Let me tell you our story! My name is Manuel Schuett and I am the son of Alessandra Fabbri and Roland Schuett, both longtime hoteliers. I remember my mom's many stories about the Esmeralda boarding house at the eighth cross street, it belonged to my grandparents, who together with her and my uncles with so much passion and sacrifice helped to make famous the myth of Romagna's friendliness and hospitality. I remember just as well the slides my father would project on the living room wall at Christmas time showing us the places around the world where he worked as a hotel and restaurant manager: New York, Germany, Switzerland, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Florida, Texas, Missouri, Virginia, the United Kingdom and finally in the first hotel my parents took together in '71: The "Schiller" . They got married the day before the hotel opened, and the next day it was already full.
In 1981 they decided to take the plunge and buy a small hotel, the Arcadia, half-abandoned on the fifth street, overlooking the sea and the most beautiful park in Milano Marittima. After renovating and expanding it became The Golf and Beach Hotel. This Hotel to me and my twin brother Oliver saw us born and grow until we said goodbye in 2010, the year we both finished our university studies. That same year we began our career path in tennis, a sport that along with others has always accompanied our family.
I can say that working in hotels every summer on the Riviera Romagnola since you are a child has several aspects: on the one hand you see all your friends who after the school term is over are free to enjoy their vacations and go to the beach (while you are at the hotel helping your parents); on the other hand, however, you learn what sacrifice and perseverance is for a job, you come into contact with many people, you learn to understand the wishes of others , to be friendly and kind even in uncomfortable situations; you learn to juggle many jobs and above all you learn to love this place: Milano Marittima, its traverses, its pine trees, its beach, salt marshes, trabucchi, waterfront, nightlife, food the people and so many other things that make this corner of the world incredible.