TreeHouse Villas

At the hotel

Paid water activities and laundry service on request, beach volleyball and table-tennis equipment, beach chair, and free WiFi. In rooms: air-conditioning, smart TV, DVD player, smart door-lock system, Bluetooth sound-system, free bottled water, minibar, coffee machine with Boncafé pods, tea-making kit, bathrobes, slippers, and Lemongrass House bath products.

Our favourite rooms

While the beachfront pool villas have their undeniable charms, we won’t be persuaded away from our first choice: the TreeHouse Villa. With two floors (one outdoor and one indoor) stacked on top of each other and cradled in sprouting tropical plant life, these villas combine the best of the jungle with the beach and bay still within easy reach. The first-floor balconies, designed for romantic moments for two, give a real sense of suspension in the tree canopy itself. And let’s be honest, whose inner child can resist the lure of a treehouse?

Poolside

As well as the private plunge pools in each villa, there’s also an unheated chlorinated pool by the Roots restaurant and bar, which you can use from 7am to 7pm.

Spa

The Serenity Spa (around 100 metres from the TreeHouse Villas site and shared with its neighbouring sister hotel, Paradise Koh Yao Resort) is open daily from 11am to 8pm. Its lush jungle setting helps kick off the journey to relaxation and healing, which continues as you hit the herbal steam cave and waterfall plunge pool. Book in advance to enjoy treatments such as aromatherapy and Thai massage, performed using all-natural herbal products, in one of the six open-air treatment rooms overlooking the waterlily pond and rice fields. Personal-training sessions are also available, as are group or private yoga sessions in the scenic beachfront space.

Packing tips

Yoga gear (the good stuff, not the elderly leggings) and a list of upbeat podcasts to work through in this supremely relaxing location.

Children

TreeHouse Villas is for guests aged 16 and over.

Sustainability efforts

There’s a strong focus on sustainable tourism, from the natural materials and upcycled pieces in the guest villas to the eco-friendly, locally made bath products. The open-air jungle spa has been constructed in wood to blend with the natural environment. The hotel employs local people, training them in key hospitality skills and in how to protect and preserve the locality. There’s a monthly native tree-planting programme, and much of the vegetables and herbs for the restaurant are grown in the organic garden. Efforts are made to conserve water and energy across the site, turning off the power to things like air conditioning and lighting when they’re not in use. In-room bamboo bins have separate compartments for separating waste for recycling or reuse.