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Amanresorts and any other hotels around the legacy of Adrian Zecha are the benchmark of luxury as discussed in the Luxury Hotels forum. So one of the most interesting themes here is speculating about upcoming Amanresorts, GHM Hotels and Resorts of the new Ahn Luh brand. Please snap the rumors and report them here! This thread continues the discussions of the respective 2009/10/11/12-threads - and on this threadstarter, I collect every news and rumor, keeping the list constantly up-to-date.

***For discussions about existing Amanresorts please use the http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxur...junkie.html***

NEW AMANRESORTS - WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE:

- Amanoi in Vietnam, near Nha Trang (one hour flight from Ho Chi Minh City), opening September 2013. Hugely pooled Pool Pavillions! Found first by Hubertus on architects website. Now Aman website open with loads of pics: www.amanresorts.com/amanoi/home.aspx.

- Amandayan in Lijiang, north western Yunnan Province, according to amanforever starting construction mid 2010, also quoted on Forbes (found by travel4vitality): http://onforb.es/m7WoLz. Lijiangs Old Town is Unesco World Heritage, with the largest number of timber houses still in their original Naxi village setting. Opening postponed to mid-2014 according to seiknujnama. See mock-up and panorama-pictures on page 3 of this thread, and see first real photos on page 22.

- Aman Tokyo in Otemachi district, scheduled for 2014 according to vuittonsofstyle. paul2 found the following Bloomberg-quote: "Slated for completion in 2014, the building will be located on the headquarters site of the former Fuji Bank. It will feature six below-ground and 38 above-ground floors."

- Amanoca close to Angra dos Reis, 2,5 hours from Rio de Janeiro. JM Gathy from Denniston will be designing. Only 20 room resort plus private villas for sale, on 70 acres of land including beach and marina. http://www.atlasholdingsintl.com/projects/brazil.php
First spotted by Air Junkie. Opening late 2013/early 2014 according to GK1998. Cheesy non-Aman website: http://amanoca.com/

- Amanduna in Comporta, Portugal (a natural reserve 1 hour from Lisboa), opening possibly in 2013. Sadly no ocean views. Next to Park Hyatt etc.: http://alcacergolf.com/Location/StrategicContext/ and http://www.herdadedacomporta.pt/en/tourism/amanduna/.

- Aman on Playa Grande, Dominican Republic, a Golf Resort designed by John Heah, 40 rooms, 40 http://www.pgresorts.com/#/AMAN RESO...AS/Aman Villas, Masterplan: (http://www.playagrande.com/page/the-...tel#masterplan. Most likely a 200-room-GHM Golf Hotel nearby (see below). Zecha broke ground with officials in March 2013: http://www.noticiassin.com/2013/03/p...-playa-grande/

AMAN - SOUNDS REAL:

- Aman in Cavtat, Croatia near Dubrovnik (and not far from Montenegro), hinted by Vuittons and Nama, found at http://www.bjelasica-komovi.com/file...consulting.pdf, now beginning to build http://www.justdubrovnik.com/2013/06...brovnik/11711/

6 (!) Amanresorts in Gabon, West Africa:
- A resort with 20 luxury tents to the south of the Loango National Park
- A hotel with 30 villas on the Phare de Ngombe site in the Pongara National Park just outside of Libreville
- A hotel with 30 suites in Libreville
- A hotel with 30 suites in the Lopé National Park
- A hotel with 30 villas on the Kongou Falls site in the Ivindo National Park and a resort with 10 tents on the Langoué site in the same park
- A resort with 15 tents in the Batéké Plateaux National Park
First spotted by Gallivanter's Guide and paul2, now offical reports of the signing ceremony: http://www.en.legabon.org/index.php?m=2&s=0&a=19

- Amanbadu in Dibeen, Jordan, which is close to Jerash, "an amazing Roman city" according to vuittonsofstyle, opening in "an ecologically sensitive forested site", managed by John Vasatka & Tania Rydon who already left Amanyara for it, according to paul2. Then rumored to be delayed due to problems, now back on development according to Gallivanter's.

- Amaniwa in Kyoto, about 1 km from the Golden Temple of Kinkakuji - seemed to be cancelled, but 5khours wrote on page 8 of this thread, that it is back on track

AMAN - SPECULATIVE/VAPORWARE

- Aman Bora Bora relaunch, on bigger grounds than before. seiknujnama, who reported this on page 19 of this thread, belives that renovations start soon for a reopening in 2015.

