Introduction Aman New Delhi Aman-i-Khas / Safari in Ranthambore National Park Amanbagh / Activities around Amanbagh After a roughly five hour drive from Delhi we arrived at Amanbagh. While the area around Aman-i-Khas is fairly populated with a major city, you literally get the feeling that you're in the middle of nowhere at Amanbagh. The…
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while the hotel seems nice, I probably wouldn't want to be in the middle of nowhere in India. its too poor and smelly. why not be in the middle of nowhere in france or the swiss alps
Great reports as always! Yet, as someone who has lived in India for a few years before, I can say without doubts that... this is not India. These fancy hotels that you stayed in remind me of some sayings that Westerners want to come to India without having to deal with Indians and hence choose to stay in their comfort zone within their luxury hotels that have a bit of cultures thrown in every now and then like a theme park (yet these seem enough to please the Westerners just like the local "artist" you mentioned). There's nothing wrong with indulging yourself but I just wonder why you travel all the way to India for that. There are much more to India beyond the walls of your hotels I guarantee you.
Interesting gym! I've never seen one without mats. I'm guessing there was no free weights...
I echo Vincent's comment above. You may claim there is a lot of "local" flavor here, but this is nowhere close to what an authentic Indian experience would be.
Chuck, you are just a racist ignorant fuck.
@Teabagpartier - Everyone is free to express his/her opinions but we all expect some civility to prevail. I do not know how lucky takes it but to me your last comment is slightly below the belt and unacceptable. I would suggest either you take it back or you should be banned from writing any comments here. Just my 2 cents.
I am going to have to say I agree with caveman. While what chuck said might be deemed "racist" by some .... Teabagpartier's comment is just dirty to even look at. You could have left a word or two off your comment and still got your point across.
Wonderful review. Don't think I'll be adding this place to my bucketlist, though, too sterile for my taste. Food looks so delish I tried to eat the photos.
The private pool - big brownie points when traveling with a spouse/so.
Too much marble in the workout room. Need an area with carpet to place a yoga mat and do my downward dogs.
In Amanbagh's defense, this report only includes pictures of the resort. They offer many, many cultural experiences that get you out into the villages, meeting local people, having tea, attending ceremonies, etc. It's not as sterile as you think.
@Vincent one advantage of experiencing an "Western luxury hotel" in India is the Indian's themselves who work at those hotels.
Although one might travel the world and stay at nice hotels, commonly it’s the people of each area make those hotels special. If someone was to go to a "Western luxury hotel" near home, say in the USA, the level of service, courtesy and overall experience would be quite different (not to mention raw hard product - room size etc..). I don’t know what an “authentic Indian experience” would entail but even at the "Western luxury hotel" the culture is highly influenced by local customs.
This has got to be one of the finest hotels I have read about in India. The "Aman" experience sure takes a hotel stay to a whole new level. Do you plan to visit again Lucky?