Amankora

Truly unbelievable and very personal. Spent 2 nights here as part of my Cultural Sojourn package and was very impressed by the house programming, quality of the F&B, personalised and intimate service, as well as the guide. Everything about it was a dream come true. Very glad I chose Amankora for my Bhutanese visit!

Visited all five lodges. Difficult to pick a favorite one as they are all beautiful with incredible surroundings. Punakha is a slight favorite because of the pool, the weather, the lower altitude and the beautiful buthanese house. What makes Amankora special is the authentic friendliness of the people, service is top quality, food is great in all four lodges, the spa treatments are divine. Visit Buthan one of the last unspoiled countries in the world, stunning monuments, great hikes, friendly people and nobody delivers it better than Amankora. This was our 12th Aman and by far the best.

it is located in the right area of capital. it is surrounded by a lovely park and is very quiet. despite it offers less rooms than paro, the common areas are larger and more luxurious (restaurant, lobby, terrace, shop). The luxury standards of Aman group are highly respected and the staff is really professional. Its chef is the best of the 3 amankoras we visited. Food was obviously sublime in all locations but this chef is a runner up!

My Amakora experience started with Amankora Thimphu, first was greeted by our lovely guide and drive, taking us on a 1.5hr car ride from the Paro airport to the hotel. Got a little motion sickness (I simply blame everything on the high altitude... 2600ish) although it was a windy road plus i didn't get proper rest the night before. Welcomed with a lovely apple ginger tea that chased the fatigue and dizziness away. Room was a little dark but i was out most of the time so it didn't bother me, fantastic living space as I had the room all to myself, take note that if you are sharing with someone, there's no curtain / doors for the shower, but the hotel can help put a temporary blind or something over it. The most exciting thing about staying in an Aman is that you get to look forward to your Junkie aka your nightly turndown amenity. I've now got a fantastic collection!

I loved my 7-night stay at 4 of the Amankora lodges. All the properties are beautiful, with an understated and very zen design (they're also very similar so don't expect huge variation from lodge to lodge). My favourites were Punakha (which has a very nice heated swimming pool, and a cozy meditation room in the main house which I used quite a bit), and Thimphu, which is just a short distance from town, located in a peaceful forest with a small stream running through it. The staff at all the lodges were fantastic: hospitable, kind and very attentive. You really can't ask for more. Bhutan itself is among my favourite places I've ever travelled to: incredible nature, beautiful monuments and architecture, and shockingly few tourists. I hope it stays this way. My itinerary, which we more or less planned day-by-day was: Thimphu - Gangtey - Punakha - Punakha - Thimphu - Paro - Paro My one bit of advice to any active traveller would be to organise a trek in addition to staying at the lodges: this is the one thing I felt I missed out on and will be sure to do next time.

We had a fantastic stay at this majestic property set amongst woodlands high above the centre of Thimpu, the perfect escape from the city streets. Our suite was everything I’d hoped for and more. The treatments were an exceptional standard and the entire team delivered a true Aman experience from start to finish. A special thank you must go to Mongul for taking such great care of us and giving us plenty of background to life in Bhutan.