![]() Here, you’re at home when you’re at work and at work when you’re home. Life is very different when everyone lives and works on site: our team is like a family, and guests become extended family who come to visit. It’s a place to share memories and stories. “That genuine sense of unity and togetherness, of coming home, of people doing things because it’s life, not work. Talking of soul: “I came from a small village of just 200 people: Kuda Huraa reminds me of that,” he says of his island home. His belief? “You can build anything from scratch but you can’t create soul: that has to come from the people you hire.” As opening General Manager of the architectural marvel of Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait, he travelled through 15 further countries hiring the right team. ![]() “Success is built upon the happiness of your employees: if you get that right, everything else will follow,” he states emphatically. People are key to Didier’s definition of success. From the beaches of Santa Barbara, Bora Bora, Mauritius and Hualalai to the cityscapes of New York, Cairo and Chicago – the birthplace of his twin daughters – he is well on his way to achieving his goal of working for Four Seasons in every region where the brand operates. Nearly three decades later, Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa is Didier’s tenth Four Seasons posting. ![]() Looking back, I made the right choice,” he says with a smile. “I applied everywhere in the islands and got offers from a Mexican restaurant on the beach and Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea. His wife and he packed backpacks and a tent – “as a back-up in case money ran out” – and flew to Hawaii. Somewhere with waterfalls, beaches and rainforest,” Didier recalls. “After graduation, marriage and three cold winters, we were craving a warmer life. He spent three years studying hotel management earning a CFA Food and Beverage Diploma, from Chartres, France and a Hotel Management Diploma, Lasalle College, Montreal. With the epiphany that a career in hospitality would afford him the chance to see the world, he commenced a two-year apprenticeship to become a fine-dining waiter, then moved to Paris to practise his craft. ![]() The luxury resort now welcomes Didier Jardin, a hospitality veteran who has been with the Four Seasons since 1994, as the resort’s new General Manager.īorn in La Ferte Bernard, France this sailor, diver and fire fighter sky diver, adrenaline-junkie, Didier Jardin’s formative years were spent in France’s Loire Valley, a region known for its extraordinary castles and for its Sancerre and Pouilly Fume wines. With a focus on serene island living and the charm of a Maldivian village, Four Seasons Resorts Kuda Huraa is an award winning luxury property that beckons guests with the welcoming embrace of a lagoon, flower gardens, a private spa island in a charming village setting. ![]()
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