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Towers. In Cape Town, its presence at the V & A Waterfront includes The Commodore Hotel and The Portswood Hotel, placing guests close to one of the continent’ s most visited tourism precincts.
Beyond the cities, Legacy has built a strong reputation in the safari and leisure sectors. Its collection includes Kwa Maritane, Bakubung, and Tshukudu Bush Lodges in the Pilanesberg region, Elephant Point Private Reserve and Kruger Park Lodge in the Kruger area, Wilderness Dunes in the Western Cape, and Castleburn Resort in the Drakensberg.
The group has also expanded beyond South Africa’ s borders, with properties including The Windhoek Country Club and Swakopmund Hotel & Entertainment Centre in Namibia, and Hotel Le Cristal in Gabon.
BEHIND THE BRAND While travellers know Legacy through its hotels and resorts, a significant part of the company’ s success lies behind the scenes.
Legacy Hotel Management Services provides hospitality solutions for hotel owners, investors, and developers, including operational management, sales and marketing, revenue management, procurement, information technology, human resources, training, and technical support. The company also assists with the design, development, refurbishment, and repositioning of hospitality assets.
This expertise has enabled Legacy to grow not only through ownership and management, but also as a trusted hospitality partner. The group’ s ability to support properties from concept and construction to operations and marketing has become one of its defining strengths.
BART DORRESTEIN’ S ENDURING INFLUENCE Although Legacy has evolved considerably since its founding, the entrepreneurial spirit of Bart Dorrestein remains central to the organisation’ s identity.
Together with Bruno Corte, Dorrestein championed the idea that African hospitality brands could
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compete with international operators while offering experiences rooted in local culture, heritage, and service traditions.
Following Corte’ s passing, Dorrestein continued to guide the company, preserving the values that shaped its early years while positioning Legacy for future growth. Those values are visible in Legacy’ s properties and its emphasis on people. Staff development, training, and empowerment remain important pillars of the group’ s operating philosophy.
LOOKING AHEAD As African tourism continues to evolve, Legacy Hotels & Resorts finds itself positioned between tradition and transformation. Its portfolio continues to attract business travellers, leisure guests, conference delegates, safari enthusiasts, and international visitors seeking authentic African experiences delivered with world-class professionalism.
More than a quarter of a century after its establishment, Legacy’ s greatest achievement may be its core organisational philosophy: that hospitality is ultimately about creating meaningful moments.
For Bart Dorrestein and the late Bruno Corte, that belief formed the foundation of the business they built together.
In an industry built on experiences, that may be the most enduring legacy of all.
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18 INBOUND SA / JULY 2026