Aman was a good employer

sensational breakfast of yoghurt, honeycomb, figs and more

Greeks need jobs, and Aman Resorts’ devoted followers tend to have money to spend

Enkoimeterion and amphitheatre at Epidaurus (45 minutes away by car), the Treasury of Atreus at Mycenae or the Temple of Hera at Argos (both about an hour’s drive)

pavilions are superb...as pleasing and perfectly configured as any hotel room I’ve slept in...Amanzoe feels like a proper sanctuary...very good unpretentious restaurants; and an outstanding spa where every treatment room has its own steam room, bathroom and, because this is an all-year resort, fireplace

beach is 6km away by road...dusty path wends cross country and takes half an hour on foot (though they don’t recommend it in hot weather, and warned me about some fierce farmer’s dogs). But the beach is worth the trip. The sand is the colour and texture of demerara sugar and there’s shingle at the waterline, but it’s a perfect secluded bay...wi-fi...plans to put a spa on the beach

local farmers, fishermen, beekeepers and bakers who supply its restaurants and are credited by name on the menu. It’s a restorative, responsible place...in Greece, at least, there is nowhere like it, nor likely to be for some time

Zecha...envisaged as an ideal hotel: a place where privacy was paramount, there were no formal check-in procedures, you never had to sign for anything, minibar contents were complimentary, and the staff would anticipate – not merely respond to – requests, and remember your name

Those tenets endure across the 26 Aman Resorts – about one-third [8.67] of them owned by the brand, the rest under management contract

I hope Aman finds a sympathetic new owner