Despite its being built more than 100 years later, this transcendent resort, whose name means "place of peace," is almost as famous as the historic Oriental Hotel anchored beside the Chao Phraya in Bangkok. Enveloped in lush tropical foliage on a remote point, it is the flagship of Aman Resorts' extraordinary fleet of fashionable hotels that dot some of the world's most exotic locales.
Overall, time has been kind to this well-toned hotel, though big-bucks backing helps to keep up appearanc...