Bambous River Lodge

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• vegansangu

  15 agosto 2019
  Wonderful host!

  Our stay at Forest Lodge was a great first welcome to Seychelles. Stephen picked us up from the airport on arrival and drove us to the ferry on departure and was the most accommodating host. We are vegans and he helped provide options and arranged for a vegan meal at a nearby restaurant. Stephen and I share an interest and career in water supply and he explained to me Seychelles water supply system. The staff was very nice and catered to our needs and requests. Every morning we would have breakfast from our balcony and watch the bats and birds in this forest setting. The lodge is a nice walk to Beau Vallon Beach, and there is a nearby bus stop which take you to Victoria. We started our scuba certification in Mahe and there are a couple of dive schools nearby which will pick you up from here. We also hiked to the beautiful Anse Major beach. The day we did, though the current was very strong. I had lost my snorkeling fin and my husband, his wallet. Luckily the ocean returned these items to the shore. Stephen drove us back to retrieve my fin which was found later that day, and he messaged me a few days later when we had moved on to Praslin to let me know my husband's wallet was also found and he met us at the ferry a week later on our way back to return it to us! It was a great stay and great start to our Seychelles' adventure.

  

• David R

  09 febrero 2020
  Three night stay at Forest Lodge Guest House

  I stayed with my daughter at Forest Lodge Guest House in a twin bed room. The facilities and room space where superb and good value for money. The location was very peaceful and we loved the forest surroundings. The hosts and staff are very welcoming and provide all the necessary information on the guest house and suggested places to eat and things to do. We would certainly recommend Forest Lodge Guest House and we would love to return.

  

• ilsevercuil1

  26 febrero 2020
  Absolutely Splendid and Welcoming!

  My family and I booked two rooms for our q weeks stay over the Festive Season in Dec 2019. Both rooms were clean and spacious. En Suite bathrooms and well equiped separate kitchenettes. Fridge, two plate stove, microvawe, cutlery etc. The owner Stephen and staff were more than accomodting from collecting us at the airport to supplying us with whatever we needed. Forest Lodge is perfectly situated in beautiful forest area, close to little town area and beach. A definate oprion when visiting Seychelles.

  

• vincenza m

  15 abril 2020
  Amazing Place.

  We really enjoyed our stay. The place is spotless and well located. Property is very save, you have all the confort you need and Mr Stephen will be always ready to support you and organise for you car rental, dinners or whatever you need. We will definitely go back there. Thank you Mr Stephen

  

• zeavep

  06 enero 2021
  2 weeks away from quarantine in israel

  The first thing to remember about this hotel is that one needs a car, the second thing is that there is no restaurant facilities, its self catering, but without the oven or a proper cooker, just a 2 ring and a micro. The room was fair and there was a sized terrace, air con worked ok. However, it got a bit cold at night and in the absence of a blanket so I had to turn it off. There was a TV with about 13 channels which took me a while to work out how to switch it on and get it to work. In the end I had to get the manager to assist me, The staff carefully took my temperature every day, even knocking on the door to get me to come down to take it. The hotel though is not really for singles, and its best staying in one of the bigger more expensive hotels if you want to mix with other single guests. Much of the time I appeared to be only one there, apart from American couple who were obviously spending weeks living there. The Restaurants around the area were ok but, to be honest, its not the best part of the Island: that honor goes to the the area around the CONSTANCE EPHILIA hotel on the West Coast. Beau VALLON is the nearest village and , to me, at any rate, it seems a bit faded. The hotel claims its 15 mins walk from the beach but I reckon that it is further. Quite a few of the restaurants were basically tourist traps, one or two were not bad, e.g. LA SCALA or MAKNEK, a local Indian. The weather, itself, quickly faded and it rained pretty much every day. The sea was also rough so diving was not pleasant, and visibility in the water was very poor. i went to try to walk the Coachella trail 3 times and each time it was closed, so was the natural history museum. Between the Corona, and the Christmas holidays, the Seychelles basically winds down at this time of year. Be aware of this if you think that its relatively cheap at this time of year. Also lying on the beach and getting drenched was not a great idea so one quickly runs out of things to do there in what is largely a beach kind of holiday place.. The principle town, VICTORIA, has a small fish and veg market, but otherwise there is not much to see there. The town seems full of economic migrants from African countries queing up to send their money back home at the money changers and banks. To cap it off the last two days there was a mini lockdown and all the restaurants were shut in the evening. I found one small cafe open the first night, but the second night I ended up eating a take away from the only take away open whilst sitting on the floor of the car park. Not really my taste. Summing up the hotel was reasonable, as far as it goes, but going at this time of year and in the midst of Corona was a mistake. The Seychelles, itself, looked like it had seen much better days. and the economy has been hard hit by an absence of tourists and it shows.