- Amanoman in Shuwaimiya, Oman. Spotted by Kage, Zecha being down in Kuwait, discussing with United Real Estate Company about managing their eco resort project: http://www.urc.com.kw/MediaCentre/Ne...tml/page3.html

- Aman Napa Valley, as rumored by ngfan

- Aman Rwanda, as found by Ericka and by Gallivanters Twitter: http://www.rwandaeye.com/news/3050/a...-rwanda-market Hopefully this Aman will never become reality, since Ruanda is anti-democratic and puts people in jail for their sexual orientations.

- "Several" new Amanresorts in Sri Lanka, including Colombo and Anuradhapura: http://www.news.lk/news/business/326...s-in-sri-lanka.

- Amankea (http://www.dolphinci.com/#kea-resort) on spectacular Kea Island in Greece (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kea_(island)) 60 kilometers southeast of Athens - designed by FS-Sayan-Spaceship-Architect John Heah, found first by Ericka. It received approvals, but no decision yet for progress of construction.

- Aman at Wadi Rum Desert, Jordan, check and scroll down http://www.jdc.jo/en/node/33 (found by paul2)

2 more Amanresorts in Japan (besides Kyoto and Tokyo, which sounds real):
- Aman in Ise, according to 5khours
- Aman in the japanese Ski Region of Niseko, according to Gallivanters tweet https://twitter.com/Gallivanters/sta...95499891400704

2 Amanresorts in Morocco:
- Aman in Essaouira - Gallivanter is twittering about Aman buying a Riad & connecting house in the costal town of Essaouira. Very good - since it would be great having an Aman Beach Resort connecting with Amanjena in Marrakech.
- Aman in the Morocco's Mountains - Gallivanter is reporting, that they are also looking for a property in the mountains.

2 more Amanresorts in China:
- Aman in Diqin area northwest of Zhongdian, Yunnan Province, China, according to seiknujnama already started construction opening in 2015 (http://www.businesswire.com/news/hom...-Kipling-Clark) (both places not too far from each other)
- Aman in Dali, also Yunnan Province in Burma direction - a city, famous for marble and a huge lake. First mentonied by Gallivanter's Guide.

3 more Amanresorts in Brazil, according to paul2, starting with:
- Aman at Alagoas, a spectacular site on the north east of Brazil, mentonied by paul2. Actual status: postponed.
- Aman at the Amazon. Told by Zecha in interview in 2008 (found by Kagehitokiri). Status: Pre-development.
- Aman at Pantanal (first mentioned by paul2). Status: Pre-development.

2 Amanresorts in Australia:
- Aman in Perth, Western Australia. Aman is "in talks" to convert The Old Treasury Buildings, a heritage site, and add a slim tower to the back of the building - to get an Aman Hotel with 90 rooms. Not date set yet. Found by Kagehitokiri/paul2/Gallivanter. Planned Opening 2014.http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1225937869685.
- Aman Sidney at Goldfields House project on Circular Quay, with Kerry Hill as architect. Aman is "mooted" for it, according to Gallivanter's twittering.

3 potential Amanresorts in Malaysia:
- Amancrag atop of Penang Hill (800 meters) at Penang Island, Malaysia. Spotted first by south_sea99, it will be the conversion of an old colonial hotel into a 20 villa Amanresort, most likely with quite spectacular bungalow design. See http://my.news.yahoo.com/crag-hotel-...072735999.html and at the end of this clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=BE&f...&v=T5ArDgHsRbk. Planned opening in 2014, now some bureaucratic problems...
- Aman at Desaru Coast, not far from Singapore on the south-east - spotted by Kage at http://destinationresorts.com.my/amanvilla.php with very optimistic opening date 2013
- Aman in Pulau Besar, North Malaysia, on the Island of an inland lake (Source: http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story...0&sec=business) - long time nothing heard.

- Amanresorts at Chile, Argentina and Ecuador, according to Adrian Zecha in http://goo.gl/qyx1U

- Aman on Banda Island, Indonesia, as reported by Groombridge: "A 20-room renovation of an existing colonial era building on the remote island of Banda Niera (one of the nutmeg islands). The building is at the opposite end of the town from the ocean, abutting the woods." Also mentioned by Zecha in http://goo.gl/qyx1U.

