Ines Calloway
Managing Director
A long career in Europe's finest hotels. Has led the estate since its earliest years and sets the bar the wider team upholds, without fanfare.
Joined 1974
About Us
The faces behind Gulfregency
A secluded resort and casino on the Mediterranean coast. Since 1974, with six rooms and a single conviction — that true hospitality never needs announcing.
Our story in brief
In the summer of 1974, two friends — one a former hotelier, the other a chef — acquired a strip of shoreline and turned a private villa into a six-room guesthouse. No pitch deck, no campaign, no social feed. Only a notebook with two rules: host fewer people, better than anywhere else; and never settle for what the trade calls "standard".
Half a century on we count 110 keys, four restaurants, a Michelin star, three private gaming salons, a complete spa, and a ledger of families who return, quietly, season after season. The notebook remains. The two rules have not budged.
Ownership still rests with the two founding families. We have never sold to a group, never licensed the brand, and never built a sister property — though the question comes up regularly. Our reply is always the same: excel in one place.
What guides us
Service without spectacle
Flowers are replaced because that is the standard. Robes are weighty because they should be. The work that counts is the work you never see.
Stability over turnover
The porter at the entrance has been here longer than most suites have stood. Our head sommelier's tenure runs deep. We recruit carefully and aim to keep people for life.
Regional before global
The kitchen draws from what the coast provides, the cellar favours growers within four hours of the estate, and spa formulations come from a chemist forty minutes down the road.
Calm by intention
Adults only, screen-free common areas, gentle light at every hour and a music programme meant to settle into the background. Noise is simple. Serenity takes effort.
The team
Six leaders who steer the property daily. Their paths differ; their regard for the standard does not. Behind them, 280 colleagues across operations, food, beverage, wellness, gaming and concierge.
Theo Fontaine
Founding Partner
Guides food, beverage and the guest journey. Former Relais et Chateaux board member and architect of the resort's unhurried service ethos.
Joined 1974
Adrian Larsen
Executive Chef
Le Cordon Bleu trained, with time in several of Europe's leading kitchens. Secured the property's Michelin distinction.
Joined 1994
Nadia Albright
Head Sommelier
Court of Master Sommeliers certified, stewarding a cellar of several thousand bottles with a fondness for mature Burgundy and artisan Champagne.
Joined 1993
Anais Moreau
Spa & Wellness Director
Educated in Kyoto and Marrakech, she shaped the spa around the belief that rest is a discipline, not an indulgence.
Joined 1983
Marco Rousseau
Gaming Director
Seasons on the floors of Europe's private salons. Designed ours around discretion, fair play and a host model rivals now imitate.
Joined 1977
By the numbers
- 1974 — year founded
- 110+ suites, villas and bungalows
- Four restaurants, including one Michelin-starred
- Three 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