Leam Set Resort & Spa

Laem Set Inn is an owner-managed boutique beach hotel and restaurant on the island of Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand near the Southern Thai city of Surat Thani.

We have a wide range of accommodation ranging from rustic thatched bungalows to elegant rooms, studio suites and luxurious villas with private swimming pools and Jacuzzis ensuring a relaxing holiday in a style to suit you.

The Inn is on a large beachfront property and will delight everyone of fine taste, be you a romantic couple or a family. This is not only a paradise for children but we also have very private honeymoon suite for that special occasion. Gourmet cuisine, quality personal service, an in-house spa, health & fitness center ensure a successful Asian- Koh Samui vacation for all.

Laem Set, established in 1982, was one of the first hotels on the island. At that time there were only a dozen or so, and while this number has mushroomed to 200+, if one counts both small bungalows and big hotels, Laem Set is the only establishment maintaining the original style of Samui, but placing it in a context of fine service and world-renowned cuisine. We still have thatched seafront bungalows, and our suites are all old teak houses, dismantled and reassembled here, with interior redesign to a most comfortable and elegant standard.

Laem Set, with only 25 rooms, is completely isolated from the commercial developments on the big tourist beaches and is an ideal choice for those seeking a romantic and intimate atmosphere.

For Centuries massage has been used to assist in the healing of many common ailments. In Thailand today it is still often used for this purpose but is mainly used
as a form of stress reduction.

Hideaway Herbal Care

Body Care oils are naturally produced from rich jungle vegetation from all regions of Thailand and contain both health and beautifying properties. Using a natural selection of Thai herbs and plant extracts we have put together a range of treatments that are well suited to all skin types. These treatments can be combined with any others to create an extended Spa programme.

No animal testing has been done with any product used by Body Care.

Traditional Thai Massage

Passed down from generation to generation this ancient art uses the techniques of Acupressure & Stretching to mobilise the limbs leaving you totally revived! No oils are used.

Herbal oil Massage

Combining techniques from Traditional Thai Massage and Swedish Massage with the addition of Thai herbal oil, this massage will leave you feeling relaxed and revitalised. With six oils to choose from!

Rubdown, Swedish Massage

A full Body Massage using Thai Herbal Oils, this treatment relives stress & improves blood flow, muscle tone & skin texture. Pressure may be applied soft, medium or hard.

Neck, Upper Back & Shoulders

A great pick-me-up after a stressful day, this massage concentrates on the areas that we mostly suffer from when under stress. Pressure may be applied according to your preference.

Herbal Foot Care

A cooling foot massage using oil and lotion derived from the natural Thai herb Wild Mint. This treatment is very beneficial for reviving tired and aching feet.

Herbal Cleansing Facial

A rejuvenating and relaxing treatment using the natural Thai herbs Prai & Khamin - a great cleansing and purifying treatment.

Herbal Steam Session

Traditionally the steam room was used by locals as a remedy for healing, many ailments and skin diseases were alleviated by frequenting the herbal infused sauna. Various blends of different Thai herbs were tied together and placed in the steamer, as soon as the steam began to fill the room the vapour from the herbs was inhaled, we carry out the same procedures today in our herbal steam room. To gain maximum benefit from the steam session you should spend up to twenty minutes in the steam and then alternate between refreshing cool-down and relaxation periods.

Corrective Body Treatments

Indispensable at the beginning of your holiday or before any course of treatment. We will help you achieve your goals to firm and tone with or cooling/firming wrap, eliminate the toxins with our Detoxify massage or rematerialize your body with our revitalizing wrap.

All our corrective body treatments include a full body exfoliation, and a stress relieving scalp massage

Detox Body Massage

A detoxifying bodies massage incorporating aromatic oils of lemon, juniper berry and grapefruit designed to stimulate the circulatory and lymphatic systems. Algae is used to boost metabolism reduce fluid retention and detoxify your body.

Cellulite Wrap

This powerful wrap stimulates fat metabolism, drains toxins via lymphatic system and restructures damages to restore a smooth appearance to the body.

Papaya or Tamarind Body Scrub

Both of this hour and a half treatment use natural Thai Herbs as a base and are blended with either fresh Papaya or Tamarind to create a compound used to exfoliate the skin.