- Aman Göcek, Turkey (Architect Kerry Hill), rumored to me by an Aman manager, first specified by paul2.

- Aman development in Burma, as reported by Andrew Harper.

- "Aman in Douro Valley" (UNESCO world heritage site, famous for its wine), architect JM Gathy according to GG, but according to vuittonsofstyle Aman pulled out. According to Gallivanter's Guide, there could be another one in Porto by architect Kerry Hill, but this was not confirmed by my Aman-source.

- Aman in Mozambique, East Africa, happening according to Gallivanter's twittering.

- Aman in Tanzania, East Africa, according to kalihikai.

- Aman in South Africa, first called by vuittonsofstyle. kalihikai added, that Aman already bought land and startet development.

- Aman in San Marino, according to this article http://www.sanmarinonotizie.com/?p=36580 found by Trickster10.

- Aman in Cyprus - in or around the formerly legendary and now haunted Verengaria Hotel in the Troodos Mountains, as rumored on flyertalk by namaguide with possible opening date 2013

- Aman in the Peru mountains near Cusco - 3400 meter high, found by Paul2 on http://www.livinginperu.com/blogs/business/1501

- Amanseramai in Loreto, Mexico. http://www.investloscabos.com/blogs/...los-cabos.aspx) - and about the name "Amanseramai" (http://www.hotel-rugs.com/other_projects.html)

- Amanmara in Kenya, spotted by Paul2: "If you try to open www.amanmara.com you are brought straight to the main amanresorts website.

- Amanresort at Sukarta, one good hour from Yogyakarta and a little more from Amanjiwo. According to user Sundarma, construction should have begun in spring 2010, so an opening could be expected around 2012 - which seems unlikely to me...

- Amancaya in Norman's Cay, Carribean, "finally got permissions" according to AirJunkie and opxzaw on flyertalk. http://www.bhahotels.com/news-update...resort-project I also found a funny government-permission link including financial details: http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publ...aham2657.shtml

- Aman in Vancouver, as rumored by Gallivanter's Twittering.

- Dubai Aman near the Airport - "a unique lifestyle resort at DWTC's Dubai Trade Centre District" (http://propdubai.com/news/1091/index.php). Sounds disgusting!

- Aman Palau:
. maybe on the site of a former Nikko Hotel on one of the 250 Palau Islets, 500 miles southeast from the Philippines, opening unknown. According to a finding by Kage, "the project which will begin construction in the second quarter of 2009 will see completion in 14 to 16-month time", which it didn't.
. maybe on Kayangel Island, also in Palau, opening unknown
(First Source for both projects: Gallivanter Guide).

- Aman on Grand Bahama Island, designed by good old Jean-Michel Gathy, according to AirJunkie.

- Aman in Bovina in US State of New York (http://www.allianceforbovina.org/bovina-news.html), spotted by bearbrick.

- Aman in Riviera Maya, Mexico, opening unknown (Source: Gallivanter Guide).

- Aman Pearl Island in Panama (part of a huge development project at Pearl Island http://www.pearlisland.com/), found by paul2 at http://deworldwide.com/clients. Gallivanter's twitters, that this one is not likely too much, because this development is too structured.

2 potential Amanresorts in India, reported a long time ago:
- Orissa, reported in 2008 (http://articles.economictimes.indiat...k-7-star-hotel)
- Kerala, reported in 2004 (http://articles.economictimes.indiat...cha-aman-group)

- Aman in Hawaii - paul2 rumors, that ex-Amanusa-GM Monty Brown is developing something there... Interestingly, vincentb89 found recently, that the pointable map on www.amanresorts.com shows a point in Hawaii! But vuittons now said, that Monty retired, so most probably there will only be a GHM in Hawaii.

- Very, very speculative rumors about Amanresorts in Amman (Jordan), St Petersburg, Sicily, Bermuda, Maui, Costa Rica, Kenia, Cuba, Los Angeles and New York on flyertalk.

