searching 'amanjunkie' 'shirt' includes the below. note it is almost all older. aman was sold in 2007 and 2014. also mostly about asian properties, which remain overwhelming majority so far.
multiple posts said the original requirement was 2 stays at the same aman, and IIRC was mostly referring to the asian properties. and multiple posts about there being no corporate shirt, which relates to the multiple stays at same aman because it was that aman's shirt. and GM running property more like they are owner.
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Originally Posted by
vuittonsofstyle
I seem to remember that it was Amanpuri that had the first Amanjunkie t-shirts.
It could be that the idea came from Raymond Bickson, who at the time, was GM of The Mark - a Georg Rafael hotel. That hotel had black t-shirts for regular guests. I can't remember what the wording was - something pithy. I guess I should have kept one.
Rafael Hotels marketed Amanresorts in the early days. In fact, it was almost as if Aman was part of Rafael - not surprising as Adrian and Georg were both ex Regent International and these were their first hotel forays after leaving Regent.
The second Amanjunkie t-shirt was, I think, at Amankila - cream on cream, so very subtle. I don't recall Amandari having one in the early days. It was the sort of decision that Adrian left up to individual GMs, as with most things.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/34046274-post163.html
AMANs luggage tags , AMANjunkie T - shirts , etcetera through the years
2012
Aman Loyalty program : The much coveted T-shirt
2011
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxur...l#post16088973
2008
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/10276131-post545.html
2008
Adventure luxury resorts
2005
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/4199495-post31.html
2004
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/members/amanjunkie.html
aman city hotels are pretty different from pretty much every other city hotel, but to be unique they would charge a lot more and be rooms in a townhouse , or only renting (vs selling) big residences (like some at mark NYC)
if i had to be in a city, i would consider extremely high rates to get something less like a hotel. when i chose to pay $4k a night for a very tiny room on necker island, i was the only regular paying guest. some here want giant entry level rooms/suites. there is a cost involved in that, regardless of location.
if aman NY is closed to nonguests now, and will open up later, that is also factor
beyond simply being new and relatively few rooms (again how many in inventory)
also for example aug 29 - sep 11 US open , sep 13 UN general assembly
Originally Posted by
mike_la_jolla
Mark, at a paltry $1500/night
for what square footage ?
lowell is / was most consistent on this forum, along with mark after rebuild
NYC itself maybe in line with US overall, not very well regarded, with exceptions