Dead Sea Delights

This black mineral enriched mud found in its natural form on the banks of the Dead Sea, is comprised of layers of sedimentary clay formed over thousands of years. The mud contains natural exfoliating agents and minerals, which act to purify and energize the skin. Dead Sea Salt Crystals are created from authentic dead sea water. This water is pumped directly from the sea into solar evaporation pools where its salts are naturally crystallized. The following treatments incorporate the delights of the Dead Sea and the purest essential oils to create two detoxifying and exfoliating treatments that are great as a pre and post sunbathing regime. Enjoy

Dead Sea Mineral Mud Wrap

The body is layered in Dead Sea Mud and wrapped in plastic and cotton sheets, this allows the mud to be absorbed into the skin and detoxifying the skin cells. After a tepid shower we complete this treatment with a specially prepared lavender body lotion. This treatment will leave you feeling totally relaxed and your body looking like new. A great after-sun treatment!

Body Salt Glo

Combining Dead Sea Salt crystals and pure lavender essential oil we create a compound which is used to exfoliate the skin. The crystals soften the skin, relax the muscles and calm the mind. The result is silky smooth skin with a radiant glow!

Half-Day Spa Packages 

Our Half-Day Packages are designed to give you the relaxation you need, all start with a Traditional Herbal Steam Session preparing you for your treatments ahead. During your stay with us you will be attended to by our professionally trained staff who are here to serve you.. Refreshments will be served during the program.

Half-Day Spa Package - One, Simply Thai...

Begin this program with a Herbal Steam Session, traditionally the steam room was used by locals as a remedy for healing, many ailments and skin diseases were alleviated by frequenting the herbal infused sauna. Various blends of different Thai herbs were tied together and placed in the steamer, as soon as the steam began to fill the room the vapour from the herbs was inhaled, we carry out the same procedure in our herbal steam room. To gain maximum benefit from the steam session you should spend up to twenty minutes in the steam and then alternate between refreshing cool-down and relaxation periods. An hour has been allocated for your steam session to prepare your mind and body for your traditional Thai massage.. The Thai massage will take two hours, although a one hour Thai massage is carried out at other spas, we prefer to offer this in its purest form and give you the time to truly unwind!

Half-Day Spa Package - Two, Dead Sea Duet..

Begin this programme with a Herbal Steam Session, an hour has been allocated to prepare your mind and body for the treatments that follow. Using natural Dead Sea Mineral Mud and Sea Salts from the banks of the Dead Sea we have prepared a special exfoliation and detoxification treatment that will leave you silky smooth and tingling all over. We begin with a body salt glo which uses a compound of dead sea salts and lavender essential oil to exfoliate the skin, following a warm shower we cover your with a generous layer of dead sea mud and wrap you in a plastic sheet for twenty minutes allowing your body to naturally detoxify. To conclude your treatment, we follow by a one hour Swedish massage using our specially prepared Lavender Body Oil..

Half-Day Spa Package - Three, Revival..

This programme is follows the same procedures as in our first package, Simply Thai..with the addition of a Herbal Cleansing Facial using the Thai herbs Prai and Kahamin which will follow the traditional Thai massage. Used by Thai women for centuries these Thai herbs are known for their skin softening and toning properties. The facial is good for all skin types and for both women and men, we do things naturally, no machines are used.

Half-Day Spa Package - Four, Herbal Indulgence..

Begin this program with a Herbal Steam Session, an hour has been allocated to prepare your mind and body for the treatments that follow. After your steam session you will be treated to a herbal body scrub using a pre prepared compound of Thai herbs and freshly pulped Papaya. We apply generous amounts of the compound all over the body using it to exfoliate the skin, once showered you will begin your one hour oil massage. Our oil massage uses a combination of Swedish and Thai massage techniques and you have six herbal oils to choose from! We complete this program with a Herbal Cleansing Facial using the Thai herbs Prai and Kahamin.

Fitness Centre

Since the Inn is a very spacious outdoor facility the necessity for a "fitness centre" as such and as found in city hotels seems less of a priority here. Mountain bikes, kayaks, swimming pools and good jogging roads with very little traffic offer healthy exercise without the contrived feel that a big room full of white machines gives. This said we appreciate that, once on an exercise program, one may wish to continue in the style to which one is used. We have graded free-weights in both hand and bench press styles and one of those white multi-muscle pulling Spanish Inquisition machines too! These are in an airy, shaded outdoor location where one can hear the singing of the birds rather than the humming of ventilation systems. There is plenty of scope to keep fit and exercised here. 

