Desroches Island Resort has been voted by the prestigious Forbes magazine in America among the world’s top 10 most remote hotels.

A Seychellois may wonder why Desroches is so special that it is talked about across the world. Well, the island’s resort is 127 miles from any other hotel in Seychelles – it is as remote as going to the far-flung islands of Peru and the caves of New Mexico.

Other hotels on the Forbes list are the Hotel Arctic in Greenland, the Winterlake in Alaska and the Jules Undersea Lodge in Florida.

For the well-travelled and those keen on fishing, the Desroches experience is truly extraordinary, something real travellers have been seeking over years of short explorations of the globe.

The solitude of the Desroches Island Resort is what attracted Forbes magazine, which targets world business leaders who want nothing more than a truly remote, away-from-it-all vacation – but not necessarily just to laze in the sun.

The fact that fly-fishermen can spend the day wading through the lagoons of St Joseph and Poivre is what makes a visit to Desroches and the Amirantes an amazing life experience.

For many fortunate guests, Desroches is more of an unforgettable island adventure than just a luxury resort stay. Even the peace and quiet itself is a true, earthly luxury.

Being the only guests on the largest of a group of 28 islands is quite unfathomable for most people and is what has won Desroches such international recognition.

Desroches is blessed with 14km of sandy beaches, which guarantee privacy even during the busy months. A huge draw is the resort’s Cast-a-Way centre, which is the largest diving and fishing facility in Seychelles and boasts the country’s only international fly-fishing operation.

Desroches island is accessible to all Seychellois at specially reduced rates; flights are daily and stays are on an all-inclusive basis.

Contributed by the Islands Development Company