Review: Mango House Seychelles resort, part of Hilton’s LXR brand

This is our review of Mango House Seychelles, an LXR resort on Mahé.

After a blissful stay at the new Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island (review here), it was time to head back to main island of Mahé for the third and final stop on my trip to the Seychelles.

Mango House became Hilton’s fourth hotel in the Seychelles when it opened in 2021 and has since been joined by two more – the Canopy Seychelles, which I reviewed here, and the Waldorf Astoria.

As it happens, this is the first time we are reviewing an LXR hotel on Head for Points and the first time I have stayed in one.

LXR is a ‘collection’ brand comparable to Marriott’s Autograph Collection. It lets individual luxury boutique hotels join the Hilton Honors network without having to implement any fixed brand standards. Mango House was one of the first hotels to join the collection becoming, I believe, the fifth member.

The hotel website is here.

Hilton provided my accommodation and board but I paid for all other expenses, including flights to the Seychelles.

Mango House Seychelles location

Mango House is located in the South West of Mahé island, just around the bay from Anse à la Mouche and the Canopy Seychelles. The drive is a little further from the airport, around 45-60 minutes depending on traffic, and requires you to cross the central mountain ridge that forms the spine of the island.

Inside Mango House

With just 41 rooms including nine suites, Mango House is a boutique hotel perched on the water’s edge.

The resort is made up of multiple multi-room ‘houses’ dotted around the narrow coastal stretch, with tropical jungle above it. Bay House is at the bottom, with Ocean House and Beach House further up and Cliff House nestled at the top, and the most private. You can see what I mean in this drone photo from the hotel:

Check-in is carried out in the Main House, which is tucked between the Ocean House and Beach House. This is where you’ll find virtually all the hotel’s amenities, including the three main restaurants, spa, gym and main infinity pool.

After being dropped off by our taxi at the bottom of the resort, where the carport is, we were buggied up to the Main House. Without luggage it is only a three minute walk. On arriving we were offered a hibiscus welcome drink:

As a Hilton Diamond we were entitled to daily breakfast as well as one 15-minute foot massage or a complementary mixology class.

After being checked-in we were dropped off at our room in the Bay House.

Bay House King Deluxe Room

We were given a King Deluxe Room in the Bay House – the lowest (topographically!) of the four main houses and overlooking one of the hotel’s three pools.

Most if not all the houses are two floors, so you’ll either get a room on the ground floor or first floor. Ours was on the ground floor.

The room was spacious. The (windowless) bathroom was immediately on the left and featured two wash basins and a shower and toilet. For the third time on this trip, the toilet simply had a clear glass door. Will interior designers never learn?!

There was only a shower and no bath tub, which was a shame.

Toiletries were unbranded in stoneware pump bottles:

Two light silk robes were out whilst more traditional towelling robes were inside the extensive wardrobes, of which there were three. Plenty of storage to go round!

Heading back into the room, you have a large four poster bed, with turndown closing the net curtains at night for a cosier atmosphere:

The room’s dark wood panelling and overhanging balcony means it feels relatively dark – a respite from the bright outdoors but perhaps not for everyone. I assume first floor rooms are brighter.

There’s chaise longue and coffee table at the end of the bed:

…. as well as an armchair:

The TV and desk are along one wall, parallel to the bed so not ideal to watch TV from bed (not that I did!)

The mini bar is in a long tall cupboard and comes with a free Nespresso machine and kettle. Pricing for chargeable items was unfortunately OTT, with an 80g jar of caramelised almonds or roasted pistachios costing £19.

Outside the sliding patio doors we had two lounges and a sofa as well as an outdoor dining table on the large terrace:

…. with a shortcut to the big pool:

Pools, beach and gym at Mango House

Despite sporting just 41 rooms, Mango House has three pools spread across the resort. The biggest is the one outside Bay House, which is built on a relatively flat promontory and features the largest number of loungers:

This is also the most child-friendly pool: all the families I saw stayed down here as it offered lots of space to run around, didn’t have a dangerous infinity edge and offered service from the pool bar.

For some odd reason, the loungers at this pool – and only this pool – had white mattress-cover style protectors.

At Main House you’ll find the main infinity pool overlooking the ocean: this is a spectacular pool albeit with limited loungers. Its proximity to the main restaurants means you can also get drinks here, although proactive service was a bit spotty.

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The loungers are very comfortable thick-mattress type ones:

The third pool is a small infinity pool tucked away amongst the lush foliage under Cliff House. This offers a calmer, more shaded spot and was my favourite: often I was the only one here and the dappled shade was pleasant.

Mango House has a small private beach tucked away between Main House and Beach House. Its small size and the relatively big tidal difference mean that there aren’t any loungers on the beach itself, but there are a few on the grass next to it.

It is well worth snorkelling from the beach: whilst visibility is initially poor due to the waves breaking, swim along the cliff-side shoreline for 5-10m and it quickly clears up, revealing an underwater world teeming with fish. I was surprised at how much we saw.

Meanwhile, inside Main House, you’ll find the hotel gym which is a lovely room with big windows overlooking the ocean:

Restaurants and dining at Mango House

Again, Mango House punches above its weight when it comes to gastronomic options with three restaurants plus a pool bar serving burgers, sandwiches and other snacks.

The three restaurants are:

• Muse, the main restaurant open all day seven days a week serving breakfast and Italian / Mediterranean cuisine for lunch and dinner
• Azido, open 5 days a week and serving Japanese cuisine
• Moutya, open 5 days a week and serving Creole cuisine

Sadly, Moutya was closed during our stay but we managed to try both Muse and Azido.

Breakfast at Muse is offered from an a la carte menu of small plates, allowing you to order, for example, freshly cut fruit, a bread/pastry basket and other selections in addition to acai bowls, shakshuka, French toast, eggs benedict and the like.

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For lunch and dinner it is Italian-inspired: my favourites were the burrata and beef tartar, served in a hollowed-out bone:

For something different, Azido is a small al-fresco restaurant on the lower ground floor and just above the water. Sushi and Japanese dishes of all kinds were available, including nigiri, sashimi and robatayaki.

The amberjack sashimi was a particular highlight for me, although the quality of all the dishes was excellent:

I have to admit that I was impressed by all the meals we had at Mango House during our stay. Not only was there a surprisingly large selection – three restaurants for 41 rooms, versus the Canopy’s two for 120 – but the quality was fantastic. Some of the best meals on my trip were at Mango House.

Conclusion

Mango House is a fantastic little boutique hotel in the Seychelles and a real addition to the Hilton portfolio. It is hard to beat its location, perched above the beaches and cliffs of a small Seychellois cove.

Unfortunately, the same features make it challenging for anyone with accessibility requirements. With the resort spread across multiple levels, most are accessible only via stairs and I didn’t see a single lift during my stay.

I liked the three pools, which all offer something different and showcased different areas of the resort, from the dappled shade of tropical tree cover to the wide open expanse of ocean, whilst the three restaurants also kept things interesting.

Room rates at Mango House start from €408 per night or 110,000 Hilton Honors points per night.

You can find out more, and book, on the hotel website here.

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