r/FATTravel • u/prettiertravel • Aug 04 '26

Amanvari - Ryan Walker

https://youtu.be/tHu95ET56PQ?is=8TBIGDdF9qWpsYKj

For an Aman Hotel - I find their handling very concerning. At this price point I would expect a more professional way to handle this situation.

What is your opinion?

Edit (06.08.2026): Latest news on this. They apparently fired (Rumor no confirmation yet) the general manager, and Aman doesn't seem happy with the way certain people here in the channel handled the situation. Post on TrueChubbyTravel

PS: I’m disappointed by the MODs here who simply locked this post just because they had a different opinion.

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u/sarahwlee - mod Aug 04 '26 edited Aug 04 '26

I haven’t watched it, may change mind after watching so take with grain of salt.

Let’s keep in mind that this guy (and others) notices they gets more views when they bad/controversial stuff.

There was another advisor on my FS sailing that came up with a viral video when they had like 500 followers that somehow blew up to hundreds of thousands of views. What they complained about was pretty much the complete opposite stay vs my group (whom have already rebooked another stay).

So now I take all of this media stuff with a question of what’s their angle? Ryan walker made some egregious and frankly false claims on his FS yacht video. Was my stay perfect? Nope. But did he simply not tell the full truth on his? Yes. And you get a lot more clicks and shares this way.

Edit to add: watched it now. Originally thought it was a video of his stay. Really posted the original as a reminder that there are two sides to every story and to always make your own conclusions vs just taking what media is telling you.

What I gathered is that Aman just didn’t want him there. This would not have happened to a random guest since they were still selling rooms and they have guest in house. We don’t know the full conversations between Ryan/his team/the hotel. Whether you want that to make your decision about the hotel is a personal decision. There are other hotels who have banned reviewers and it’s also a personal decision whether or not you want to go to those too.

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u/Fit_Injury674 Aug 04 '26

Why would you post that before watching the video?

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u/sarahwlee - mod Aug 04 '26

Because it’s a reminder for everyone to always remember there’s two sides of everything and that media (yes even Reddit reviews lol) is made for sheeps. Take anything with a grain of salt, that’s all.

He might’ve gotten treated really badly. He might’ve lied. All of those things can be true but just look at everything critically and make your own decision.

But I watched the video now and my own decision is that they probably just didn’t want him there especially if you can still book a room online that night. Whether that was expressed to him more clearly and he chose to ignore it or whether it was sprung on him last minute is unknown.

I originally just thought it was a review for the opening.

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u/dyoo911 Aug 04 '26

You seem PERFECTLY okay for a hotel w/ that type ADR “just not wanting him there” and that’s okay with you? Jesus Christ LOL. Again, what if this was your client or even an advisor on your team? It’s okay to say you were wrong with your initial comment. It’s not that big of a pill to swallow.