ABOUT US
In an overstimulated world, Olara builds natural sanctuaries, providing a retreat where individuals can disconnect from the fast-paced rhythm of urban life and reconnect with the rythms of nature. We design our environment, and then our environment designs our habits and ultimately our life. With an integrated in-house design, construction, and hospitality operations team, we create spaces that draw our guests to a different sort of life. One of intimacy, one of seasonal rythme, of natural beauty, of minimalistic elegance. The crackle of a fire, the texture of black granite, the flowing paths and vibrant plants, the scent of lavender and feel of cascading water under the moonlit sky. There is a different way to live, stay Olara and let us share a natural magic!
Ragnar Oelsner
Founder
We all grow up having dreams, a life well lived is the learning of the practical skills to use your days to turn those visions from a vivid immagination to a vibrant reality.
I’ve lived in an airstream trailer for the last two years of my life, turning what was once a dream into the world I find joy in everyday. The simple pleasure of a moonlit outdoor shower, the efficient minimalism of well designed small spaces, the emphasis on life outdoors and the rythms of nature, the stillness of the sea at dawn, and golden hues at dusk. I stumbled into the inate joy of the natural world, and the passion of knowing a mans hands are meant to tend and mold the earth into greater beauty.
That joy, that passion, is a flame deep within us all- find it and let it consume you!
Boring Professional Bio: Olara is the boutique hotel brand of Occidental Group LLC, a company Ragnar formed in 2020 as a real estate development and operations platform focused on hospitality. Occidental Group has deployed $10M+ in equity across 10+ luxury single-family short-term rental assets in Florida operating via the brand Solara with a full cycle realized track record.
Prior to Occidental, Ragnar was a founding partner at Greenmont Group, where he closed over $100M of sponsor side commercial real estate acquisition including 555 Washington, a $55M mixed-use office retail building in South Beach, Miami.
Prior to Greenmont, Ragnar was an Asset Manager for RedSky Capital, a NYC based real estate developer, where he managed over $1 Billion in mixed-use development projects. Ragnar graduated from SMU, with an undergraduate business degree in real estate finance.
