New Aman, Azerai, GHM & Ahn Luh Resorts - 2019 edition
Nov 11, 2019, 12:16 pm
#91
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 8
The photos of Camp Sarika look rather ugly and non-Aman. Really pedestrian furniture and a lack of architectural rigor. Nothing about the images or marketing to date makes me want to go see these. The original building at Amangiri is great (stayed there a few times) but everything since is pretty bad. The ugly and cheap sheetrock box "Mesa Home" is a disaster. Unfortunately I think Aman has lost its way here.
Nov 11, 2019, 3:30 pm
#93
Join Date: Jul 2015
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Nov 11, 2019, 3:57 pm
#95
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 8
no clue what the ugly tents will cost but the resort is not worth the prices charged today. I don’t plan to stay there again.
Nov 11, 2019, 4:24 pm
#96
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: BOS
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That’s the new general pricing for the resort - all inclusive now. It’s a massive leap from the previous basic room charge of $1,650. Two thousand dollars a day is a lot of food and activities. The food there has never been very good and the hikes, etc. were criminally expensive. There are also problems getting good staff who can be unobtrusive.
no clue what the ugly tents will cost but the resort is not worth the prices charged today. I don’t plan to stay there again.
no clue what the ugly tents will cost but the resort is not worth the prices charged today. I don’t plan to stay there again.
When we stayed (albeit in low season) in 2016, it was ~$1,800 with full board. No activities other than a complementary group hike. Are you saying it’s fully all-inclusive with activities now?
Nov 11, 2019, 8:45 pm
#97
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it is laughably bad value in my opinion. It is appropriately 50% higher than either Amanpulo or Amankora which set the high water mark for service within the brand. Bananas. And good luck with that. I can only conclude that they think their LA and SF customers are highly price insensitive.
Nov 12, 2019, 1:57 am
#99
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 167
Behold, the Mesa Pool Suite! A 1500 sq ft room with a 5m x 4m plunge pool with concrete walls on three sides located in the beautiful state of Utah! It can be yours for $5,800/night (tax incl.)!!!
What? Did I hear something?
Laucala Island, you say? A 2000 sq ft villa with a proper private swimming pool with a private beach on a private island in Fiji sounds pretty great. How much?? The same price as the Mesa Pool Suite?? ~$5,800/night all in?? Wow!
My joking aside, what in the world is Aman thinking with that kind of pricing? That is entering scam territory, but I'll hedge my bets that it won't come down because the California crowd is willing to pay to stay at the "exotic" desert resort with *that* famous pool by *that* rock where Miley Cyrus and Gordon Ramsay stayed!! I love Aman as much as the next guy, but with what you can get around the world for those prices, I can't see myself choosing Amangiri as a destination for a long time. Utah is great and all, but Fiji is much better.
What? Did I hear something?
Laucala Island, you say? A 2000 sq ft villa with a proper private swimming pool with a private beach on a private island in Fiji sounds pretty great. How much?? The same price as the Mesa Pool Suite?? ~$5,800/night all in?? Wow!
My joking aside, what in the world is Aman thinking with that kind of pricing? That is entering scam territory, but I'll hedge my bets that it won't come down because the California crowd is willing to pay to stay at the "exotic" desert resort with *that* famous pool by *that* rock where Miley Cyrus and Gordon Ramsay stayed!! I love Aman as much as the next guy, but with what you can get around the world for those prices, I can't see myself choosing Amangiri as a destination for a long time. Utah is great and all, but Fiji is much better.
Nov 12, 2019, 2:31 am
#100
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Behold, the Mesa Pool Suite! A 1500 sq ft room with a 5m x 4m plunge pool with concrete walls on three sides located in the beautiful state of Utah! It can be yours for $5,800/night (tax incl.)!!!
What? Did I hear something?
Laucala Island, you say? A 2000 sq ft villa with a proper private swimming pool with a private beach on a private island in Fiji sounds pretty great. How much?? The same price as the Mesa Pool Suite?? ~$5,800/night all in?? Wow!
My joking aside, what in the world is Aman thinking with that kind of pricing? That is entering scam territory, but I'll hedge my bets that it won't come down because the California crowd is willing to pay to stay at the "exotic" desert resort with *that* famous pool by *that* rock where Miley Cyrus and Gordon Ramsay stayed!! I love Aman as much as the next guy, but with what you can get around the world for those prices, I can't see myself choosing Amangiri as a destination for a long time. Utah is great and all, but Fiji is much better.
What? Did I hear something?
