Interview – Adrian Padina, Hotel Manager, Abama Hotel

When you grow up in hotels like Grosvenor House and the Waldorf because your father worked there, then your standards are bound to be high.
But Adrian Padina didn’t just walk into his job as Hotel Manager at the 5 star, deluxe Abama Hotel, he started from the bottom, collecting glasses in a holiday camp on the Isle of Wight, and worked his way up.

I wonder how many glasses he would have to collect to be able to afford just one night in the Abama’s Presidential Suite? At €3,000 a night, I doubt that many glasses exist on the Isle of Wight.
Luckily for those of us who aren’t ex or current Presidents of anything, double rooms start from €308; just a couple of month’s worth of glass collecting.

You can read about Adrian’s career and his philosophy for excellence in customer service in the April issue of Living Tenerife.