- Close to death: Aspen

AMAN - CANCELLED:

- Aman Nevis - cancelled because of "differences in opinion", apparently between Government and Aman...
- Bangkok at Firehouse near The Oriental - cancelled because of people not willing to move out.
- Nepal.
- Fiji.
- Amanmila in Greece.
- Malibu Resort & Spa in California.
- Amaniwa in Kyoto, about 1 km from the Golden Temple of Kinkakuji.
- Shanghai, Ex-British Embassy at Bund 33 - will now be a State Guest House managed by Peninsula...
- AmanESB in Mexico, Estero Santa Barbara, way down at Baja Californica near Mulege, 600 km south of Tijuana. (http://www.dmkgolfdesign.com/portfolio-amanesb.aspx). But: Main project website http://www.esterosantabarbara.com disappeared...


GHM - SOUNDS REAL:

- Disgusting Chedi Sakala, Bali, at Tanjung Benoa beach. Disgusting, because it will have 261 rooms - a size which ruins any luxury resort feeling (sorry for my harsh words...), not satisfying to the GHM brand promise. Opening end of 2013, hopefully soon to be reflagged as a Hilton...
http://www.ghmhotels.com/en/ghm/home...ls-english,all

- The Aayu’s, Mumbai, India - a 42 suite hotel in the top floors of a 200-meter-high building, overlooking historic Shivaji Park, the Arabian Sea and the island mainland. With a 50th floor rooftop bar, 2 signature restaurants by Robouchon and by japanese star chef Hide Yamamoto. Interior design by Jaya Ibrahim (Legian Bali, Chedi Muscat and Nam Hai). Announced opening Dec 2012 http://bit.ly/UC9R8B

- The Chedi Club, Suzhou, China (a beautiful little 6-million-people town at the Yangtze River between Shanghai and Hangzhou (-> Amanfayun), and because of its multiple scenic waterstreets its called "Venice of the East"). It's set in tallest building, Global 188, with 36 rooms & some apartments, a rooftop restaurant & spa, opening 2013: http://www.ghmhotels.com/en/ghm/home...er-development

- Chedi Andermatt in Switzerland inmidst the alps, as part of a kind of artificial resort/apartment town-development. Designed by Denniston and planned opening in winter 2013, The Chedi Andermatt will comprise 131 hotel rooms, pied-a-terres and penthouses, as well as 94 private residences, apartments and lofts - with an aprés ski bar, restaurant, bar, lounge, spa, gym and pool. http://www.thechedi-andermatt.com + http://www.andermatt-swissalps.ch/

- The Chedi Taiping Lake, in Anhui Province, China near Mt. Huangshan. 30 villas and 90 rooms and suites plus a traditional hot spring spa, health club, golf course and restaurants. It will be in a very scenic landscape (UNESCO World Herritage Site) near one of the 4 holy mountains of China and a big lake, but be part of a huge resort complex, compromising of a Crowne Plaza Resort (sic!), some residential homes and a golf course. Details under: http://www.spgland.com/eng/business/hotel.htm. Opening 2015.

- The Chedi, Tamouda Bay, Morocco (near Tetouan on the northeastern top of Morroco next to the Mediterranean, but more than 500 km from Amanjena...). On the beach. According to Gallivanter's Guide it is conceived by Escape Architecture, with 116 Suites and 2 Royal Suites. Opening 2015.

- The Chedi Khorfakkan, Sharjah, UAE. A 170-suite resort on a mountain beside a private cove on Sharjahs east coast, overlooking the Indian Ocean. 130,000 square metres, including buildings called The Fort, The Hilltown and the Town Square. GHM says: "The Fort is the primary access to the hotel and will house the main reception, restaurants, spa and health club and business facilities. The Hilltown will offer all-suite accommodation including four royal suites, 10 presidential suites, 26 executive suites and 130 standard suites with unspoilt ocean views. The Town Square, the hub of activity in the centre of The Hilltown, will feature a variety of cafes by the picturesque beachfront." Opening 2015.

- Chedi Maldives - scheduled for 2016 http://instagram.com/p/eHsTeIp8-j/#

- Chedi Tomakomai in Hokkaido, on the northern Japanese Peninsula: http://www.traveldailymedia.com/1416...di-in-hokkaido.
First spotted by Kagehitokiri, confirmed by GHM’s vice president Clement Koh, scheduled for a 2015 opening with 60 fireplaced rooms and 40 private villas, a large spa including open-air hot springs, a health club, indoor and outdoor pools, a library, lounge, wine cellar and a 30-table gourmet restaurant. Designed by absolutely marvellous architect Tadao Ando.

