Oscar Sterling
Managing Director
Decades in luxury hospitality across Europe's grandest houses. Has directed the property since the early days and quietly defines the bar the rest of the team upholds.
Joined 1993
Who We Are
The people behind Lagoonvalleygetaway
A private resort and casino on the Mediterranean shore. Opened in 1993 with six rooms and one conviction — that the finest hospitality is the kind you never need to announce.
Our story in three paragraphs
In the summer of 1993, two friends — a former hotelier and a chef — acquired a stretch of coastline and turned a private villa into a six-room inn. There was no investor pitch, no marketing roadmap and no Instagram page. There was a notebook with two principles: look after fewer guests better than anyone else; and decline anything that is merely "industry standard".
33 years later we have 90 keys, four 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 is still here. Those two principles have not shifted.
We remain owned by the same two families that founded the property. We have never sold to a chain, never franchised the name, and never opened a second site — though we have been invited, often. We reply the same way each time: do one place well.
What we believe
Hospitality without theatre
The flowers are fresh because they ought to be. The robe is heavy because it ought to be. The work that counts is the work you never notice.
Continuity over churn
The bellman who greets you at the door has been here longer than most of our suites have stood. The head sommelier has stayed with us for many years. We hire carefully and we keep people for a lifetime.
Local over global
Our menu draws on what the coast provides, our wine cellar favours growers within four hours of the property, and our spa products are crafted by a chemist who lives forty minutes away.
Quiet by design
Adult-only, screen-free public spaces, soft lighting at every hour and a music programme chosen to dissolve into the room. Loud is simple. Calm takes effort.
The team
Six of the people who steer the property day to day. Their paths differ; their devotion to the standard does not. Behind them stands a 280-person team across operations, food, beverage, wellness, gaming, and concierge.
Adrian Castellan
Founding Partner
Guides food, beverage and the guest experience. A former Relais et Chateaux board member and the source of the resort's unhurried service outlook.
Joined 1993
Marta Delacroix
Executive Chef
Trained at Le Cordon Bleu, with stages at some of Europe's finest kitchens. Brought the property its Michelin recognition.
Joined 2003
Clara Sinclair
Head Sommelier
Court of Master Sommeliers-certified, tending a cellar of several thousand bottles with a special affection for old Burgundy and small-grower Champagne.
Joined 1998
Elise Larsen
Spa & Wellness Director
Trained in Kyoto and Marrakech, and shaped the spa programme around the belief that rest is a skill, not a luxury.
Joined 2002
Marco Marchetti
Gaming Director
Years on the floors of Europe's private salons. Built ours around discretion, fair play, and a personal-host approach that other houses now follow.
Joined 2012
At a glance
- 1993 — founding year
- 90+ suites, villas and bungalows
- Four restaurants, one of them Michelin-starred
- Two private casino salons
- 280 staff across every department
- 4.9 / 5 guest score from 2,400+ reviews
- 65%+ of bookings from returning guests
- 9 languages spoken by our concierge team