Lucas Delacroix
Managing Director
Decades in luxury hospitality across Europe's finest estates. Has led the property since its earliest days and quietly defines the standard the entire team upholds.
Joined 2007
About Us
The team behind Coralfiordpalace
A private resort and casino along the Mediterranean shore. Launched in 2007 with six rooms and a single conviction — that outstanding hospitality never needs to be announced.
Our story, told in three parts
During the summer of 2007, two friends — one a former hotelier, the other a chef — acquired a stretch of coastline and turned a private villa into a six-room inn. No investor deck, no marketing plan, no Instagram account. Only a notebook holding two principles: serve fewer guests better than anyone else; and decline anything that is merely "industry standard".
Nineteen years on we count 160 keys, two restaurants, a Michelin star, two private gaming salons, a full spa, and a guest book that steadily fills with the same families returning, year after year. The notebook remains. The two principles are unchanged.
The property remains in the hands of the same two founding families. We have never sold to a chain, never franchised the name, and never opened a second site — though the question arises often. Our answer is always the same: excel at one place.
What we believe
Hospitality without performance
Flowers are fresh because they ought to be. Robes are weighty because they ought to be. The work that counts is the work you never see.
Continuity over turnover
The bellman greeting you at the door has served here longer than most of our suites have stood. The head sommelier has remained with us for many years. We recruit deliberately and retain people for life.
Local before global
Our menu draws on what the coast provides, our wine cellar favours growers within four hours of the property, and our spa products come from a chemist based forty minutes away.
Quiet by intention
Adult-only, screen-free public areas, gentle lighting at every hour and a music programme designed to dissolve into the room. Noise is simple. Serenity demands effort.
The team
Six of the individuals who oversee the property daily. Their backgrounds differ; their dedication to the standard does not. Behind them stands a 280-person team spanning operations, food, beverage, wellness, gaming, and concierge.
Elise Moreau
Founding Partner
Directs food, beverage and the guest experience. A former Relais et Chateaux board member and the architect of the resort's unhurried service philosophy.
Joined 2007
Freya Vaughn
Executive Chef
Educated at Le Cordon Bleu, with stages in some of Europe's most celebrated kitchens. Secured the property its Michelin recognition.
Joined 2016
Sofia Castellan
Head Sommelier
Court of Master Sommeliers-certified, overseeing a cellar of several thousand bottles with a special fondness for aged Burgundy and small-grower Champagne.
Joined 2020
Adrian Renaud
Spa & Wellness Director
Trained in Kyoto and Marrakech, shaping the spa programme around the belief that rest is a discipline, not an indulgence.
Joined 2019
Marta Amaro
Gaming Director
Years on the floors of Europe's private salons. Shaped ours around discretion, fair play, and a personal-host model that rival houses now emulate.
Joined 2021
By the numbers
- 2007 — founding year
- 160+ suites, villas and bungalows
- Two restaurants, one holding a Michelin star
- Two private casino salons
- 280 staff across all departments
- 4.9 / 5 guest rating across 2,400+ reviews
- 75%+ of bookings from returning guests
- 9 languages available through our concierge team