Originally Posted by vuittonsofstyle

Don't worry about the upkeep of the 'tents' - they are immaculate. I have no idea why some said they were run-down.

The food is extremely good. In fact they have one of the best wine lists in Indonesia - really spectacular for such a remote place. There were never any issues with the food - there were always dishes we wanted to eat, and the chef was very flexible, so we could avoid any food intolerances with ease.

Livio is a great GM with stacks of F&B experience, so if anything I would expect the standard to rise even higher.

Originally Posted by Groombridge

Fans of Amanwana no doubt praise the way the resort is able to pull off what it does in such a remote location. And I agree: the food is very good, (particularly the honeycomb ice cream made from local honeycomb) and the chef so accommodating, repeatedly offering to make whatever possible.

“Can we use a Hobie Cat?” “No, our only one is broken.”

We were in Ocean Tents #3 and #4

Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri

so they didnt do a (complete) refresh in april/may this year [2010] ...

Originally Posted by FlyerEC

Our Wana tent 10 in June was ok and even had new air conditioning ( think others were eventually getting them too ). Am planning a return trip with others next year as we didn't manage some activities or explore any secluded beaches. So it was rather a shock to read/see your report.
I gathered from Kevin then that improvements were in the works. Didn't
inspect the jungle spa as it seemed too ' rustic ' and open for me.
Thought then it was ' in keeping ' with the environment & quirks like the
jeeps.Good thing we didn't have kids running wild but only a quiet Japanese baby. I thought the parents were very ' brave ' to bring her.
Went on the hobie cat but was told that one other was broken and they were waiting for a replacement.

Originally Posted by aesla11

As a recent guest to all but Amandari (total of 14 nights), I have fresh information about all of these resorts.

Amanwana was actually our best experience. Our bathroom was not like the ones that are shown in the pictures. It was very clean. We were in room 6 or 8. The whole jungle experience and the amazing ocean life will have you forget about the fact that you're staying in a luxury tent. I did have treatments in the open air spa and the facilities looked very nice to me. We did use the music pavillion and all seemed very updated with great sound system and pillows. I do not understand all the negative remarks.

Originally Posted by deer

10 deerpoints: 3 Michelin star creativity & quality (according to your judgement)
9 deerpoints: 2 Michelin star creativity & quality
8 deerpoints: 1 Michelin star creativity & quality
7 deerpoints: highly creative food with spices you never tasted before
6 deerpoints: creative food with some real unique dishes
5 deerpoints: very good luxury-hotel food with real local spices
4 deerpoints: good luxury-hotel food with some local accents
3 deerpoints: standard luxury-resort food nicely presented

3 deerpoints for Amanwana

Originally Posted by Groombridge

Amanusa: 5 deerpoints
Amanwana: 5 deerpoints
Amanyara: 6 deerpoints