Sanctuare was founded as Resorts Management, Inc. in 1973 by William A. Faber, formerly Executive Vice President of Rockresorts, Inc., the resort development and management company then owned by Laurance S. Rockefeller. Comprising the Rockresorts group were such resorts as Caneel Bay Plantation in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Little Dix Bay in the British Virgin Islands, Mauna Kea Beach Resort in Hawaii and Hanbury Manor in England - all unique small resorts located in places of extraordinary natural beauty.

At this time, Sanctuare represents 15 small resorts and hotels around the world, in the Caribbean, Mexico, Europe, Africa, Bali and the Indian Ocean. These resorts are privately owned and are not part of any chain. Each has a distinctive personality, but they share the highest and most discriminating of service and facilities standards. Common to all are their locations in wonderfully private areas, which means that guests enjoy an experience of remarkable quiet, natural beauty and serenity. Indeed, five of the resorts are on their own private islands, with nothing on the island but the resort itself - the ultimate in privacy.

We bring these 15 resorts and hotels to American travelers and their travel agents through stories in magazines and newspapers, as well as through our website.  Also, because they share the same high standards important to discriminating travelers, we bring them to the attention of past guests of the other resorts in our portfolio.

President of the Company is John L. Steinle. Mr. Steinle began his career with Rockresorts, to which he came in 1969 fresh from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Mr. Steinle was manager for Rockresorts of Jenny Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, and later was responsible for the management of Rockresorts' marketing and sales. His training with Rockresorts took him through all the functional areas of resort management and, as a consequence, he is knowledgeable in hotel operations as well as in the marketing services for which the company is known. Mr. Steinle also spent seven years in the New York City advertising world, where he managed the advertising for Hilton International, IBM and Citibank. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia University Business School.

Sanctuare is dedicated to being the world's best at helping special people discover special places and moments - where they can escape from everyday life and replenish their souls.