Our Founder


For over three decades, the core Azotels team has worked together to design, launch, and operate leading hotel and resort properties around the world. Our culture is based on trust, familiarity, and a legacy of success.

Adrian Zecha is one of the world’s leading creators and operators of award-winning, luxury hotels and resorts. As the founder of world famous Aman Resorts, the Director and Non-Executive Chairman of GHM is renowned for developing distinctive properties that redefine the destinations in which they are set.

Mr. Zecha was one of the three founding partners of Regent International Hotels Limited (RIH), where he was responsible for the development and financing of RIH’s hotel projects and the company’s rapid growth into one of the world’s leading operator/owners of luxury hotels. Mr. Zecha was also a founding shareholder and non- executive director of Rafael Hotels Limited. This joint-venture company with Georg Rafael was subsequently sold to Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

In 1988, Zecha established Amanpuri, the first Aman Resort and in so doing, reinvented the luxury vacation experience. His visionary philosophy was to create elegant, boutique accommodations with a minimalist and environmentally sensitive approach, combining intimacy and style with unparalleled service. This formula has since been replicated at Amanresorts worldwide to great acclaim. This same approach has been applied to his involvement with GHM since its inception in 1992, and has helped developed some of the most unique hotels and resorts in the world.

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What Drives Us


Azerai resorts are designed for travelers who are seeking—to be welcomed, to be captivated, to be absorbed in a place.

From the moment they set foot on property, guests are fully immersed in the culture that surrounds them. Everything—from the materials to the menu—is locally sourced and carefully crafted to guide guests through a transformative travel experience.

OUR VISION

Properties and experiences that transform a traveler’s sense of place. That’s Azerai.

Immersed in natural beauty, local craftsmanship, and seasonal delicacies, Azerai guests find themselves feeling at home in an unfamiliar place.

Guests leave Azerai with a renewed understanding of themselves, of the culture that surrounds them, and of the world and their place in it.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

The distinct pleasure of immersion. In a delicacy. A language. A place. A culture.

The relief of a familiar bed at the end of a day long exploration in an unfamiliar place.

A type of travel that invites you into a community, to learn about its customs and to share in its best-kept secrets. An experience that expands your sense of wonder and leaves you with so much more than you had when you arrived.

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