Valriche by YOO in 2026
- ◆Location: Heritage Villas Valriche estate, Bel Ombre, south-west coast
- ◆Collection: 11 new villas (villas 219 to 224 and 227 to 231)
- ◆Layouts: 3, 4 and 5 bedrooms · 252 to 277 m² documented
- ◆Prices: €1,110,713 (3-bed) and €1,247,857 (4-bed), net of the 5% duty
- ◆Availability: 7 of 11 villas reported available in August 2026
- ◆Design: YOO Studio, founded by John Hitchcox and Philippe Starck
- ◆Developer: Aspire Valriche Ltd, based within the estate
- ◆Scheme: IRS · full freehold · residence permit from $375K
Valriche by YOO is a collection of eleven new villas set inside Heritage Villas Valriche, the 2,500-hectare estate at Bel Ombre on the south-west coast of Mauritius. It is YOO's first residential address in the Indian Ocean: the studio founded in 1999 by John Hitchcox and Philippe Starck has delivered more than 85 projects worldwide and effectively created the designer-branded residence.
The villas come in 3, 4 and 5 bedrooms, on intimate plots along the forest edge, each with a private pool, landscaped garden and wide covered terraces. Two architectural styles are offered, with elements you can personalise: a Mediterranean reading of the tropics, in natural materials, where inside and outside become one. The two units publicly listed in September 2026 measure 252 m² on a 613 m² plot and 277 m² on 704 m².
For an investor the equation is legible: from €1,110,713 in full freehold, a Mauritian residence permit for the family from USD 375,000, 5% registration duty, and a tax regime with no capital gains tax, no property tax and no inheritance tax. Seven of the eleven villas were reported available in August 2026 — the window is narrow, and GADAIT confirms the real state of stock before you commit to anything.
Eleven villas, a design house, 2,500 hectares
Valriche by YOO is YOO's first residential project in Mauritius: eleven villas only, designed by YOO Studio and set inside the Heritage Villas Valriche estate at Bel Ombre, on the island's south-west coast.
The house that invented the branded residence
YOO was founded by property entrepreneur John Hitchcox and designer Philippe Starck, and has delivered more than 85 projects worldwide. Valriche is its first Mauritian residential address: Mediterranean architecture reinterpreted for the tropics, natural materials, rooms that open through, and a choice of two architectural styles with elements you can personalise.
One of the lowest densities on the island
Established in 2008, Heritage Villas Valriche runs across 2,500 hectares between mountain and lagoon, in the historic territory of Bel Ombre. Nature reserve, plantations, trails: it is one of the least dense residential developments in Mauritius, and the YOO villas occupy intimate plots on the forest edge.
Le Château, and the Indian Ocean's only links
Owners have access to both of the estate's courses: Heritage Le Château, regularly ranked among Africa's finest, and La Réserve Golf Links, the first links course in the Indian Ocean. The first tee is minutes from the villa.
Two five-star resorts, sixteen tables and a private beach club
The estate opens onto two five-star beachfront resorts, sixteen bars and restaurants, the private C Beach Club, and the Château de Bel Ombre, a restored 19th-century manor house. Add a residents-only sports club (25-metre pool, fitness, yoga deck), 24/7 security and a dedicated property management team.
Facts checked on 10 September 2026 against valrichebyyoo.com, villasvalriche.com and yooresidences.com. Images © Aspire Valriche / YOO Studio.
Three, four or five bedrooms
Eleven villas, two architectural styles, elements you can personalise. Each is delivered furnished, with a private pool, landscaped garden, covered terraces and a garage.
3-bedroom villa
The collection's entry format: three en-suite bedrooms, a living room that opens right through to the covered terrace and pool, landscaped garden on the forest edge.
- ✓3 bedrooms · 3 bathrooms
- ✓252 m² of living space
- ✓Private pool & garage
- ✓€1,110,713 net of duty
4-bedroom villa
The family format: one bedroom more, a wider plot, and the same indoor-outdoor relationship signed by YOO Studio.
- ✓4 bedrooms · 4 bathrooms
- ✓277 m² of living space
- ✓Private pool & garage
- ✓€1,247,857 net of duty
5-bedroom villa
The top of the collection, for entertaining: five en-suite bedrooms on the project's largest plots.
- ✓5 bedrooms · 5 bathrooms
- ✓Sizes on request
- ✓Private pool & garage
- ✓Price on request
Images © Aspire Valriche / YOO Studio — developer renders, checked 10 September 2026.
We put the questions to the developer, on camera
Jade Diouane, Luxury Real Estate Advisor at GADAIT, sat down at Bel Ombre with Brett Gregory-Peake, who is building Valriche by YOO. Ten minutes on the design brief given to YOO Studio, what separates these eleven villas from the rest of the estate, and what a foreign buyer actually signs. Filmed on site, unscripted, in English.