Laem Set Inn Library

The Laem Set Inn library has books about the local flora & fauna and more general reference works, -- dictionaries, atlases, etc. An entertainment section and a Non-English language section, - a wide selection in German, French, Dutch, Scandinavian languages, Italian and Japanese.

Water Activities

The kayaks, with their shallow draft are ideal to slip along inside the reef, down the coast. Their silent movement doesn't disturb wildlife. Combine this for upper body exercise with the mountain bikes for lower body exercise and you have a very enjoyable way of taking a daily workout!

We have a dozen single-seaters, one sit-in double seater one unsinkable sit-on double seater and one three-seater for families.

The pedal boats have a small glass-bottom panel to enable non-snorkelers to observe the reef. They also have built-in ice boxes and can thus be provisioned for a picnic. The South Coast of Samui has many shallow, sheltered, deserted coves within a few hundred metres of Laem Set Inn. One can paddle to these and believe that the nearest civilization was a thousand miles away. The boat's bimini-top provides shade, there are life jackets in all sizes and the boat is foam-filled and unsinkable making this a very safe family craft.

Offshore Rafting
From about mid -April until late October our steel pontoon, 10 metres long 4 metres wide, is moored in the deepwater past the reef. One can reach this by swimming, snorkeling, pedal boating or kayaking. It has a shaded area and an area exposed to the sun. In the middle, by the feet of the people in this shot, there is a "moonpool" and a ladder allowing one to enter the water between the hulls and swim in the shade.

It is brought in for annual maintenance over the winter season when the sea is often rougher.

Sailing
The line-up of small vessels at Laem Set Inn varies and changes over the months and years. We try to always have at least one sailing option. At one time it was a" Hobbie-Cat", but when that collapsed under the strain of use by multiple helmsmen it was replaced with the more robust "LASER"

Mountain Bikes

We have a fleet of mountain bikes, in adult and children's sizes which enable guests to reach the round-island bus stop, or, more pleasurably, to explore the lesser traveled paths & trails of the South Coast of Samui, the only part of the island unscathed by commercial tourism. We have special maps showing low-key points of interest and beauty unvisited by the hoards. Little local restaurants, recommended for lunch and places to refuel with a beer are marked.

Bird Watching

The South coast is predominantly dry and undeveloped. The wildness of the area gives good cover for birds and other interesting wildlife but there is very little in the way of bodies of freshwater so the multiple lotus ponds at Laem Set Inn along with the fact that we maintain an untouched "wilderness" corner of the property mean that several species of birds live and visit here. We actively protect their habitats, taking their nesting seasons into account when planning pruning of trees & bushes and we prohibit staff and contract workers from trapping them, shooting them with slingshots or in any other way molesting them.

Although we have not sighted any superbly rare specimens (there is a colony of roseate terns on a nearby reef which are rare in Thailand, if not worldwide), there are lots of very beautiful and tuneful tropical birds here. The electric blue flash of the kingfisher is a daily sight as it scavenges the tide-pool and the sunbirds and flower-peckers are everywhere. A sea-eagle passes by quite regularly. There are books on the subjects of birds, native mammals and local flora in the library and many of the suites have a pair of binoculars as part of the inventory. The astronomical telescope can be set-up for really close observation of nests.

Children's Paradise

We in have two supervised playgrounds, one with a rubberised floor and secure surrounding wall for toddlers and one for older children. A child-minding service is available. There is a glass-bottom pedal boat with bimini-top and the workers will erect a big umbrella in the shallow water on the beach for your family to play under. The mountain-bikes are also in children's sizes and there is a special little pool with bubbles for parent and baby.

This is a children's paradise but it is also a very BIG property where they can run freely without disturbing other guests. We take care over school vacation times to place families at one end of the property while putting couples and singles in other areas. There is a separate barbecue dining facility for couples who prefer to be alone at supper-time.
 
Cookery Class

Residential Thai cookery courses can also be organized at the Inn in custom-designed training kitchens in cooperation with "Tasting Places" a London - based specialist company but we can sometimes offer ad hoc half day or one day courses for our guests. If a cookery course is an essential ingredient in your stay however you should check first to ensure that this will be possible at the time of your visit.

The followings are few courses we are offering to both hotel guest and others who might be interested in Thai cooking. The price for each course is Baht 1500 per person. We only accept at least 2 people. So if you are planning to come alone then it would be Baht 3000.