8-Day Reformer Pilates & Beach Reset in Koh Samui

Every day of your stay there's one small-group reformer class at the Isla studio in Chaweng, a twelve-minute walk from your apartment. The classes are the studio's own regular classes, capped at ten people, so the teacher can actually see how you move and adjust each exercise to your level. The approach is strength, mobility and control — low-impact and joint-friendly rather than high-intensity. One rest day is part of the week, and evenings are always free.

What makes this different from a packed fitness camp is how much of the day is left to you. There's no afternoon programme to keep up with. After class and lunch you're free: Chaweng beach, the pool at your apartment, a massage at the studio, or a scooter to Fisherman's Village and the night market. Some people train hard every morning and do nothing else; others add on private one-to-one sessions, extra group classes or a sound bath.

You stay in a 31 m² studio apartment with one king bed, a private kitchen, a balcony over the garden, a pool with a view and free wifi. The apartment has no restaurant, which is why breakfast and lunch are at Isla Café beneath the studio. It's a genuinely compact setup — you walk over, take your class, eat, and the rest of the island is yours.

The classes are taught by a small team of reformer teachers, including a Balanced Body–certified teacher with more than 2,000 hours of group-class teaching. May, the founder, is the person who answers your messages and arranges your stay; she checks your room before confirming the booking rather than leaving it to an automated system.

Koh Samui is warm year-round. The driest stretch is usually December to April; the wettest weeks tend to be late October into early December, when rain comes in bursts rather than all day. Samui International Airport (USM) is about ten minutes from the studio, with direct flights from Bangkok and a handful of other Asian cities, and your pick-up and drop-off are included.

What's included

- Airport pick-up and drop-off (both ways) - 7 nights in a studio apartment a 12-minute walk from the studio in Chaweng - Daily breakfast at Isla Café - Daily lunch at Isla Café (฿700 of the menu each day) - A small-group reformer Pilates class every day of your stay (max 10 people) - 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 sessions, massages and sound baths (available as upgrades) - Scooter hire (available as an upgrade) - Alcoholic drinks - Personal expenses and tips