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Perched on Koh Samui’s stunning southern coastline, Kamalaya offers a transcendent hotel experience where wellness, luxury and nature combine to offer one of the island’s most beguiling stays. You’ll find the Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary & Holistic Spa perched over a secluded stretch of beach, with impeccable vistas over the Gulf of Thailand, scene-setting banyan trees and a lush jungle hillside providing respite from the tropical sun. An ancient meditation cave completes the package, allowing for moments of pure serenity in a space whose spiritual lineage can be traced back hundreds of years.

Guest rooms are available in an abundance of forms, with sun-kissed hillside suites boasting inspiring sea views and large split-level villas tucked inside the lush jungle interiors for utmost serenity and calm. All Kamalaya’s rooms, suites and villas are intentionally minimal: with neutral colours, indigenous art and large cosy beds found throughout. Some rooms are finished with a simple but inspiring view over the gardens, while many villas offer plunge pools and terraces with striking views over Koh Samui’s beaches. Choose the beachfront villa, built atop granite boulders and set directly on the secluded private beach, for divine evenings spent in the company of the ocean and the stars.

Covid 19: to see the steps Kamalaya is taking to keep guests safe, please visit https://kamalaya.com/covid-measures. A precisely curated experience awaits at Kamalaya, with each stay shaped by a personalised consultation that aims to fine-tune services to every guest’s physical, spiritual and emotional needs (think spiritual therapies, specialist massages, acupuncture, and life coaching sessions).

Treatments take place in the vast open spa (with soul-cleansing sea views), while swimming pools, steam cabins, meditation halls, thermal plunge pools and an enthralling private meditation cave complete Kamalaya’s impressive spa facilities. All 16 guest rooms as well as the Superior Suites are equipped with black-out blinds. The villas will soon follow.

Digital Detox is a core principal at Kamalaya with no WiFi available in public areas reconnecting guests to nature and the environment. At the core of the Kamalaya retreat is a healthy, heavily refined food experience spread across two al fresco restaurants, with menus derived from the ancient healing traditions of China and India, and an emphasis on healthy eating habits over traditional dieting. Expect to eat plucked-from-the-sea fresh seafood and lovingly prepared seasonal vegetables alongside freshly squeezed juices and wheatgrass shots. Plentiful organic produce is grown onsite including lime, Thai basil, ginger, kaffir lime, roselle, betel leaves, lemongrass, papaya, fig, olive, mango. There are cooking classes teaching the back-to-basics methods used at the retreat too, alongside regular workshops led by an extensive directory of holistic practitioners. 

Kamalaya provides direct access to everything from kayaking and diving the nearby corals to jungle hikes and an intriguing Pilgrims Trail that leads guests along an atmospheric collection of Spirit Houses, often adorned with colourful offerings like vibrant flowers and brightly coloured foods and drinks.

Sun-seekers should note that rooms with direct lift access are in the Superior Suites building the Superior Suite Sea View rooms on the second floor and third floor along with the Penthouse Pool Suite also on the third floor. And while no specific children’s activities are available due to the holistic, adult-focused nature of the retreat, 1 child is permitted per room, making Kamalaya less suitable for a classic family getaway.