Amanresorts Thread 2017
Sep 13, 2017, 12:55 pm
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There are plenty of laundry services in Ubud for a fraction of the cost of having it done by Aman.
I have used the one across from the Night Rooster a few times before and everything has came back fine. They charge by the item but I had almost an entire 20 inch carry on washed and dried and nicely folded for packing for maybe 30-40K IDR.
Just shove it all in a bag, ask for a ride into town and drop it off. The staff know that their services are overpriced so they don't judge you or anything if they see you with laundry.
For those ever at Nusa, there is also a place right down at the bottom of the hill (on the left, just past where you would take a right to go to the beach club) that the staff has taken me to and did not have any issues there either.
I have used the one across from the Night Rooster a few times before and everything has came back fine. They charge by the item but I had almost an entire 20 inch carry on washed and dried and nicely folded for packing for maybe 30-40K IDR.
Just shove it all in a bag, ask for a ride into town and drop it off. The staff know that their services are overpriced so they don't judge you or anything if they see you with laundry.
For those ever at Nusa, there is also a place right down at the bottom of the hill (on the left, just past where you would take a right to go to the beach club) that the staff has taken me to and did not have any issues there either.
Sep 13, 2017, 1:08 pm
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.$7.50 for a t-shirt - get out of here, Aman Sveti Stefan!
My favorite luxury hotel inclusion of all time is complementary laundry. Amantaka and IIRC Chedi Club Ubud both offer this and I just find it to be such a nice touch. It was really fantastic coming back to our room to find our clothes from the prior day washed and folded.
Sep 13, 2017, 1:17 pm
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With the prices Aman charges (at least in other parts of the world), you could likely buy a whole new wardrobe with the price difference .
$7.50 for a t-shirt - get out of here, Aman Sveti Stefan!
My favorite luxury hotel inclusion of all time is complementary laundry. Amantaka and IIRC Chedi Club Ubud both offer this and I just find it to be such a nice touch. It was really fantastic coming back to our room to find our clothes from the prior day washed and folded.
.$7.50 for a t-shirt - get out of here, Aman Sveti Stefan!
My favorite luxury hotel inclusion of all time is complementary laundry. Amantaka and IIRC Chedi Club Ubud both offer this and I just find it to be such a nice touch. It was really fantastic coming back to our room to find our clothes from the prior day washed and folded.
As one who always loves to carry on while traveling (avoiding checked luggage as much as possible), that requires me to be efficient in packing, dress more casually (which I prefer anyway), and rely on hotel laundry when necessary. The free laundry services at Ananwana, Anjajavy L'Hotel, and Belmont Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge were life savers, indeed.
That being said, I've also used paid laundry services at Oberoi Udaivilas, StR Washington, Westin Charlotte, La Residence, StR Lhasa, and even LM Cambridge to good effect.
Sep 13, 2017, 1:22 pm
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Haha, agreed. But Amanbagh laundry ruined one of my Zegna shirts, and they comp'd me for it. I do love my Zegna...and Zegna doesn't come cheap.
As one who always loves to carry on while traveling (avoiding checked luggage as much as possible), that requires me to be efficient in packing, dress more casually (which I prefer anyway), and rely on hotel laundry when necessary. The free laundry services at Ananwana, Anjajavy L'Hotel, and Belmont Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge were life savers, indeed.
That being said, I've also used paid laundry services at Oberoi Udaivilas, StR Washington, Westin Charlotte, La Residence, StR Lhasa, and even LM Cambridge to good effect.
As one who always loves to carry on while traveling (avoiding checked luggage as much as possible), that requires me to be efficient in packing, dress more casually (which I prefer anyway), and rely on hotel laundry when necessary. The free laundry services at Ananwana, Anjajavy L'Hotel, and Belmont Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge were life savers, indeed.
That being said, I've also used paid laundry services at Oberoi Udaivilas, StR Washington, Westin Charlotte, La Residence, StR Lhasa, and even LM Cambridge to good effect.
I certainly would not send my (Zegna
) suit to an Indonesian local laundry service, but my resort wear? Why not.
Sep 13, 2017, 1:26 pm
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A fair proportion of my entire casual wardrobe is Z Zegna and Zegna Sport. Even Aman paid laundry service doesn't come close in price.
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Sep 13, 2017, 3:06 pm
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If you are getting a whole bag of laundry done, I would get it done by a local company! Paid hotel laundry is best reserved for a few items or if you like to burn money
Sep 13, 2017, 4:04 pm
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And when you have many 100% silk dresses or items that are dry clean only!
Sep 13, 2017, 4:18 pm
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Sep 13, 2017, 8:34 pm
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With the prices Aman charges (at least in other parts of the world), you could likely buy a whole new wardrobe with the price difference .
$7.50 for a t-shirt - get out of here, Aman Sveti Stefan!
My favorite luxury hotel inclusion of all time is complementary laundry. Amantaka and IIRC Chedi Club Ubud both offer this and I just find it to be such a nice touch. It was really fantastic coming back to our room to find our clothes from the prior day washed and folded.
.$7.50 for a t-shirt - get out of here, Aman Sveti Stefan!
My favorite luxury hotel inclusion of all time is complementary laundry. Amantaka and IIRC Chedi Club Ubud both offer this and I just find it to be such a nice touch. It was really fantastic coming back to our room to find our clothes from the prior day washed and folded.
Some of the other Amans have complimentary laundry too - Aman-i-Khas, Amansara...
Sep 13, 2017, 11:27 pm
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Thanks all. We will just drop it at one of the many laundry facilities in the area. We are coming from Africa and our hotel here wants $5/ underwear and $10/tshirt. A little crazy when we have our entire bags of clothes wash.
Sep 14, 2017, 3:31 am
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FDW
Sep 14, 2017, 8:42 am
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when it opened, it included laundry, according to reports here
updates re jiwo, yara, tokyo GMs ?
updates re jiwo, yara, tokyo GMs ?
Sep 14, 2017, 10:23 am
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I just got back from Jiwo (my first Aman experience - absolutely incredible) and the GM on site was named David? He was spanish if that helps. Super friendly and nice and was around for the first few days of my stay.
Sep 14, 2017, 10:47 am
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great to hear! how was it vs expectations?
linkedin.com/in/david-garcia-abbba324
wonder whether Acting or promoted
tokyo seems to have Acting GM at moment
yara move may still be pending
edit - it would be interesting if hotels offered different levels of service for laundry
linkedin.com/in/david-garcia-abbba324
wonder whether Acting or promoted
tokyo seems to have Acting GM at moment
yara move may still be pending
edit - it would be interesting if hotels offered different levels of service for laundry
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Sep 15, 2017 at 11:11 am
Sep 15, 2017, 11:08 am
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Never ever pay that type of ridiculous rate for laundry. If I ever do travel with some super expensive shirt or something, I'll hand-wash it. All the rest (underwear, socks, t-shirts) just goes to a local laundry for a few bucks. Silly buggers to try to charge $5 for a pair of sock that don't even cost $2