The current location wasn’t the original site for the resort, but after Zecha was called on to the project, he carefully surveyed the land and decided that this would be the ideal spot to integrate the hotel into.

Four Seasons has been named as operator of the five-star hotel. However, doubts over this deal have emerged. ‘I believe they have pulled out,’ Livio Ranza, manager of the exclusive Aman hotel at Sveti Stefan, reveals. ‘Oliver [Corlette] asked me if Aman wanted it. I said no.