Pierre&Cédric

This is such a difficult exercise!
1) Amanjiwo - the Dalem Jiwo Suite was so unique
2) Amanbagh - great experience
3) Aman Venice - residential feeling, may be my favorite city hotel worldwide
4) Amankila - great stay overall
5) Amanzoé - perfect hard product
6) Amanjena - nice for a weekend but not that special
7) Aman Sveti Stefan - the Sveti Stefan Suite was nice but I would not go back
8) Amanpulo - inconsistent service especially if you are not a villa guest

mumum17

I have no real list...I wanted to say I enjoy this thread (especially when folks explain why they rank as they do) as it gives me a little more insight of which ones to put on my list...I personally have only been to two:

Amanbagh: great hard product and service...but the location for me was not that trilling (rural...I've seen this many times in Asia) as other places that we visited on the same trip (eg Lake Palace, oberoi both in Udairpur).
Amanyara: good hard product, underwhelmed service, food and beach. Not go back.

Jermyn

Given that I'll be staying at SS and Noi over he next few months (my first ever Aman stays!), I sincerely hope your list is the definitive one

BESVISOR

You'll have a great time at Noi! I also share the point of view that Amanoi was one of my favorite Aman stays in terms of hard product. GM-Nicolas is also very hands on and trying to elevate the service since he came on.

Enjoy!

mike_la_jolla

Hmmm. I count 11 total stays. My 'Puri stay was 17 years ago and 'Yara well over 10 years ago. It is much easier to start at the bottom, with ASP anchoring my list by a *wide* margin. My first Aman was 'Gani.

Hotel Bora Bora (2x) -- Easily my favorite. I cried when the news broke it was closing. Beach units were horribly awkward and small, but everything else just perfect. 2nd best beach/ocean in the world.
Amanpulo -- Loved it. This place is hard to criticize. I don't think it can be done better. Interacting with the tocay gecko that owned our unit remains an all-time vacation highlight.
Amanpuri --Liked 'Puri, although service at restaurants was glacial. It is hard to believe how revolutionary this resort was when it opened. Rooms 103/105 might be best in world.
Amangiri -- Broken AC during July. Weak food and only adequate beverage. The stunning location makes up for everything. Rooms should have been raised 10ft to avoid the privacy issues. American Aman locations should be judged differently.
Amangani (2x) -- Very nice. Terrific views from upper floor. Friendly, but marginally competent staff. Food consistently poor. Awkward for skiing, but I don't really ski.
Amanyara -- Odd layout with rooms situated around mosquito bogs rather than the ocean. Service, if provided by locals was either hostile or non-existent. Food was repetitive and weak. The ocean is nice, but far from the rooms. Large flies shared my meals. GM recruited heavily from 'Pulo to staff the place which helped. *Very* isolated.
Aman Tokyo -- I think I understand why others like this place, but the confusing shoe policy alone means I will never return. I didn't like it and there are many good options in Tokyo. I'm still not convinced that 'Aman' can be done in a big city. I have low expectations for NYC .... NYC is gonna be hard ...
Summer Palace (2x) -- Really, really puzzling. This place is more a museum than a hotel. Dark, damp rooms without desks. No English whatsoever in any staff member below GM. Service issues everywhere. F&B, at best, adequate and nowhere near good. Just an odd, awkward hotel.

Londonjetsetter

I hope so for you too Given how different the rankings have been it's clearly such a subjective question. For me location and views are always the most important factors. Enjoy!

spylaw4

Unlike most others here, I found Amanjiwo to be a little disappointing. Maybe it was the time of year or the air-con (partial lack of) or the lack of a GM at that particular time. We got moved twice (with an upgrade) - in an attempt to solve the problem (they were not particularly busy), although they had visitors galore every morning after the visitors visited Borobodur, which has become far too busy to be enjoyable.
Amanjiwo is blessed with a spectacular location, but the service was sketchy.
We are so far only dipping our toe into the Aman experience so come regrettably late to Amans, but of the ones we have so far visited Amanoi really stands out. We've been three times so far and will return, likely to be in 2020.
Very recommendable!

FlyerEC

Rate your favourite Amans ?
Does it mean I do not rate some ?

Will get round to it .. just realised I left Jiwo out , but her placing is probably somewhere in the middle , not one of the top ones .

Then since I started when there was only Puri in ‘ 89 and with numerous return stays , it gets rather tricky .. halcyon days some AMANjunkies will recall ..

Larkin

Hard to rate but here is my attempt - I think after the first 4 or 5 it gets really hard. Room stayed in also made a huge difference in my selection!

Amanjiwo - we had a magical time there - only two other couples were there and it was just spectacular - one of my most memorable Hotel experiences
Amankora - another fabulous experience
Amanpulo
Hotel Bora Bora - so sad it is gone
Amankila
Amandari
Amansara
Amanwana
Amantaka
Amanpuri
Amantaka
Aman - I - Kas
Aman Tokyo
Amanusa - I guess its now only villas
Amanjena
Amangalle
Aman Sveti Stefan
Amanwella
Amanruya
Aman Le Melezin - quite a long time ago so I assume it has improved a lot!

I guess given I live in California I have to make it to some of the US properties. I have had dinner at Amangani in Jackson Hole but never stayed as always with friends in home for skiing! Also hope to visit Amanoi in the not too distant future.

uclabruin82

I agree that the room stayed in definitely plays a role! A pool suite at one location is going to place it above another resort when staying in an entry level room almost by default

Pausanias

Do you mean day-trippers invaded Amanjiwo or are you talking of hotel guests? I'm so glad to have seen these amazing archaeological sites before the days of mass tourism.

tennessetom

We have stayed in almost all of them but it has been over a twenty year period. Our lives have changed over time as have the Amans and in many cases there was something that made it magical but might no be the normal experience then again that is aman for you

nmuva98

It's unfortunate you had such a bad experience at Jiwo. If it makes you feel any better, I had a similar problem with aircon. I had a Borobudur view suite and the aircon was barely functioning. They spent 1 day trying to fix it with no luck. The evening of the 2nd day I was climbing Mt Merapi, so needed to sleep all afternoon so complained again. Expected a room switch and maybe an upgrade to a pool suite. Instead, they gave us the Dalem Jiwo suite for the remainder of our stay (4 out of 7 nights). Didn't get the butler or access to the 2nd bedroom, but the upgrade completely changed the stay. And all this happened when the GM wasn't even on property.

Jiwo had flawless service with one exception, when you leave the Dalem Jiwo suite they pick you up in a car at the suite instead of going back to the main entrance. They forgot the luggage tags and were a bit slow with the bags. But that was only my 2nd Aman (and my 1st, Pulo, also forgot luggage tags and had a pretty unspectacular departure) so I didn't know any better!

spylaw4

Doesn't make me feel better, but it's nice to know that I'm not the only one! Seems like those who were lucky enough to book/stay in the "Suite" were indeed the fortunate ones.

It was the day trippers that "invaded" which is possibly a little strong a word. Generally for lunch and a look round after Borobodur (which I did many years ago)!

Cityflyer10