This Small Thai Island Is a Global Wellness Destination
"Banyan Tree Samui is a collection of 88 villas on a peninsula of sweet plumeria and coconut palms. The resort offers a spa with a 150-minute Sukhothai Heritage experience, including a stretch-focused Thai massage, coconut facial, and invigorating brown-rice-and-barley scrub. The spa also features the Rainforest, an elaborate hydrotherapy circuit with a monsoon-simulating Rainwalk, sauna, steam, Swiss and cold-bucket showers, an ice fountain, and a 66-foot long vitality pool. The Wellbeing Sanctuary villas include yoga mats and resistance bands. Guests can dine at Saffron restaurant, offering dishes like pomelo-and-crab salad and massaman curry." - Adam Erace Adam Erace Adam Erace is an award-winning food and travel writer, restaurant critic, and cookbook author. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and three maniacal rescue dogs. His favorite country is Mexic
