Every moment in Mauritius should feel as uplifting as the start of a weekend.
FounderA Mauritian build,
for Mauritius.
Friday was started by Ishant Ayadassen, a Mauritian who came home in 2021 after several years in US financial services as a licensed financial advisor at LPL Financial. The island had beautiful homes and underwhelming stays. Bookings felt like a lottery, the service felt absent, and nobody was really accountable when something went wrong. So we built the operator we'd want to use ourselves.
Friday is the answer to that gap. A hospitality-first operator that treats every residence like the only one, and every guest like a friend who flew in for the weekend. Founded December 2023; today around 22 residences and growing.
Operators, not
a marketplace.
We don't list residences, we run them. Every home in our portfolio is contracted exclusively, vetted in person, and managed by us end-to-end: bookings, housekeeping, maintenance, concierge.
That means consistency. The same standard at every property. The same response time. The same team that knows your name when you arrive and knows what time your flight lands when you leave.
Based at Pointe aux Canonniers, with a curated portfolio across Flic en Flac on the west coast and Grand Baie on the north. One small team, one inbox, one thread from enquiry to check-out.
The people who’ll
actually pick up.
A small team of five in Mauritius. We speak English, French and Mauritian Creole. About thirteen percent of our guests write in French. We're set up for that.
Ishant Ayadassen
Came home from the US in 2021, where he was a licensed financial advisor at LPL Financial. Replies before he's had coffee.
Mathias
Knows every restaurant and secret spot on the island. Will tell you which ones to skip.
Franny
Runs the day-to-day across the portfolio. The reason it all works.
Bryan
Knows every villa's quirks. Fixes things before guests notice they're broken.
Catherine
Walks every residence before every check-in. If a corner isn't right, she's the reason it is by the time you arrive.
Same-day replies
Usually within an hour during Mauritius daylight. We don't use bots.
Honest recommendations
We'll tell you if a residence is wrong for your group, and which restaurants are tourist traps.
One thread, one team
From booking to checkout, the same small team. No ticketing systems, no being passed around.