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Aman Announces First Ranch-Inspired Retreat in the U.S.

Aman Announces First Ranch-inspired Retreat In The U.s.

Aman has unveiled its sixth U.S. property and, notably, its first ranch-inspired retreat. Named Amansanu—derived from Sanskrit for “peaceful peak”—the project is set in Texas Hill Country, northwest of Austin, within a landscape of rolling hills, limestone escarpments, and winding creeks. It marks the brand’s first direct engagement with this particular terrain at scale....
THE MONDRIAN: DOHA, QATAR

The Mondrian: Doha, Qatar

As anyone familiar with Mondrian hotels knows, understatement is not the chain’s defining trait. From outside – and especially at night – the group’s latest property in Doha resembles something dreamed up by Hayao Miyazaki, and this hallucinogenic quality continues within. The 270-key property comes with seven in-house eateries, including the craft beer and...