Originally Posted by
Kagehitokiri
forgot to specifically raise whether openings (and other times) have staff from other aman who then leave/return to other aman.
sorry, i was also discussed MO brand/corporate.
Aventine, seems all tokyo hotels are down from where they were. peninsula was incredibly well regarded here for years. hyatts (and okura?) seem to focus on regulars.
To be fair, all Tokyo luxury hotels focus on their regulars. They'd be fools not to.
I think the unfortunate part for Aman Tokyo was hiring a GM with a non Aman background, no Japan experience either and hoping it would sort itself out. It kind of set the stage for the maddening inconsistencies we see now.
I don't know if Okura belongs in the luxury conversation.