everything is tradeoff. besides aforementioned cost, some (only a few?) puri rooms have privacy at end of long walkways. trisara rooms are next to driving paths which is best for accessibility but not best for noise. trisara originally had some rooms that shared a wall, seem to recall they got rid of them.
pulo started full board Romance in 2000, later adding shorter less expensive Island Escape. although how they handle Romance inclusions and Virtuoso inclusions has changed over time, not just under new owner.
so its not a new structure at aman. although DLF may have been behind some of the experimenting, especially during downturn. specifically re downturn - see yara, started years ago.
for a long time aman had all / almost all as no seasons at all. economy and DLF likely factors in shift. although puri predated that announcing 2007 low season in summer 2006. pulo (at least 1998) and gani (2005) as well. yara (2005) was first aman to open with seasons. in early 2013, 15 of 24 aman had annual rate. of the 9 with seasons, 3 were annual the previous year, and 2 had opened the previous (peak) summer. yara started free night in pavilions at least in 2012 if not before, and first added board for pavilions and free night for villas in 2009. 2 other aman to do free night direct in similar time frame are Beijing and jena.
preferences vary and properties should offer options. its not the fault of property if one does not select appropriate room/rate.
anyone heard where gary tyson is heading?
in addition to what is actually happening with nusa, any updates re ruya?
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Jan 2, 2018 at 12:23 pm