Sander: The New Manager for Luna Beach
As many of you will know, we will soon be opening our new beach Club: Luna Beach. Refurbishment work is going well and we’ll be looking to open to the public very soon!
Yesterday, I spent a few minutes talking to Sander Klomp, the latest addition to the Sunset Beach Club team and the new Manager for our beach club operation (Luna Beach and Salitos Bar). Here’s a brief recap of our conversation:
Sander isn’t a very Spanish name…where are you from?
I’m actually from Holland.
How long have you been in Spain?
I moved here just over 2 years ago. I’ve been living in the Estepona and working in the area surrounding Sotogrande and Alcaidesa
What’s your background and can you tell us a little about where you’ve been working before joining Sunset?
I studied hotel management in Maastricht and then spent the next seven years working in various F&B positions within the hotel and catering industry.
When I moved to Spain two years ago, I started working as Assistant F&B Manager at the 4 star Aldiana Hotel in Alcaidesa, between Sotogrande and Gibraltar. I spent a year there and then moved on to work at the Hotel La Almorraina, a small 4 star boutique hotel located in Castellar de La Frontera.
What languages do you speak?
I speak Dutch, English, French, German and Spanish, well it’s actually more Andalusian!!!
What plans do you have for Luna Beach?
I know that the old Pierino’s Beach Restaurant had a very loyal clientele and we’ll be looking to continue the previous tenant’s good work. We’d like to make Luna Beach “the” place to go during the summer months: We’ve invested heavily in refurbishment with new seating areas and special sail awnings; I’ll be working closely with the head chef to prepare an exciting and “different” menu and we will be arranging various events throughout the summer – live music, DJ’s, etc – It’s definitely going to be a fantastic venue for hotel guests and local residents to enjoy some quality R&R in our very own “oasis” by the sea.
Thanks for your time Sander; we wish you all the best in your new job!
