Photos: Marc GUERRY on Google Maps
- Rooms
- 4 rooms, 8 beds
- Where
- Bel-Ombre, Mahé
- Beach
- 7 min on foot
- Airport
- 20 min by car
Guests describe ocean views from every room that they struggle to overstate, spotlessly clean apartments and bathrooms, a fabulous balcony and a lower terrace with loungers for sunbathing, and a sense, echoed again and again, that the place genuinely lives up to its glowing reviews rather than just its photos.
- Licence
- Self Catering
- Status
- Operational
- Register number
- No. 696
- Manager
- Mrs Barbara Fock-Tave
- Rooms
- 4
- Beds
- 8
- Address
- Bel-Ombre, Mahé
- Telephone
- Show number +1 more
- Show email
- Website
- www.surferscove.sc
Contacts open when you tap, to keep them safe from spam bots. Last checked 25 October 2026.
About Surfers Cove
- Four self-catering apartments at Bel Ombre with wide ocean views and a large lounge deck, a minute from the beach and five minutes on foot from Beau Vallon.
Source: The property's own website, surferscove.sc, read 25 Oct 2026
More About the Stay
The hosting is a big part of it. Barbara and her husband are named warmly as lovely, attentive hosts who make the stay effortless, and they stock the apartments with the kind of thoughtful extras that guests rave about, snorkelling gear, water shoes, kayaks and life vests among them. The apartments are fully equipped for self-catering, and reviewers repeatedly call the whole thing excellent value for what you get.
The setting is quiet and scenic. The coast here is rocky rather than a swimming beach, but strikingly beautiful, and the view stretches out over the ocean, with Beau Vallon visible in the distance. A grocery store is about a minute away, supermarkets around five minutes on foot, and a proper swimming beach is a couple of minutes by car or roughly a ten minute walk.
One practical note guests pass on, the access road is narrow, so an SUV or smaller car is the comfortable choice for the drive in.
Rooms and Apartments
Surfers Cove has 4 rooms on the official register and 8 beds.
For up to 2 adults and 1 child, with an en-suite bathroom.
In every roomAir conditioning, a safe, cable TV on a flat screen, free WiFi and ironing facilities.
Source: The property's own website, surferscove.sc, read 25 Oct 2026
At the Property
- Daily housekeeping
- Kayaking
- Barbecue facilities
- Car parking
- Transfers for a charge
Source: The property's own website, surferscove.sc, read 25 Oct 2026
What Guests Say
Omg. I read the reviews and they were great but I thought it was mostly hype. It wasn't. It's just as great as told. The apartment and especially the BATHROOM is CLEAN. The apartment is right next to the beach. Though rocky on this side but it's beautiful still. There's snorkeling gear for use at the apartment and we u
I stayed here in july 2025 If I could give more than 5 stars I would. What a great experience staying at surfers cove. The apartment was spotless the views of the ocean to die for. The balcony was fabulous. There is also a lower terrace with loungers where you can sunbathe. Barbara and her husband are great hosts an
Clean apartment, gorgeous views from every room, loads of helpful amenities like water shoes, kayaks, life vests, hand soap, etc. 8 minute walk to the beach, 1 minute walk to a grocery store, quiet location, and lovely hosts. Would highly recommend and gladly stay again.
i will give all 5: by price and value/location you get - it's very good deal. it's narrow drive-in road, but SUV car fits. best restaurant around was at Story hotel.
Where It Is
| Airport | Seychelles International Airport | 20 min by car15.2 km |
|---|---|---|
| Ferry jetty | Victoria inter-island ferry jetty | 11 min by car5.8 km |
| Victoria | Victoria town centre | 9 min by car4.5 km |
| Beach | 1Anse Marie Laure | 7 min on foot0.5 km |
| Beach | 2Beau Vallon | 4 min by car2.0 km |
| Beach | Sunset Beach | 10 min by car5.1 km |
| Restaurant | 3La Perle Noire | 23 min on foot1.7 km |
| Restaurant | 4La Fiesta Restaurant and Bar | 19 min on foot1.5 km |
| Restaurant | 5Ocean Beach restaurant | 21 min on foot1.6 km |
Times are for a normal day on the local roads and paths, worked out from OpenStreetMap.
- The beach: about 1 minute on foot
- Beau Vallon beach: about 5 minutes on foot
- Seychelles International Airport: about 12 km
Source: The property's own website, surferscove.sc, read 25 Oct 2026
The Area
Bel Ombre sits on the north-west coast of Mahé, just around the headland from Beau Vallon, a hillier, quieter stretch of coast steeped in local legend as the supposed hiding place of the pirate treasure of Olivier Levasseur. It is a scenic, residential area rather than a resort strip, with a rocky, dramatic shoreline and easy access to the calm swimming and the restaurants of Beau Vallon just minutes away. Victoria is around fifteen to twenty minutes over the hill, and a hire car makes the most of a base here, though buses run along the coast.
Questions People Ask
How many rooms does Surfers Cove have?
4 rooms and 8 beds, as listed on the Seychelles Tourism Department register.
Is Surfers Cove licensed?
Yes. It is licensed as a self-catering establishment by the Seychelles Tourism Department, register number 696, with the status operational. The registered manager is Mrs Barbara Fock-Tave.
Where is Surfers Cove?
In Bel-Ombre, on Mahé, Seychelles.
How is Surfers Cove rated?
5 out of 5 from over 84 Google reviews.
Can I book Surfers Cove online?
Yes. The listing links to its live booking page with rates and availability.
How far is Surfers Cove from the airport?
Seychelles International Airport is 15.2 km away, about 20 minutes by car.
How far is Surfers Cove from the ferry jetty?
The Victoria inter-island ferry jetty is 5.8 km away, about 11 min by car.
What is the nearest beach to Surfers Cove?
Anse Marie Laure, 0.5 km away, about 7 min on foot.
Are there restaurants near Surfers Cove?
Yes. La Perle Noire (23 min on foot), La Fiesta Restaurant and Bar (19 min on foot), Ocean Beach restaurant (21 min on foot).
Where this information comes fromEvery fact on this page has a source
Licence, category and location: Seychelles Tourism Department, Directory of Tourism Products (June 2026).
Photos, rating and guest reviews: the property's Google Maps listing.
Map and distances: OpenStreetMap contributors (coastline, roads, beaches, jetties), road and walking routes from routing.openstreetmap.de.
The property's own website, surferscove.sc, read 25 Oct 2026.
Facts on this page last checked 2026-10-25.
