Marta Weiss
Managing Director
Decades in luxury hospitality across Europe's grandest houses. Has led the property since the early days and quietly defines the bar the rest of the team upholds.
Joined 1980
Who We Are
The faces behind Coralestate
A private resort and casino along the Mediterranean. Opened in 1980 with six rooms and a single conviction — that true hospitality does not need to announce itself.
Our story in three paragraphs
In the summer of 1980, two friends — a former hotelier and a chef — purchased a stretch of coastline and turned a private villa into a six-room inn. There was no investor pitch, no marketing roadmap and no social feed. There was a notebook holding two principles: host fewer guests better than anyone else; and decline anything that is merely "industry standard".
46 years later we have 110 keys, four restaurants, a Michelin star, one private gaming salons, a full spa, and a guest book that quietly fills with the same families returning, year after year. The notebook is still here. 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 each time: do one place well.
What we believe
Hospitality without theatre
The flowers stay fresh because they ought to. The robe is 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 kitchen draws on what the coast supplies, our cellar favours growers within four hours of the property, and our spa formulas come from a chemist who lives forty minutes away.
Quiet by design
Adult-only, screen-free public rooms, soft light at every hour and a music programme chosen to dissolve into the space. Loud is simple. Calm takes craft.
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.
Julien Sinclair
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 1980
Ines Fontaine
Executive Chef
Trained at Le Cordon Bleu, with stages at some of Europe's finest kitchens. Brought the property its Michelin recognition.
Joined 1981
Oscar Laurent
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 1998
Lucas Merrick
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 1989
Clara Marchetti
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 imitate.
Joined 1994
By the numbers
- 1980 — year founded
- 110+ 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
- 72%+ of reservations from returning guests
- 9 languages spoken by our concierge team