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L'Hirondelle

3.0 star property
Beach guesthouse in Praslin Island with free parking

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Beach nearby, white sand, beach towels, fishing
View from room
Apartment, Sea View | Balcony
Garden
Memory-foam beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Anse Volbert, Praslin Island
  • Anse Volbert Beach
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Curieuse National Marine Park
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Cote D'Or Beach
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Praslin Island (PRI)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

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Memory-foam beds, in-room safe, individually decorated

Apartment, Sea View

Highlights

Furnished balcony or patio
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Kitchenette
Full-sized fridge/freezer
  • 52 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Ocean View | Private kitchenette

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Ocean View

Highlights

Furnished balcony or patio
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Kitchenette
Full-sized fridge/freezer
  • 102 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Single Bed

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Apartment, Garden View

Apartment, Garden View

Highlights

Furnished balcony or patio
Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Kitchenette
Full-sized fridge/freezer
  • 52 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Praslin Island

A family-friendly stay in Praslin Island awaits you at L'Hirondelle. Within just a 10-minute stroll, you'll find Anse Volbert Beach and Curieuse National Marine Park. Highlights at this beach guest house include free self-parking, and in-room kitchenettes and free WiFi. .Enjoy access to boat tours and bike hire. Added amenities include free Wi-Fi in public areas and laundry facilities. Continental breakfast is available daily between 7:30 AM and noon. There's also the convenience of an airport shuttle. .In the area of this 3-property class Praslin Island guest house, you'll find Anse Lazio Beach.
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What's nearby

  • Anse Volbert Beach - 7 min walk
  • Cote D'Or Beach - 2 min drive
  • Vallee de Mai Nature Reserve - 6 min drive
  • Anse Lazio Beach - 8 min drive
  • Anse Takamaka Beach - 8 min drive

Getting around

  • Praslin Island (PRI) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Losean Restaurant - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Mabuya Beach restaurant - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Curieuse Restaurant - ‬6 min drive
  • Fish Trap Restaurant
  • ‪Café des Arts - ‬9 min walk

About this property

L'Hirondelle

Beach guesthouse in Praslin Island with free parking
L'Hirondelle offers its guests multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden. Public spaces have free WiFi. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. The family-friendly L'Hirondelle also features laundry facilities and a front desk safe. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Praslin Island guest house.

  • 12 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • 2 buildings
  • Built in 2013
  • Childcare (surcharge)
  • Towels for the beach
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Staff members are multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Garden
  • Smoking in designated areas
L'Hirondelle offers 12 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors, and features laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. This individually decorated and furnished accommodation includes dining tables. Beds feature memory foam mattresses. 24-inch LED televisions come with premium cable channels. Accommodation at this 3-star guest house has kitchenettes with full-sized fridge/freezers, stovetops, microwaves and kitchenware and utensils. Bathrooms include baths or showers with a rainfall showerhead, and hairdryers.

This Praslin Island guest house provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Business-friendly amenities include telephones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include a ceiling fan and blackout curtains. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Languages

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to noon for a fee: EUR 15 per person

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Boat tours
  • Fishing

Family friendly

  • Dining table
  • Free cot
  • Highchair
  • In-room babysitting
  • In-room full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • In-room kitchenette
  • In-room microwave
  • Laundry facilities
  • Living room
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Travel cot

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Beach towels
  • Direct access to the beach
  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot
  • Memory foam mattress
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 24-inch LED TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dining table
  • Electric kettle
  • Freezer
  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Hob
  • Kitchenette
  • Microwave
  • Tea bags/instant coffee
  • Toaster

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Electrical adapters
  • Free local calls
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Living room
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at noon
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 6:30 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 6:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 25.00 per night.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.63 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 13 years of age.
  • Destination fee: EUR2 per person, per night. This fee does not apply to children under 12 years of age.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for continental breakfast: from approximately EUR 15.00 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 25 per vehicle (return)
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 25.00 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit or credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted.

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

L'Hirondelle House
L'Hirondelle House Praslin Island
L'Hirondelle Praslin Island
L'Hirondelle Guesthouse Praslin Island
L'Hirondelle Guesthouse
L'Hirondelle Praslin Island
L'Hirondelle Guesthouse Praslin Island

Frequently asked questions

Is parking available at L'Hirondelle?

Yep, L'Hirondelle has a free self car park.

Are there any beaches close to L'Hirondelle?

Yep, L'Hirondelle is a short 7-minute walk from Anse Volbert Beach. Fun beach activities include snorkelling, scuba diving and fishing. You can also find boat tours.

Is L'Hirondelle family-friendly?

You bet! With amenities such as babysitting services and laundry facilities, as well as highchairs and childcare services in the guestrooms, it's no surprise that L'Hirondelle is a hit with families.

Does L'Hirondelle serve breakfast?

Yep, continental brekkie is on offer daily between 7:30 AM and noon.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at L'Hirondelle?

No, but there's an airport shuttle that runs 24 hours a day for a fee.

What time are check-in & check-out at L'Hirondelle?

Check-in begins at noon. Check-out time is 10 AM.

Are pets allowed at L'Hirondelle?

No, pets are not allowed.

