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Dawn , Carlos Place
Some Aman Spa offerings , not the usual Aman ones
Traditional Wing , Fifth Floor , grand staircase & glass dome ceiling
Check In
Welcomed by the FOM who must have alerted the GM who showed up about immediately .
Coming from Buckingham Palace , least they could do ;)
.. so much for being " under cover " ..
Room
Stayed in a contemporary suite pre LMAQS - Belmond Le Manoir Aux Quat Saisons ( LMAQS )
Had large enough bathroom with good fairly generous shower area - same level for easy stroll in :)
Wonder why only one vanity though .
In traditional room post LMAQS
Smallish bathroom with tiny step up shower " cubicle "
The welcome champagne along with what LMAQS gave me on departure - the delicious & pretty chocolate cake ( I hear very expensive too ) and lemon loaf
Service
The concierge team was very good - accommodating & patient - securing tickets for a musical , making numerous changes to restaurant reserve , etc
Housekeeping was uneven ; definitely no Aman , just because there is an Aman Spa on the premises does not mean it is all " Aman " standard .
One night , turn down came at 10 pm after we had dined downstairs ! We were looking at the bed wondering if Connaught was " 5 stars " , when housekeeping came a knocking ..
Jean Georges ' too was somewhat patchy .
Dining
Peach Candy Floss , Jean Georges
Delicious dessert !
We enjoyed Espelette and were disappointed that it is no more .
Thought Jean Georges was an addition not replacement .
We had most breakfasts there . While the food and menu was refreshing and quite excellent , the servings were rather inconsistent . Like one of us had portobello along with champignons , the other serving only had champignons . One morning saw us with 2 sausages, while the next day we got only one .
To compare with the his other new restaurant in Singapore , we ordered the fontina cheese and black truffle pizza .
Think we prefer the Singapore ones & cheaper too , even after price adjustments ( upwards of course ) since opening earlier in spring .
Really enjoyed the peach candy floss besides the presentation . Will order it again , fun eat too .
Were at the bar a few times and like it , felt quite at home . Made our drinks as we requested
We did not have time to try Hélène Darroze , also another FTer had told us it wasn't up to expectations .
Location
We like the location which is close to other restaurants we wanted to dine at .
The shops too .
For this visit , it was rather convenient but often prefer a quieter area .
Aman Spa
We thought as Amanjunkies we ought to at least visit the Aman Spa here once since we have not since its opening .
Having been to many other spas including the rather new Nemu ' s or numerous times at Puri , we wondered how we would receive this city one .
Well , we ended returning to this rather small spa and enjoyed treatments twice with 3 therapists . We declined the male specialists .
Down side was that non Aman products are now being used as posted earlier on another thread too .
Shall not go on about this .. perhaps should have stayed at Connaught in earlier years .
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