Who We Are

The faces behind Marblerest

A private resort and casino on the Mediterranean coast. Opened in 2004 with six rooms and a single conviction — that true hospitality is the sort you never need to announce.

Three paragraphs of history

In the summer of 2004, 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 account. There was a notebook holding two principles: serve fewer guests better than anyone else; and decline anything that is merely "industry standard".

22 years later we have 200 keys, three restaurants, a Michelin star, three private gaming salons, a full spa, and a guest book that quietly fills with the same families returning, year after year. The notebook still exists. The 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 location — though we have been asked, often. We reply the same way every time: do one place well.

What we believe

Hospitality without theatre

The flowers stay fresh because they ought to. The robe feels substantial because it ought to. 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 slowly 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 come from a chemist who lives forty minutes away.

Quiet by design

Adult-only, screen-free public spaces, soft lighting at all hours and a music programme shaped to dissolve into the room. Loud is easy. 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.

Nadia Bernard
Managing Director

Decades in luxury hospitality across Europe's grandest houses. Has guided the property since the early days and quietly defines the bar the rest of the team upholds.

Joined 2004
Anais Sinclair
Founding Partner

Leads food, beverage and the guest experience. A former Relais et Chateaux board member and the source of the resort's unhurried service philosophy.

Joined 2004
Ines Devereux
Executive Chef

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

Joined 2021
Julien Ashford
Head Sommelier

Court of Master Sommeliers-certified, shaping a cellar of several thousand bottles with a particular affection for old Burgundy and small-grower Champagne.

Joined 2006
Sofia Sterling
Spa & Wellness Director

Trained in Kyoto and Marrakech, and shaped the spa programme around the notion that rest is a skill, not a luxury.

Joined 2013
Oscar Laurent
Gaming Director

Years on the floors of Europe's private salons. Built ours around discretion, fair play, and a personal-host model that other houses now emulate.

Joined 2012

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