Spas in Koh Samui
In the last few years, over thirty spas have opened on the Koh Samui making it one of Thailand’s fastest growing health and wellness destinations. The choices and styles of spa available on are so vast that they often seem bewildering, but there are clear distinctions in terms of the location, design and types of therapy available. The island offers indulgent, luxurious resort spas, a good choice of smart, professional stand-alone day spas and several residential fasting and health improvement programmes. There are even special treatments for kids. In terms of spa treatments, facilities and atmosphere, it’s fair to say that Samui has something for everyone.
Napasai Resort is at the top end of the scale on Samui’s north coast and is part of the Pansea Orient Express hotel group and has its own on-site spa set in two specially constructed Eurasian treatment buildings with an extensive range of massage treatments and skin therapies. 65/10 Baan Tai, Maenam, tel:+66 (0) 77 429 200, info@napasai.com.
Rai Ra spa at the newly opened Muang Samui Resort on Chaweng beach is constructed using ancient Thai architectural influences with open-air treatment rooms spread over two floors. Traditional Thai body and foot massage features highly at the Rai Ra, but there is also a good choice of wraps, scrubs and facial treatments. 13/1 moo2, Chaweng Beach, tel: +66 (0) 77 429 700, rsvn@muangsamui.com.
Peace tropical spa offers private treatment bungalows on the hillside in Bophut, and is a restful experience somewhat different from the more commercial spas. 17 Moo 1, Bo Phut, tel: +66 (0) 77 430 199, info@peacetropicalspa.com.
Eranda spa the large wooden communal massage ‘sala’ overlooks north Chaweng bay. 9/37 Moo 2, North Chaweng, Tel: +66 (0) 77 422 666, 413 828, info@erandaspa.com.
Tamarind Springs is one of the most long-standing and well respected of the independent spas on Samui at Lamai. A secluded setting provides a peaceful, tropical retreat with huge boulders scattered around green, spacious grounds and a natural steam room built into a cave in the side of the mountain. 205/3 Thong Takian, Lamai, tel: +66 (0) 77 424 221, springs@tamarindretreat.com.
Spa Samui resorts in Lamai combine guided approaches to detoxification with colonic irrigation, yoga, nutritional guidance and lifestyle counselling. Lamai Beach, tel: +66 (0) 77 424 666, www.spasamui.com.
Fasting programmes generally last from one to ten days, and involve the carefully planned consumption of fluids and dietary supplements. The stated benefits of what for many people may seem an extreme approach to wellness, include physical rejuvenation and weight loss, and also extend to increased mental ability and spiritual growth. In a similar vein, there’s the Yoga café, a popular whole food restaurant and yoga centre located in quiet and quaint Bophut fisherman’s village. The Thai style wooden building includes a fully equipped natural therapy centre where Australian naturopath, Sallie Egglestone offers homeopathic consultations and prescribes vitamins and herbal remedies, as well as giving lifestyle counselling.
At the top end of the scale, the luxury Napasai Resort on Samui’s north coast is part of the Pansea Orient Express hotel group and has its own on-site spa set in two specially constructed Eurasian treatment buildings with an extensive range of massage treatments and skin therapies. All the facial and bodywork uses the natural Ytsara product range, a French inspired collection of Thai herbal infusions that includes body scrubs, moisturizing body washes and energizing bath salts. Another choice is the Rai Ra spa at the newly opened Muang Samui Resort on Chaweng beach. Constructed using ancient Thai architectural influences with open-air treatment rooms spread over two floors. Traditional Thai body and foot massage features highly at the Rai Ra, but there is also a good choice of wraps, scrubs and facial treatments.
Beyond the high-end resorts, there also a number of excellent independent spas on the island. Baan Sabai provides traditional Thai massage and natural beauty therapies in an attractive ocean front setting right on Big Buddha beach. Peace tropical spa offers private treatment bungalows on the hillside in Bophut, and at Eranda spa, the large wooden communal massage ‘sala’ overlooks north Chaweng bay. One of the most long-standing and well respected of the independent spas on Samui is Tamarind Springs in Lamai. A secluded setting provides a peaceful, tropical retreat with huge boulders scattered around green, spacious grounds and a natural steam room built into a cave in the side of the mountain.
Establishments such as Health Oasis in Bang Po and Spa Samui resorts in Lamai combine guided approaches to detoxification with colonic irrigation, yoga, nutritional guidance and lifestyle counselling. Fasting programmes generally last from one to ten days, and involve the carefully planned consumption of fluids and dietary supplements. The stated benefits of what for many people may seem an extreme approach to wellness, include physical rejuvenation and weight loss, and also extend to increased mental ability and spiritual growth. In a similar vein, there’s the Yoga café, a popular whole food restaurant and yoga centre located in quiet and quaint Bophut fisherman’s village. The Thai style wooden building includes a fully equipped natural therapy centre where Australian naturopath, Sallie Egglestone offers homeopathic consultations and prescribes vitamins and herbal remedies, as well as giving lifestyle counselling.
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