Fri, Apr 16, 2004
After separating from his wife, the passionate hotel manager Markus Winter wants to change his mind in the magically beautiful landscape of Thailand. But his busy aunt Dorothea, a passionate amateur astrologer and successful catering entrepreneur, has bought a dream hotel on the beautiful island of Phuket that spoils its guests with comfort and Far Eastern magic. Dorothea knows only too well that Markus has the necessary talent to get the slightly ailing business back on track. Since he can't refuse his aunt anything, Markus spontaneously takes over the job of manager. This means a bitter fate for director Simon Vogler, who has always managed the lovingly furnished hotel in an exemplary manner, but has recently made a few blunders. But Markus trusts his knowledge of human nature and gives Simon another chance. A good decision - because when Markus once again has to manage a thousand things at the same time and there is no time for his daughter Leonie, who has unexpectedly arrived, Simon takes good care of her. Since the two managers pull together, the hotel soon shines again in its former glory. Besides, Markus, who doesn't show all the stress, still has an ear for the personal needs of his guests: Ariane Thermölen wants to get divorced after twelve years because her husband Jan and she have grown apart. In his sensitive way, Markus finds the right recipe for the two of them - as well as for the clumsy teacher Helen: Markus and Leonie quickly transform her into a princess who finds her great love in the handsome pop promoter Daniel. Soon everything runs like clockwork, only Simon seems depressed, although Markus has long since promised him the post of deputy director. But Simon has been at odds with his Thai daughter Suay for years and doesn't even know that he is already a grandfather. Markus has a wonderful idea.
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Fri, Apr 23, 2004
Dorothea von Siethoff, owner of an international chain of select hotels, sends her nephew Markus Winter incognito to Mauritius. The experienced Hamburg hotel manager should get an idea of whether Tina Berger is not overwhelmed with the management of the luxury hotel. The efficient Tina has worked her way up from a simple chambermaid to acting director and knows the business inside out. Tina pampers her guests, who feel like they are in paradise on the hotel's own beach, with great care and every imaginable comfort. But at the moment she is torn between work, motherly duties and a relationship crisis with her unsteady boyfriend Klaus. Tina has noticed that her managerial qualities are to be tested. Stupidly, she mistakes Pastor Stefan, the frugal winner of a competition, for Frau von Siethoff's spy and does her best to sweeten his vacation. Tina's assistant Janin takes care of him so attentively that the spark between the two soon jumps over. Markus, on the other hand, is plagued by bad luck: from the transfer to the hotel to accommodation in a broom closet, everything goes wrong. Assuming he is from the staff, Markus is even ordered to clean the pool. The discerning hotelier initially has every reason to thoroughly doubt Tina's abilities. As a professional, however, he soon recognizes her professional strengths: In fact, she has everything under control and can improvise charmingly even under the greatest stress. Markus feels more and more attracted to the impulsive woman, and Tina also falls in love with this extremely charming gentleman "Meier". But when she finds out who she is actually dealing with, even the starry sky over Mauritius cannot match the mood brighten more.