Filmed at Bel Ombre, published 9 June 2026 on the GADAIT International channel. 9 minutes 45. Jade Diouane speaks for the buyer's side; Brett Gregory-Peake speaks for Aspire Valriche Ltd, the developer.
What a Valriche by YOO villa costs
GADAIT holds two of the remaining villas. Their prices are given below net of the 5% registration duty, which is how a Mauritian purchase is actually quoted — and with the figure few new developments let you see: the price per square metre of living space.
| Layout | Sizes | Asking price | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-bedroom villa | 252 m² · 613 m² plot | €1,110,713 | ≈€4,408 / m² of living space |
| 4-bedroom villa | 277 m² · 704 m² plot | €1,247,857 | ≈€4,505 / m² of living space |
| 5-bedroom villa | on request | on request | The project's largest plots |
| Collection entry | as announced by the estate | from €1,100,000 | Consistent with the net prices above |
At €4,408 and €4,505 per square metre of living space, Valriche by YOO sits well below the branded collections of the east coast, where the Four Seasons villas at Anahita trade between €8,200 and €9,400 per m². The gap is not about build quality: it is about position — Bel Ombre is the greenest, least dense coast on the island — and about the absence, here, of a hotel operator running the villa for you. That is precisely what keeps the entry ticket accessible for a branded address.
One warning while you compare. Higher figures for these same two villas circulate on other portals: €1,166,249 and €1,310,250. Divide them by ours and you get exactly 1.05 in both cases. Those advertisements quote the price with the 5% registration duty already included. It is the same villa at the same price, presented differently — but if you budget from the higher figure and then add the duty again, you overstate your outlay by about €62,000.
Asking prices exclude registration duty (5%) and notary fees (≈1%). Seven of the eleven villas were reported available on 5 August 2026; the exact state of stock, villa by villa, moves and is confirmed with the developer. GADAIT shares the current list within 4 hours.
The two villas we hold today
Bel Ombre, between mountain and lagoon
The south-west coast is the greenest on the island: nature reserve, plantations, and a shoreline still largely untouched. The estate owns more than a kilometre of it.
Indicative driving times.
Valriche by YOO against the other branded addresses
Mauritius counts few collections signed by an international brand. Here is where Valriche by YOO sits.
| Address | Area | Brand | Entry | Distinctive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valriche by YOO | Bel Ombre (South-West) | YOO Studio | from €1.11M | 11 new villas · two golf courses · IRS |
| Heritage Villas Valriche | Bel Ombre (South-West) | — | resales from ~€1M | The estate, all generations |
| Four Seasons Anahita | Beau Champ (East) | Four Seasons | from $2.3M | Renovated resort villas |
| One&Only Private Homes | Pointe de Flacq (East) | One&Only | from $1.74M | 52 beachfront villas, PDS |
Indicative entry prices checked on 10 September 2026, to be confirmed against availability. Valriche by YOO is today the only branded collection on the south-west coast.
IRS, full freehold and the residence permit
Heritage Villas Valriche falls under the IRS scheme, one of the first frameworks to open Mauritian freehold property to foreign buyers, through the Economic Development Board.
| Item | Rate | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Capital gains tax | 0% | None on resale |
| Inheritance / gift tax | 0% | None |
| Wealth tax | 0% | None |
| Annual property tax | 0% | None |
| Registration duty | 5% | On purchase (10% increase withdrawn, Finance Bill 2026) |
| Min. investment for residency | $375K | → residence permit, family included |
Tax positions must be confirmed with a qualified Mauritian adviser. GADAIT works with a vetted network of specialists on the island.
What a €1,247,857 villa actually costs you
On the 4-bedroom villa, here is the full line — the amount that leaves the account, not the one in the advert. Note where the duty lands: it takes the price to exactly €1,310,250, the figure other portals advertise as the price itself.
| Line | Rate | Amount | Paid to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa price, net | — | €1,247,857 | Developer (staged payments) |
| Registration duty | 5% | €62,393 | Registrar General, Mauritius |
| Notary fees | ≈1% | ≈€12,500 | Mauritian notary |
| Legal due diligence | fixed fee | €3,000 – €6,000 | Your lawyer |
| Residence permit application | per family | ≈€1,000 | Economic Development Board |
| All-in | ≈6.5% | ≈€1,329,000 | — |
No agency fee is added for the buyer: in Mauritius the seller pays the commission. Off-plan, the price is settled in stages as construction progresses. Since December 2024 the EDB requires payment 85% in Mauritian rupees and 15% in foreign currency through the notary, from funds transferred from abroad. Amounts to confirm with your notary.
