Our House

The people who shape Onyxbluffclub

A private resort and casino along the Mediterranean coast. Opened in 2007 with six rooms and a single conviction — that the finest hospitality needs no announcement.

Our story in three paragraphs

In the summer of 2007, two friends — a former hotelier and a chef — acquired a strip of coastline and turned a private villa into a six-room inn. There was no investor pitch, no marketing roadmap and no Instagram presence. There was a notebook holding two principles: welcome fewer guests and treat them better than anyone else; and decline anything that is merely "industry standard".

19 years later we have 90 keys, four restaurants, a Michelin star, two private gaming salons, a full spa, and a guest book that steadily fills with the same families returning, year after year. The notebook is still here. Those two principles have not shifted.

We remain owned by the same two families that began the property. We have never sold to a chain, never franchised the name, and never opened a second location — though invitations arrive often. Our reply is always the same: do one place well.

What we believe

Hospitality without theatre

The flowers stay fresh because they ought to. The robe feels substantial because it ought to. The work that counts is the work you never notice.

Continuity over churn

The bellman greeting you at the entrance has been here longer than most of our suites. The head sommelier has stayed with us for many years. We hire with care and we keep people for a lifetime.

Local over global

Our kitchen leans on what the coast supplies, our cellar favours growers within four hours of the property, and our spa formulas come from a chemist living forty minutes away.

Quiet by design

Adult-only, screen-free public areas, soft light at every hour and a music programme chosen to dissolve into the room. Noise is simple. Calm takes effort.

The team

Six of the people who steer the property day to day. Their paths differ; their loyalty to the standard does not. Behind them stands a 280-person team spanning operations, food, beverage, wellness, gaming, and concierge.

Julien Castellan
Managing Director

Decades in luxury hospitality across Europe's grandest houses. Has led the property since the early days and calmly defines the bar the rest of the team upholds.

Joined 2007
Sofia Delacroix
Founding Partner

Guides food, beverage and the guest journey. A former Relais et Chateaux board member and the source of the resort's unhurried service outlook.

Joined 2007
Nadia Devereux
Executive Chef

Trained at Le Cordon Bleu, with stages in some of Europe's finest kitchens. Brought the property its Michelin recognition.

Joined 2023
Adrian Rousseau
Head Sommelier

Court of Master Sommeliers-certified, tending a cellar of several thousand bottles with a special fondness for old Burgundy and small-grower Champagne.

Joined 2025
Elise Albright
Spa & Wellness Director

Trained in Kyoto and Marrakech, and shaped the spa programme around the belief that rest is a craft, not a luxury.

Joined 2019
Lena Beaumont
Gaming Director

Years on the floors of Europe's private salons. Built ours around discretion, fair play, and a personal-host approach that other houses now imitate.

Joined 2023

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