[Editor’s note: Due to the pandemic lockdown, the luxury châteaux-hotels in the Younan Collection are currently closed until early 2021. The exception is the Domaine & Golf de Vaugouard, which will remain open until December 20.]
In the late 1970s, an almost-penniless Zaya Younan arrived in the U.S. from Iran, and succeeded in fulfilling the American Dream way beyond his expectations. Fast forward to 2020, Younan is a successful real estate magnate and entrepreneur, living in Los Angeles, with vast real estate holdings in the U.S.
In 2015 Younan fulfilled another dream but this time it was in France. Younan had always dreamed about owning an authentic French chateau and given that he thinks and acts big when it comes to expanding his business empire, he acquired four châteaux, mostly in or near the Loire Valley. Using his American work ethic of getting things done fast and efficiently,…