Buying at Valriche by YOO in 5 steps
From choosing the villa to the residence permit, GADAIT stands on the buyer's side, with no conflict of interest.
Choosing the villa
We review the villas still available out of the eleven — orientation, plot and architectural style — then send you the floor plans and the developer's build schedule.
Reservation & contract
Reservation with a preliminary off-plan contract and a deposit held in escrow by the notary, under the estate's IRS scheme.
Due diligence & EDB file
Legal verification and validation of your file with the Economic Development Board, mandatory for every non-citizen buyer.
Notarial deed & staged payments
Signature before a Mauritian notary, transfer of full freehold title, then staged payments as construction progresses.
Residence permit
Filing and obtaining the residence permit for you and your family, valid for as long as you own the property.
Why GADAIT for Valriche by YOO?
We sell the project and we have known the estate for years — but we represent the buyer, and no one else.
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Where these facts come from
Every figure on this page was checked on 10 September 2026 against the developer, the estate and the brand. Unit prices come from public listings; nothing is estimated without saying so.
- Valriche by YOO — official project site (developer Aspire Valriche)
- YOO Residences — Valriche by YOO, Mauritius project sheet (designer YOO Studio)
- Heritage Villas Valriche — the estate's own page on the project (villas 219-224 and 227-231, from €1,100,000)
- Abode2 — “Only 7 Left: Valriche By YOO Sets New Benchmark For Mauritian Luxury” (5 August 2026)
- Economic Development Board Mauritius — IRS scheme and residence permit
Luxury buyer's agent, on the buyer's side only — Mauritius, Dubai, Marbella, Greece, the Maldives and the French Alps. Every price and every rule on this page is sourced (developers, sales offices, official EDB/MRA texts) and dated; pages are re-verified quarterly.
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FAQ — Valriche by YOO 2026
Two villas are on the market through GADAIT in September 2026: a 3-bedroom of 252 m² on a 613 m² plot at €1,110,713, and a 4-bedroom of 277 m² on 704 m² at €1,247,857. Those are net prices, before the 5% registration duty. Watch out for the higher figures circulating elsewhere — €1,166,249 and €1,310,250 — they are exactly 1.05 times ours, meaning the duty is already baked in. Net, the villas work out at €4,408 and €4,505 per m² of living space.
The project counts eleven villas in total (villas 219 to 224 and 227 to 231). In August 2026 the specialist press reported seven villas still available, meaning four had sold since launch. On a collection this small availability moves fast: GADAIT confirms the exact state of stock, villa by villa, within 4 hours.
YOO is the design studio founded in 1999 by property entrepreneur John Hitchcox and designer Philippe Starck; it has delivered more than 85 projects worldwide and effectively created the designer-branded residence category. Valriche by YOO is its first residential address in Mauritius. The developer is Aspire Valriche Ltd, an independent developer based within the Heritage Villas Valriche estate.
Yes. Heritage Villas Valriche falls under the IRS scheme: foreign buyers of all nationalities purchase full freehold, with no resale restriction and full repatriation of capital and income. Any purchase of at least USD 375,000 grants the Mauritian residence permit for the owner, spouse and children.
The villas come in 3, 4 and 5 bedrooms, each with the same number of bathrooms. The two units documented in September 2026 measure 252 m² of living space on a 613 m² plot (3 bedrooms) and 277 m² on 704 m² (4 bedrooms). Each villa is delivered furnished, with a private pool, landscaped garden, covered terraces and a garage.
Heritage Villas Valriche is the estate as a whole: 2,500 hectares, several generations of villas since 2008, resales and serviced plots. Valriche by YOO is a new collection of eleven villas inside that estate, designed by an international design house. You buy the same address and the same services, with signature architecture and new-build construction.
Bel Ombre occupies the south-west coast of the island, between the mountains and the lagoon, about 45 minutes from SSR international airport and an hour from Port Louis. It is the greenest and least built-up stretch of Mauritian coastline: nature reserve, plantations, and more than a kilometre of shoreline owned by the estate.
Mauritius levies no capital gains tax, no annual property tax, no inheritance tax and no wealth tax. On purchase: 5% registration duty (the 10% increase considered for July 2026 was withdrawn by the Finance Bill 2026) plus about 1% in notary fees. Personal income follows a progressive 0/10/20% scale.
Yes. The estate has a property management team and Heritage Villas Valriche villas are traditionally let to guests of the two neighbouring five-star resorts. The exact terms of the rental programme applying to the YOO villas are to be confirmed with the developer; GADAIT obtains those documents during due diligence.
GADAIT represents the buyer: state of stock villa by villa, plans and orientations, negotiation, due diligence with vetted Mauritian lawyers, EDB file, residence permit and follow-up of staged payments through to handover. A single point of contact, in English or French.
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