Kamalaya Koh Samui

 An idyllic retreat characterised by hypnotic sea views, sublime beaches and a comprehensive wellness program, fine-tuned to individual needs.

Moo 3, Laem Set Road, Na Mueang, Koh Samui, Surat Thani 84140, Thailand 84140

Around the hotel

  • Handrails easy-to-grip
  • Marble free

Babies and young children

  • Rooms with fridges available

Bathroom

  • Detachable shower head
  • Empty surfaces adjoining washbasin in bathrooms
  • Grab rails around toilets in bathrooms
  • Standalone showers

Bedrooms

  • At least one seat with rigid arms in bedrooms
  • Blackout curtains
  • In-room ventilation is silent
  • Light switches reachable from bed
  • Phones reachable from bed

Designated accessible bathroom

  • Roll in shower

Experience

  • Lots of natural light

Hotel Policy

  • Hotel can refrigerate medication for guests

Lifts

  • Handrail in lift

Outside the hotel

  • On-site car park

Public toilets

  • Public toilets free from pedal bins

Bedrooms

  • Thermostat controlled by guest

Design

  • Maximises use of natural light
  • Sustainably sourced and/or eco-friendly building materials and practices

Dining

  • Vegan menu choices

Energy/ Emissions

  • Low energy consumption lighting

Hotel Policy

  • Food and drink locally sourced wherever possible
  • Goods and services locally sourced wherever possible
  • Low flow toilets
  • No plastic bottles
  • Single-use plastic free
  • Some food grown on site
  • Water recycling and filtering system

Housekeeping

  • Option to forego towels being laundered daily

Transport

  • Bikes available to hire or borrow nearby

Waste

  • All glass recycled
  • All paper recycled
  • All recyclable plastics recycled

Amenities

  • Fitness classes
  • Golf course nearby
  • Gym
  • Laundry service
  • Library
  • On site outdoor swimming pool
  • Sun lounger
  • Use of gym included in price

Bedrooms

  • Bathrobes and slippers provided
  • Blackout curtains

Dining

  • Outdoor dining
  • Vegan menu choices
  • Wide selection of non-alcoholic drinks

Experience

  • Lots of natural light
  • Meditation classes/workshops available
  • Mountain views from hotel
  • Views of nature from hotel

Hotel Policy

  • Bed linen made from natural materials
  • Complimentary toiletries not tested on animals
  • Food and drink locally sourced wherever possible
  • Goods and services locally sourced wherever possible
  • Hotel has corporate social responsibility policy or similar
  • No plastic bottles
  • Single-use plastic free
  • Some food grown on site

Spa

  • Body wrap
  • Facial treatments
  • Massage
  • On site spa
  • Rain shower
  • Reflexology treatments
  • Sauna
  • Steam room available

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.

Person getting hot stone treatment

Can’t Miss Experiences

Indulge in Kamalaya’s signature Three Treasures treatment, designed to promote internal harmony and balance through restorative Tui Na massage, reiki crystal healing and calming aromatherapy created with bespoke Kamalaya Essential ‘Three Treasures’ oil blends.