Kempinski Seychelles Resort

The Resort & Its Setting

Kempinski Seychelles Resort is an upscale beach property on Mahé, the largest island in the Seychelles, in the Baie Lazare district on the island's south-west coast. The on-site facilities tick every box you'd expect from a proper resort: a pool, a spa, tennis courts, a dive centre and several restaurants, all run to Kempinski's five-star brand standards. With a 4.7/5 score across more than 4,400 Google reviews, it's clearly delivering on that promise for the guests who stay there, which is good news for anyone trying to rent out or sell a week — the brand and the reviews do a lot of the convincing for you.

Mahé: The Island and What There Is to Do

Mahé is the main hub of the Seychelles, and Baie Lazare is a quieter corner of it, away from the busier north. Beau Vallon Beach, around 5km away, is the island's best-known stretch of sand for swimming and beachfront dining. The Seychelles National Botanical Gardens (8km) are worth a half-day for anyone curious about the Coco de Mer palm and the archipelago's other unusual, endemic plants. Victoria, the capital, is about 12km away and has colonial-era buildings, the Central Market, and the Seychelles Museum for a dose of local history. For hikers, Morne Seychellois National Park (15km) has trails through rainforest with views out over the Indian Ocean, and Anse Royale Beach (20km) on the south coast is a calmer alternative for snorkelling. None of this involves a long drive — Mahé is a compact island, and most of these spots are reachable within half an hour to 45 minutes by taxi or minibus.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

If you own a week at Kempinski Seychelles Resort and are ready to move on, or simply want to rent it out for a season, listing it privately on BidMyTimeshare.com is straightforward: you set your own asking price, write up the details of your week, and buyers or renters contact you directly through the platform. There's no commission on the sale — we charge a one-time listing fee to get your week in front of buyers, nothing more.

On the transfer side, Kempinski doesn't publish a standard brand-wide resale or transfer fee schedule that we can quote, so any resale here is likely to go through the resort's own owners' association or on-site management rather than a fixed brand process. Before agreeing a price with a buyer, both sides should ask management directly for the current transfer fee, whether there's a right of first refusal that could affect the sale, and the latest annual maintenance fee — these details vary, and it's best to get them straight from the source rather than rely on a guess.

What a resale buyer typically receives is the usage rights tied to the week or points you held — not necessarily any loyalty perks or programme benefits that were linked to your personal ownership history, since those often don't transfer. It's worth clarifying this with the resort before closing.

What Renters Look For

Short-term renters booking a week at a resort like this are usually weighing up the beach, the pool and spa, and the Kempinski name itself — reviews and brand reputation carry real weight in the Seychelles market, where travellers are often making a once-in-a-while trip and don't want surprises. Mentioning proximity to Beau Vallon Beach and the ease of reaching Victoria or the national park will help your listing stand out to renters planning their own itinerary around the resort.

Practical Notes

The main airport, Seychelles International (SEZ), is on Mahé, and resort staff can typically arrange transfers; expect the drive to take somewhere in the 30–45 minute range depending on traffic. The dry season, roughly May to September, brings calmer seas and steadier weather, which matters if water sports or diving are part of the plan — though Mahé stays warm year-round, so there's no bad time to travel, just trade-offs in sea conditions.