About us

A family business,
rooted in good hope.

Boa Esperanca Group was founded in 2023 by three siblings. The name comes with a story that runs from East Africa to the Aegean to London.

"Boa Esperanca means good hope in Portuguese. It was the name our grandparents gave to their farm in Mozambique, and later to their home in Milos. We carried it into everything we now build."

The directors The Babiolakis family

The story

Where we come from.

Three continents. Four generations. One name.

Our grandparents werePavlo and Sophia were born in Mozambique, then a Portuguese colony on the East African coast, as children of Greek migrants who'd arrived from Milos and Kasos in the 1890s. After they married, they inherited a farm and grew fresh produce there for decades. They named the home Boa Esperanca: good hope in Portuguese.

In 1974, amid the political upheaval, they were forced to leave and moved to Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. They lost a lot but kept the language, the church, the food, and every summer they went back together to the family island of Milos.

When they were finally able to buy land on the island, they built a home there for the family to gather and named it Boa Esperanca a second time. That home is now Villa Boa Esperanca, restored and opened up by their grandchildren.

The group was started in 2023 to bring the same care our grandparents put into their homes into the businesses we now run. The name reminds us of where we started.

The directors

Three siblings, three disciplines.

Each director brings a craft from their day job: technology and finance, architecture, and design.

Director, Technology & Finance Stefano Babiolakis

Group Finance Director Co-founder · Technology & Finance

Leads technology and group finance. Background in software engineering and financial services across major investment banks, prime brokerage and digital asset firms. Handles the company's accounts, taxes, and structure. Stefano leads technology and finance for the group. By day he works in financial services in London, with over a decade of software and engineering experience across major investment banks, prime brokerage and digital asset firms. Masters in Engineering from Bristol. As group finance director he handles the company's accounts, taxes, and structure.

Director, Architecture & Design Sophia Babiolakis

Architecture & Spatial Lead Co-founder · Architecture & Design

Leads architecture and spatial design for the villa. Senior Architect by day at one of London's leading practices, with experience across major commercial and infrastructure projects in the UK and Europe. Covers the full design process from concept and technical drawings through to delivery. Sophia is a Senior Architect at one of London's leading architecture practices, having previously worked on major commercial and infrastructure projects across the UK and Europe at another globally recognised studio. She covers the full design process from concept and technical drawings through to delivery, in AutoCAD, Rhino and computational tools. She leads architecture and spatial design for the villa and its ongoing restoration.

Director, Brand & Interiors Christina Babiolakis

Brand & Interior Design Lead Co-founder · Brand, Interiors & Design

Runs the villa's interiors, guest experience, brand identity and social media. Senior Client Advisor in luxury fashion in London by day, with experience inside a world-class luxury house. Qualified in Interior Design with a degree in Fashion Communications. Christina is a Senior Client Advisor in luxury fashion in London, with several years inside a world-class luxury house learning how it presents itself and looks after its clients. Degree in Fashion Communications, qualified in Interior Design. She runs the villa's interiors, guest experience, brand identity and social media.

What we stand for

How we work.

Family first

We're not a company with family branding bolted on. We're a family. That shapes how we treat villa guests and how we build the app.

Quality over volume

Fewer things, done properly. The villa hosts one set of guests at a time. EveryPound launches when it's ready, not before. Same standard across both.

Honesty in everything

We charge fairly, communicate directly, and only ship things we'd use ourselves. Trust isn't claimed, it's earned by doing what you said you would.

Craft as a habit

Whether it's a line of code, a renovation detail, or how a room is laid out, we care about the finish. Not because guests always notice, but because we do.

Long memory

Our grandparents built homes that lasted generations. We think about our work the same way. What will this look like in ten years?

Global perspective

Greek, Zimbabwean, Mozambican, British. Our roots span four countries and three continents. That changes the kind of problems we notice and the kind of answers we reach for.

A family business,rooted in good hope.