Traveling with two young kids (4 yr old and 18 month old) limited us a bit as some of the nicer hotels didn't allow children or they were too expensive to consider.

The Chalets offered a very relaxing holiday and great time for all. We stayed in the two bedroom chalet (there are two available) which was set back from the beach and very private. The chalet itself was well kept and quite a good size for the 4 of us. They nicely provided us with a crib and high chair, and Brigitte was always there to accomodate our many questions or suggest activities to do.

The only downside of the chalets was the lack of AC in the family area. The weather there is quite hot and very humid so it was a bit toasty eating dinner. Thankfully we did have AC in the bedrooms. It would have been nice too if the chalets had a pool as well as a children's pool. Our youngest wasn't a huge fan of the beach so a baby pool to cool off in would have been nice.

We did hire a car which is essential. Relying on the buses would be tough especially traveling with kids. We used City Car who delivered the car to us and picked it up after we left. The beach there is great for kids - not rough at all and nice soft sand. Plus, it was only about 30 steps away from our chalet.

The owners of the chalets provided complimentary milk, eggs, bread, water, two sodas, small jelly and tea for our first night, but we hit the grocery store with our cab on the way in from the airport. I would suggest for those traveling with young kids that you bring some of their favorite foods, diapers and swimmy diapers. The little stores in most of the towns don't have the typical foods that little ones like, so we brought packaged oatmeal, snack bars, etc. They don't have fresh milk there, only long life milk or milk powder, and most of the groceries we needed we had to drive to SupaSave in Victoria. You can get diapers up in Victoria but it is about a 30 min drive up there from the chalets and if you don't have a car the first day you might be out of luck. I would also recommend bringing your own bug repellent as it isn't easy to find there.

Most places did take rupees, and we were able to charge as well. We did come with a lot of US dollars which we changed into rupees with various people at a much higher rate than given by the banks. The chalets can arrange to have a personal chef cook you a traditional creole dinner which we did - excellent meal and very reasonable price wise.

If you want a fun, relaxing, and less expensive visit to the Seychelles, I would definitely recommend going the self-catering route, and the Chalets de Anse Forbans is a good choice.