Arrival at Amanpulo in the Philippines essentially starts before you ever get there!!
You are taken on arrival at Manila airport to the private Aman lounge before boarding the hotels own private twin prop aircraft which flies you immediately to the resort. That’s some style!!
the 1st thing that happens on arrival is that you are given the grand tour of the resort, before being brought to your ‘casitta’/banda/villa.
We were sufficiently lucky to have a beach casitta, which stood only a short trail away from what was almost our own non-public beach, and what a beach. Imagine white talcum powder so far as the eye can sea, backed by the most pretty shades of turquoise and pale blue and green sea. I presumed I’d seen the best beaches in the world in the Seychelles - not so!!
The casita has wall to wall windows, so the views of the water are completely spectacular.
there is a king sized bed, a massive bathroom with dressing area, separate shower and tub, all just A1.
Outside there is a massive sun deck with 2 day beds and a hammock, and all completely private.
You can add to this the most exquisite cotton robe for around in, glorious fluffy towels, toilet products, and fresh fruit every day.
After all that it comes as little surprise to find out that the grub was another feature of Ananpulo. There is an a la carte menu, daily specials, and actually whatever you would like the chef will cook, and you can eat anywhere nearly at any point. A gastronomic paradise!!
especially notable was the beach club paella, and the B.B.Q.s.
This is not a resort for folk who need to be entertained, with most activity being on or under the water, and then of course there is the beach!!
probably the excellent thing of all, was the incredible subtle and sophisticated level of service, rendering Amanpulo as one of the best resorts anywhere.
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