Le Duc de Praslin

A mid-to-upscale resort that truly lives up to expectations.

The property is spread across several accommodation buildings and features a main restaurant, a beachfront restaurant, and two swimming pools, one of which is reserved exclusively for adults.

The staff are exceptionally attentive and genuinely friendly. We encountered an issue with our room allocation (which was not the hotel’s fault), and the manager, Ron, handled the situation with outstanding professionalism, efficiency, and kindness. He even offered us a complimentary room upgrade, which was greatly appreciated and certainly not expected.

Our Superior Room was spacious, with a beautiful terrace and an impressively large bathroom. Two highlights deserve a special mention: the bidet (a rare and very welcome feature outside Italy) and the huge walk-in shower, which had excellent water pressure and precise temperature control. The L’Occitane bathroom amenities were another lovely touch.

We chose to have dinner at the hotel every evening, and the buffet was consistently excellent, offering an impressive variety of dishes, including exceptionally fresh seafood, high-quality meat options, and plenty of vegetarian choices.

Breakfast was good, although not quite at the same outstanding level as dinner. That said, the egg station was excellent.

The hotel’s beach is just a short walk away, accessed via a quiet internal road. It is spacious, never felt crowded, and offers plenty of shaded areas. The beachfront restaurant is also excellent and well worth visiting.

The hotel also features a spa, although we did not have the opportunity to try it during our stay.

We would highly recommend this resort and would gladly return.

Our family recently stayed in the 360-degree villa for a week and had a very pleasant holiday. The accommodation itself was well-kept and always tidy, providing a comfortable base for our trip. We especially appreciated the strong security presence right near our house, which gave us a reassuring sense of safety throughout the entire week. Everything from the general organization of the hotel to our day trips was handled smoothly and without any issues. A big thank you to the team who took care of our stay: Hilda at the front desk for organizing our excursions, our helpful butlers Deefthi and Tharind for keeping everything in order, and the reliable security guards.

We also really enjoyed our time at the restaurant. The kitchen team was cheerful, had a great sense of humor, and always gave us good recommendations for our meals. A nice little bonus was the very generous scoops of ice cream they handed out to the guests. Breakfast was always a good start to the day, featuring excellent waffles and the thoughtful gesture of having my large drinking glasses prepared in advance before I even asked. The evening meals, especially the barbecue, were also really well done. We would like to express our gratitude to the cooks and waitstaff for the good food and attentive service: our chefs Janaka, Dias, Mahesh, Keisha, Georjoe, and Dharani, along with our very polite waiters Mohamad and Lucas.

A very nice hotel on the beautiful beach Cote D’Or. Great food and nice and clean room. Very helpful and friendly service, especially Lucas who provided excellent service and also Dinesh who was very attentive. All in all we had a fantastic stay in Praslin and Le Duc was a perfect base.