Spacious villas are ocean front or hillside; all built on stilts in traditional Seychellois style with typical high ceilings, airy verandas and French doors

The interior in richly hued wood blends colonial elegance with modern décor and features four-poster beds. A sunlit bathroom includes twin Italian sinks and Jacuzzi bath complete with ocean view. One of the villas named after Ian Fleming commemorates the author’s stay at the hotel and provided inspiration for his best selling thriller “For Your Eyes Only”

Hilton Northolme offers delectable dining options in spectacular restaurants: Hilltop main dining room is open air and has action cooking stations serving theme menus; Les Cocotiers à la carte restaurant for dinner features Creole dishes and international favourites. Oceanview Bar overlooking the ocean offers complimentary sweet delights at tea time

Duniye Spa, in its own pavilion on giant granite boulders at the water’s edge, blends healing techniques with the tranquil beauty of the islands