Chiva-Som Luxury Health Resort is delighted to have been recognized as the Best Destination Spa Retreat in the World 2004 by readers of Conde Nast UK. In the past 6 years, Chiva-Som is the only destination spa to have consistently appeared in the top three of Conde Nast Traveller Reader's travel awards. For a lasting sense of inner peace, contentment and fulfillment visit Chiva-Som International Health Resort in Thailand. Located on the beachfront of the royal resort of Hua Hin, Chiva-Som, meaning Haven of Life, is a beautiful secluded world of its own hidden within 7 acres of lush tropical gardens.

With a real sense of privacy, luxury and exclusivity Chiva-Som takes a holistic approach to your wellbeing, combining ancient eastern therapies with the latest Western techniques to encompass mind, body and spirit. The Resort offers treatments for everyone from weight loss and stress reduction to total relaxation and pure pampering.

• Hotel Facilities

Relax with our extensive range of treatments such as Thai massage, Body Wraps, cleansing, firming and relaxing facials and Oriental foot rituals. Improve your fitness with Tai Chi, Qi Kong, Pilates, personal training classes or in the fully equipped gym. Calm and heal your mind and body with complementary therapies and medical services such as Che Nei Tsang, Mind Training, Shiatsu, Watsu, Reiki and many others

Outstanding facilities include indoor and outdoor salas, a bathing pavillion for aqua aerobics, outdoor pool for relaxing and sunbathing, multi-level steam rooms, plunge pools, hydro pools, a high-tech airconditioned gym, Watsu Pool and more. The medical and complementary therapies and facilities offered allow full attention to be given to the mind, body and spirit to help you achieve overall health and wellness

SPA

An initial Health and Wellness consultation with a dedicated professional will help you to select and design a personalised treatments programme to compliment your general health objectives and assist you in achieving your goals.

Your journey begins in our dedicated Male or Female Water Therapy Suite, which provides cleansing and restorative heat treatments such as sauna, steam room and jacuzzi or relaxation on a heated waterbed as you sip mineral water or iced Lemongrass Tea. Our Spa Attendants will then guide you to the Therapy Suite, which consists of a spacious layout of treatment rooms designed to suit our extensive range of treatments, including a Hydrotherapy Suite offering a comprehensive range of water therapies.

Our unique blend of traditional and advanced therapies in the tranquil and holistic Spa setting is enhanced by the caring nature of our dedicated team of Thai therapists, who will nurture you through the rejuvenating and healing process as you achieve total wellness to mind body and spirit.

Spa Menu:

Facial Therapy Body Therapy Massage Therapy

Hydro Therapy Hand & Foot Therapy Grooming

Ayurveda Therapy Hair Therapy In Room Bathing

Spa Lifestyle Pure Source Therapy

• Restaurants & Dining

Spa cuisine of Asian and Western specialities prove that low calorie, nutritious food can be a gourmet experience. Fruit and vegetables from Chiva-Som's organic garden feature on the delicious menu. Should you need to lose weight, a qualified dietician can recommend a realistic programme in order to help you achieve your target. Cleansing diets are also available

You will be delighted to know that the cuisine in Chiva-Som has won many international awards for outstanding spa cuisine (notably the Conde Naste Award for best Spa Cuisine) and that you will be given a 'treat of the culinary senses' when you check into Chiva-Som. Our concept is to provide healthy cuisine but with so much flavour you will never notice its good for you! We will introduce you to the freshest produce delicately mixed with fresh herbs and spices, flavours which will scintillate the senses and create delicious dining experiences. Our view of spa cuisine is that the moderation should be in the ingredients not the flavour. Our chefs specially design each daily menu to offer the widest range of dishes to suit a healthy lifestyle whilst satisfying your appetite for great tasting dishes. We include the tenderest steaks, the tastiests lamb, the softest chicken, the most delicate fish, the freshest vegetables and we combine them with local herbs and spices to produce great tasting dishes.

It is in our philosophy that our guests take away not just a memory but also an experience, which is why all of our dishes can be made at home using ingredients that can be purchased anywhere. We also offer spa cooking classes and the Chiva-Som cookbook where the secrets of a healthy diet can be truly learned and applied at home.

Check out some of our recipes and see how we manage to make great tasting dishes at affordable calories!

• Room Amenities

With just 57 stylish rooms, the Thai-style pavilions provide privacy with traditional charm, and the ocean-view rooms and suites boast spectacular views of the Gulf of Thailand. The interiors are decorated in a simple yet elegant style to provide an ideal environment to soother your mind and comfort your body

Chiva-Som rooms offer luxury and comfort with fittings and features providing a perfect balance between Thai beauty and Western standards. From the marble bathrooms to the Thai sculptures to the individual DVD players in each room your creature comforts are taken care of.

The Ocean View rooms in the main building all face the Gulf of Thailand and Chiva-Som outside pool. Each offer private balconies or terraces for drinking in the fresh air and relaxing atmosphere of Chiva-Som. For double or twin occupancy the Ocean View rooms are ideal for listening to the soft lapping of the sea

Experience the real feel of Thailand by staying in one of Chiva-Som Thai Pavilions. Built in seclusion around the lake, they offer a calm, peaceful atmosphere close to the beautifully kept gardens. Watch the carp gliding in the lake from your sala and enjoy that sense of tranquility that comes from being close to nature.

Chiva-Som suites are in the main building and all look out to the Gulf of Thailand. Choose from the Herbal Suite, Fragrance, or Rain Forest Suites. The Herbal Suite and Fragrance Suites are two room suites featuring a much larger outdoor terrace area for those who enjoy relaxing on their own terrace overlooking the sea.

The Rainforest suites offer a larger lounge area, which adjoins the bedroom, a larger outdoor terrace area, and features a bathroom with two basin areas, ideal for couples traveling together. The bathroom also features a separate bath to shower area, which allows guests to take advantage of some of the bath treatments available in one's room. Including in these suites is an adjoining dressing table and changing area. These suites can be made into two bedroom suites by combining them with an Ocean View Room.

Chiva-Som top suite is The Golden Bo Suite. This suite is located in the main building of Chiva-Som, and has views of the Gulf of Thailand from both the bedroom and living areas. The Suite as an extensive entrance lobby which features Thai artifacts and materials. The entrance foyer leads into the lounge area which features ample sitting area for 4 people, with a state of the art stereo system, DVD and television. Double wooded doors lead into the master bedroom where all walls are covered with traditional Thai Silk giving a truly luxurious feel to the bedroom. A private bathroom including a Jacuzzi, changing area and dressing table are featured off the main bedroom area.

All suites at Chiva-Som come with a private butler who offers 24-hour service to guests.

• Hotel Address

Chiva-Som International Health Resort 73/4 Petchkasem Road, Hua Hin, Prachuab Khirikham 77110