The Tongsai Bay
Koh Samui, Thailand
Since opening in 1987, The Tongsai Bay has established itself as the leading family owned hotel on the tropical island of Koh Samui, Thailand. Hidden amongst 28 and a half acres of breathtaking natural beauty and wrapped around a private bay, the hotel is renowned for its privacy and tranquility, its passionate love for the environment and last but not least, the friendliness of its staff.
The hotel’s bay is private and completely free of beach vendors. It offers complimentary non motorized water sports — kayaks, windsurfs, hobbie cats, stand up paddle boards and snorkeling equipment. Please note to keep the peace and ensure it has a great bay for swimming it does not offer motorized water sports.
The Tongsai Bay is surrounded by amazing nature — 28 and a half acres of lush green natural landscape wrap around the hillside overlooking the bay that welcomes over 66 different species of birds.
The design embraces space — with only 83 suites, cottages and villas it’s not a hotel that was designed based on revenue per square meter. It has generous land space and balconies for all guests to enjoy the beautiful views from. All rooms have sea views, all have outside outdoor bathtubs with the exception of 8 Beachfront Suites on the ground floor. The hotel features different kinds of accommodation — from standard Cottage Suite (68 sq.m.) to the largest Akorn Villa.
The Tongsai Bay is a family run hotel with over 20 staff that have worked here for more than 20 years that offer personalized yet unobtrusive service.
The Tongsai Bay is 10 minutes from Chaweng beach, 10 minutes from Fisherman’s Village and 10 minutes from the airport.
Prana Spa, set amidst the hotel’s natural green surroundings, provides a haven of relaxation and beauty with a selection of therapeutic, healing and restorative treatments. Treatments range from pure relaxation to those designed specifically to help control or decrease stress and thereby lessen susceptibility to stress-related problems.
The main free form 50 metre fresh water pool and separate children’s paddling pool area both offer, sun-loungers with parasols and side-tables. Sunbeds also flow just metres from the main pool onto the beach sand. ’Half moon’ swimming pool is found half way up the hillside on the pathway from the Po-Lad Beach Bistro to villas. This pool offers spectacular views of the bay and total tranquility.
The resort secluded
Located at the back of the main pool area, The Exercise Room offers treadmills, bikes, steppers, rowing machine, weights and multi-purpose exercising units. The floodlit tennis court, located high on the hill by the main entrance to the resort is available for complimentary use from 07:00 — 21.00 daily.
Local handicrafts, clothing, jewelry, and other holiday essentials such as sunscreen etc. can all be found at Tongsai Gift Shop across from the main Lobby entrance.
Dining seaside at Po-lad Beach Bistro for Lunch or Dinner is a casual affair with a large array of cuisine options. Lunch ranges from share platters, salads and a multitude of burgers, sandwiches, wraps, pizzas, pastas and Thai dishes. Dinner takes you in a different direction of flavors and style from home style comfort foods to western Asian fusion.
Chef Chom’s was named after Chef Piengchom Dhadahbanand who was previously a Chef in the Thai Royal household and has trained over 500 chefs and cooks her illustrious career. After many years at The Tongsai Bay she has handed the skills of traditional Thai cuisine down to our current Chef Chom’s kitchen brigade lead by Sous Chef, Chef Nancy. The focus of Chef Chom’s is to provide traditional Thai cuisine that is authentic to the region in which it originated whilst using the highest quality of ingredients, presented in an eclectic style that draws on different flavors throughout the whole of Thailand.
The Butler’s is a Tapas and Wine Bar. Tapas dining is defined as a style of ordering multiple small plates of different foods that is enjoyed with drinks. Chef has created a menu that offers both Mediterranean and Asian influenced tapas while bar team offers a selection of wines by the glass and bottle and of course jugs of Sangria! Butler’s is a warm intimate space that can seat up to 26 guests in total and is open only on selected nights, it is therefore highly recommended to book in advance.
There is simply no better way to dine than privately by candlelight with a personal Chef and Waiter on hand to create the most memorable of evenings. The hotels’ events team needs the smallest of your time and assistance to work with you on your preferred date, time and your selection from our specially crafted private dining menus.