Adrian Vaughn
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 1998
About Us
The team behind Solaceharbourlife
A secluded resort and casino on the Mediterranean shore. Opened in 1998 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 1998, 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 deck, no marketing plan and no Instagram account. There was a notebook with two principles: serve fewer guests better than anyone else; and decline anything that is merely "industry standard".
28 years later we have 90 keys, four restaurants, a Michelin star, one private gaming salons, a full spa, and a guest book that steadily 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 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 spot.
Continuity over churn
The bellman who greets you at the door has worked here longer than most of our suites have stood. The head sommelier has been 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 supplies, our wine cellar favours growers within four hours of the property, and our spa products are prepared 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 guide the property day to 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 Rousseau
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 philosophy.
Joined 1998
Oscar Fontaine
Executive Chef
Trained at Le Cordon Bleu, with stages at some of Europe's finest kitchens. Brought the property its Michelin recognition.
Joined 2012
Julien Sterling
Head Sommelier
Court of Master Sommeliers-certified, tending a cellar of several thousand bottles with a particular affection for old Burgundy and small-grower Champagne.
Joined 2000
Anais Moreau
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
Nadia Amaro
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 follow.
Joined 2002
By the numbers
- 1998 — year founded
- 90+ suites, villas and bungalows
- Four restaurants, including one Michelin-starred
- One private casino salons
- 280 staff across all departments
- 4.9 / 5 guest rating across 2,400+ reviews
- 70%+ of reservations from returning guests
- 9 languages spoken by our concierge team