Review: Amanzoe Pool Pavilion

Added on my to do list. Thanks

I'm always negative it seems so I'll try not to be today. Thank you for this review because it's interesting to see what it's like and great photos. However really....? €1200 per night is not great value - much better off renting a real villa surely? I'll await the next review before I finally decide. The decor is nothing special for high end Greece and I'd want a bit more than a bottle of Mastika as an amenity for that price! But I AM grateful for the review because I'd never have seen inside otherwise and I go to Greece every year.

Loved Amanzoe... however it did feel a bit excessive.. I mean who needs to have two Toto toilets!

I've seen the plastic containers at Amangiri, Amanyara and Amanera... Not a fan of them.. I like the sustainability of the ceramic container, even if I nearly broke one at Amanoi....

FDW

Awesome - Thank you!

More Aman's please (I'm sure you don't mind).

I would like to do an Aman trip, but the prices vary so widely across the world (~$500 in Indonesia, $2k-3k in Utah, etc.).

I am leaning towards 3 Indonesian properties for $500 a night with packages. Do you think that's a good value? Any others that you think represent a superior value?

Thanks!

Looks great!

Ben, you really should have a stay at the Four Seasons Tented Camp in northern Thailand. The price per night is over double that of Amanzoe but it's all-inclusive (including all wine and cocktails) and in the summer they have a deal where you get 2 free nights at the Four Seasons Chiang Mai if you stay 3 nights at Tented Camp. I took advantage of that for a trip with my dad two years ago and it's still one of the coolest things I've ever done. Service and setting and food were all picture-perfect.

I can't wait for the next installment. Amanzoe (and Amangiri) are literally the 2 hotels at the top of my bucket list, although I'm not sure how I'll manage to visit both from a financial standpoint hah!

You should review lucky train travel next

I agree with Evan. It looks absolutely amazing, but for that price you can get your own similar villa for a week without going through a hotel chain.

It is also really disingenuous to say " it pained me to pay that much." If you didn't want to pay that price, than don't pay it. It's that simple. Why pretend like anyone is forcing you to? If you want to stay there, then stay there, but drop the modesty act.

The Aman Tokyo also uses larger unbranded plastic containers for toiletries. Thought it was a nice touch as they are obviously reusable; so Aman doing their bit on plastic waste.
Definitely get an Emperor's Palace view room there.. amazing views!

@ JJJ -- Not intended to be disingenuous. The point is that I went back and forth about whether to book it. I've really wanted to stay there and it has been on my bucket list for a long time, but when it came time to actually pull the trigger after having booked flights to Greece, I hesitated and second guessed myself. So you can call that whatever you'd like, maybe I didn't describe it well, but that's how I was feeling.

@ Daniel54321 -- The Indonesian properties outside of Bali are the next Amans at the top of my list, as they really do look spectacular. I'd say that's about as good of a deal as you'll score on an Aman.

@ Evan -- Obviously this isn't for everyone and others will prefer other options. You don't stay at an Aman because of the rooms, because you definitely can get a villa for a similar price. What sets Aman apart is the personalized service, the beach club, and frankly the feeling like you're in a palace. If I went to Greece for a month then of course renting a villa would make a lot more sense, but for a stay of just a few days, I personally prefer a hotel experience. But that's just me.

@ Daniel54321 we stayed at Amandari, Amankila, and Amanjiwo many years back.. I would say that Amandari is definitely skippable as there are better options in Ubud (Chedi Club comes to mind)... or rather skipping Ubud all together is an option.. Amankila is amazing; but honestly would love to see them add more private pools... Amanjiwo is definitely spectacular... plus the prices are even less than when we went 5 years ago....

FDW

Thanks FDW and Lucky, I think we will probably do Jiwo + Kila. Amanwana looks....interesting but a little less predicable.

When lucky says he wants to review the Indo properties outside of Bali, he must mean Jiwo + wana?

1200 euro with the CitiPrestige card and fourth night free?? My god, I stayed there a few weeks later in the same room type and went with the starting rate of 1800 euro off the website and no nights free. Tragic

I love the Aman restaurants!!!

Stayed in $50 a.night hotel in Galle Sri Lanka about 10 years ago and went to.Amangalla for lunch and dinner.

The food, service and atmosphere were incredible.. They knew we were not staying there but they treated us wonderfully.

We also ate dinner at Amandari on our honeymoon in Bali in 1996 - we had no idea how expensive/upscale this hotel was until sometime later. Likely we would not have just shown up for dinner if we had known!

much better off renting a real villa surely?

To get a villa with a similar level of service is going to cost way more than EUR8400/week.

I would spend my entire time in the pool, that is gorgeous! Aman anything is gorgeous pretty much. Sigh....

When you used Prestige for 4th night free for this hotel, did you have to forego Virtuoso perks? You cannot use both - 4th night free with Prestige and Aman’s Own package, for example, right?
Would be nice if you could clarify this because it could make a difference

@T. It’s possible to book packages with Citi at Aman hotels as long as the nightly rate is equal to or less than the Standard daily rate...

Love Aman. Have stayed in 95% of their properties.

That being said, their level of service is slipping since Adrian left. It just doesn't feel the same.

You paid less than $1200/ night in the Maldives and in the Seychelles?? how?