Originally Posted by cornwall4000

Can i just say one more thing?
I'm not sure the switching from Jena to Olinto is any kind of equivalent trade.
They are so different.
About the only way they might 'match up' is when considering volume, complexity, vibe, quietude.

Other than that, they are really quite different, mostly due to their locale. Amanjena is incredibly peaceful, quiet, calm, but MUCH more 'centrally located'.

There is a much more varied list of off-campus activities closer to Marrakech. Starting with Marrakech itself (medina, hivernage, palmerai, 'new' city, etc etc).
The Atlas Mountains, while not even a full hour away by car, is a totally different world.
Remote.
There are charming mountain villages with extraordinary 'shopping' and local products.
There are impossibly beautiful mountains and valleys and meadows and forests..
Some restaurants, some beautiful old forts/castles to explore.
For anything even approaching 'nightlife' or high-end restaurants (in the western sense), there's Olinto and Kasbah Tamadot (currently closed i think, rebuilding from earthquake) up the road and..... that's about it.

So..... I'd choose Olinto over Aman if choosing between those two. But not because Olinto is a better hotel, empirically.
I just prefer the remote beauty.
As i said in the Marrakech thread, I strongly disagree that Aman's hard product has grown 'dated', seen its best days, no way.
That place is incredible, timeless.
I found the hard product at Mandarin Oriental (where we actually stayed) to be of inferior build-quality to Amanjena's (and Oberoi's) by a country mile.
The disparity in materials/craftsmanship between MO's much newer build and Aman's -strongly favoring the latter - was fairly obvious to my eyes and hands.