L'Hirondelle Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 71 out of 102 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 102 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 102 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 102 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 102 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Delightful guest house fit our needs perfectly. Large family 2 parents, 4 kids. we got two rooms. Walking distance to corner grocery, restaurants, dive shop, and most importantly, Gold Coast beaches of Praslin! Just the right balance of space, nice patio, simple kitchen.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Laura

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant small guest house, amazing sea views
Lovely large apartment with great facilities. The balconies from the sea view rooms are amazing with very nice furniture. The kitchen is well equipped, although we mainly just walked 10 mins (out of the gate and left) to several lovely restaurants. The four poster bed is perfect and so pretty. Loved it! Would 100% recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice department, noise from road, sandflies
Clean and nice department with beautiful view. Helpfull and friendly staff. Unfortunately a lot of noise from the road. Beach full of sandflies.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, clean, comfortable
A short 3 night stay, hotel is right in front of a beautiful beach and walking distance to several ATMs, mini-markets and restaurants. Location was quite good, hotel arranges trips. There is only breakfast served to your room so lunch / dinner is either eat out or cook yourself as it is a self catering type apartment. Seychelles is quite expensive and I would say this hotel is quite reasonably priced, clean and comfortable. Would definitely recommend this hotel, would suit couples, families or friends.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well - located accommodation near all restaurants and shops and next to the beach. The staff was very friendly and helpful ( helping with renting of car, taxi, recommendations). During the Covid 19 situation our breakfast was prepared directly in our room by staff with the facemask which was really comfortable and really tasty. Even the road in front of the guesthouse was not noisy.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We spend excellent days during our honeymoon journey here. The room was very clean and romantic. We found everything we need. The fantastic sandy beach was in front of the house. Our host - Emilia took care of us, organized everything we wished as in fairytale...
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice accommodation on Praslin with good location. Even though L'Hirondelle is self-catering, it felt more like a hotel in many ways. Breakfast (which is optional) was prepared in our own kitchen and served on our balcony - a new, but really convenient experience. The welcome drinks and amenities in the kitchen and bathroom were all things that we did not expect and have pleasantly surprised us. The staff were friendly and helpful (including organizing excursions). The room and building were nicely maintained.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Raik

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Amazing place with a perfect location! Enjoyed every moment of it. Clean, tidy and nice. Emilia and the staff were very helpful
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

Sonja

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place next to a beautiful beach. Great view from balcony! Very comfortable for family of four. Would be good to have some space at the beach that could be used by guests. All together very pleasant.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Johanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nov 19
Very central location and view of the sea is amazing. Clean apartment. Only negative is that the living space and bathroom is open with only slatted doors to the outside eg: no windows to close meaning that the mosquitos/insects get in to apartment making sitting in the lounge uncomfortable on an evening and risk been bitten whilst using the bathroom. Fortunately the bedroom has windows and solid doors which keeps out the insects.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
On a main road busy from 5.30 am.,louvred doors and windows meant the only place to keep cool was bedroom.Sheets not changed in 5 night stay.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

samantha

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location , large room
A lovely apartment, great location across the road from the beach and a short walk from the "village". Having come from sleepy La Digue the road was very busy and noisy at times especially on Saturday night into the small hours ,handy though that the local bus stop was outside the front door . In comparison to the other two properties we stayed in we felt that it was a little overpriced for self catering accommodation and that breakfast should be included in the price paid. The biggest disappointment was that the management decided to change our air conditioning unit on our last evening . Why any property would choose to do this at 5pm when guests are returning from days out is very puzzling . We were offered another room but since we were leaving the next day it would have been too much upheaval to move . The most alarming point however was the fact that despite having been lectured on security and to make sure everything was in the safe and doors were locked ....the door was left unlocked by the staff after they had finished their work and we were out for dinner . Very disappointed and irritated at the lack of respect for our security . It was a shame as otherwise the positives outweigh the negatives.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely wonderful,we had room 4 which is one the first floor furthest left on the photograph and the view to the beach is amazing. There is a small supermarket nearby and several beach restaurants but best of all the beach just across the road is the best we have ever seen!!! We will return
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent choice for staying in Cote D'or. When booking I had a concern that it was close to the road but very little traffic after 10 pm and good sound insulation - slept well. Right across from the beach and all anenities nearby.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Right in Cote D'Or if that's what you want!
With a beach and bus stop outside, ATM 30 m away and restaurants very close by it has great accessibility. However, you do need to be aware that there is a very busy/active small road just outside your room. If you are a people watcher (take a top floor, room 7 was ours, and fill your boots) this is amazing; if you seek solitude then not. Fotunately the double glazed extremely well air conditioned bedroom is in the back and sleep is excellent on a very comfortable bed.

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent value property in Praslin
Great value, property and rooms are in excellent condition. Good value in-room breakfast for 12€/person. We stayed theee nights but could have easily stayed 7.

8/10 Good

Anders

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay
Right from the start, I felt at home at the L‘Hirondelle. The room was very clean and decorated with style and love to details. We were in a Garden Room with still a good view to the sea which I requested and appreciate a lot. The staff, including owner, cleaning ladies and night security guard were all extremely friendly and helpful. Location is fantastic as well. Right over the street you find shady places on the beach. 5-10 minutes walk to restaurants, take- aways and supermarkets. Try all the exotic fruits from the fruit stands!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Valentin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Magnifique endroit
Magnifique résidence à 10 m d’une des plus belle plage de l’île. Possibilité de louer une voiture, excursions et petit déjeuner. Proche du centre ville avec de bons restaurants. Je recommande.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

CECILE

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Très bel hébergement à Praslin. La cuisine est très bien équipée. Le personnel est adorable et très compétent. Nous avons eu un souci avec le toaster qui a été remplacé le jour-même par un neuf. Nous avons particulièrement apprécié la proximité de la plage. Les commerces et restaurants et take away sont tout près.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024