Need to know
Rooms
40, including 38 suites.
Check–Out
Noon, check-in from 2pm, but both are flexible, subject to availability. There are two day-use rooms that guests arriving early or departing late are welcome to use, if available.
More details
Rates include breakfast from the monumental buffet, and your choice of dishes from the à la carte menu at Aha.
Also
The hotel supports sustainability initiatives and social enterprises in local Khmer communities.
At the hotel
Free WiFi. In rooms: 55-inch TV with satellite channels and streaming, iPod dock and Bluetooth speaker, tablet, minibar, free bottled water, espresso pod machine, tea bar, Organic Pharmacy bath products.
Our favourite rooms
For instant access to the sea and views of lush neighbouring islands, choose an Ocean Front Pool Villa Suite. The Beach Retreat is the ultimate for a family indulgence, with two free-standing villas, floor-to-ceiling panoramas and its own private strip of sand.
Poolside
Every room has its own pool, but if you’re feeling sociable there’s a large infinity pool for all guests, too.
Spa
Six Senses hotels pride themselves on the spa experience – at Krabey Island, the treatment menu focuses on ancient Khmer traditions and includes holistic massage and signature facials (the Wild Kashmir facial uses fragrant turmeric and lavender). There’s also a yoga pavilion, a herbal steam tent, couples treatment rooms, and the Alchemy Bar, where you can mix-and-match herbs to create your own products.
Packing tips
Bring a selection of swimming costumes – you’ll be practically living in them.
Also
The island’s not wheelchair accessible.
Children
All ages are welcome. Extra beds and cots can be added to all rooms; kids under 12 stay free.
Best for
Ages four to 12, to take advantage of The Nest kids club.
Recommended rooms
You can fit a cot in all rooms, but go for a Villa Suite if your little one isn’t that little and needs a full-size extra bed. The Beach Retreat is the move for families of four, with twin villas and a private beach.
Activities
Drop off your sprogs at The Nest kids club, where activity leaders will entertain and educate them all day long. Explore the island paradise, snorkel over vibrant coral reefs, stargaze at the observatory, or grapple with water sports in the sea.
Swimming pool
Every villa has a plunge pool, so kids can splash on their own patch. For swimming lengths, head to the large communal pool.
Meals
Children are very welcome at both restaurants; just ask for a high chair or if you need milk warming up.
Babysitting
If you want a night/day/week off parenting duties, just book a nanny in advance.
No need to pack
A buggy – the hotel will provide one.
Sustainability efforts
When you’re surrounded by this kind of environment, you don’t want to spoil it. The sustainability hub is the Earth Lab, a four-hectare market farm which supplies organic ingredients to the kitchen (including fresh eggs, daily). All cleaning products are eco-conscious, wastewater is recycled, there are solar panels for power, and there’s not a plastic straw in sight. When it comes to community, the hotel works closely with local charities to help provide safe drinking water and sanitation, and supplies scholarships, financial assistance and career advice for disadvantaged children. They also help in the protection of the endangered Indochinese silvered langurs and over 40 species of native birds.
