Ines Delacroix
Managing Director
Decades in luxury hospitality across Europe's grandest houses. Has led the property since the early days and quietly sets the bar the rest of the team maintains.
Joined 2006
Our Story
The people who shape Opalmeadowheights
A secluded resort and casino on the Mediterranean coast. We opened in 2006 with six rooms and a single conviction — that outstanding hospitality should never need announcing.
Three chapters of our history
In the summer of 2006, 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 marketing strategy and no social media presence. There was a notebook holding two principles: serve fewer guests better than anyone else; and decline anything that is merely "industry standard".
Two decades on we hold 220 keys, two restaurants, a Michelin star, one private gaming salon, a full spa, and a guest book that quietly fills with the same families returning, year after year. 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 franchised the name, and never opened a second site — though the question has been raised, repeatedly. We reply the same way each time: do one place well.
What guides us
Hospitality without performance
The flowers are fresh because they ought to be. The robe is weighty because it ought to be. The work that counts is the work you never notice.
Continuity over turnover
The bellman who greets you at the door has been here longer than most of our suites have stood. The head sommelier has served us for many years. We recruit carefully and we retain 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 intention
Adult-only, screen-free public spaces, gentle lighting at all hours and a music programme designed to dissolve into the room. Loud is easy. Calm is hard.
The team
Six of the people who steer the property day to day. Their backgrounds differ; their commitment to the standard does not. Behind them stands a 280-person team across operations, food, beverage, wellness, gaming, and concierge.
Nadia Calloway
Founding Partner
Oversees food, beverage and the guest experience. A former Relais et Chateaux board member and the architect of the resort's unhurried service philosophy.
Joined 2006
Freya Renaud
Executive Chef
Trained at Le Cordon Bleu, with stages at some of Europe's finest kitchens. Secured the property its Michelin recognition.
Joined 2009
Anais Marchetti
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 2009
Theo Devereux
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 2023
Adrian Castellan
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 2016
By the numbers
- 2006 — year established
- 220+ suites, villas and bungalows
- Two restaurants, including one Michelin-starred
- One private casino salon
- 280 staff across all departments
- 4.9 / 5 guest rating across 2,400+ reviews
- 75%+ of reservations from returning guests
- 9 languages spoken by our concierge team