Originally Posted by
ndesq
5KHours, I suppose I should know what I'm in for with an Aman, but can I ask about the pricing of the food and beverage at the resort? Did anything (breakfast, minibar, etc) come included with the room rate? Are food prices on par with other luxury resorts in Vietnam or even higher? I ask because you can budget for the (relatively reasonable, I'd think) room rates at the Amanoi, but if you're more or less going to eat all your meals and drink all your drinks there, that can add up very very quickly. Are any activities included with the rate?
Don't recall exactly. There is no charge for beach activities. I think tennis is free. They obviously charge for spa treatments. Meals probably run from $20 to $100. The service charge was around 10% which is quite a bit cheaper than some other Amans. I usually find the total charge at Amans including room, food, drinks, service charge, and frequent spa treatments run about 1.5x to 2x the room rate (less with 1 person more with 2). I didn't drink much and only had two spa treatments at Amanoi, and I think my total bill was around 1.25x the room charge alone so I guess I would have been spending about $100 to $150 a day on food/drink.
If you're budget is tight, you could probably get buy on $75/person/day (coffee/eggs/toast for breakfast, sandwich for lunch, beer at the pool in the afternoon, and noodles for dinner).