Corporate

The Group

The history of Veranda Management Limited

The adventure of Veranda Hotel began in 1982 with the creation of the Veranda Bungalow Village. The concept is a simple one, “to give visitors the opportunity to live as Mauritians do during their stay on the island”, an innovative approach at a time when Mauritius focussed on luxury hotels.

Given the spectacular success of Veranda Bungalow Village, the adventure continues with the acquisition of other hotels in the north and east of the island. In 20 years the small family business has become a truly Mauritian hotel group.
Today the group is still run with that family spirit embodying simplicity and respect for the traditions of Mauritius, associated with the real know-how and professionalism of a true hotelier.

In 2004, the group opened their first up market resort in Bel Ombre : the Heritage Golf & Spa Resort boasts 160 rooms. In January 2009, emboldened by the success of the Heritage, the group acquired the Telfair Golf & Spa Resort, a luxury establishment which is a member of the “Small Luxury Hotels of the World.” The group thus now has an inventory of 686 rooms and has strengthened its position at the premium end of the market. In April 2009, Veranda also integrated a new activity into its hotel offerings - Rental management of IRS villas (The Villas Valriche) - thereby reaffirming its commitment to expansion and positioning itself as a major player in the Mauritian hotel scene. The acquisition of Telfair led to the long expected development of two distinctive ‘umbrella’ brands namely Veranda Resorts and Heritage Resorts.
Consequently, from November 2009, Heritage Golf & Spa Resort became Heritage Awali Golf & Spa Resort and Le Telfair Golf & Spa Resort has become the Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Spa Resort.

The Hotels

Veranda Management Limited’s offering now consists of two hotel brands:

HERITAGE RESORTS which includes two deluxe hotels:

- HERITAGE Le Telfair Golf & Spa Resort, at Bel Ombre , 158 rooms /5*
- HERITAGE Awali Golf & Spa Resort, at Bel Ombre , 160 rooms /4+*

And VERANDA RESORTS which includes four “hotels de charme”:

- Veranda Grand Baie Hotel & Spa, at Grand Baie, 94 rooms /3*
- Veranda Paul & Virginie Hotel & Spa, at Grand Gaube, 81 rooms /3+*
- Veranda Pointe Aux Biches Hotel, at Pointe aux Piments, 115 rooms /3*
- Veranda Palmar Beach Hotel, at Belle Mare, 77 rooms /3*
And the management of the VILLAS VALRICHE RENTAL POOL

The Group also has 3 associated brands :

- Seven Colours Spa & Cosmetics, a new Spa and Cuisine concept.
- Timomo & Friends, a childrens’club concept.
- The "Blue Earth" boutiques.

The Rogers Group

Veranda Management Limited, the hotel division of the Rogers Group.

Veranda Management Limited is the hotel division of the Rogers Group, a Mauritian company founded in 1899. Rogers has played and still plays a major role in the development of the Mauritian economy. A pioneer in several sectors, including civil aviation, tourism and maritime transport, Rogers knows, since October 2005, a new dynamic with a group focused on the heart of its business, tourism and logistics. It is now organized into five divisions: Aviation, Hotels, Leisure, Logistics and Shipping. Each division develops and manages a portfolio of leading brands, local and international.

The group has a portfolio of various investments. The main one being Cim Group, an investment of 100% of Rogers, an independent and active in the financial sector and non-banks. Rogers has also increased its interest in the emerging area of real estate since 2007, through the creation of an entity property Foresite dedicated to the management and development of this activity.