Amanyara
Northwest Point, Providenciales, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands (Uk)
Amanyara is a secluded beachside resort on the northwest coast of Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos. The property’s name combines the Sanskrit-derived word for ‘peace’ with yara, the word for ‘place’ in the language of the Arawak Amerindians, one of the region’s first indigenous groups. Contemporary in layout and design, the resort enjoys a pristine location just 25 minutes from the international airport. Entry to the resort is through an elegant reception pavilion that opens onto a central reflection pond. Surrounded by mahogany trees, the pond is framed on one side by a library and boutique, and on the other side by the Bar and the Restaurant. Fronted by the resort’s 50-metre main swimming pool and sundeck, the circular Bar offers a dramatic soaring roof and expansive sea views. The Restaurant provides both indoor and outdoor dining settings, with sweeping views of the ocean. The menu focuses on classic Asian and modern Mediterranean dishes, with an emphasis on fresh seafood. Amanyara presents 38 timber-shingled guest Pavilions, including two suites with two bedrooms, and 20 Villas, tucked along the coast or situated slightly inland overlooking tranquil ponds. Each Villa is located on more than half a hectare and features three, four or five bedroom pavilions, expansive living and dining areas and an infinity-edge swimming pool. Located on a dune above Amanyara’s 800-metre white-sand beach, the Beach Club provides a casual dining venue throughout the day. Beyond lies the Nature Discovery Centre, which offers daily complimentary snorkelling excursions. Amanyara embraces the acclaimed Northwest Point Marine National Park, an area of 1,686 hectares that provides some of the world’s best wall and reef diving. Amanyara’s Aman Spa offers four double treatment pavilions, a 10-square-metre pool, an outdoor yoga sala and a Pilates studio. The Fitness Centre overlooks four tennis courts and features a range of cardiovascular equipment and resistance training machines.
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Amanjena (‘peaceful paradise’) marked Aman’s debut on the African continent when it launched in Morocco in 2000. Lying within an oasis of palm and olive trees close to the ancient city of Marrakech and its famous UNESCO-protected Medina, the walled resort is situated on the southern road to Ouarzazate, the gateway to the Sahara Desert. While the High Atlas Mountains claim the horizon, the verdant fairways of the 27-hole Amelkis Championship Golf Course lie adjacent to the resort. Amanjena’s 18 rose-toned Pavilions, six Pavilions Bassin, eight Pavilions Piscine, six two-storey Maisons and the two-bedroomed Maison Jardin and Al-Hamra Maison all radiate from the ancient bassin (irrigation pool) at the heart of the property. Set beneath stucco Venetian domes with arched entrances, vaulted ceilings and garden courtyards, the 40 pavilions and maisons are cool, elegant dwellings with Berber carpets scattered over zellij-tiled floors. The sound of running water in fountains soothes, while chaise longues and candle lanterns lend classic Moroccan ambience. Several offer private heated pools. The resort’s main swimming pool is 33 metres long, heated and finished in glittering green tiles of écaille de poisson-cut zellij. There is also a heated children’s swimming pool. Chaise longues and parasols line the main pool’s terrace, which is overlooked by the Japanese Restaurant with its sushi bar, robata grill and informal izakaya fare. The Mediterranean Restaurant is housed within the elegant reception pavilion with both indoor and outdoor dining settings. Its menu traces culinary traditions from Morocco to Sicily, the south of France and Spain’s historic Al-Andalus region. Two Lounges are situated on either side of the reception pavilion, one serving afternoon tea and the other postprandial cigars and shisha. Other facilities include a two-storey library, tennis courts, a boutique and a spa with separate hammams (Turkish baths) for men and women. Amanjena is a 20-minute drive from the airport past the king’s palace and Agdal Gardens, a 12th-century estate of irrigated olive orchards and orange trees. Memorable day trips include visiting the Berber villages of the High Atlas Mountains and a day in the Agafay desert including a camel ride and lunch during the winter months or dinner under the stars at night during the summer months.