Think Four Seasons and maybe you picture the baby meme (”Who wants to go to the Four Seasons Florida?”). Or perhaps your mind goes to some salacious scenes unfolding in The White Lotus, as the hotels serve as the locations for the dark comedy show. But the five-star hotel chain’s Seychelles Desroches location couldn’t be further away either zeitgeist reference. The almost private island location makes for a decidedly drama-free holiday. And there are no babies — or their vlogging parents — in sight during my visit.
Four Seasons is the only hotel on the 5.5 km tropical stretch of Desroches, which is part of the outer islands in the archipelago of the Seychelles off the coast of East Africa. It can be reached only by a 35-minute domestic flight southwest from Mahe (which operate daily in high season), so is often paired with a visit to the sister Four Seasons on this larger island. But be assured, the extra air miles are beyond worth the effort.
