Oscar Renaud
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 1981
About Us
The team behind Premieralpineview
A private resort and casino on the Mediterranean coast. Since 1981, with six rooms and a single conviction — that outstanding hospitality never needs announcing.
Our story in three paragraphs
In the summer of 1981, 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 holding two principles: serve fewer guests better than anyone else; and refuse anything that is merely "industry standard".
Forty-five years on we hold 180 keys, two restaurants, a Michelin star, three private gaming salons, a full spa, and a guest book that quietly fills with the same families returning, year after year. The notebook still exists. The two principles 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
Flowers are fresh because they ought to be. Robes are heavy because they ought to be. 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 served for many years. We hire slowly and 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 come from 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 curated to blend into the room. Loud is easy. Calm is hard.
The team
Six of the people who run the property day to day. Their backgrounds differ; their commitment to the standard does not. Behind them stands a 280-person team across operations, food, beverage, wellness, gaming, and concierge.
Lucas Vaughn
Founding Partner
Oversees food, beverage and the guest experience. A former Relais et Chateaux board member and the origin of the resort's unhurried service philosophy.
Joined 1981
Elise Amaro
Executive Chef
Trained at Le Cordon Bleu, with stages at some of Europe's finest kitchens. Brought the property its Michelin recognition.
Joined 1999
Henrik Devereux
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 1982
Sofia Beaumont
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 1991
Nadia Laurent
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 1991
By the numbers
- 1981 — year founded
- 180+ suites, villas and bungalows
- Two restaurants, including one Michelin-starred
- Three 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