ADVERTORIAL
CREATING LIVING
LEGACIES
Davinci Hotel, Sandton
The story behind Legacy Hotels & Resorts, one of Africa’ s most distinctive hospitality brands, is rooted in vision, partnership, and a belief that great hospitality is ultimately about people. places, and memorable moments.
In an industry often defined by buildings, brands, and balance sheets, Legacy Hotels & Resorts has always been about something more enduring: people, places, and the memories they create together.
Today, Legacy is recognised as one of Africa’ s leading hospitality companies, with a collection of luxury hotels, bush lodges, resorts, and residential developments across Southern Africa and beyond. From iconic city addresses to safari lodges overlooking celebrated wildlife destinations, the group has built a reputation for combining worldclass hospitality with authentic African experiences.
Yet the story of Legacy begins not with a grand hotel opening, but with two hospitality entrepreneurs determined to build something different.
BUILT ON VISION Legacy Hotels & Resorts was founded by South African hotelier Bart Dorrestein and his late business
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