Word: amangani
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...share the same key qualities: charisma, tranquillity and unspoiled terrain. So that's how the luxury hotel group better known for its isolated tropical retreats - aman means "peace" in Sanskrit - came to Jackson Hole,[an error occurred while processing this directive] its only U.S. property. Building the 40-suite Amangani hotel was a test of endurance, as it took 10 years to acquire the plot, but for the group's founder, Indonesian Adrian Zecha, it was love at first sight. "I still remember my arrival, after a long, long journey from Hong Kong," he says. "It was late afternoon...
...Amangani defines itself further with an unlikely fusion of Asian-inspired elegance and rustic grandeur. Slate floors and minimalist decor lighten redwood-paneled rooms warmed by log fires. Rawhide-and-rattan chairs are paired with black terrazzo tables in the 65-seat restaurant, whose eclectic menu stretches from Peking duck to elk steak. A 35-m swimming pool and whirlpool accompany full spa facilities. Originality and exclusivity makes Amangani a big hit with celebrity guests, but Zecha insists its real draw is its nonflashy approach. "Just don't say it's Zen-like," he urges. "It's so pretentious...
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