Cabane Des Anges

The rooms are modern, clean and spacious, and the whole place is exceptionally well kept, set around a green garden with a small swimming pool open around the clock. Breakfast draws warm reviews, generous and varied, with a banana smoothie guests single out. It is a calm, relaxing base, well suited to families and couples, and good value for what La Digue usually offers.

The service is what fills the reviews. Nadine and her team are described as warm, friendly and genuinely helpful, and guests write of feeling comfort and even a touch of luxury, the kind of place that turns first-time visitors into returning ones. That personal care is the heart of the stay.

Anse Réunion is on the west coast of La Digue, close to the main village of La Passe and the jetty, a handy base on this small, mostly car-free island where bicycles set the pace. The island's famous beaches, above all Anse Source d'Argent with its pink sand and granite boulders, are a short ride away, along with L'Union Estate. La Digue is reached by a short ferry from Praslin or Mahé, with bicycles for hire near the jetty. For a small, spotless and warmly run guesthouse on La Digue, Cabanes des Anges is one we are glad to recommend.

Anse Réunion sits on the west coast of La Digue, a short walk or cycle from the main village of La Passe and the jetty where the ferries dock, which makes it an easy base for exploring the island. La Digue is small and mostly car-free, and the way to get around is by bicycle, with the whole island within reach in a day or two of gentle riding. Just south are L'Union Estate, the old coconut and vanilla plantation, and Anse Source d'Argent, one of the most photographed beaches in the world, with its pink sand and giant granite boulders, while Grand Anse and its neighbours lie on the wilder east coast. La Digue is reached by a short ferry from Praslin, or a longer crossing from Mahé, and bicycles are for hire all around the jetty.