THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
Aman Tokyo
Best for Wellness: the spa focuses on ancient Japanese rituals, and uses products infused with native herbs.
Location In Tokyo’s financial district, within easy reach of the Imperial Palace.
Hot feature The height of the water in the rooftop pool is at a level that blocks out Tokyo’s cityscape, allowing bathers to bliss out while gazing at Mount Fuji.
Late Australian architect Kerry Hill captured a sense of place in Aman Tokyo: from the moment you step into the 33rd-floor lobby you’re overwhelmed with tradition, the atrium resembling a larger-than-life lantern replete with an inner rock and water garden where kimono-clad staff pour tea. Age-old materials screens to soaking tubs and elegant robes in the wardrobe. Views from rooms and suites take in the Imperial Palace gardens and Tokyo Skytree, but the best vista in the house is from the 30-metre-long, basalt-lined infinity pool.