GHM - SPECULATIVE/VAPORWARE

- Chedi at Kilada Hills, Greece - part of Porto Heli development next to Amanzoe. Once Scheduled for 2010, then disappeared, now back on map: http://www.dolphinci.com/downloads/f...case_study.pdf (page 4)

- GHM in Kona, Hawaii. Architect Tadao Ando working on a GHM property there: http://m.ghmhotels.com/en/the-legian...hotels-english (hidden at the end of Press Release), first found by Kagehitokiri.

- The Chedi Club Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Far away from the city, but near to airport and Formula 1-track. A mix of residential development and a boutique hotel. Bound to open in 2014.

- "Chedi Qutub" in New Delhi, India - a 45-key-hotel located within the Qutub Complex - an ancient, UNESCO listed World Heritage Site. First spotted by travel4vitality on http://www.expresshospitality.com/20...market01.shtml. First GHM announced 2014 opening, now 2015...

- The Chedi, Cairo

- The Chedi, Jordan

- The Chedi Tapei, Taiwan, in a suburb next to National Museum - some years ago planned to be completed in 2013. First spotted by instyleprincess.

- The Chedi Club (25 villas), The Chedi Hotel (92 rooms) and The Serai Hotel (200 rooms) in HsinChu area, Taiwan. First spotted by KrazeeJoe, and expected to take at least 7 years to complete:
http://udn.com/NEWS/DOMESTIC/DOM3/7987976.shtml

- The Ananti Club, Seoul

- GHM development in Burma, as reported by Andrew Harper.

- The Carbonera Club in Cuba (http://www.thecarboneraclub.com/overview.php), part of a larger development with private Villas for sale, Marina, Golf Course and stuff. First spotted by Citizen of the world here, then confirmed by Gallivanter on Twitter.

- The Malkai in Barka (near Muscat), Oman, supposed to be opening end-2010 but not opened yet, as an "exclusive community, the development will comprise of 101 four-bedroom villas and 92 two-bedroom suites, as well as a boutique hotel offering 41 luxury suites.", managed by GHM (http://www.themalkai.com, http://www.duttondirect.com/lifestyl...rticle/id:4095). But: 3 km from the beach, but with possible beach club access.

- The Artai in Dubai on Sheikh Zayed Road next to the Emirates Towers, designed by Denniston. Next to the Dubai World Trade Centre, The Artai Hotel Tower will comprise 150 one and two-bedroom hotel apartments, while The Artai Apartment Tower will feature 250 luxury one and two-bedroom serviced apartments and four restaurants, plus spa and health club.

- "The Tanai" on Turks & Caicos next to fantastic Amanyara, The Tanai on Turks & Caicos next to great Amanyara, with 60 hotel rooms and 30 residences, opening 2009 (har, har!) according to GHM-designed Website http://thetanai.com (see also: Gallivanter's Guide & http://www.concierge.com/destination...etail?id=10503, http://www.tcweeklynews.com/default....lynews&he=.com)

- Elounda Chedi (Crete) - found by vuittonsofstyle in this interesting pdf: aw2.net/pdf/ESCAPE_ARCHITECTURE_2010_A3_HD.pdf

- Chedi Corfu - also found found by vuittonsofstyle in aw2.net/pdf/ESCAPE_ARCHITECTURE_2010_A3_HD.pdf

- Kraljičina Plaža Hotel at traditional coastline holiday resort Sveti Stefan, Montenegro - an old hotel destructed and newly built, 2010 planned opening, next to Aman Sveti Stefan - no building activity yet, so at least postponed... (http://www.visit-montenegro.com/article767.htm)

- "Chedi at Livka Bay" at the Dalmatian Coast in Croatia. Designed by Jean-Michel Gathy. http://www.dolphinci.com/index.cfm?page=1052

- GHM on Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, will be announced end 2008 according to AirJunkie.

- Chedi Dubai on the artifical Palm Jumeirah island (which will sadly also feature 25 of the top international hotel brands including Movenpick, Antara, Fairmont, Radisson SAS, Hilton, Metropolitan, Shangri La, One and Only Royal Mirage, Starwood, Marriott, Oberoi, Taj and Dusit, according to http://www.dxbdubai.com/index.php?s=chedi

- Chedi Bangkok & Chedi Singapore (all according to the site of IMEX Frankfurt travel convention: http://www.imex-frankfurt.com (search for "GHM"))

- 200-room-GHM Golf Hotel in Playa Grande, Dominican Republic, next to an upcoming Amanresort - Developer says "most likely managed by GHM"

- GHM Hotel in Philadelphia, rumored by Galivanter's Guide with the remark "which should prove quite a culture shock"...

