Legend Hill Resort & Spa About Us

Michaël Ruel and Jean Etchepareborde, real estate developers have known how

to forge deep links within Mauritius. With more than 20 years of experience in the business of real estate and hotel operation, they like to be at the heart of the action, and lead a strong policy of sponsorship in culture, sports and charity in France as well as in Mauritius.

MJ Développement was created in 2007 by these two friends and includes among its

shareholders a strong French industrial: Jean-Louis Desjoyaux (CEO of Group Piscines Desjoyaux, world leader in the construction of swimming pools).

OPERATING PARTNER ON LEGEND HILL / CEO PHOENIX HOTEL COLLECTION

Founded in 2010 and led by Thierry Naidu, a native of Mauritius, Phoenix Hôtel Collection is a company specializing in consulting and managing luxury hotel properties internationally (France, Mauritius, Morocco, Portugal). Thierry Naidu aims to preserve the identity and individuality of each hotel while promoting its history, culture, local architecture, and cuisine. This is complemented by the principles of high-quality service and meticulously crafted, personalized, warm, and discreet hospitality.

Thierry Naidu is also recognized for managing La Chèvre d'Or in Eze Village, a benchmark establishment among the hotels he oversees. Legend Hill, in Mauritius, is the first property on the island he operates, in collaboration with MJ Développement, further strengthening his expertise in international luxury hospitality.

Since 2015, Glenn Viel has been the head chef of the historic restaurant L'Ousteau de Baumanière in Les Baux-de-Provence. He is one of the ten French chefs committed to responsible gastronomy, a distinction awarded by the Michelin Guide ("Gastronomie Durable"). Having traveled through some of the finest gastronomic venues (Meurice and Plaza Athénée in Paris, Kilimandjaro and Cheval Blanc in Courchevel, Peron in Marseille...), he was named "Chef of the Year" by his peers at the "Le Chef" magazine Trophies in 2020, the year he received his third star. Continuing his professional and media rise, he joined the jury of the famous TV show Top Chef on M6 in 2022.

PIERRE-YVES SERRET, ARCHITECT

Architects Studio was founded in 2004 by its two administrators, Pierre-Yves Serret and Didier Dove.

The firm hires a team of architects, technologists, interior designers and support staff, whose blend of passion and skills provide you with premium quality design services.

"... The hillside Architecture can’t be improvised and requires the best of the Architect: Two lines to draw the contour of the building –sober and discreet– Two perspectives to master the sublime, and in between, a life divine horizon"

Sophie and Jean-Michel Remazeilles create environments that blend beautiful spaces, brightness, a sense of travel, and cozy furniture to invite relaxation and serenity.

"Houses built at the very top of a hill, like eagle's nests hidden within generous nature. The view of the sea is so deep, so intense in its blue, that one can get lost in admiring it for hours. The constructions respect the landscape and are barely noticeable... Space, height, wood, raw concrete, large glass windows, long promontory terraces, infinity pools: chic with a touch of charm. Legend Hill opens up to nature and seems as if it has always been there... Like balconies over the ocean.

Here, you feel like you're always on vacation. A house so beautiful, so spacious, so comfortable to live in that you never, ever want to leave..."