Top 10 Aman Resorts in Asia, 2026

Set within Nui Chua National Park on Vietnam's central coast, Amanoi occupies a dramatic position between forested mountains and a private stretch of Vinh Hy Bay. The architecture draws from Vietnamese temple forms — pavilion-style villas with lotus-pond courtyards step down toward the sea.

The spa is among Aman's most ambitious, with an immersive wellness programme rooted in traditional Vietnamese healing. The surrounding national park, home to rare black-shanked douc langurs, remains one of the country's least-visited protected areas.

Amankora is not one hotel but five intimate lodges scattered across Bhutan's western and central valleys — Thimphu, Punakha, Paro, Gangtey, and Bumthang. Guests move between them on a curated circuit, each lodge designed in local stone and timber to blend into its valley.

The experience is inseparable from Bhutan itself: tiger's-nest monastery hikes, archery with villagers, dawn meditation in dzong courtyards. No other Aman property is so completely defined by its country.

The original. Opened in 1988 as Aman's first property, Amanpuri set the template — Thai-pavilion architecture on a coconut-palm headland above the Andaman Sea. Forty pavilions and around thirty private villas cascade down the hillside to a crescent beach.

Decades later, the property remains the benchmark against which every Southeast Asian resort is measured. The Holistic Wellness Centre, one of Aman's most comprehensive, and the fleet of cruising yachts distinguish it further.

Within the ramparts of Galle Fort — a UNESCO World Heritage Site built by the Dutch in the 17th century — Amangalla occupies the former New Oriental Hotel, one of Asia's great colonial-era buildings. The conversion preserved the original verandahs, four-poster beds, and polished teak floors.

The Baths hydrotherapy centre, set in the old hotel's rear gardens, offers one of the subcontinent's finest spa experiences. The Fort's cobblestone streets, boutiques, and rooftop sundowners are all on foot.

Occupying the top six floors of the Otemachi Tower, Aman Tokyo brings the brand's spatial generosity to one of the world's densest cities. Rooms start at 71 square metres — enormous by Tokyo standards — with floor-to-ceiling windows, deep camphor-wood soaking tubs, and Kerry Hill's washi-paper screens.

The lobby's double-height shoji ceiling and the garden terrace above the Imperial Palace gardens create moments of stillness that feel impossible at this altitude. The spa and its traditional onsen-inspired bathing facilities complete the urban sanctuary.

At the base of the Aravalli Hills, surrounded by the ruins of the abandoned Mughal city of Bhangarh, Amanbagh sits in a landscape of haunting beauty. Domed cupolas, courtyards of pale sandstone, and a green-tiled pool echo Mughal garden traditions.

Safaris into the surrounding countryside reveal leopards, nilgai, and the crumbling cenotaphs of forgotten maharajas. The Ayurvedic spa programme draws on Rajasthan's ancient healing traditions.

Overlooking the 9th-century Buddhist monument of Borobudur, Amanjiwo is arranged as a series of limestone-and-teak pavilion suites radiating from a central rotunda that mirrors the temple's bell-shaped stupas. The symmetry between hotel and monument is deliberate and profound.

Dawn visits to Borobudur — before the crowds, arranged privately — remain one of the great Aman experiences. The surrounding Kedu Plain of rice terraces and volcanic peaks completes a landscape of almost surreal beauty.

On a hillside above the Lombok Strait in East Bali, Amankila's trio of cascading infinity pools — the most photographed in the Aman portfolio — descend toward the sea in terraces that reference the surrounding rice paddies. Thatched-roof suites perch along the cliff.

The east coast location, far from Seminyak's noise, places guests near Bali's sacred sites: Tirta Gangga water palace, Tenganan's ancient village, and Mount Agung's volcanic slopes. The beach club below the cliffs is reached by a steep private path.

Hidden in a secret garden at the base of Kyoto's northern hills, Aman Kyoto was conceived around a textile museum that was designed but never built. Kerry Hill preserved the original garden — centuries-old moss paths, stone basins, ancient camphor trees — and tucked 26 rooms and pavilions into the forest.

The result is the most secluded property in Kyoto, invisible from any road and accessible only through a private forested drive. The Living Pavilion by Aman serves kaiseki cuisine, and the spa's open-air onsen sits among the garden's mossy boulders.

On a private 89-hectare island in the Sulu Sea, Amanpulo is reached only by a 70-minute private charter from Manila. The island's powdery white sand, house reef teeming with marine life, and total absence of day-trippers create an isolation that even other private-island resorts struggle to match.

Casitas are scattered across the island — beachfront, hillside, and treetop — each positioned to see no other structure. The diving and snorkelling rival the Maldives, without the Maldivian crowds.