Marta Marchetti
Managing Director
Decades in luxury hospitality across Europe's grandest houses. Has led the property since the early days and quietly sets the standard the rest of the team upholds.
Joined 2010
About Us
The team behind Crystaloasislife
A private resort and casino on the Mediterranean coast. We opened in 2010 with six rooms and a single conviction — that outstanding hospitality never needs announcing.
Our story in three paragraphs
In the summer of 2010, 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 deck, no marketing plan, no Instagram account. Just a notebook with two rules: serve fewer guests better than anyone else; and never settle for what passes as "industry standard".
Sixteen years on we hold 100 keys, four 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 still exists. The two rules have not changed.
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 answer the same way every time: do one place well.
What we believe
Hospitality without theatre
Fresh flowers because they should be fresh. A heavy robe because it should be heavy. The work that matters 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 served 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 are made by 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 designed to fade into the room. Loud is easy. Calm is hard.
The team
Six of the people who run the property day to day. Their backgrounds vary; their commitment to the standard does not. Behind them is a 280-person team across operations, food, beverage, wellness, gaming, and concierge.
Theo Laurent
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 2010
Clara Beaumont
Executive Chef
Trained at Le Cordon Bleu, with stages at some of Europe's finest kitchens. Secured the property its Michelin recognition.
Joined 2020
Lucas Delacroix
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 2022
Marco Vaughn
Spa & Wellness Director
Trained in Kyoto and Marrakech, and shaped the spa programme around the idea that rest is a skill, not a luxury.
Joined 2021
Adrian Moreau
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 2016
By the numbers
- 2010 — year founded
- 100+ 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
- 55%+ of reservations from returning guests
- 9 languages spoken by our concierge team