Fundamental to UK architect ReardonSmith’s design concept was the greater harnessing of the resort’s luxuriantly mature tropical gardens and the fabulous coastline beyond. The site’s definition has been transformed with the introduction of a 220 metre decked boardwalk. This takes in a new restaurant and bar, Le Bourgeois, and extends out to a rocky promontory where the new Sunset Pavilion, designed in a traditional style, has been built.

Le Bourgeois is a casual and relaxed restaurant where freshly caught fish, as well as other simple foods, are grilled in an open kitchen. The architectural design is a modern version of traditional style from the thatch roof to the use inside of decorative driftwood. Both the restaurant and pavilion have been positioned to provide views of the Indian Ocean on one side and the hotel and gardens on the other.

Central to the concept for the entire site was the introduction of water, the sight and sound of which now holds together the experience of Le Meridien Fisherman’s Cove. At the point of arrival, the entrance has been re-configured to accommodate a waterfall. From here - the highest point of the site - water travels down through the main public spaces, disappearing and reappearing until it tumbles into the new pool at the bottom of the site

A 70-metre infinity pool will has been constructed at the edge of the site, by the shore, and seems to flow into the ocean, offering glorious views along the bay for guests in its water.

The hotel lobby has been refurbished, keeping it in its very classical style but with the addition of stunning, modern Italian furniture. The formal restaurant, Le Cardinal (a local bird), has likewise been kept within its impressive classical inheritance but with the addition of sliding fabric panels rendering the large space more intimate and cosy for those times of the Seychelles rain. A Cigar Bar, with its deep and low banquettes, now provides a chic annexe to the Cocoloba Bar.

There is now a new spa designed to ensure tranquillity and peace of mind which includes an hamman, plunge pool, gym and massage rooms. The gym offers some of the best views of the Indian Ocean; the massage rooms all have internal views onto gardens.

The existing 60 guestrooms have been refurbished and a further 10 guest cottages have been built to match the existing in traditional granite walls and thatch style roofs. Inside, however, the rooms now achieve a dramatic twist in interpretation with contemporary spaces and features, each with their different details, creating a very personal experience for each guest. Some have “open” bathrooms, others have showers in the middle of the cottage, still others have a private garden accessible through the shower area. The qualities they all share are flexible levels of transparency and opacity, light and shadow, modern luxury and the constant of the natural environment.

Rooms designed to allow guests to create their chosen atmosphere and space with separately controlled lighting dimmer switches throughout and sliding doors and fabric panels. Indoor planting is a major feature, cleverly lit to give out dappled shadows