From our passion for curating the most beautiful homes and villas to our unwavering commitment to delivering one-of-a-kind service, these are the things that make us who we are – and give our guests, homeowners and travel partners that unmistakable onefinestay experience.
We started out in London in 2010, our hometown, before expanding to the USA, France, Italy, Australia and more. Today, we’re over 100 pairs of hands working together to redefine hospitality in the world’s most desirable destinations.
David Whiteside
Chief Operating Officer
Based in London
David joined onefinestay in 2013 as a Senior Operations Executive. He spent his first year understanding and supporting the business through a hyper-growth stage. With his experience in project management and logistics, David progressed into different roles while finding efficiencies and cost controls. David prides himself on his leadership style and challenging the status quo to think outside the box. David is now the COO, joining onefinestay’s Management Committee at the start of 2022.
Dorothée Guiol
Chief Strategy, Development & Finance Officer
Based in Paris
Dorothee joined onefinestay in 2022, previously working within the Accor Head Office as Group Strategic Project Director. She has 7 years experience as a Consultant & Project Leader at The Boston Consulting Group (both in Paris and London). She is a graduate of ESSEC Business School in Paris and loves travelling, including a 6 month round the world trip 7 years ago.
Guillaume Fontana
Chief Technology Officer
Based in Paris
Guillaume first worked for onefinestay as a Technical advisor to the New Businesses' CTO at Accor, and then joined onefinestay permanently in June 2018 as a Director of Engineering. He became Chief Technical Officer in August 2021. Guillaume is a graduate of ESIEE Paris and has more than 15 years of experience in tech / digital. Prior to joining onefinestay, Guillaume had several roles, starting as a developer, then becoming lead, architect, devops and tech expert, always dealing with small and bigger teams in various industries such as gaming, ads, and e-commerce.