The new Lantana resort will be managed by an offshoot of Aman Resorts, whom the owners claim are the best hotel group in the world, can reveal.

GHM, Aman Resorts? sister company, will operate the Spa Resort at Lantana, which is planned to be an ultra-luxury wellness centre, hotel, residential and yachting complex.

Aman Resorts operate top of the range properties across Asia, Mexico and Morocco with prices starting at at least $500 a night.

The company is described by website blueskies.com as ?synonymous with the best in discrete luxurious accommodation. They rank amongst the best resorts and hotels in the world?.

Lanta Group chief executive David Wilk told yesterday: ?They are the best in the world. Period.

?Aman Resorts is considered the top hotel company in the world and this company, GHM, is their sister company run by all the same executives.?

The GHM hotels are listed as The Datai in Langkawi, The Legian, Bali, The Strand, Yangon, The Setai, South Beach, Miami, The Lulu in Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan, The Andaman in Langkawi, and The Chedi in Muscat, Oman.

The developers, who with fellow American businessman Don Burkett finalised the sale of the property in Sandys from John Young this year, promised no expense will be spared for guests, from personal butlers to private jet travel to Bermuda.

Work is scheduled to begin in October and the first phase of the development ? the spa, 14 spa suites, six private residences, four beachfront villas and four yacht club villas ? is earmarked for completion next October.

The entire complex, which will include 40 hotel suites, 17 beachfront villas, four corporate suites, a 25,000 square foot spa and conference centre, a 25 slip marina, gourmet restaurants, a croquet and tennis club, and a yacht club, is scheduled to be ready in 2006.

Lantana Group vice president of marketing Laird Bunch said two of the six 2-3 bedroom yacht club marinas had sold for between $1.3 and $1.9 million, while the first six residential units valued at $1.1 million to $1.7 million had also been snapped up ? with three going to Bermudians.

?Sales have exceeded our expectations and we haven?t begun formal marketing yet,? said Mr. Wilk.

?Our biggest concern is that we run out of units before we satisfy demand.?