Laucala Island, you say? A 2000 sq ft villa with a proper private swimming pool with a private beach on a private island in Fiji sounds pretty great. How much?? The same price as the Mesa Pool Suite?? ~$5,800/night all in?? Wow!
My joking aside, what in the world is Aman thinking with that kind of pricing? That is entering scam territory, but I'll hedge my bets that it won't come down because the California crowd is willing to pay to stay at the "exotic" desert resort with *that* famous pool by *that* rock where Miley Cyrus and Gordon Ramsay stayed!! I love Aman as much as the next guy, but with what you can get around the world for those prices, I can't see myself choosing Amangiri as a destination for a long time. Utah is great and all, but Fiji is much better.
Btw one of the walls at Mesa Pool Suite is not that solid (at least not when I stayed in 2013), I was able to look through it (no details visible) at night and to hear every word. Since this time Prices exploded, I remember I could choose between my Standard Suite which was in June 1200 or so (breakfast only included via Virtuoso) and the Amangiri Suite for 3000. The 3500++ they now charge for the cheapest room are out of reality and I would not pay it.
Nov 12, 2019, 1:39 pm
#101
Join Date: May 2012
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Let’s just say I am glad to have visited Giri before prices rose to obscene levels.
I know some are price-insensitive, even to rates like these, and I hope they enjoy the stunning architecture. There are myriad other ways to enjoy the splendors of Utah, even in that area, where one night would pay for ... well, weeks. Granted those places are not for this board
I know some are price-insensitive, even to rates like these, and I hope they enjoy the stunning architecture. There are myriad other ways to enjoy the splendors of Utah, even in that area, where one night would pay for ... well, weeks. Granted those places are not for this board
Nov 12, 2019, 3:08 pm
#102
Was sydakllon
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I just checked pricing for dates I was looking at in early May. Crazy. $4,299++ per night for the Desert View Suite (tents look unappealing for me).
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Nov 22, 2019, 1:39 am
#103
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 110
I'm looking at pricing right now and it is highly variable. In January Desert View Suites start at $1,550 per night including 3 meals a day. Mesa View Suite $1,700. Then they eventually hit $10,000 for the Mesa House.
I think there have been some issues over the past few months with availability showing up at various Amans. Where nothing is available except for some really high priced suite. Clearly an error.
Then at other times of the year seeing Sarika starting around $2,700.
Still bad, but not as bad as some of the posters above alluded. But I actually get the pricing. The US is full of rubbish hotels, and easy to pay close to $1,000 a night for a sub-500 sq ft room at many "famous" resorts. So Gir's pricing in the context of the US is reasonable. But agree with everyone else that the bang for the buck is terrible in comparison to Asia or a number of other regions.
I think there have been some issues over the past few months with availability showing up at various Amans. Where nothing is available except for some really high priced suite. Clearly an error.
Then at other times of the year seeing Sarika starting around $2,700.
Still bad, but not as bad as some of the posters above alluded. But I actually get the pricing. The US is full of rubbish hotels, and easy to pay close to $1,000 a night for a sub-500 sq ft room at many "famous" resorts. So Gir's pricing in the context of the US is reasonable. But agree with everyone else that the bang for the buck is terrible in comparison to Asia or a number of other regions.
Nov 22, 2019, 3:08 pm
#104
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Location: Germany
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I'm looking at pricing right now and it is highly variable. In January Desert View Suites start at $1,550 per night including 3 meals a day. Mesa View Suite $1,700. Then they eventually hit $10,000 for the Mesa House.
I think there have been some issues over the past few months with availability showing up at various Amans. Where nothing is available except for some really high priced suite. Clearly an error.
Then at other times of the year seeing Sarika starting around $2,700.
Still bad, but not as bad as some of the posters above alluded. But I actually get the pricing. The US is full of rubbish hotels, and easy to pay close to $1,000 a night for a sub-500 sq ft room at many "famous" resorts. So Gir's pricing in the context of the US is reasonable. But agree with everyone else that the bang for the buck is terrible in comparison to Asia or a number of other regions.
I think there have been some issues over the past few months with availability showing up at various Amans. Where nothing is available except for some really high priced suite. Clearly an error.
Then at other times of the year seeing Sarika starting around $2,700.
Still bad, but not as bad as some of the posters above alluded. But I actually get the pricing. The US is full of rubbish hotels, and easy to pay close to $1,000 a night for a sub-500 sq ft room at many "famous" resorts. So Gir's pricing in the context of the US is reasonable. But agree with everyone else that the bang for the buck is terrible in comparison to Asia or a number of other regions.
