India: Oberoi Amarvilas/Amans/ Umaid Bhawan or Indonesia: Amankila/Amanjiwo
Nov 11, 2018, 10:26 am
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India: Oberoi Amarvilas/Amans/ Umaid Bhawan or Indonesia: Amankila/Amanjiwo
Hello everyone,
Looking for advice from the luxury hotel & travel crowd once again.
If you have to choose one of these, which one is your favorite? (I know, I know very different experiences)😆
India: Oberoi Amarvilas/Amanbagh/Aman-i-khas/ Umaid Bhawan Palace or Indonesia: Amankila/Amanjiwo + Singapore.
Thanks for any advice
Looking for advice from the luxury hotel & travel crowd once again.
If you have to choose one of these, which one is your favorite? (I know, I know very different experiences)😆
India: Oberoi Amarvilas/Amanbagh/Aman-i-khas/ Umaid Bhawan Palace or Indonesia: Amankila/Amanjiwo + Singapore.
Thanks for any advice
Nov 11, 2018, 11:12 am
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do jiwo + kila when ian , ernst , shane are there (and there are no events) ?
your route / stopover would definitely be singapore, or possibly other cities ?
btw alila purnama books cabins, whereas aman yachts are charter only
and you might be interested in doing amanwana sometime , recent report >
your route / stopover would definitely be singapore, or possibly other cities ?
btw alila purnama books cabins, whereas aman yachts are charter only
and you might be interested in doing amanwana sometime , recent report >
Amanwana was superb (95/100). What an amazing privilege to be able to visit a place like this. Staff were great, food was wonderful, and the location is just amazing. Not so good? The tents have very little privacy. I was lucky to stay in tent 20 (the 'Lady Di' tent) but others, wow...just don't expect privacy. GM was present but not exactly amiable. Overall a wonderful stay, *highly* recommended.
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Nov 11, 2018 at 12:26 pm
Nov 11, 2018, 12:40 pm
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Nov 11, 2018, 12:44 pm
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yes it is true, long ago only silolona under aman booked cabins
something i have followed on annual basis since both launched
alilahotels.com/purnama/sailing-schedule
still publishes 2019
if they stop (under hyatt) there is Wakatobi
(hyatt acquire alila may be reason to do it)
posted jan 2018 >
something i have followed on annual basis since both launched
alilahotels.com/purnama/sailing-schedule
still publishes 2019
if they stop (under hyatt) there is Wakatobi
(hyatt acquire alila may be reason to do it)
posted jan 2018 >
amanresorts charter yachts per night >
aman 5 nt komodo / 5 nt raja ampat
$5990 / $7250 amanikan
$8550 / $9150 amandira (excludes massage therapist)
for 1 cabin, 2nd/3rd are additional $1K per cabin per nt
(aman charter can do alila destination)
vs booking cabin on alila purnama >
alila purnama (mentions unlimited dives)
$2778 > $3667 master suite
$2222 > $2833 standard suite
aman 5 nt komodo / 5 nt raja ampat
$5990 / $7250 amanikan
$8550 / $9150 amandira (excludes massage therapist)
for 1 cabin, 2nd/3rd are additional $1K per cabin per nt
(aman charter can do alila destination)
vs booking cabin on alila purnama >
alila purnama (mentions unlimited dives)
$2778 > $3667 master suite
$2222 > $2833 standard suite
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Nov 11, 2018 at 12:53 pm
Nov 11, 2018, 12:56 pm
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do jiwo + kila when ian , ernst , shane are there (and there are no events) ?
your route / stopover would definitely be singapore, or possibly other cities ?
btw alila purnama books cabins, whereas aman yachts are charter only
and you might be interested in doing amanwana sometime , recent report >
your route / stopover would definitely be singapore, or possibly other cities ?
btw alila purnama books cabins, whereas aman yachts are charter only
and you might be interested in doing amanwana sometime , recent report >
Nov 11, 2018, 12:59 pm
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Hello everyone,
Looking for advice from the luxury hotel & travel crowd once again.
If you have to choose one of these, which one is your favorite? (I know, I know very different experiences)😆
India: Oberoi Amarvilas/Amanbagh/Aman-i-khas/ Umaid Bhawan Palace or Indonesia: Amankila/Amanjiwo + Singapore.
Thanks for any advice
Looking for advice from the luxury hotel & travel crowd once again.
If you have to choose one of these, which one is your favorite? (I know, I know very different experiences)😆
India: Oberoi Amarvilas/Amanbagh/Aman-i-khas/ Umaid Bhawan Palace or Indonesia: Amankila/Amanjiwo + Singapore.
Thanks for any advice
Nov 11, 2018, 1:00 pm
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Nov 11, 2018, 1:32 pm
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Thanks Kage! Yes, if I decide to go to Indonesia, Singapore will be my stopover.
I thought about Alila Purnama (Raja Ampat) but then I have to go Jakarta to take a flight to Sorong. I am going to think about it. Thank you for your suggestion.
I thought about Alila Purnama (Raja Ampat) but then I have to go Jakarta to take a flight to Sorong. I am going to think about it. Thank you for your suggestion.
Last edited by mkm4; Nov 12, 2018 at 4:31 pm
Nov 12, 2018, 10:25 am
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We did Amanjiwo, Amankila, Amanwana, and Amanusa in 2009. Loved it, though we left Wana early due to poor diving conditions and an even poorer dive master. Great dive at the Liberty from Bali.
We did the Lodhi, Taj Umaid Bhawan, Oberoi Udaivilas, Taj Nadesar Palace Varanasi, Oberoi Amarvilas, and Amanbagh in 2017. Loved it.
There’s a lot more to see in India. Indonesia is perhaps a bit more relaxing and certainly less chaotic in traveling between segments as in the craziness of India. So that could be a discerning factor.
I get the sense that Amans aren’t quite as spectacular in their service offerings as much as they used to be in the old Zecha regime. So pick your poison. It seems like we now are more at the mercy of whether or not the GM is there and whether or not the GM gets the Aman concept.
That being said, Amanjiwo, Amankila, and Umaid Bhawan are among our favorite hotel stays of all time. Of course, Varanasi in India was our favorite destination of them all.
You really cant go wrong. Pick one now. Do the other later. Easy.
We did the Lodhi, Taj Umaid Bhawan, Oberoi Udaivilas, Taj Nadesar Palace Varanasi, Oberoi Amarvilas, and Amanbagh in 2017. Loved it.
There’s a lot more to see in India. Indonesia is perhaps a bit more relaxing and certainly less chaotic in traveling between segments as in the craziness of India. So that could be a discerning factor.
I get the sense that Amans aren’t quite as spectacular in their service offerings as much as they used to be in the old Zecha regime. So pick your poison. It seems like we now are more at the mercy of whether or not the GM is there and whether or not the GM gets the Aman concept.
That being said, Amanjiwo, Amankila, and Umaid Bhawan are among our favorite hotel stays of all time. Of course, Varanasi in India was our favorite destination of them all.
You really cant go wrong. Pick one now. Do the other later. Easy.