Reviews of Absolute Sanctuary, Koh Samui (Thailand)

Ik heb het als een hele fijne, ontspannende, inhoudelijk gericht op anti-stress, programma ervaren. Het had voor mij wellicht wat meer uitgesmeerd mogen worden over meerdere dagen. In mijn geval ga je toch wel van de ene afspraak naar de ander. Hoewel dit ook mede door mijzelf kwam, extra behandelingen ingepland en pilates-en yogalessen gevolgd. Het eten is heel fijn, voelt enorm gezond, heel smaakvol allemaal. De medewerkers zijn allemaal erg begaan, enorm dienstverlenend, vriendelijk en zorgzaam. Tijdens mijn verblijf ook erg leuke overige gasten, waardoor het een overall extra leuk en fijn verblijf was. Een aantal kleine dingen wat wellicht beter kan: zijn nogal extreem strikt in het aanpassen van eventuele eetwensen die niet binnen het budget vallen, bijv. De vraag of er ook mango bij het fruitontbijt kon ipv Papaya, tbv de afwisseling. Hierin zijn ze wat stug en niet echt flexibel. Tevens zou het niveau van het Engels wat verbeterd kunnen worden van massage-en restaurant personeel. Soms bracht dit onnodig wat onduidelijkheden met zich mee. Al met al ben ik uitermate tevreden en zou ik zeker nogmaals deze of een andere reis naar Absolute Sanctuary boeken.

Het blijft geweldig. Ook na drie keer in de herhaling is het nog steeds voor herhaling vatbaar!

I stayed there for 3 nights with a friend who has gone back there 6 times in the past 4 years. 

The service was tip top from ALL their members of staff. They were all very attentive and friendly; well groomed and knowledgeable and confident in their areas of responsibilities.

The resort has only 38 rooms so it was very peaceful - perfect for a yoga state of mind.

Rooms are very spacious, clean and comfortable. Their restaurant, the Love Kitchen, (cute name), serves very healthy and organic dishes and health juices - not all fab but were all very well prepared, presented and wholesome. I enjoyed the complimentary veg broth which is highly recommended for anyone on a detox. Yums!

They screen movies nitely at their function room where we were each provided with a wide comfortable deck chair with a pillow/bolster and blanket each.... superb pampering.

They are 12 mins car ride away from shopping belt, Chaweng, and complimentary shuttle is available several times a day. Also about 15 mins away from the airport so visiting Absolute Sanctuary was really of very little effort.

It's a resort that has everything you need: yoga, massages, talks, etc... I'd definitely go back there again.

If you are looking for a detox holiday this is the place to go. All the treatments are very good and the staff is very attentive and keep you on schedule with all what you have to do as your dialy detox routine in a very friendly way. They have yoga and pilates on a dialy basis too which is very good and teh pool is a good size for a quiet swim - if you still have any energy left!

Rooms are lovely although on the basic side, but confortable enough and you can even hire a DVD player for your dialy early nights.

I've stayed twice now, first on a 5 day Spa Holiday programme and most recently a seven day yoga programme, and definitely plan to return sometime next year. It's a lovely place, with friendly, charming and helpful staff, clean and comfortable rooms and excellent spa and yoga facilities, with a variety of classes catering to all levels. The pool is gorgeous, and it's a relatively short walk to Choeng Mon beach. 

I noticed that since my first visit in November, they'd taken on board the suggestions about increasing the number of lounge chairs around the pool as far as possible, and during my week there most recently, it was not busy so I never had any difficulty getting a chair. I love the toiletries in the rooms - they come in big pump bottles, rather than little plastic bottles that are replaced every day. My only criticism on reflection is the limited selection of meals available on the yoga programme menu as opposed to other programmes (the spa holiday and "Be Fit" programmes, for example). Some of the Love Kitchen's best dishes were not on it, and I didn't understand why. Why couldn't all the vegetarian dishes on offer be included on the menu? Also, only some of the yoga menus had noted whether the dish was vegan, gluten free etc - all menus should have these marked. But this is a minor issue. I'd definitely recommend it for a healthy, relaxing break in a beautiful and warm environment.

Absolute Sanctuary is just as the name says. Rooms are very clean.. Pool area is great.. For those looking for a detox program, there are plenty of options to choose from. Daily yoga and massages were included in my package. As for the detox itself, I was on a full-fast no food program. I never really felt hungry throughout the experience. The program is designed to spread your detox juices and supplements throughout the day so you avoid hunger pangs.. Vegetable broth is also available at anytime incase you cant make it to your next juice! A shuttle runs almost hourly to either Chaweng or Changmon Beaches. In case you need to get away from the resort for a few hours. This was my first experience with a detox and I'm really glad I chose to do it at Absolute Sanctuary! 5 days after finishing my program, the weight is continuing to drop and my energy levels are rising!! I highly recommend A.S. if your looking for a program like this..