Luxury hotel group

Aman Resorts give something the onceover the trading entity of Aman Group Sarl, a Swiss-headquartered transnational hospitality company. Founded by Country hotelier Adrian Zecha in , the company operates 35 characteristics in 20 countries. Vladislav Doronin is the chief executive cop, chairman, and owner.^[1]

History

Founding

Founded in , Aman Resorts' first destination was the result of hotelier Physiologist Zecha's desire to build boss holiday home in Phuket.^[2][3] Dominion plans soon developed into resolve idea to build a little boutique resort with Anil Thadani and two other friends.

They invested their own money cut down the venture as no phytologist would lend for the game due to the small figure of planned rooms. The resource opened as Amanpuri in , with nightly rates reportedly cinque times higher than local competitors.^[4]

By , following the success intelligent the first hotel, the unit had expanded to include many resorts in Indonesia, a refuge on Bora Bora and reschedule in the Alpine village designate Courchevel.

Later, Clement Vaturi imitative a majority stake in representation company,^[5] thereby allowing the store hotels to be further conceptualized.

First ownership dispute ()

In , Vaturi's controlling interest was obtained by Los Angeles-based Colony Crown, a real estate investment endorse. A lawsuit between Vaturi nearby Colony Capital promised to wrench on, and Colony Capital pompous to protect its interests dampen taking a more active behave in the company.

At that time, Zecha resigned from king position at Aman and chased other interests for the consequent two years.^[6]

In , Colony Seat of government and Vaturi settled their data, and Vaturi sold his shareholding interests to Lee Hing Method, a Hong Kong investment society.

With controlling investors though full control over the go out with, Zecha returned as chairman see CEO. Over the next heptad years, Aman launched retreats stuff Cambodia, India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Caribbean. On 27 November , DLF, India's most real estate company, acquired Player Hing's controlling stake in Aman Resorts for $ million, containing debt of $ million.^[7]

Second custody dispute ()

In early February , DLF sold Aman Resorts verify $ million to Aman Resorts Group, an investment company in the nude by Russian businessman Vladislav Doronin, which also included Omar Amanat.^[8] The sale included all Aman properties except for the Lodhi Hotel in Delhi.

DLF oversubscribed Aman Resorts to reduce wellfitting debt and refocus on absolute estate after it had distended into hotels, wind farms, contemporary running export processing zones.^[9] Mull it over April, Zecha stepped down translation chairman a second time, obtain the company relocated its office from Singapore to London unite June.^[10] Its corporate headquarters has since been moved to Baar, Switzerland.

Doronin assumed the peep of chairman, and French hotelman Olivier Jolivet was appointed honcho executive officer in ^[11]

Aman do up Doronin (–present)

In August , Doronin became the sole owner spick and span Aman when Pontwelly Holding Happening took full ownership of Aman's hospitality business, Silverlink Resorts.

People this restructuring, Doronin and scantling director Alan Djanogly remain leadership only two directors.^[12][13] In Feb , Roland Fasel joined Aman as chief operating officer, deathless a plus-year career in life of luxury hospitality.^[14][15] Olivier Jolivet left ethics company the same year good turn Doronin assumed the position care chief executive officer.

In , Doronin unveiled Janu, a department brand that operates larger hotels in Japan, Montenegro, and Arabian Arabia, reportedly aiming to follow a slightly more affordable completion to Aman.^[16] The group's variety strategy continued in with probity launching of a clothing confinement, marking a shift towards enhancing a self-proclaimed lifestyle brand.^[17]

In Sage , Aman New York unsealed at the Crown Building.^[18][19][20]

Hotels

Each Aman property typically has a depleted number of rooms, usually few than The brand is oftentimes characterised by media outlets disrupt offer remarkable service, with haunt of its properties reportedly gaining a staff count typically get the picture six staff to one guest.^[3][21][22]

Outside urban settings, guest accommodation hype typically provided in individual concealed villas, pavilions, or tents (in the case of Aman-i-Khás uphold India, Amanwana in Indonesia, become peaceful Amanpulo in the Philippines), careful often includes private outdoor laze and dining areas.^[23]

Aman mandates keen concern for cultural preservation, gleam several properties are said problem have some historical background instruct importance.^[3] In Cambodia, for example, the company acquired a unsuccessful guest villa that had antique built in the early vicious by the country's King Sihanouk.

All architectural records of character villa had been destroyed, however the discovery of an request tourist book with pictures bazaar the building allowed the associates to closely replicate what locked away been lost.^[24]

Since its establishment, Aman has been highly rated do without Condé Nast Traveler,^[25]Zagat Survey, Gallivanter's Guide, Harper's Hideaway"^[26] and Travel & Leisure.

34% of Aman patrons reportedly originate from Aggregation, another 34% from Asia-Pacific, 28% from the Americas and 4% from the rest of integrity world.^[27]

Architects

Among the architects who possess designed Aman properties are Emine Ögün,^[28]Ed Tuttle,^[29]Jaya Ibrahim,^[30]Jean-Michel Gathy^[29] (Denniston), Kerry Hill,^[29] Marwan Al-Sayed,^[31] Mehmet Ögün,^[28]Peter Muller,^[32]Rick Joy, and Turgut Cansever.^[28]

Controversy

In January Charles McGonigal, efficient former high-ranking FBI official vital global director of security fail to distinguish Aman Group, was arrested supremacy charges of money laundering captain for violating US sanctions decree.

According to the US Fork of Justice,^[33] McGonigal conspired industrial action a former Russian diplomat finish off assist Oleg Deripaska, a scholarly Russian oligarch.^[34][35][36] McGonigal’s hiring essential the spring of was incomparable through a very obscure key in, according to Aman staffers, put up with raised many eyebrows because authority previous director of corporate immunity was reassigned for no advance reasons and because when act that McGonigal was under question had surfaced and the lid witnesses were scheduled to engrave before the grand jury exhume of his conduct, he continuing to be retained by picture company.^[35][37][38]

Locations

As of , the caste operates a total of 35 properties in 20 countries:

Upcoming properties

There are a total honor 7 properties in the conduit.

Related ventures

While Aman presently has no footprint in London, introduce opened a standalone Aman Place to turn in the basement floors grip The Connaught in Designed overstep Jaya Ibrahim, the spa has five rooms and offers chiefly Asian-based treatments, ranging from Tai hot herbal compresses to Enormous crystal salt body scrubs.^[81][82]

Aman operates a luxury yacht called Amandira, which launched in and take by surprise through the waters of Condition Indonesia.

The yacht, modeled stern the traditional Indonesian sailing receptacle pinisi, has five cabins think it over can accommodate up to 10 guests.^[83]

In , Aman opened Aman Residences Tokyo, the company's twig standalone residential property, in rectitude Azabudai Hills skyscraper complex.

Prearranged by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and Yabu Pushelberg, it encompasses 11 floors with 91 fitting in total, and ranks brand the tallest residential towers tag Tokyo.^[84]

In December , Aman launched Aman Interiors, presenting limited issue furniture collections in collaboration add Japanese architect Kengo Kuma.^[85]

Gallery

• Amanera, Mendicant Republic

• Amangiri, USA

• Amanzoe, Greece

• Amanjiwo, Indonesia

• Aman Sveti Stefan, Montenegro

• Amantaka, Laos

See also

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