Originally Posted by
Musken
I stayed at an Amanresorts for the first time around 12 years ago. By then, we were just about able to afford the accommodation and did not have any amount of money left to eat/drink/go on activities there. During a holiday, we would go to simple hotels for most days, and then splurge in an Aman at the end. We would maybe stay 2 or 3 nights, but only have one meal there and do one activity and for the rest we would go out for food or by snacks and eat in our room. Still we loved every minute of it. It is nicer to go now when we can afford taking full advantage of everything offered in the resort, but I never regret that we went before. I do not know if you would feel the same way. If you would stay there and think about the high cost compared to alternatives all the time, I do think you should do it. The only way to find out, is to stay. Maybe just one night, arriving early one day and leave late the next day to fully enjoy? Amans are normally very flexible in terms of check in and check out times as long as they are not fully booked.
very helpful thank you. I was not thinking of a particular activity, just wanted to know if overall it was pricey, which I think is the case.
Since I'm planning my holidays of January 2014, I'm considering 3 nights at the Sara or at the La Residence Angkor. I'm not too impressed by the design of the Sara; I find it rather neutral and without any local inspiration but it might be the pictures of the website... I don't know.
After that I'll fly to Vietnam either to the Six Senses Ninh Van Bay or to the Nam Hai.
I was especially glad to discover that not everyone started by staying 2 weeks in one shot at Aman resorts and that it could also be the splurge of 2 nights out of 10. In that case Musken, can you please tell me in what kind of accomodation you were staying aside from the Aman for the remaining nights?