A Private Island Address, Under the Six Senses Name
Six Senses Zil Pasyon occupies the private island of Félicité, a granite-and-jungle island a short boat or helicopter transfer from La Digue and Praslin. The resort is operational, and its 28 private residences — three to five bedrooms — sit along the hillside, opening through floor-to-ceiling glazing onto the Indian Ocean. Ownership carries the full weight of the Six Senses brand, resort facilities and butler service.
What sets Zil Pasyon apart is exclusivity of place. Access to Félicité is by boat or helicopter only; there is no public thoroughfare, no through-traffic, and a single operator setting the standard for the whole island. For a buyer, that scarcity is the asset — a small, finite collection of homes on an island most people will only ever see from a distance.
The architecture is deliberately self-effacing. Designed by Studio RHE (Richard Hywel Evans), the residences follow what Six Senses calls “stealth architecture” — built into the boulders and vegetation so that, from the water, they all but disappear into the landscape. Inside, that restraint gives way to generosity: multi-level living spaces, gourmet kitchens, glass-bottomed and infinity pools, and floor-to-ceiling glazing that frames the ever-changing blues of the Indian Ocean. Each home comes with a dedicated chef and service team for the length of a stay, and Creole-inspired cuisine drawn from the resort's own organic garden and the surrounding sea.
Around the homes sits the full apparatus of a Six Senses resort: a spa spread across almost 2,000 m² of granite coastline with five treatment villas, six dining experiences from the intimate Chef's Kitchen to The Wine Vault, private boat trips, and a wellness programme built into the island itself. Félicité is one of the few places where hawksbill turtles come ashore to nest in daylight; the endemic Coco de Mer grows on the jungle trail up to Top Hill; and the whole island is managed as a protected reserve. For an owner, these are not amenities visited on holiday — they are the standing backdrop to the address.
GADAIT presents this development as a featured opportunity for our clients, not as its appointed agent. The sales mandate is currently held by Sphere Estates, and individual residences also surface as resales on the secondary market. Our role is to represent you — the buyer — in accessing, assessing and negotiating a purchase here, whoever is holding the specific unit.
See Félicité in Motion
The official Six Senses Zil Pasyon film — the island, the residences and the resort as they actually are. We host it on our own servers so it loads cleanly, with no third-party tracking.
Film © Six Senses Zil Pasyon, shown for reference. GADAIT is an independent buyer's advisor and is not the appointed sales agent for this development.
In Pictures
Official imagery of the residences, villas and setting on Félicité — the private island, the granite-built homes, the pools that open onto the ocean, and the resort life that surrounds them.
Images © Six Senses Zil Pasyon, shown for reference to illustrate the development.
Life on Félicité — the Six Senses Standard
Beyond the four walls of a residence, ownership at Zil Pasyon means permanent access to a fully staffed private-island resort. These are the elements that define daily life here.
A Genuine Trade-off, Presented Honestly
Unlike the freehold-titled developments we also cover in the Seychelles, Six Senses Zil Pasyon is offered on a leasehold (bail) basis, not freehold. This is not a technicality to be glossed over — it is the central decision for anyone considering the residences, and we treat it as such.
- ✓Access to an exceptional private island most buyers can never reach
- ✓The Six Senses brand, service and managed rental programme
- ✓A finite collection — only 28 residences on the whole island
- ✓A lower entry than an equivalent freehold private-island title would command
- !You hold a lease, not outright freehold title to the land
- !Remaining lease term and renewal conditions shape resale value
- !Any ground rent or operator obligations run for the lease's life
- !The fiscal treatment of a lease can differ from a freehold sale
How long does the lease actually run? This is the figure buyers search for most and find least — so here is the honest position. Under Seychelles law a foreign purchaser typically holds land on a long-term lease of up to 99 years, and residences on the outer islands like Félicité have historically been structured around leases in the 70-to-99-year range. But the exact remaining term is not standardised across the 28 residences — it depends on the specific unit and when its lease was granted — and it is rarely published in the marketing. Because the remaining term is the single biggest driver of what a leasehold home is really worth, we insist on seeing the actual lease and confirming the exact number of years left, in writing, before you commit. We would rather over-disclose this than let it become a surprise at resale.
For some buyers the lease is entirely the right structure: it is the price of admission to a private island that would otherwise be inaccessible, wrapped in a globally recognised brand. For others — those whose priority is a permanent, freehold-titled store of value — it is a reason to look at the freehold alternatives instead. Both are legitimate; the point is to decide with the trade-off fully in view. We break down exactly how leasehold and freehold work across the Seychelles market here: Seychelles freehold vs leasehold.
How Ownership and Tax Work in the Seychelles
Foreign nationals can and do own Seychelles residential property, subject to government approval. The key consent is the Sanction to purchase — a permit foreign buyers must obtain, which carries a duty on the transaction. We set out how it works and what it costs on our dedicated pages: the Seychelles sanction permit and whether foreigners can buy property in the Seychelles.
