The 2011 Romance List
Amangiri, Utah
The clever designers at the über cool Aman Resorts have done it again, this time in the Utah desert. Picture a boutique resort in desert hues that blends into the dramatic rock canyon surroundings so well it’s hard to tell where the mountains ends and the resort begins. Flanked by terraces, the pool wraps around a spectacular rock escarpment that embraces the communal epicentre of the resort, The Pavilion, with a dramatic floor-to-ceiling wine cellar, casual to fine dining at the open kitchen at The Dining Room and lounging in The Library and The Gallery. The remote location already spells romance, once you add the super sexy desert suites prepare to extend your booking. Thirty four suites serve up private desert courtyard entrances, king size beds, desert watching bathtubs and living areas with concertina doors that fold back to reveal a desert vista complete with lounge for sunset, dusk and star lit nights.
The Spa and Water Pavilion has both indoor and outdoor treatment rooms for massage and beauty therapy, hot tubs, plunge pools, dry sauna and steam room plus yoga studio and gym and that omnipresent desert view that seeps under the skin and fires the heart. If you want to leave the resort, which you won’t, Aman offers some desert adventures to get the blood pumping and the face grinning.
Review from Rachael Oakes-Ash [Meet our Romance List Panel]
Why you'll love it
The remote location combined with the soothing Aman sandy colour tones and nature at every turn spells immediate relaxation.