The luxury points property that I’m most looking forward to has not only started accepting reservations, but it’s also now bookable with points! I wanted to provide an update, as I know I’m not the only one who is excited about this property.
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Waldorf Astoria Platte Island Seychelles basics
In early 2021, Waldorf Astoria announced plans to open a private island resort in the Seychelles. If you’re looking for a fun adventure with your Hilton Honors points in 2024 and beyond, definitely consider this property.
The Waldorf Astoria Seychelles will be located on Platte Island, a private island in the Indian Ocean, around 130 kilometers south of Mahe. The island has its own airstrip, so guests will be able to fly there directly from the country’s international airport.
The resort will feature 50 accommodations, most of which are seafront villas with private pools. The Waldorf Astoria will have six restaurants and bars, a spa (with six treatment rooms plus a beauty salon and a hammam), a club for kids, an outdoor observatory, tennis courts, and a marine conservatory discovery center.
The six restaurants and bars will include Carnival (an Afro-Latin fusion restaurant and bar), Glasshouse (a garden to table restaurant), La Perle, Peacock Alley (a coffee shop with light meals and snacks), Sunset Wave (an oyster and champagne sunset bar), and TORTI (a restaurant with Creole inspired tapas, seafood, and sushi).
Platte Island is covered with palm forests and surrounded by a coral reef and lagoon, so it sounds incredible. It’s cool to read more about the island — it’s about a quarter of a square mile.
Elias Pertoft has been appointed general manager of the Waldorf Astoria Seychelles, and he has worked at a countless number of private island resorts, from Virgin’s Necker Island, to Soneva Maldives. Here’s how he describes the resort:
“In the two decades I have called remote tropical islands a home, I have never witnessed an island as pristine as Platte Island, nor one so teaming with wildlife, where it is possible to glimpse endangered Hawksbill turtles laying eggs, eagle rays and reef sharks ribboning along the lagoon.”
“This combined with the elegant Waldorf Astoria service and personalised guest experiences is a winning combination that will redefine luxury in the Seychelles. I look forward to welcoming guests to this landmark destination.”
While the hotel anticipates opening in February 2024, currently reservations are only being accepted for stays as of April 30, 2024. Presumably that timeline could move forward as there’s more certainty around the opening date.
Below you can find some pictures of the island.






Waldorf Astoria Platte Island Seychelles pricing
As mentioned above, the Waldorf Astoria Seychelles is now accepting reservations for stays as of April 30, 2024. So, what are rates like? They start at over €2,000 per night, though I imagine they’ll change over time, and that we’ll see some more attractive rates in the future.

Currently there are five kinds of villas that are bookable, with the most premium villa costing over €13,000 per night.

Honestly, this pricing seems very optimistic. This isn’t the first private island resort of its kind in the Seychelles. Several years ago I stayed at the Four Seasons Desroches Island, which has a similar setup. It’s an all-villa property on a private island with its own airstrip.

Interestingly the rates at the Four Seasons never got as high as you might assume. Seasonally the hotel charges well under €700 per night, so it’s cheaper than comparable properties in the Maldives, for example.
Book the Waldorf Astoria Platte Island Seychelles with points
There’s an exciting update, as the Waldorf Astoria Seychelles is finally bookable with points. There’s good news and bad news.
The good news is that you can redeem Hilton Honors points at this property for 130,000 points per night, assuming there’s a standard room available. If you have Hilton Honors elite status, you can receive a fifth night free, bringing down the average cost per night to 104,000 points per night.


Now let’s get to the bad news. When this hotel was first announced, it was marketed as an all-villa property. Well, the resort has backtracked on that. The property has created the “King Deluxe Room” category, which is 850 square feet (79 square meters), and features an outdoor terrace. This doesn’t have a private pool, unfortunately.
It would appear that the hotel intentionally created this category in order to be able to exclusively allocate points bookings to this room. So while this is a great deal on points compared to the cash cost, it’s disappointing that this will be the only accommodation not to offer a private pool.
We really are seeing a quiet devaluation to hotel points with properties increasingly shrinking the size of their “standard” room pool. The whole “no blackout dates” thing is only so valuable if you’re competing for (what I believe is) a single room.
Hilton’s impressive portfolio in the Seychelles
Hilton Honors’ portfolio in the Seychelles sure is impressive, as Hilton will soon have six properties in the Seychelles. As a point of comparison:
- Marriott has two properties in the Seychelles, including a Tribute Portfolio hotel, and North Island, which is out of budget for a vast majority of people
- IHG has one property in the Seychelles, which is a Six Senses
- Hyatt has no properties in the Seychelles, other than a partner hotel through Small Luxury Hotels of the World

