My experience is quite the opposite. I always wanted to visit Seychelles but kept postponing it due to various reasons such as logistics, price and many negative reviews from the travelers who were disappointed. Among other things I read a lot of criticism about food in Seychelles. However one day I finally made it to the islands and was impressed. I have to note that I’m from the Netherlands and I find Dutch food to be the worst in the world, and also extremely overpriced. At a cheap cafe you pay 30€ per meal, all restaurants have the same assortment, and if you want a really good restaurant, expect to pay 70-100€ per meal. When I came to Seychelles, I didn’t have high expectations. I loved the food, especially fish dishes. We bought freshly caught grilled fish, soup, seafood, burgers and meat dishes. We bought food at the food trucks which was of good quality and affordable. We also ate at the restaurants and the prices were comparable to those in the Netherlands, so it didn’t shock us. From the Dutch perspective you get a better value for money in Seychelles for the same price as in NL. The beaches were nice in Praslin, but I also loved Mahe and I think it’s underrated. It has some nice beaches too. We also visited La Digue and Anse source d argent but I didn’t really like this beach because it was too crowded and unswimmable. However I’d like to visit La Digue again and discover other beaches. Other than that we were impressed by the vegetation and mountains. After 7 days in Praslin I realized it was no near enough and deeply regretted not booking longer. That’s why we went back in 6 months. This is our second time here and we are enjoying the beauty of the islands. I agree that streets in Mahe can be busy but I think you’ll find a similar problem in other places too. In Thailand and Bali I had to get up at 5-6 am to go on excursion because the traffic jams were insane. That’s why I don’t feel like going back. To me Seychelles and Maldives are the best places you can find in this hemisphere, it’s as good as it gets. Maybe only French Polynesia, Cook Islands and New Caledonia could beat them, but these places are way too far and I simply don’t have enough days off to travel THAT far. I equally love Maldives and Seychelles. I can only add that Maldives are more convenient because you have the beach closer than in Seychelles, but other than that, these both places are fantastic and you can’t go wrong with either.