Condé Nast votes Maia top for food in Africa |23 January 2010

Maia is a luxury resort overlooking the secluded beachfront of south-west Mahe at Anse Louis, with a growing reputation for excellence that will be further enhanced by an award from this widely respected guide to the world’s very best hotels.

The Maia boasts 30 thatched villas, each with its own infinity-edged plunge pool, around-the-clock butler service and a distinctive Asian ambiance.

The resort has recently brought in five head chefs – George Billionis and Manchal Herch from the One & Only Royal Mirage Hotel in Dubai, Bansani Nawisamphan from Chiva Som, Sebastian Bernis from the Four Seasons George V Paris and home-grown talent Jean-Paul Nourrice.