Originally Posted by
blueline7
Thanks so much for this report. It was wonderfully written and detailed.
At first the name of it sounded familiar, but I couldn't place it. Then I realized that
this is where the Kardashians stayed.
I was curious about it so thank so much for satisfying my curiosity. Not a place that I would personally be interested in staying, as I would just do a villa if I wanted that kind of a stay, but this place has the certain kind of allure in a similar fashion that Burj al Arab did for me, i.e. 'wonder what it would be like to stay there'...Well done!
I'm definitely going to plead ignorance to the Kardashian link here! I saw it in Conde Nast Gold List last year.
It's funny you say the Burj al Arab, as we stayed there earlier this year on the same premise of having ticked it off the list and having tried it. I wouldn't go back there and much preferred the Armani. Of course it's entirely subjective, but I don't see the two as comparable in terms of their design or approach to it. In terms of space and high-quality finishings, Iniala is very much in line of what I like, with other similar one bedroom villa type properties being Alila Villas Ulutawu and Amanzoe.
Originally Posted by
Kagehitokiri
first report here, tons of details/photos, always greatly appreciated!
at one point they booked individual rooms in villas, did you hear anything about that?
(some aman residential villas have live in staff, and some aman suites have dedicated butlers)
It was you who brought that to my attention in the first place earlier this year - when I initially looked it was only possible to book the villa. They seem to keep switching their website between allowing it and not, which I can only assume is down to demand and season. Most of the staff who are here have been here since it opened two years ago and have said that last year it was mostly dead, yet this year even during off-peak season (August) it was fully booked. I personally cannot see how the separate rooms would work, as it would suddenly mean you're sharing a living/dining room with other people (remember the resort has nowhere else to go), or the cinema room/spa and other facilities. It must make it a logistics nightmare for the butlers to organise everything and keep people separated whilst maintaining high standards.