The original Four Seasons Private Residences at Anahita did sell out, and the brand's own site still displays a sold-out notice. In practice two doors reopened in 2025-2026. First, RIVEO Hospitality, the resort's owner, sells a limited collection of resort villas entirely renovated during the 2025 closure — 2 and 3 bedrooms, from USD 2.3M, marketed by registration on privateresidencesmauritius.com, with Four Seasons management and rental programme. Second, the resale market: on 9 September 2026 ten original Four Seasons villas were publicly for sale through seven agencies, from €1.67M to €4.9M. Buying follows the IRS scheme of Anahita: reservation, preliminary contract with deposit in escrow, EDB approval, notarial deed, and a residence permit for any purchase of USD 375,000 or more.
Why the sold-out notice is both true and misleading
Four Seasons Hotels does not develop or sell the villas: it manages the resort and licenses its name. The Private Residences page on fourseasons.com describes the original programme, which sold its last units years ago — hence the notice. What it does not show is that RIVEO Hospitality, owner of the resort since before the 2025 renovation, has since taken a number of resort villas out of the hotel inventory, renovated them to the 2025 standard (design by 1508 London) and put them up for sale with the rental programme attached. That collection is real, priced from USD 2,300,000, and marketed by registration only.
The second door is the resale of villas bought in the original programme. Because there are only a few dozen such villas and their owners are international, they surface one by one, across several agencies and often at the same time with two of them. GADAIT counted ten public listings on 9 September 2026 and keeps that table up to date on the Four Seasons Anahita page, whichever agency holds the mandate.
The five steps, and who does what
One: define the brief — new renovated villa with rental programme, or original villa, seafront or golf, inside or outside the rental pool — and get the current unit list (RIVEO) plus the resale table. Two: reservation with a preliminary contract and a deposit held in escrow by the notary. Three: the EDB (Economic Development Board) file, mandatory for any non-citizen buying under the IRS scheme, with the legal due diligence on title, charges and the villa's status in the rental programme. Four: the notarial deed and transfer of full freehold title, with 5% registration duty. Five: the residence permit application for the owner and family, granted for any qualifying purchase of USD 375,000 or more and valid as long as the property is held.
GADAIT acts on the buyer's side only: registration and follow-up with RIVEO, access to resale villas including our own mandates, negotiation, coordination of lawyer, notary and EDB, then enrolment in the Four Seasons rental inventory if you want the villa to earn while you are away. This is general information, not legal advice; the IRS rules and the payment rules (85% in MUR, 15% in foreign currency via the notary since December 2024) must be confirmed for your case.
Sources
Primary and expert sources behind this answer:
- RIVEO — Four Seasons Private Residences Mauritius at Anahita, official sales site & 2025 brochure ↗
- Four Seasons press room — Resort Mauritius at Anahita renovation (closure 31 March 2025, reopening December 2025) ↗
- GADAIT — Four Seasons Private Residences Anahita: villas, prices & resale market (checked 9 September 2026) ↗
- Economic Development Board (EDB) Mauritius — Acquisition of Immovable Property by Non-Citizens & Residence Permit guidelines ↗
This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Mauritian property, residence, succession and tax rules are technical and change frequently — notably the 1 July 2026 registration-duty change. Every figure and rule here must be confirmed with a Mauritian notary (notaire), a tax adviser (fiscaliste) or a lawyer for your specific situation before you act.
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