Wellness by the beach

Back from a wellness stay on a beautiful tropical beach, just 2.5 hours by car from Bangkok. Barai is a holistic spa resort set in lush gardens, a great place to restore body and soul.

I find Barai very pleasant and personal. You can tailor-make your own programme of treatments, which I really appreciate. You can go all out for detox, fitness or weight loss or just eat healthy food and get into a relaxed and harmonious mood with massages, personal yoga teacher and so on.

The beach is super long so you can walk for hours, which is very nice for beach walkers.

I really like their beach restaurant a few steps from my room...

Located just outside the room area, the restaurant lies very beautifully on the beach. They serve breakfast lunch and dinner. There is a very private feeling here. But guests can also eat in any of the many restaurants situated next door at the Hyatt Regency, just a few minutes away.

Barai is very exclusive - there are just 8 suites.

Welcome...

The suites are all spacious and elegant, each with its own private spa area and balcony or garden with plunge pool.

Lots of space

Huge comfortable beds

If you want to be with your family and children, you can stay at the Hyatt Regency Club next door (owners of Barai), enjoy all activities and still use the Barai spa. 

 The spa is elegant, with the feel of a temple. The architect was inspired by a visit to Angkor Watt.

Exquisite Barai spa 

The Barai spa offers individual treatments like therapeutic and relaxing massages, beauty care, scrubs and wraps.  Recently they introduced 5 full lifestyle programmes of 3 to 7 days, for relaxation, weight loss, detox, fitness and a bespoke yoga journey with personal goals, complimented by a new healthy menu.

Detox and rejuvenation

A few images from Kamalaya – before I talk about detox…

Detox at its most delicious...

My new friend Esra, a lovely woman
from Istanbul, also enjoying Kamalaya

Clive, the GM is making sure that
all guests are happy 

With Kate Leff, Sales & Marketing Manager

I was actually saying goodbye to Kate...all detoxed.

And now for some serious detox talk… the latest big thing in the spa world.

Kamalaya has excellent stress-reduction and weight loss programmes but it seemed to me that most guests at Kamalaya are on detox, choosing from  three levels: beginners, basic and advanced programmes for the seriously detox minded…

These various programmes run from 3 to 14 nights.

With any package you get full board which can include ordinary healthy meals (even a la carte) or a set detox menu, along with a bio-impedance analysis, a wellness consultation and free holistic activities.

In the beginner’s package you also get a detoxifying body wrap and an oil massage, along with some nice foot and hand massage. On top of that beginners get a taste of  the real detox stuff: Taoist abdominal massage (Chi Nei Tsang), farinfrared saunas and lymphatic drainage therapy. For the more advanced detoxers the 7 to 14 night packages include many more sessions of abdominal massage and infra red sauna treatment  as well as colon hydrotherapy…

At the pinnacle of purification, here is part of a 14 night comprehensive detox package. In addition to a Thai massage and a lot else, the serious stuff is:

• 4 x 30 minute Chi Nei Tsang (Taoist abdominal massage)
• 4 x 60 minute Chi Nei Tsang (Taoist abdominal massage)
• 13 x 30 minute Far Infrared Sauna
• 4 x 60 minute Colon Hydrotherapy
• 5 x 90 minute Lymphatic Drainage Therapy
• 2 x 60 minute Oriental Herbal Detoxifying Body Scrub & Wrap
• 1 x 60 minute Traditional Asian Foot massage
• 1 x 60 minute Indian Head massage
• 1 x 60 minute Sodashi Pure Radiance Facial
• 3 x 60 minute Personal Training sessions
• 1 x mid Detox Consultation

Detoxed, equals new born – and a challenge to keep pure, happy  and radiant by living and eating healthily on return home, inspired by the delicious healthy cuisine at Kamalaya …

See our web page on Kamalaya for more general information about the resort. With our strong interest and expertise in spa holidays, we can create the perfect package for you. If you are not convinced about going all out for detox, we can suggest a combi of slimming, fitness and detox...to have you glowing with well-being!