room open like this, especially in a tropical environment, reflects a lack of basic care and common sense. While the location is undoubtedly a positive, it does not make up for the poor cleanliness, uncomfortable rooms, disappointing food, and unwelcoming service. Overall, this was a very disappointing experience, and I would not recommend La Digue Island Resort based on our stay. The property needs significant improvements in cleanliness, room maintenance, food quality, and staff hospitality to justify its prices.

This was not our first stay on La Digue, but it was our first time at **La Digue Island Lodge**. The location of the hotel is very good, although La Digue itself is a relatively small island. The hotel is situated next to a small beach which, in our opinion, is not particularly attractive. On the other hand, the swimming pool is quite nice. There are local shops and Take Away restaurants right next to the hotel, although the one immediately beside the hotel was not among the best, in our opinion. The resort itself is beautifully green and has a real tropical feel. There are palm trees, flowers, colourful birds and beautifully maintained paths. It is obvious that the gardener puts a lot of work into keeping the grounds in such good condition. Walking around the resort was genuinely a pleasure. The restaurant was nothing particularly special. We had dinner there once, choosing from the à la carte menu, and the food was tasty and reasonably well presented. There was also a buffet available, although we did not use it. The pool bar was pretty much what you would expect from a pool bar. The drinks were good, although prices in both the bar and restaurant are certainly not among the cheapest — but this is the Seychelles, so that is perhaps not a major surprise. Overall, you could say that the hotel is "okay" — **but unfortunately, there are some serious issues that made our stay disappointing and confirmed some of the negative reviews we had previously read from other guests.** From the moment we arrived until we left, we had the strange feeling that we were more of an inconvenience than welcome guests. It felt as though our money was welcome, but our presence was not. During our entire week-long stay, not a single member of staff greeted us with even a simple "Hi" or "Good morning". Even when we greeted staff ourselves, we were often completely ignored. This happened repeatedly and really made us feel uncomfortable. The reception was another disappointment. There seemed to be a great deal of chaos hidden behind the "magic doors". Our check-in involved three receptionists, who seemed to take turns starting the procedure, stopping, and then handing it over to someone else. Everything was conducted in the local language, while we stood there for around 20 minutes without really knowing what was happening. Again, there was no proper welcome, no explanation and barely a word directed towards us. We stayed in a **Garden Apartment**. We were not expecting luxury, as we already know the standards on the Seychelles, particularly on La Digue, but we did expect something a little better. The problem was not really the equipment or furniture. The room simply was not properly clean, despite initially giving the impression that it was. The floor was unpleasantly dirty, and some of the grout between the tiles was disgustingly black. There was a noticeable amount of sand under our feet, particularly in the bathroom. In our opinion, the rooms are in need of

Our experience was absolutely terrible here… it took an hour and a half to get checked in it was very unorganized and then were told to come back at 3. Housekeeping doesn’t exist no new towels, toilet paper and not even touched! The property is clearly not sprayed because the mosquitoes are terrible! The food is terrible as well! The bed is so uncomfortable and hard as a rock, woke up every morning with my back killing me! Such ashame because the grounds are beautiful…it is so bad we are checking out of here 4 days early and booked a self catering apartment! They didn’t even ask why… which baffles me! For me I would not recommend this place at all!