About Us

The team behind Coralmanoralpineview

A secluded resort and casino on the Mediterranean coast. We opened in 1990 with six rooms and a single conviction — that outstanding hospitality never needs announcing.

Our story in three paragraphs

In the summer of 1990, two friends — a former hotelier and a chef — acquired a strip of shoreline and turned a private villa into a six-room inn. There was no pitch deck, no launch campaign and no social feed. There was a notebook holding two principles: treat fewer guests better than anyone else; and never settle for what passes as "industry standard".

36 years on we hold 60 keys, two restaurants, a Michelin star, two private gaming salons, a full spa, and a guest book that quietly fills with the same families returning, season after season. The notebook remains. The two principles have not shifted.

We remain owned by the same two families who founded the property. We have never sold to a chain, never licensed the name, and never launched a second site — though the question has been raised, repeatedly. Our reply is always the same: master one place.

What we believe

Hospitality without performance

Flowers are fresh because that is the standard. Robes are weighty because guests deserve it. The work that counts is the work you never see.

Continuity over turnover

The bellman who greets you has been here longer than most of our suites. The head sommelier has served many years. We recruit carefully and retain for life.

Local over global

Our menu draws on what the coast provides, our cellar favours growers within four hours of the property, and our spa products come from a chemist forty minutes away.

Quiet by intention

Adult-only, screen-free public areas, gentle lighting throughout and a music programme designed to blend into the room. Noise is simple. Stillness takes craft.

The team

Six of the people who steer the property day to day. Their paths differ; their commitment to the standard does not. Behind them stands a 280-person team across operations, food, beverage, wellness, gaming, and concierge.

Marta Rousseau
Managing Director

Decades in luxury hospitality at Europe's grandest addresses. Has led the property since the early days and quietly defines the bar the rest of the team meets.

Joined 1990
Theo Whitmore
Founding Partner

Oversees food, beverage and the guest journey. A former Relais et Chateaux board member and the architect of the resort's unhurried service ethos.

Joined 1990
Sofia Amaro
Executive Chef

Trained at Le Cordon Bleu, with stages in some of Europe's finest kitchens. Secured the property its Michelin recognition.

Joined 1999
Marco Weiss
Head Sommelier

Court of Master Sommeliers-certified, stewarding a cellar of several thousand bottles with a fondness for aged Burgundy and small-grower Champagne.

Joined 1999
Adrian Laurent
Spa & Wellness Director

Trained in Kyoto and Marrakech, shaping the spa programme around the belief that rest is a skill, not an indulgence.

Joined 2010
Clara Marchetti
Gaming Director

Years on the floors of Europe's private salons. Built ours on discretion, fair play, and a personal-host model rivals now imitate.

Joined 2001

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