Amangani ranks #8 on our 2026 list of the best family hotels in the world. The case below explains why — the kids’ programme, the suite layout, the pool depths, and the alternatives we measured it against.
“40 suites on a ridge above the valley with the full sweep of the Tetons visible from every window. The most dramatic setting of any Aman in North America.”
The hotel itself
Amangani sits on the East Gros Ventre Butte — a ridge that rises above the valley floor east of downtown Jackson — at an elevation that provides unobstructed sightlines across the entire Teton range. The hotel was completed in 1998 as the first Aman property in North America, and the 40 suites were designed with the specific intelligence that characterises the Aman portfolio at its best: the building disappears into the landscape rather than announcing itself against it, the materials are drawn from the surrounding geology (redwood, sandstone, concrete), and every room faces west toward the mountains. The infinity pool on the western terrace is the hotel's defining experience and one of the finest hotel views in the United States — the Tetons across the valley at any light, but particularly at dusk when the range turns the specific pink that geological photographers plan around. The Dining Room serves the valley's finest cuisine in a room that knows it doesn't need tablecloths to justify itself. The spa operates at the level the room rate implies.
For a Jackson Hole honeymoon at the highest level, Amangani provides the view that makes the question of whether to stay in Teton Village or downtown Jackson irrelevant — it is above both, facing neither, looking only at the mountains that are the point of being here.
Why it works for a family
Mountain-resort families need different things from beach-resort families. Ski-in/ski-out is non-negotiable for trips with kids who don't want to walk in ski boots. The kids' ski school has to be on the property, and the children's room programme needs to handle both ski mornings and après-ski hot-chocolate afternoons. The fireplaces in the suites matter more than the spa (though the spa is also welcome at the end of the day).
Aman is unusual on a family list. Most Amans are calibrated for adults — adults-only by design at Tokyo and New York, and the wellness-and-architecture ethos is built for couples rather than children. The Amans that earn family-list inclusion are different: Amangani's mountain villa programme, Amanyara's beachside compound, Amankora's circuit through Bhutan. These are the Amans where the kids' programme exists and the architecture has space for a family. They are not the Aman default.
Where it ranks against rivals
For a 2026 family trip at this level, the most direct comparisons are One&Only Reethi Rah in Maldives (#7 on this list), Amanyara in Turks And Caicos (#9 on this list), Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach in Palm Beach (#6 on this list). Amangani earns the higher rank for one or two specific reasons covered in the verdict above — usually a combination of kids’ programme depth, suite configuration, and the parent restaurant that holds when the meeting goes long. The other properties are not lesser hotels — in some cases the answer for your particular trip is the runner-up.
Practical: getting in
Address: 1535 E Butte Rd, Jackson, WY 83001, USA. Family-suited categories — the connecting suites, the multi-bedroom villas, the rooms with sofa beds plus a separate king — book six to twelve months ahead in school holiday peaks (Christmas, Easter, summer). The full review at the hotel page has current rates, the room categories worth paying up for, and the kids’ programme details. Use the family occasion page for the broader context, or the Jackson Hole city guide for what else to do while you’re there.