About Us

The people behind Maple Majestic Peak

A private resort and casino on the Mediterranean shore. Opened in 1998 with six rooms and one idea — that the best hospitality is the kind you do not have to point out.

Our story in three paragraphs

In the summer of 1998, two friends — a former hotelier and a chef — bought a stretch of coastline and converted a private villa into a six-room inn. There was no investor deck, no marketing plan and no Instagram account. There was a notebook with two ideas: serve fewer guests better than anyone else; and refuse to do anything that is merely "industry standard".

Twenty-five years later we have one hundred and twenty keys, three restaurants, a Michelin star, two private gaming salons, a 2,400 m² spa, and a guest book that quietly fills with the same families coming back, year after year. The notebook still exists. The two ideas have not changed.

We are still owned by the same two families that started 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

The flowers are fresh because they should be. The robe is heavy because it should be. The work that matters is the work you never notice.

Continuity over churn

The bellman who meets you at the door has worked here longer than most of our suites have existed. The head sommelier joined us in 2002. We hire slowly and we keep people for a lifetime.

Local over global

Our menu uses what the coast gives us, our wine cellar leans on growers within four hours of the property, and our spa products are made by 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 fade into the room. Loud is easy. Calm is hard.

The team

Six of the people who run the property day to day. Their backgrounds vary; their commitment to the standard does not. Behind them is a 280-person team across operations, food, beverage, wellness, gaming, and concierge.

Tomasz Wojcik
Head Sommelier

Court of Master Sommeliers-certified. Curates a 4,800-bottle cellar with a particular love for old Burgundy and small-grower Champagne.

Joined 2002
Marcus Schwartz
Gaming Director

Eighteen years on the floors of European casinos. Built our private salons around discretion, fair play, and a personal-host model that other houses now copy.

Joined 2009
Sophie Klein
Spa & Wellness Director

Trained in Kyoto and Marrakech, Sophie designed our 2,400 m2 spa programme around the philosophy that rest is a skill, not a luxury.

Joined 2019
Antoine Laurent
Managing Director

Twenty-eight years in luxury hospitality across Paris, Monaco and the Cote d'Azur. Joined the property as opening director in 1998 and never left.

Joined 1998
Helena Costa
Head Concierge

Speaks seven languages. Considers a request handled only when the guest forgets they made it. Joined us from a small Lisbon property she still misses on Sundays.

Joined 2011
Elise Moreau
Executive Chef

Trained at Le Cordon Bleu, with stages at Pavillon Ledoyen and Le Cinq. Awarded one Michelin star within fourteen months of taking the kitchen.

Joined 2014

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