Nestled in lush, tropical gardens, the Hillside Cottage Suites at The Tongsai Bay, Koh Samui provide a private sanctuary for guests, with views over the bay and sparkling ocean.
The renamed Pool Cottages are all split level and range in size from 68 to 78 square metres, with each new plunge pool being 20 square metres in size.
Elegant, traditional Thai design is present throughout each Pool Cottage. Rich, dark teak wood contrasts with the crisp, white linen and soft furnishings.
The spacious outside terraces feature al-fresco bath tubs and day loungers fringe the edge of the new infinity pools.
By night, guests are welcome to immerse themselves in the pool, or bathe under the twinkling stars in the al-fresco bath tub.
The Tongsai Bay is thoroughly committed to protecting the environment and careful consideration to this was given to the surrounding eco-system. Materials used in construction of the new pools were based on their environmental impact and those with minimal effect, were chosen.
This is in-line with the ethos of The Tongsai Bay which is to incorporate redesign, reuse items, recycle, reduce waste and replace where possible, throughout the whole resort.
“The Tongsai Bay celebrates its 30th anniversary this year,” explains Khun Gob – Thanakorn Hoontrakul, owner of The Tongsai Bay. “When my father opened the resort in 1987, not only was The Tongsai Bay the first luxury, five-star hotel on the island of Koh Samui, it also stood out as a unique and new concept in luxury travel.
“We are a traditional Thai resort, focusing on providing all our guests with exceptional hospitality and an outstanding level of service that Thailand is renowned for. The Tongsai Bay has an enviable reputation of innovating and never imitating and our new Pool Cottages reflect our ethos and strong commitment to the environment to redesign, reduce, reuse and replace. We did not build new cottages, we redesigned five of our existing cottages to create an enhanced experience for our guests.”