- "The Serai Club", Bali - an all-villa-resort, located in the inland with no ocean view, no beach access and only one 25-meter-pool somewhere behind the Ayana Resort Jimbaran. Cheesy non-GHM-website www.serai-club.com. Opening postponed from late 2008 to 2011 to now "soft opening late 2013" - disappeared from GHM website.

GHM - CANCELLED:

- Chedi Nusa Penida - spectacular architecture on the secluded island of Nusa Penida southeast of Bali, sadly cancelled
- The Yamu on Phuket (Thailand), designed by Phillip Stark, appeared on the GHM website in 2007, finally went from GHM to COMO Resorts http://bit.ly/XeEc4G.
- Chedi at Thracian Cliffs in Kavarna (Bulgary), designed by Jean-Michel Gathy. At the end not designed by him and not managed by GHM... http://www.thraciancliffs.com
- Opened - and closed again due to border skirmish between North and South Korea: "The Ananti" in funny communist North (!) Korea in fantastic mountaineous landscape, 5 hour drive from Seoul (South Korea) & 10-day-processment-time visa needed.
- "Nizuc" in Riviera Maya, opened without GHM (www.nizuc.com).


NEW AHN LUH BRAND
(a joint venture between GHM, Beijing Tourism Group and Great Ocean Group, http://www.ahnluh.com/)

- Ahn Luh Dujiangyan in Chengdu, which "is a project where the historical and cultural elements feature prominently given that the Dujiangyan Irrigation System, along with Mount Qingcheng, are placed together on the UNESCO World Heritage List”

- Ahn Luh Delta Island, Xunliao Bay, 2,5 hours from Shenzen, a 100-room-island-beach-resort

- Ahn Luh Beijing

- Ahn Luh Lahsa, Tibet

- Ahn Luh Lanting, Kuaiji mountain in Shaoxing, situated in the Zhejing province, no opening date yet, first announced here by KrazeeJoe

- maybe some more Ahn Luhs in the Pearl River Delta and somewhere in Southwest China


OPENED since the beginning of the "New Amanresorts"-threads:

- Aman Canal Grande in Venice (very tiny garden, no pool!) - opened June 2013
- Amanzoe at Porto Heli, Greece - opened August 2012.
- Amanruya in Bodrum, Turkey - opened christmas 2011.
- "Aman at Sveti Stefan", Montenegro Coast, consisting of small Villa Milocer (opened 2009) and Aman Sveti Stefan (opened 2010).
- Amanfayun at Hangzhou, China, 180 km southwest from Shanghai, opened 2009
- Amangiri near Lake Powell, USA, open since fall 2009.
- Amantaka in Laos, Louang Phabang, opened 2009
- "The Aman at Summer Palace" in Bejing, opened 2009
- "The Aman New Delhi", City Hotel with individual pools, opened 2009 - but un-amanized in Feb 2013 as "The Lodhi"

Please add, subtract & comment!!!

aa213bb

Thanks for starting the new thread; a quick read through leaves me more than a bit concerned about Aman over-expansion.

I realize many of those locations are rumored and far from certain, but that's ~52 new Amans!

vuittonsofstyle

AMAN in GREECE

Originally, Amanmila - Greek Island Aman designed by John Heah and partially invested by his family - had development problems & ecoloogical problems given previous usage by mining & military. Project was taken over by Soneva.

Heah found a much better site on the island of Kea and 30% or so of the development money was found, also invested by Heah's family. Dolphin Capital are also behind this (Amanzo'e). Dolphin are currently concentrating on the Dominica project, but Amankea is still set to go ahead, but probably not until Dominica is well underway. Also, Greek economy impacted on sale of villas at Kea, which were going to help fund the project.

AMAN VENICE

There are two large gardens here (one on the edge of Grand Canal), so not as small as suggested. Livio Ranza is Hotel Manager under Olivia Richli.

