Mango House Seychelles: New Hilton LXR Hotel

Updated: July 28, 2021

Published: January 19, 2021

Hilton’s luxury footprint is continuing to grow. A couple of months ago I wrote about another great luxury beach property joining Hilton’s portfolio. I wanted to provide an update on this, as the hotel now has an opening date, and is also accepting reservations (including with points).

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Mango House Seychelles (Hilton LXR)

Hilton has announced that Mango House Seychelles will be the latest hotel to join LXR Hotels & Resorts, which is Hilton’s independent luxury brand. The new hotel, which is located on Mahé island, is accepting reservations for stays as of July 1, 2021.

The hotel is situated on the southern part of Mahé, along the edge of the Anse aux Poules Bleues, which is described as “a sparkling calm bay with shallow clear waters.” The property will feature just 41 guest rooms, including nine suites. It was originally built as a family dwelling by Italian photographer Gian Paolo Barbieri.

The property will feature a spa, fitness center, and five food and beverage venues, including:

Muse, a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant
Azido, a Japanese restaurant featuring sushi and robatayaki grilled delicacies
Soley, a pool bar
A barbecue pop-up venue with fresh seafood and meats
An Indo-Seychellois bar that will serve cocktails

Here are some pictures of the property, which looks stunning, in my opinion:

Mango House Seychelles property

Mango House Seychelles exterior

Mango House Seychelles lobby

Mango House Seychelles guest room

Mango House Seychelles pool bar

Mango House Seychelles spa

Redeeming points at Mango House Seychelles

Now that the Mango House Seychelles is bookable, it’s worth noting that a standard room can be booked for 95,000 Hilton Honors points per night.

Hilton Honors elite members get a fifth night free on award redemptions, meaning that you could pay 76,000 points per night for a standard room over five nights.

As a point of comparison, paid rates at this hotel start at well over 700 EUR per night, and that’s in the off season. Suffice to say that this is a phenomenal use of points.

How this fits into Hilton’s portfolio

Mango House will be Hilton’s fourth property in the Seychelles, and should also be the most luxurious one. Hilton’s other Seychelles properties include:

Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa
Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa
DoubleTree by Hilton Seychelles, Allamanda Resort and Spa

This will be Hilton’s sixth LXR property (and the first in Africa), as the group otherwise has the following properties:

Habtoor Palace (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Oceana (Santa Monica, United States)
Susona (Bodrum, Turkey)
The Biltmore, Mayfair (London, United Kingdom)
Zemi Beach House (Anguilla)

Zemi Beach House, LXR property in Anguilla

Why luxury Hilton additions excite me

I’m always thrilled to see Hilton add more luxury properties, especially independent ones like this. Historically one of Hilton’s biggest challenges has been that its luxury footprint was limited, though this is an area in which the program has been improving greatly.

There are so many great implications for this with Hilton Honors:

Hilton Honors members can earn and redeem points for stays here, and also redeem free night certificates
Gold elite and Diamond members can take advantage of elite benefits, ranging from room upgrades, to free breakfast; status is easy to earn with Hilton credit cards
I love Hilton Honors because of how easy it is to earn top tier status with the Hilton Aspire Card

In other words, I appreciate the valuable status that can be earned without actually being “loyal,” especially when I can use those benefits at luxury properties.

Hilton’s luxury footprint continues to grow, including properties like the Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos, the Waldorf Astoria Maldives, the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach, Zemi Beach House, Oceana Santa Monica, the Conrad Abu Dhabi, and more.

The Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos

Bottom line

Mango Beach House Seychelles is now accepting reservations for stays as of July 1, 2021. This hotel, which will be the first LXR property in Africa, looks gorgeous and boutique, and like a great option for anyone redeeming points.

I will say that I visited the Seychelles a few years ago, and I didn’t really love it. Yes, it’s beautiful, but I didn’t think the food was amazing, and I found service to be not-great across the board

Anyone plan to visit Mango Beach House Seychelles, and excited to see more luxury “independent” Hilton properties?

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ArnoldB Guest

January 20, 2021, 2:44 am

Been to the Seychelles twice in the past three years and also saw the construction sight of the new Hilton. My expectations are tempered, mainly because of the location. On the side opposite of the hotel there is an inhabited area which imo already takes away some of the magic. To get to the hikes you have to drive quite a distance from where the Mango House will be. The actual sand beach seems tiny. I disagree with users saying that Mahe is not good. Quite the opposite, Mahe is amazing, you have to stay at the right areas. South Mahe has amazing beaches and in the Northwest there is amazing jungle (Copolia trail, Morne Blanc trail, ...). In some areas like Beau Vallon you have a perfect mix of infrastructure and beaches/vicinity to hikes. However the main reason why I believe the Mango House might disappoint is the existence of the Hilton Seychelles Labriz on Silhouette Island. I was there in 2020 and it was absolutely amazing, despite some flaws with the service and some of the food. You have amazing beaches directly at the resort as there are plenty of beach villas. You have amazing, even more untouched jungle directly at the resort entrance and surrounding the backside of the hotel. Amazing jungle hikes. The whole island is just the Hilton Resort and a tiny village with 50 inhabitants. 7 different Restaurants, so many activities, etc. I don't see how the Mango House could compete to be honest.

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AndrewM Guest

January 19, 2021, 6:15 pm

The last time I was there I stayed at Le Meridien Fisherman cove at Beau Vallon beach and I had a great time. The food was excellent too. Unfortunately the hotel is no longer Le Meridien or a Marriot property...

Quo Vadis? Guest

January 19, 2021, 5:18 pm

So she sells sea shells on the Seychelles seashore? :-)

GlobalTraveler Guest

January 19, 2021, 2:21 pm

Points rate, base room: 95,000, next room up 411,000 points per night, on up to 1,380,000 per night. Nice homework there pal. Either the Hilton website is broken or the worst points deal on the planet. Reach out to Hilton and find out what the hell is going on. Phone reps CANT EVEN FIND THE PROPERTY IN THEIR COMPUTER.

Bob Guest

January 19, 2021, 2:09 pm

The main island sucks. Praslin is a lot better, especially the beaches.