5-Night Reformer Pilates Retreat with Seaview Villa on Koh Samui

The day starts with breakfast at the villa studio in Bophut, then a 10-minute drive to the studio in Chaweng for a group reformer class. Classes are small, capped at 10 people, on ten wooden reformers. The teacher watches how you move and adjusts each exercise to your level. The approach is low-impact and joint-friendly, working on strength, mobility and control rather than intensity.

Lunch follows at Isla Café, downstairs from the studio, with ฿700 of the menu covered each day. The café has vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free options and can cater for nut allergies. After that you are driven back to the villa and the rest of the day is yours. Dinners are not included, and there is plenty nearby: Chaweng, Bophut's Fisherman's Village and the beach roads are full of places to eat.

What separates this from a standard Pilates holiday is the accommodation. You stay in the operator's own standalone villa studio on the private Sasipimon estate in Bophut, not a hotel room. It has an open-plan living room, a full kitchen, a gallery bedroom with a king bed, and a terrace with a jacuzzi looking over the bay. Free parking is included. It suits solo travellers who want quiet and couples sharing one villa.

The classes are taught by the studio's small team of reformer teachers, including a Balanced Body-certified teacher with more than 2,000 hours of group-class teaching behind her. May, the founder, is the person who answers your message and arranges your stay, and the same person checks your room before confirming the booking.

Koh Samui is warm all year. The driest months are usually December to April; the wettest weeks are usually late October to early December, and the rain tends to come in bursts rather than all day. Samui International Airport (USM) is about 10 minutes from the studio, and airport pick-up and drop-off are included. Send your flight details once booked and someone will meet you on arrival.

What's included

- Airport pick-up and drop-off - 5 nights at the operator's own seaview villa studio in Bophut - Breakfast every day - One small-group reformer Pilates class every day of your stay - Lunch every day at Isla Café (฿700 of the menu each day) - Transfer to and from the studio every day - Use of the studio between classes - Isla welcome kit on arrival

What's not included

- Flights - Travel insurance - Visa fees - Dinners - Private one-to-one reformer sessions - Extra group reformer classes - Massages - Sound baths - Scooter hire - Alcoholic drinks - Personal expenses and tips