Unspoilt beaches, indigenous vegetation, a Robinson Crusoe atmosphere - and a top of the range, five star resort. Welcome to Desroches Island, an island in the Amirantes, in the Seychelles.
So how do you create a five-star resort on a private desert island that is only serviced once a day by a 12-seater plane? And more importantly, how do you preserve the ecological balance of the island, while enabling people to enjoy just that?
"The vision behind Desroches was to create a destination for people who value unspoilt, natural beauty. A true barefoot paradise, far, far away, offering discerning travellers considered luxury,” says Laurie Ward, managing director of Desroches. There is no main hotel structure as such on the island. The one restaurant also houses the hotel’s main point of…