About Us

The faces behind Glaciervista

A secluded resort and casino on the Mediterranean coast. Since 1979 we have operated from six rooms and a single conviction — that true hospitality never needs announcing.

Our story in brief

In the summer of 1979, two friends — a former hotelier and a chef — acquired a strip of shoreline and turned a private villa into a six-room inn. No investor pitch, no marketing strategy and no social media. Only a notebook holding two principles: serve fewer guests better than anyone else; and decline anything that is merely "industry standard".

Forty-seven years on we count 180 keys, two restaurants, a Michelin star, two private gaming salons, a complete 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 in the hands of the same two families that founded the estate. We have never sold to a chain, never licensed the name, and never opened a second address — though the question has been raised, repeatedly. Our reply is always the same: excel in one place.

What guides us

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

Local over global

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

Quiet by intention

Adult-only, screen-free public areas, gentle lighting throughout the day and a music programme designed to dissolve into the room. Loud is simple. Calm demands effort.

The team

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

Theo Amaro
Managing Director

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

Joined 1979
Freya Sterling
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 philosophy.

Joined 1979
Marta Devereux
Executive Chef

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

Joined 1992
Ines Moreau
Head Sommelier

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

Joined 1989
Adrian Laurent
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 1993
Lucas Vaughn
Gaming Director

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

Joined 1995

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