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Our Team

Where Mediterranean warmth meets professionalism.

Our lovely team

Warm, down-to-earth, and genuinely happy in what they do – that’s how our team supports you throughout your stay at the finca. Many of them have been with us for a long time and know every corner of the grounds like their own home.

Frau mit Getränk und Gläsern Zwei Frauen sitzen am Brunnen.

Stephanie Venema

Head of Son Manera Retreat Finca

  • What I love about the finca: The beautiful finca and nature, the lovely colleagues, and the many wonderful guests. It’s a privilege to work here.
  • What I like doing most in my free time: Going for walks and enjoying my free time with my son.
  • When I’m in a bad mood: That hardly ever happens, but when it does, I put on some music and think of something beautiful. For me, the glass is always half full.
Lächelnde Frau vor Blumen und Steinmauer Drei Frauen vor einem Brunnen.

Michaela Trübenbach

All-rounder

  • What I like about my work: the warm way we treat each other.
  • What I love about the finca: the dreamy grounds with the orange and lemon trees, the great team, and the delicious food.
  • What I like doing most in my free time: Cycling, yoga, lounging on the beach and going for walks, sewing, knitting, crafting, travelling.
Frau lächelt vor Blumenbeet. Zwei Frauen auf einer Hängematte

Nancy Lindenthal Jaramillo

All-rounder

  • What I love about the finca: the peace and quiet, the fresh air, the view, and that we’re like a family as a team.
  • What I like doing most in my free time: going to the cinema, beach walks or reading a book on the beach, dancing, or barbecuing and cooking with friends.
Lächelnde Frau vor blühenden Pflanzen Gruppe von Frauen in entspannter Pose

Celia Duran-Domenech

Cleaning star

  • What I like doing most in my free time: Going on trips and meeting friends and family for a meal.
  • When I’m in a bad mood: I work out, listen to music, and eat sweets.
  • Who I’d like to have tea with: with some of my ancestors, to learn more about the last 100 years.
Frau vor einer Steinmauer mit Blumen. Drei Personen in einer Schubkarre

Antonia Carrelero Rodriguez

Cleaning star

  • What I like about the finca: the atmosphere, the guests, and the peace and quiet.
  • The holiday I’ll never forget: a cruise through the Mediterranean.
  • What I like doing most in my free time: Spending time with my family, especially my children, and going for walks.
Frau lächelt vor Steinmauer. Zwei Frauen posieren vor Felsen.

Carme Guardiola Bernal

Kitchen

  • What I love about the finca: being surrounded by nature – hearing the birds sing, picking fruit for the kitchen, gathering edible flowers for decoration, and harvesting aromatic herbs straight from the bushes
  • My favourite food: Zucchini stuffed with seafood.
Frau mit Kopftuch lächelt entspannt. Zwei Frauen posieren fröhlich im Freien.

Leila Loukili

Kitchen

  • What I love about the finca: the great mood in the team and preparing wonderful dishes for our guests every day.
  • When I’m in a bad mood: I go and do some cleaning.
  • What I like doing most in my free time: hiking with my children.
Lächelnde Frau mit Kopftuch draußen. Gruppe von Menschen in lustigen Posen

Malika Garouaoui Loukili

Cleaning star

  • What I love about the finca: the view and the peace and quiet.
  • Favourite food: Bastila de marisco (a specialty from Morocco).
  • What friends say about me: that I’m funny and attentive.
Lächelnder Mann vor blühendem Baum Zwei Männer stehen im Garten.

Juan Jose Fernandez Herrero

Garden & Maintenance

  • What I love about the finca: that it’s a place where you can feel at ease, and the lovely colleagues.
  • Favourite food: a steak.
  • In my free time, I love: riding my Harley.
  • What friends say about me: that I’m a “poco loco”.
Mann vor blühendem Baum und Mauer Mann in Schubkarre, lässige Pose

Orlando Menduina Gutierrez

Maintenance

  • What I love about the finca: the peace and calm it gives you.
  • What I like doing most in my free time: motorbike tours with my wife.
  • My favourite food: a good seafood platter.
Zwei Personen in einer Hängematte

Interested in joining us?

At our finca, we don’t just work – we also live and laugh.

Frau lächelt neben Kaffeemaschine.