Review of Amanjiwo 5*

Amanjiwo has some of the best hotel staff in the world. Everyone was passionate, wholesome, funny and genuinely some of the friendliest people we have met. They made sure you felt right at home and are well taken care of all the time. From airport pickup, to excursions, hotel restaurant to the pool, there will always be someone looking after you, be it cold towels, cold water or a simple greeting with a question "is there anything you need'. This makes all the difference to us. Additionally the whole area is beautiful and the hotel architecture itself is stunning. Food is pretty good for an Aman, and the drink list is actually very good too, thanks to the hotel manager Eddy here, whom we have met at Amandari last year and have now relocated here. The uncle pak bilal dinner was the best dining experience we've had with Aman so far, delicious food with local music in a stunning house. The lecture with the resident anthropologist Patrick before the borobudur tour was very educational and informative. We also did the Menorah hill hike which was a good workout. The In room spa afterwards was also a special treat — we both had great massages. We would come back to do the other temple tours and the volcano hikes. This is undoubtedly one of the best amans and one of our favourite Amans so far together with Amanoi.
P. S. We stayed in the borobudur pool suite. While the borobudur temple is quite distant, we would still recommend this room type. Think of it more as a open rice paddy view, and you can see rice (/tobacco/pepper) farmers working from your room.