Constance Lémuria

Lémuria spreads across a lush headland on Praslin, the Seychelles' second island, where sculpted granite boulders, takamaka trees and three distinct beaches define the property. The furthest of these, Anse Georgette, is regularly ranked among the world's most beautiful—a bay of powder sand and impossibly graded turquoise that hotel guests can reach on foot or by buggy while day visitors must arrange access.

The resort's architecture works with the terrain rather than against it: local stone, timber and thatch stepping through the vegetation, with suites near the main beaches and villas climbing the hillside for privacy and sea views. Families are welcomed with unusual grace for the Seychelles, yet the scale of the grounds keeps couples undisturbed. Green turtles and hawksbills nest on the beaches in season, with the resort's conservation team managing protection and hatchling releases.

The trump card for many is the golf: an 18-hole championship course—the archipelago's only one—that tumbles through jungle to a spectacular ocean-side back nine. Add a serene spa beneath the palms and the Vallée de Mai's coco de mer forest a short drive away, and Lémuria makes the strongest all-round case on Praslin.