Clara Fairholm
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 1990
Who We Are
The hands that shape Tropicregalplaza
A private resort and casino on the Mediterranean shore. Opened in 1990 with six rooms and a single conviction — that the finest hospitality is the kind you never need to announce.
Our story in three paragraphs
In the summer of 1990, 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 Instagram feed. There was a notebook holding two principles: serve fewer guests better than anyone else; and decline anything that is merely "industry standard".
36 years later we hold 180 keys, four restaurants, a Michelin star, two private gaming salons, a full spa, and a guest book that quietly fills with the same families returning, year after year. The notebook remains. Those two principles have not shifted.
We are still 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 site — though invitations arrive often. Our reply is always the same: do one place well.
What guides us
Hospitality without spectacle
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 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 stayed with us for many years. We hire slowly and we keep people for a lifetime.
Local before global
Our menu draws on what the coast provides, our wine cellar favours growers within four hours of the property, and our spa products come from a chemist who lives forty minutes away.
Quiet on purpose
Adult-only, screen-free public spaces, soft lighting at every hour and a music programme chosen to dissolve into the room. Noise is easy. Calm takes effort.
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.
Oscar Amaro
Founding Partner
Directs food, beverage and the guest experience. A former Relais et Chateaux board member and the source of the resort's unhurried service philosophy.
Joined 1990
Marta Bernard
Executive Chef
Trained at Le Cordon Bleu, with stages at some of Europe's finest kitchens. Brought the property its Michelin recognition.
Joined 2005
Elise Fontaine
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 2005
Sofia 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 1992
Julien Sterling
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 2007
By the numbers
- 1990 — year founded
- 180+ suites, villas and bungalows
- Four restaurants, including one Michelin-starred
- Two private casino salons
- 280 staff across all departments
- 4.9 / 5 guest rating across 2,400+ reviews
- 60%+ of reservations from returning guests
- 9 languages spoken by our concierge team