Sainte Anne Island

Is Sainte Anne Island for sale, and how much does it cost?

Sainte Anne Island is a 561 acres resort / operating business private island in Inner Islands, Seychelles. It is held on a long lease and operated as a business, not offered for freehold sale: Operating · government lease · on application. Tenure is leasehold. Foreign ownership is permitted subject to local approvals. This is an editorial profile drawn from public record, clearly attributed, not our listing.

Summary

Sainte Anne is the largest island of the Sainte Anne Marine National Park, some 227 hectares about four to five kilometres off Victoria on Mahé, and home to an operating 87-villa resort run as Club Med Seychelles. The land is held by New Mauritius Hotels, part of Beachcomber, and leased to Club Med under an initial twelve-year term, so the island is not sold freeholdOutright ownership of the land itself, indefinitely — the strongest form of title. and is not on the open market. We profile it as an editorial reference: a large, close-to-capital resort island that shows the hotel-group ownership and operator-lease model at institutional scale.

Land & Waterfront

The island rises to Mont Sainte Anne at 246 metres and carries six beaches within the protected waters of the marine national park, giving guests immediate access to snorkelling and diving in a conservation zone. Its proximity to Victoria and the airport, combined with park protection, makes it both accessible and scenically sheltered. Development is concentrated in the resort and its staff village, with park rangers also stationed on the island. A holder of any interest would be operating within a national marine park, so environmental constraints and the shared use of the surrounding waters are integral to how the island can be run and marketed.

Access & Utilities

Access is by boat transfer from Mahé, a short crossing from Victoria, with Seychelles International a straightforward onward connection; there is no airstrip. The resort provides off-grid power, desalinated water and full services to 87 villas, a spa, several restaurants, a dive shop and a marina and jetty, supported by a staff village of around forty residents. As an institutional resort operation, utilities and services are managed by the operator. Diligence for any interest should examine the resort's power, water and marine infrastructure, its condition after the Club Med redevelopment, and the logistics of servicing a large resort so close to the capital.

Ownership & Use

Beachcomber's Sainte Anne Resort opened in 2002 with 87 villas, and in 2017 New Mauritius Hotels signed a management and lease deal with Club Med, which reopened the property as Club Med Seychelles after a redevelopment reported at around US$82.4 million; NMH owns the resort company and leases it to Club Med for an initial twelve years. No island sale price has been reported. With the land leaseholdA right to hold the land for a fixed term (often 25–99 years) from the true owner, usually the state. and inside a marine park, there is no freehold to acquire; a foreign participant would take a leasehold interest subject to a Sanction to Purchase. Buyers should focus on the NMH ownership structure, the Club Med lease terms and the marine-park constraints.

Provenance

Site of Seychelles' first French settlement in 1770 and, since 1973, the core island of the country's first Marine National Park. Beachcomber (New Mauritius Hotels) opened an 87-villa resort here in 2002, then leased it to Club Med in a 12-year deal signed November 2017 for a reported $82.4M redevelopment, reopening in spring 2021 as the 295-room Club Med Seychelles. Not on the open market — NMH retains ownership, Club Med operates under lease.

Specification

Status	Leased
Offering	For lease
Region	Indian Ocean · Inner Islands
Country	Seychelles
Size	561 acres · 227 ha
Tenure	Leasehold
Development	Resort / operating business
Holding-cost band	Operating business — staffed payroll
Access	boat
Nearest airport	boat transfer from Mahé, then road to Seychelles International
Power	off-grid (resort utilities)
Water	desalination
Communications	satellite/mobile
Structures	87 villas, spa, multiple restaurants, dive shop, marina/jetty, staff village
Marina / mooring	Yes
Foreign ownership	Permitted (see notes)

Legal & Ownership Notes

Resort land owned by New Mauritius Hotels / Beachcomber and leased to Club Med (initial 12-year term); island sits within a national marine park. Foreign interest would be leasehold subject to Sanction to Purchase.

Zoning: tourism lease within marine park

• marine-park constraints
• Club Med lease and NMH ownership structure

Satellite reference: ESRI World Imagery / Google Earth — Sainte Anne Island, Seychelles.

Common questions

How much does Sainte Anne Island cost?

Sainte Anne Island is profiled at: Operating · government lease · on application. Figures reflect public record at time of writing and may change; the profile keeps a dated price record.

What tenure does Sainte Anne Island have?

Sainte Anne Island is held on leasehold tenure. Always confirm the exact instrument and any remaining term on the title.

Can a foreigner buy Sainte Anne Island?

Foreign buyers may own property here subject to local approvals. Resort land owned by New Mauritius Hotels / Beachcomber and leased to Club Med (initial 12-year term); island sits within a national marine park. Foreign interest would be leasehold subject to Sanction to Purchase.

How do you get to Sainte Anne Island?

Access is by boat. Nearest airport: boat transfer from Mahé, then road to Seychelles International.

How big is Sainte Anne Island?

Sainte Anne Island is approximately 561 acres (227 hectares).