It was the primary five-star resort on Thailand’s Koh Samui. Now it has been rebranded as Garrya Tongsai Bay Samui, sporting a contemporary new look and refocus after important remodelling and refurbishment.

Banyan Tree Group’s Garrya is the ecologically delicate resort firm’s wellbeing-oriented household of up to date and minimalist accommodations, an method that works nicely with the unique Tongsai Bay Resort’s give attention to nature and sustainability – a perspective it took approach earlier than it was a worldwide development.

The story goes that in 1985, the late Akorn Hoontrakul, then chairman of the Imperial Lodge Group, noticed Tongsai Bay from the ocean and declared “love at first sight”. He quickly purchased the land and slept on the seaside for 3 months, planning his dream resort. In July 1987, his dream opened as the primary five-star luxurious resort on Koh Samui.

Hoontrakul bought the Imperial Lodge Group in 1993 however stored The Tongsai Bay, dwelling there till his dying in 2000. Since then, the resort has been managed by his son and daughter-in-law who’ve labored constantly for preserving nature each in Samui and internationally.

In 2021 they met with the founders of Banyan Tree Group and recognized that every held comparable beliefs for sustainability, company governance, accountable tourism, and neighborhood help.

Garrya Tongsai Bay Samui was born with the 11.3-hectare beachfront resort aiming to ensconce company in a easy, gradual, restful, and nourishing expertise.

Of the property’s 82 suites and villas, 74 function an outside bathtub with a view.

The resort is family-friendly with rooms and villas in a position to be configured to fulfill generational wants, plus the Youngsters’ Membership presents artwork lessons, out of doors video games, and wellbeing-centric actions comparable to youngsters’ yoga and stretching, with the 8lements Spa additionally catering to younger company.

One of many resort’s two swimming swimming pools is adults-only.

There are three eating places: Rhoy Rhoy! serves unpretentious Thai delicacies from a courtyard that includes sea views and there is elevated beachfront eating at Fish Tales. Evol is all about healthful consuming with vegan choices and the vast majority of elements coming from the resort’s personal backyard in addition to native farmers.

Additional culinary experiences embody candlelit dinners on the seaside and in-villa barbecues.

The property is quarter-hour by automobile from Samui Worldwide Airport with Fisherman’s Village and Chaweng Seaside close by. It joins Garrya Huzhou Lucun and Garrya Xi’an Lintong in China, in addition to Garrya Nijo Fortress Kyoto in Japan as a part of the Garrya group.

See garrya.com