One of the Best City Hotels in the World A sanctuary at the top of the Otemachi Tower, Aman Tokyo’s sleek design is rooted in ritual – a perfect balance of urban dynamism and cultural sensibility. Ikebana displays and engawa platforms blur the boundary between indoors and out; ryokan-style rooms … Read More
A remarkable setting, at one with the city’s artistic soul Aman Kyoto represents the fruition of a beautiful landscape first conceived as the garden of a textile museum. Whimsical stone pathways curve gently along the forest floor, and stone slabs blanketed in moss serve as the foundations for the resort’s … Read More
Offered in 2018, it appears that the Aman Costa Rica is not to be. Flanked by soft golden beaches, Punta Sabana or ‘Savannah Point’ stretches out into the Pacific from the mainland – a picturesque finger of rock, sand and tropical forest reaching into the blue immensity of the sea. … Read More
The Original Aman I loved my stay here and is one of the key factors in becoming an “Aman Junkie”. Claiming an entire peninsula and one of Phuket’s finest white sand beaches, Amanpuri offers the idyllic Thailand escape of days gone by. To a soundtrack of whispering coconut palms and … Read More
A fortified island village, and a royal residence on the Adriatic. Aman Sveti Stefan is a story in two parts. One is a beautifully preserved 15th-century fishing village on a fortified islet; the other, on the mainland, is the shore-side former summer home of the Queen Maria of Yugoslavia – … Read More
Neo-Renaissance grandeur meets refined modern aesthetics at Aman Venice. You’ll feel as though you’re sleeping in a beautiful museum at this 16th-century palazzo – some of the 24 individually designed rooms and suites are covered in protected frescoes and reliefs, which are smartly complemented by contemporary furnishings and amenities. A … Read More
Colonial grande dame In the historic port of Galle, Amangalla lies within the ramparts of Sri Lanka’s 17th-century Galle Fort, a Unesco World Heritage Site. Offering views of the Fort and harbour on one side and the hotel’s lush gardens and swimming pool on the other, the graceful residence presents … Read More
One of my favorite escapes in Bali. Set on a verdant hillside next to a cliff and overlooking East Bali’s Lombok Strait, Amankila is welcoming in every respect. From your freestanding suite, connected to the resort’s public areas and restaurants by stepped walkways, to the Beach Club, where water sports … Read More
Healing through lunar forces Attune yourself to nature with our three or five-night retreat THE THREE-NIGHT STAY INCLUDES: • Full board breakfast, lunch and dinner • Daily herbal remedy • Daily yoga • One healthy cooking class and much more An extremely good 3-night or a 5-night Package offering. This … Read More
The Turkish Riviera Turkey’s Turquoise Coast, and the Bodrum Peninsula. A stylish alternative to Greece. The ancient Lycians were on to something when they based their empire on the stunning Teke Peninsula, the chunk of Mediterranean paradise between Antalya and Fethiye. This is Turkey at its most staggeringly beautiful: sandy … Read More
Island Idylls – Dive Into Adventure in the Lucayan Archipelago Say I scuba-“do” to a dive along one of the world’s longest barrier reefs and a mile-high underwater wall off the coast of the Turks and Caicos, a chain of 40 islands and cays in the aquamarine Caribbean. For a … Read More
I had the great pleasure to preview the new Costa Palmas Project on my recent trek to Southern Baja. This is truly going to change the level of who goes to Baja in the upcoming years. A thousand-acre private beachfront resort along the Sea of Cortés, they will be able … Read More
