Recognition

Awards & Press

40 years of praise from the guides, magazines and editors whose judgment we value. We take quiet pride in these. We say even less about the honours still ahead of us.

Latest distinctions

2025
Forbes Travel Guide
Five-Star Hotel
2025
Michelin Guide
One Star · Main Restaurant
2024
Conde Nast Traveler
Readers' Choice · Top 100 Hotels
2024
Travel + Leisure
World's Best Awards
2023
World Casino Awards
Best European Boutique Casino
2023
Tatler
Best Escapes
2022
Wallpaper* Design Awards
Best Hospitality
2022
LUX Life Hospitality
Resort of the Year

Seen in the press

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Words from the pages

“A lesson in understated hospitality. While other resorts push to dazzle, this one simply steps aside.”
CONDE NAST TRAVELER · 2024
“An unforgettable stay for the year — and somewhere new has hosted me nearly every week.”
ROBB REPORT · 2024
“Gaming with polish, a kitchen with character, and a shoreline that spoils every other view. Bring someone who enjoys a slow afternoon.”
BLOOMBERG PURSUITS · 2023
“Season after season of repeating the same rituals, each day a little finer than before. That is how true hospitality shows itself.”
MONOCLE · 2023

Press contacts

For interviews, filming requests, image archive access or press stays, please reach our press office at [email protected]. We reply within one business day.

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