One nuance is specific to this development: because Zil Pasyon is a leasehold rather than a freehold sale, the fiscal treatment — including how the Sanction duty applies and any lease-related charges — can differ from a freehold purchase. This is exactly the kind of detail that should be confirmed case-by-case with a Seychelles-qualified lawyer before you commit, and coordinating that verification is part of what we do for you as buyer's advisor. Treat the figures and structure here as a starting point for due diligence, not a substitute for it.
Request Current Availability
Availability at Zil Pasyon moves between the primary offer (currently marketed by Sphere Estates) and secondary resales. We are not the appointed agent, so we track what is genuinely for sale across every source and bring you an unbiased, up-to-date picture — with the lease terms of each specific unit made clear.
Observed pricing example: a 3-bedroom villa listed at around £4,229,000 (~€5M / ~US$5.4M). The full official price range is not published and varies by unit — treat this as an indicative data point, not a fixed schedule.
Your Independent Buyer's Advisor
We do not hold the mandate for Zil Pasyon, and we say so plainly. That is precisely what makes us useful: with no seller's brief to fill, our only job is to protect your position — including telling you honestly when the leasehold structure is, or isn't, the right fit versus the freehold alternatives.
Questions About Six Senses Zil Pasyon
The questions people genuinely search on this project — the lease term, what happens at expiry, how you reach the island and what it costs, the real price, residency, and how liquid a resale is — answered plainly, including the parts other pages leave out.
How long is the lease on a Six Senses Zil Pasyon residence?
This is the single most-searched — and least clearly published — figure on the whole project, so we give it to you straight. Zil Pasyon is sold leasehold, not freehold. Under Seychelles law a foreign buyer typically holds land on a long-term lease of up to 99 years, and residences on the outer islands (Félicité among them) have historically been structured around leases in the 70-to-99-year range. The exact remaining term is not standardised across the 28 residences — it depends on the specific unit and when its lease was granted — and it is rarely stated in the public marketing. Because the remaining term is the biggest single driver of what a leasehold home is actually worth, we insist on seeing the real lease and confirming the exact number of years left, in writing, before you commit. Verifying that figure for your specific residence is one of the first things we do for you.
What happens when the lease expires?
At the end of the term, the right to occupy and use the residence reverts to the underlying landowner unless the lease is renewed or extended by agreement. Renewal terms, any premium payable and the conditions attached are set by the lease itself — which is exactly why the lease document, not the brochure, is the thing to read. A residence with many decades left behaves very differently, on both enjoyment and resale, from one closer to expiry. We read the expiry and renewal clauses with you and a Seychelles-qualified lawyer so there are no surprises decades out.
How do you get to Félicité — and what does it cost?
Félicité is a private island reached only by boat or helicopter; there is no airstrip and no public access. A shared speedboat from the Praslin or La Digue jetty runs about €125 per person (minimum two) and takes roughly an hour; private boats range from around €1,725 for up to four people to €4,025 for a yacht-style crossing for up to ten. A helicopter transfer is about €1,122 each way, carries up to four passengers, takes around 20 minutes and operates in daylight only. For an owner that friction is the point — it is what keeps the island genuinely private — but it is also a real, recurring cost of ownership worth modelling in.
How much do the residences cost?
There is no single published price list, and the figure varies significantly by residence, size and lease. As a real, observed data point, a three-bedroom villa has been marketed at roughly £4.14M–£4.23M — about €4.86M–€5M, or close to US$5.4M. Built-up areas span roughly 700 to 1,416 m² across the three-to-five-bedroom homes, so larger residences sit well above that entry point. Treat any single number as indicative: the honest way to price a specific unit is against its exact size, position and — critically — its remaining lease term.
Does buying a residence give me residency in the Seychelles?
Ownership at Zil Pasyon is marketed with fiscal advantages and the option of residency permits for the owner and up to six family members, alongside full resort access — spa, dining, the waterside cinema, recreation and butler service. Residency permits are granted under Seychelles rules and are not automatic, so eligibility, cost and conditions should be confirmed case-by-case. Coordinating that check with a Seychelles adviser is part of the buyer-side work we do for you.
How easy is it to resell a leasehold Zil Pasyon residence?
A leasehold interest can be sold on, and individual residences have surfaced on the open market on portals such as Zoopla and Royist. But the secondary market here is thin — there are only 28 homes on the whole island, and at least one listing was later withdrawn rather than transacted in public — so liquidity should not be assumed. What you sell is the remaining lease, so the years left and the lease conditions become central to both the buyer pool and the price. This is precisely why we treat the lease term as the first question, not the last.
FAQ — Six Senses Zil Pasyon Residences
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