Jean-Paul Dantil has been appointed as General Manager at Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara
Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara - one of the most luxurious resorts in the UAE - has a new general manager. Jean-Paul Dantil joins the sandy retreat from Courchevel, where he was GM of a Six Senses in the French Alps.
Now in Abu Dhabi, he is tasked with levelling up the customer service of the resort and leading all day-to-day operations.
Since starting his role, he has already brokered several new initiatives and partnerships with local partners such as the 3Fils pop-up in The Royal Pavilion, a partnership with UK-based artist Nat Bowen, and a new takeover of the resort retail space: Souk Secrets; with many more to be announced in the coming months.
After his start in front office management at hotels and resorts in Micronesia and Turks & Caicos, Dantil became a managing partner at Chris Garrod Partnership, one of the world's leading hotel procurement companies.
From 2011, he applied his expertise to managing hotels across the world, including Ritz Carlton properties in Vienna and Bahrain, and a cluster of Almanac Hotels across Europe
As opening general manager of the Kimpton St. Honore in Paris, Jean-Paul was responsible for establishing the flagship of the brand in 2020, including recruiting an entire team and operating the 149-room-and-suite luxury hotel with its restaurant, rooftop bar, spa, and meeting rooms.