Normal at nearly every Aman

If you do Sacred Cham (which was really special - highly recommend) you definitely don’t need to do Cliff Pool dinner as they are basically the same vantage point. The dinner part of Sacred Cham is on a platform down below the central pavilion (on the path to Goga Peak) overlooking the same section of the coast. If I were you I would do it at the lake, which is more unique to Amanoi than the beach.

I would say you can skip visiting Vinh Hy (not much there). We did the Cau Gay Discovery hike instead, which starts at the edge of Vinh Hy and takes you up through a much more traditional village to a homestead on the mountain where the sister of one of the Amanoi beach ladies (who is also the guide) lives. Really, really cool, but be aware the hike is tough in places (steep with some big rocks to climb over, streams to cross, etc.)

On the question about payment in advance, those were our payment terms as well and they just never charged it in advance. Don’t know if that was an anomaly (it was this year though).

The staff at Amanoi are so amazing that you’ll be well taken care of no matter what you choose to do. You can’t go wrong.

Forecasts generally not accurate due to Noi’s unique micro climate.