Kagehitokiri

previously (descending) >
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxur...12-thread.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxur...nt-thread.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxur...nt-thread.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxur...ng-2010-a.html

current aman thread (as noted at top of OP) >
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxur...manjunkie.html

Kagehitokiri

dont recall if posted before, thanks (soneva nisi on milos)

deer linked satellite imagery
unfortunately i didnt make a note of measurements on plans before taken down
just counted 28 rooms
owners arent keeping that much to themselves

deer

Don't be afraid: Just don't count the "speculative/vaporware"-section - so at the end, there will be only up to 10 real Amans opening in the next 4 years, which seems managable to me...

vuittonsofstyle

A good way to look at Aman's wish list is to check out the registered domain names - http://www.webboar.com/ip/202.73.53.11/

Notice the one in New York?

Kagehitokiri

thera
rila
solo
tara
tera
plus a handful of biz sites
i remember aman/etc has sued at least one company for infringement
ill bet there are a bunch of other lookups to use, considering various holding companies

a trademark that isnt there is orao >
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luxur...l#post18163377

"concept" doesnt sound optimistic
sure would be nice
there may have been a new hotel where i wondered if it was same building site

seiknujnama

I have heard a few different names of the GM in Aman Lijiang. I guess Vaipanya Kongkwanyuen should be the pre -opening GM now.

Hubertus

I am just back from Venice and guess where my curiosity drove me to.
First, two gardens - one on the water and the other (very private and surrounded by old brick walls) on the back - is a feature which is exceptionally rare, even unique for this (fantastic) stretch of the Grand Canal.
Note that other resort-like properties in Venice are located on other islands in the lagoon (e.g. Cipriani or the San Clemente (the latter now closed)) nice views but not in the middle of the action and connected via boats.
So the Aman will be basically in an "urban" setting which, in my opinion is great because it is at a walking distance from many many attractions in Venice.
It is true that it is not far from the touristy Rialto Bridge, but in Venice if you skip the itinerary marked by the yellow signed (packed with hordes of tourists, souvenir shops and horrific restaurants with plastic menues) there are hundreds of peaceful and magical calli and campi (streets and squares). Campo san Polo is the closest square which is usually busy with locals.
In short, the property is amazing (grandioso!!) and so it is its location, very quiet on the back and with a jaw dropping view on the Grand Canal on the front (Rialto on the left, gorgeous Palazzo Grimani in the front and the Ca Foscari bow of the canal on the right).
It's too bad I am not working on this project!
For any question feel free to pvt me. (Note that I do NOT know anything which is not already in the public domain!).
I should be back early in March for another weekend and can't wait to see how works are progressing.
Ciao!

vuittonsofstyle

See! I told you all it was a great site with two amazing gardens! I know they're not building a pool, but then this is Venice and the location is wonderful as are all Adrian's choices. So glad you agree!!

Hubertus

I agree that an outdoor swimming pool will be out question (that kind of property will be subect to a number of historical and landscape encumbrances and I am pretty sure that the zoning plan of Venice prohibits the construction of pools in such area) but spending the time by a pool in Venice sounds like a huge waste of time..

damaxer91

Can someone pinpoint the property on Google Maps?

Kagehitokiri

mw362

Some more information in a CBRE newsletter from last year...

http://www.cbre.co.jp/EN/Research_Ce...wEN1Q_2012.pdf


"Among the active J-REITs was
Japan Prime Realty REIT, which in February acquired the 11,034
square-meter site of the Otemachi 1-6 Project in Chiyoda Ward,
Tokyo. The site is subject to a 70-year lease for the development
of a landmark project which will comprise a large office and
hotel complex with GFA of 198,000 square meters over 38 stories
above ground and six stories below. Completion is slated for April
2014 and Mizuho Financial Group will occupy the office floors.
Aman Resorts Group will open ‘AMAN Tokyo,’ a luxury hotel,
on the upper six floors. The seller was an SPC related to Tokyo
Tatemono, sponsor of Japan Prime Realty REIT, and Taisei. The
reported purchase price of JPY 36 billion equates to an estimated
NOI cap rate of 3.6%, and the leasehold terms providing for
3-yearly rent reviews."

Transaction Date - Feb-2012
Description/Name - A site for Otemachi 1-6 Project
District - Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo
Sector - Office
Seller - YK Prime Stage (a Tokyo Tatemono SPC)
Buyer - Japan Prime Realty Investment
Price (Yen) - 36,000,000,000
Price ($) - 434,835,125