The resort lies just over 130 kilometres south of Mahe, in an atoll fringed by palm forests and migratory seabirds and turtles, protected by its own lagoon and coral reef.

It will be home to a collection of 50 seafront villas, offering up to five bedrooms, a private pool and personal concierge. The resort will feature six restaurants and bars, while The Waldorf Spa will offer six treatment rooms, a beauty salon, hammam, spa suite and outdoor spaces.

General manager Elias Pertoft said: “In the two decades I have called remote tropical islands a home, I have never witnessed an island as pristine as Platte Island, nor one so teaming with wildlife, where it is possible to glimpse endangered Hawksbill turtles laying eggs, eagle rays and reef sharks ribboning along the lagoon.”

As part of the resort’s Travel with Purpose commitment, Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island will use a solar field to create renewable energy across most of its operations. The island’s garden will provide a large portion of its fruits and vegetables, in order to “deliver a sustainable farm-to-table culinary experience for guests.” 

The opening will take parent company Hilton’s Seychelles portfolio to five hotels, joining Mango House Seychelles, LXR Hotels & Resorts; Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa; Hilton Seychelles Labriz Resort & Spa; and DoubleTree by Hilton Seychelles – Allamanda Resort and Spa. Hilton is also due to open Canopy by Hilton Mahe.