As a point of comparison, Hilton has the following five properties in addition to the upcoming Waldorf Astoria:
- Mango House Seychelles is a Hilton LXR property, and is otherwise the most luxurious Hilton property
- Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa is a well regarded hotel, and is nicer than you’d typically expect from just a “standard” Hilton
- DoubleTree by Hilton Seychelles Allamanda Resort and Spa is another option, and is generally the most affordable Hilton property in the Seychelles
- Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa is a very cool property, as it’s the only resort on Silhouette Island, which is 93% a national park
- Canopy by Hilton Seychelles is also expected to open later this year, and will be located on Anse à la Mouche beach

Bottom line
The Waldorf Astoria Seychelles is expected to open in early 2024 — while the hotel is aiming for a February opening, it’s currently accepting reservations for stays as of late April. The hotel is now bookable with points, at the rate of 130,000 Honors points per night.
The hotel will be located on Platte Island, a private island that can be reached by plane from Mahe. This should be an incredible resort, as it’ll feature just 50 accommodations.
It’s interesting to me how well Hilton seems to be doing in the Seychelles with signing new hotels, as the company will have six properties. You’d think that hotel owners would be looking to diversify their brands a bit, but I guess Hilton is delivering.
What do you make of the Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island?
130k points per night for a garden view room. No thanks. There are better uses for points. I was really looking forward to a stay here and even held off using points to stay here but the downgraded room, not worth it.
Has anyone else noticed that the regular rooms are not showing on the Hilton site as shown on this post? I see only the Villas regardless of date.
I’d be bored to death in a place like this. Good luck to those who enjoy resorts
Is anyone else not seeing room availability at all for King Deluxe Rooms as mentioned in the post? I tried to find both point and cash openings across many different dates with zero luck. The site is only returning villlas.
Booked 13 nights (5+5+3) many months ahead. Will let reservations sit for now, as I expect they have things unplanned yet but will be looking to upgrade with cash to a higher category anyway. Makes sense if the upgrade price is reasonable to burn points.
On maps the island itself looks very small, when compared to some others like FS Desroches and gives off larger Maldives island vibes. Which, honestly, is not what Seychelles as...
Booked 13 nights (5+5+3) many months ahead. Will let reservations sit for now, as I expect they have things unplanned yet but will be looking to upgrade with cash to a higher category anyway. Makes sense if the upgrade price is reasonable to burn points.
On maps the island itself looks very small, when compared to some others like FS Desroches and gives off larger Maldives island vibes. Which, honestly, is not what Seychelles as desination is about but everyone will have their own opinion on that. Benefit of WA was more reasonable pricing for larger rooms, when you are not a couple or the 2+1 small family. But chosen cash pricing as noted by Lucky is not competitive and I expect it adjusted down over time with deals. For cash, many more attractive options exist.
If you were to recommend one place for a special points holliday for someone who has never been to either the Seicheles, Bora Bora or the Maldives, which resort would that be?
I’ve never been that way and have no idea where which one to choose
I’ve not been to Bora Bora but I enjoyed Seychelles much more than Maldives. I stayed at Hilton Northolme and Hilton Labriz in the Seychelles, and Hilton Amingiri in the Maldives. All were great properties, but there’s just more to see and do in the Seychelles. You really can’t go wrong with either for a first time visit though. Seychelles gets the nod for variety (highly recommend 1-2 nights on the pointsless island of La Digue if you do go).
Thank you
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It depend on what your goal is. If you are a diver, I'd go with Maldives. If you want to do lots of hiking, cycling, and other activities, then I'd go with Seychelles. If you want a mix, plus some great culture, go with French Polynesia. Off hand, I think the only points properties are in Bora Bora, but if you can, I'd recommend Moorea and some other islands before BB
Awesomeness. Thanks for the advice :)
The minimum is 3 nights so can't use the free night certificate :(