Amanresorts Thread 2012 (Started by Amanjunkie)
May 22, 2012, 4:06 pm
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Interesting, Gallivanters tweeted this link earlier. Scroll down a little.
Anyone know who the two bidders for Amanresorts are? http://www.vccircle.com/news/general...r-bid-dlf-plot
Anyone know who the two bidders for Amanresorts are? http://www.vccircle.com/news/general...r-bid-dlf-plot
May 22, 2012, 4:39 pm
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Yes , do pray it will be the one who appreciates AZ's vision & Aman .. 
That the much needed stalled improvements can now go ahead including Bora Bora!!
That the much needed stalled improvements can now go ahead including Bora Bora!!
May 22, 2012, 10:35 pm
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Dark clouds
When senior regional managers are leaving Aman (as it is the case just now) I don't take this as a good sign either. There is something wrong with all this. There is only one AZ - a genius can not be replaced. Should Aman mess up with the Middle Eastern "human rights specialists" they would become a definitive no go for many people.
May 23, 2012, 6:36 am
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We have to pray indeed. This "for sale" story is lasting too long now and I wonder why, despite all these uncertainities (and a major recession in the western world approaching with Asia collapsing afterwards too) Aman tries to expand out of its Asian strongholds.
When senior regional managers are leaving Aman (as it is the case just now) I don't take this as a good sign either. There is something wrong with all this. There is only one AZ - a genius can not be replaced. Should Aman mess up with the Middle Eastern "human rights specialists" they would become a definitive no go for many people.
When senior regional managers are leaving Aman (as it is the case just now) I don't take this as a good sign either. There is something wrong with all this. There is only one AZ - a genius can not be replaced. Should Aman mess up with the Middle Eastern "human rights specialists" they would become a definitive no go for many people.
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May 23, 2012, 12:24 pm
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DLF Q4/annual comes out may 30
http://www.equitybulls.com/admin/new....asp?id=105749
this may have fuller quotes of stuff previously posted, dont recall
http://credaincr.org/news_details.php?nid=13431
Q4 ended mar 31 2012
http://www.equitybulls.com/admin/new....asp?id=105749
this may have fuller quotes of stuff previously posted, dont recall
http://credaincr.org/news_details.php?nid=13431
Q4 ended mar 31 2012
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May 25, 2012, 10:27 am
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http://www.amanresorts.com/amankora/news.aspx
Seamless travel is now available between Paro, Bhutan and Tokyo, Japan
Three major airlines, ANA, JAL and TG, are now offering improved flight times between Tokyo and Bangkok airports, thereby allowing a much shorter transit time between arriving in the Thai capital, and boarding the Druk Air flight to Paro. Overnight stays in Bangkok are therefore no longer needed, as guests can now board their flight to Paro shortly after landing in Bangkok.
Three major airlines, ANA, JAL and TG, are now offering improved flight times between Tokyo and Bangkok airports, thereby allowing a much shorter transit time between arriving in the Thai capital, and boarding the Druk Air flight to Paro. Overnight stays in Bangkok are therefore no longer needed, as guests can now board their flight to Paro shortly after landing in Bangkok.
May 25, 2012, 4:37 pm
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May 25, 2012, 7:19 pm
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Amanjiwo
Hope this is the correct thread to ask this.
Does anyone knows the Amanjiwo's Borobudur suites faces which direction? And how is the view?
Does anyone knows the Amanjiwo's Borobudur suites faces which direction? And how is the view?
May 26, 2012, 9:02 am
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Aman selling some Mumbai land, purportedly to retire debt.
http://www.hotelmanagement.net/trans...own-debt-16190
http://www.hotelmanagement.net/trans...own-debt-16190
May 26, 2012, 6:44 pm
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The suites are arranged in two concentric semi-circles, so the centerline of the suites will vary in their orientation, but the ones classified as Borobudor suites will have a view of the monument in the distance. The monument is actually a fair distance away, so you're definitely not going to have any sort of "close up" view, it will just be part of the landscape. Getting a Borobudor suite is probably worth it, as your view is not only of the monument but also all the fields sloping away from amanjiwo toward the monument, with the mountains (and on clear days the volcanoes) in the distance. It's a very pleasant view.
That said, I haven't stayed in any of the Garden Suites, which may be equally relaxing. They'll just have a much shorter field of vision, stopping more or less at the tree line surrounding the resort.
May 26, 2012, 8:14 pm
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They face towards Borobudor, more or less. As for points on a compass, they face generally north, as amanjiwo is generally south of Borobudor, tucked up into the foot of the Menoreh Hills.
The suites are arranged in two concentric semi-circles, so the centerline of the suites will vary in their orientation, but the ones classified as Borobudor suites will have a view of the monument in the distance. The monument is actually a fair distance away, so you're definitely not going to have any sort of "close up" view, it will just be part of the landscape. Getting a Borobudor suite is probably worth it, as your view is not only of the monument but also all the fields sloping away from amanjiwo toward the monument, with the mountains (and on clear days the volcanoes) in the distance. It's a very pleasant view.
That said, I haven't stayed in any of the Garden Suites, which may be equally relaxing. They'll just have a much shorter field of vision, stopping more or less at the tree line surrounding the resort.
The suites are arranged in two concentric semi-circles, so the centerline of the suites will vary in their orientation, but the ones classified as Borobudor suites will have a view of the monument in the distance. The monument is actually a fair distance away, so you're definitely not going to have any sort of "close up" view, it will just be part of the landscape. Getting a Borobudor suite is probably worth it, as your view is not only of the monument but also all the fields sloping away from amanjiwo toward the monument, with the mountains (and on clear days the volcanoes) in the distance. It's a very pleasant view.
That said, I haven't stayed in any of the Garden Suites, which may be equally relaxing. They'll just have a much shorter field of vision, stopping more or less at the tree line surrounding the resort.
May 27, 2012, 1:47 pm
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While browsing today the aman resorts main webpage , and most particularly the world map of its resorts ( http://www.amanresorts.com/worldmap.aspx), you can see that, despite the lack of info, there is a tag on Hawaii . Bug or website to be updated ? 
May 27, 2012, 2:01 pm
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******Moderators, please move this and the one before to the "New Amanresorts 2012" thread! Thank you...******
Interesting, thank you!
But: If you click on French Polynesia/BoraBora, the point at Hawaii lights up (thanks, Kage!), so it's hard to interpret...
There was some speculation by paul2 (see http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxur...12-thread.html), that former Amanusa-GM Monty Brown is developing something in Hawaii. Maybe coming closer now...
While browsing today the aman resorts main webpage , and most particularly the world map of its resorts ( http://www.amanresorts.com/worldmap.aspx), you can see that, despite the lack of info, there is a tag on Hawaii . Bug or website to be updated ?
But: If you click on French Polynesia/BoraBora, the point at Hawaii lights up (thanks, Kage!), so it's hard to interpret...
There was some speculation by paul2 (see http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxur...12-thread.html), that former Amanusa-GM Monty Brown is developing something in Hawaii. Maybe coming closer now...
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May 28, 2012, 9:58 am
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