Aman Tokyo scores 9.5 overall; La Samanna, A Belmond Hotel scores 9.2. Aman Tokyo scores higher on our rubric, while Aman Tokyo has more dining venues, while Aman Tokyo lists more room categories, while La Samanna, A Belmond Hotel lists more spa facilities.
Scores & Facts
Metric
Aman Tokyo
La Samanna, A Belmond Hotel
Hotel Flock Score
9.5
9.2
Location
9.6
9.4
Service
9.6
9.2
Design
9.8
9.1
Dining
9.0
9.0
Value
7.8
7.8
Category
City
Beach
Tier
Ultra-Luxury
Ultra-Luxury
Opened
2014
1974; major refresh and reopening December 2018 after Hurricane Irma
From
$1,100/night
$1,100/night
Rooms
84
About 76 rooms and suites plus 8 signature villas (25 rooms, 51 suites, 8 villas)
Architect
Kerry Hill Architects
Mediterranean-whitewashed French West Indies resort on Terres Basses cliffs
Dining
Metric
Aman Tokyo
La Samanna, A Belmond Hotel
Dining Venues
5
4
Rooms
Metric
Aman Tokyo
La Samanna, A Belmond Hotel
Room Categories
6
3
Suite / Villa Types
4
2
Spa
Metric
Aman Tokyo
La Samanna, A Belmond Hotel
Spa Programme
Yes
Yes
Spa Facilities Listed
5
6
Good to Know
Aman Tokyo
Musashi by Aman is the hardest reservation in the hotel by far — request it when you book your room, not after arrival, given how few counter seats it holds each night.
Aman Tokyo shares its Kerry Hill design lineage with Aman Kyoto and Amanpuri; guests who know either property will recognise the material language immediately.
Otemachi is a business district that empties out on weekends and after dark — quiet in a way that suits the hotel's register, but plan an evening in Ginza (a five-minute taxi) if you want street-level energy.
The onsen-style spa pool is naturally lit and genuinely rare for central Tokyo — worth booking a treatment around daylight hours rather than in the evening.
La Samanna, A Belmond Hotel
About 15 minutes from Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM).
Two pools with Corail as the social hub; three tennis courts; boutique and organic garden.
Watersports centre on site.
Event capacity up to about 200; weddings popular.
Summary
Aman Tokyo scores higher on our rubric, while Aman Tokyo has more dining venues, while Aman Tokyo lists more room categories, while La Samanna, A Belmond Hotel lists more spa facilities.
