Instead of shielding visitors from the untidy environment, Zecha left things as pristine as possible and invited guests to merge with the natural surroundings. It's crazy to waste such beauty. Amanresorts has won innumerable travel industry accolades, most recently being voted the world's best resort group by Zagat Surveys, a U.S.-based publisher of leisure guides. At Amanwana, there are no televisions, no Olympic-sized swimming pool. There is a series of 14 waterfalls and 14 perfect limestone pools in the nearby jungle.
Escorts are uniformed staff bearing iceboxes, towels and a five-star picnic.
Along the route, one might spot wild pigs and deer. But Amanresorts is not a hotel company. We are a lifestyle company. When you visit, you should feel like you are staying at a very beautiful private home. Managers are encouraged to run each resort as if it were his own.