MUMBAI, 2026—SaffronStays, India’s leading managed vacation home brand, and Hiranandani Communities have partnered to bring property management and hospitality to the luxury villa community at Hiranandani Sands in Alibaug, Maharashtra. SaffronStays will lead this effort on the ground.
The three-year collaboration covers the management and potential monetisation, of 121 premium private villa plots across approximately 12 acres within Hiranandani Communities’ 225-acre integrated coastal township. Hiranandani Sands is positioned by its developer as India’s largest coastal real estate project, with an estimated topline of ₹17,000 crore.
In this role, SaffronStays will run a dedicated front office on-site and take end-to-end ownership of how each villa functions and how each owner experiences it: from day-to-day property upkeep to premium on-demand services such as on-call private chefs and concierge services including Ro-Ro transport to experiential services such as celebration set-ups for birthdays, anniversaries, and proposals, and sundowners. Owners can also choose to rent out their villas on the SaffronStays platform, under the same hospitality standards the brand is known for.
Within this township, which is also planned to include five hotels, a convention centre, a yacht club, and a dedicated watersports zone, the luxury villa community spans 121 plots across 12 acres and is being developed as a self-contained, gated enclave, where individual owners will design and build their own villas. Through this collaboration, owners will have access to a dedicated, on-ground property management and hospitality operation from the point they take possession.
“For twelve years, we have built SaffronStays one home at a time, learning exactly what it takes to run a home the way an owner would want it run. In this role at Hiranandani Sands, we bring that same discipline to an entire address: 121 luxury villas, one standard of care, from the day an owner takes possession. It is the kind of villa community India has not quite seen before,” said Devendra Parulekar, Founder, SaffronStays.
“Second-home ownership is evolving. Today, homeowners are looking beyond the property itself to the quality of life, experiences, and services that come with it. At Hiranandani Sands, we are creating a destination that combines the privacy and individuality of villa living with the advantages of a thoughtfully planned township. Our partnership with SaffronStays adds another important dimension to this vision by giving homeowners access to professional property management and hospitality services, making ownership more seamless and allowing them to experience their homes to the fullest. This is an important step towards creating a truly integrated coastal lifestyle destination at Hiranandani Sands,” said Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Chairman, Hiranandani Communities.
About SaffronStays
Founded in 2015 by Devendra Parulekar and Tejas Parulekar, SaffronStays is India’s leading network of fully-staffed, professionally managed private vacation homes. Headquartered in Mumbai, the company curates a portfolio of 450+ handpicked villas, heritage homes, estates, and retreats across 80+ destinations in India, including Maharashtra, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, and Delhi NCR.
Built on the belief that travel is centred around meaningful time with loved ones, SaffronStays creates stays designed for family holidays, milestone celebrations, reunions, intimate weddings, and corporate offsites. Each home combines the warmth and privacy of a personal residence with the consistency and service standards of professional hospitality.
The company also partners with homeowners to unlock the value of their second homes through end-to-end hospitality management, making it one of India’s earliest and most recognised brands in the managed villa category.
Backed by Sixth Sense Ventures and Infinity Alternatives, SaffronStays has emerged as one of India’s most trusted hospitality brands in the private stays space and has been featured in publications including Condé Nast Traveller, Forbes India, Architectural Digest, and The Economic Times, among others.
For more information, visit www.saffronstays.com
About Hiranandani Sands
Established in 1978, Hiranandani Group is one of the most prestigious real estate developers based in Mumbai. Hiranandani Communities has the vision of creating a new India with self-sufficient and enduring townships. And in this endeavour, Hiranandani Sands at Alibaug is the newest addition to its glittering portfolio of award-winning integrated townships across India.
Hiranandani Sands is envisioned to be India’s best beach destination, with India’s first private jetty in a township, a 3KM+ long pristine beach coastline with the finest watersports centre in India, 100+ acres of natural wetlands, and 27 acres of reserve forest on the beach. All of these amenities are in addition to the 225-acre township, which is adorned with multiple hotels, a 1,50,000 sq.ft., international-level convention centre, global-standard social infrastructure with a school, hospital & much more; high-end cafes, restaurants, and the finest high-street retail; and multiple residential options ranging from apartments, serviced apartments, premium plots, and luxury villas.
To create the finest experience for all its buyers at Hiranandani Sands, each residential option offers premium services in partnership with the best brands in the category. In this regard, Hiranandani Sands is proud to associate with Saffron Stays, India’s leading network of professionally managed vacation homes, for its premium plotted development.
