Florian Steinmaier has been appointed as General Manager at The Charles Hotel, a Rocco Forte Hotel
Mr Steinmaier joined The Charles from Villa Kennedy, Frankfurt, where he was General Manager since January 2020. He has held posts at a number of renowned establishments, such as the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof Hotel in Frankfurt, the Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski and the Roomers Hotel, in Munich. He began his career in the industry as a hotel clerk at the Mandarin Oriental Munich, before moving to its sister hotel, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London, where he managed The Park restaurant. Steinmaier then moved to Switzerland to study at Les Roches School of International Hotel Management, where he graduated from his bachelor's degree with honours in 2009.
Mr Steinmaier has taken over from Frank Heller, who after 15 years at the helm, is leaving the Charles Hotel in Munich to take on a new challenge and will be setting up his own skincare business aimed at the baby market.
Florian Steinmaier is an alumnus of Les Roches Global Hospitality Education – Class of 2009.