How long should I stay?

Your experience at Chiva-Som is designed to facilitate lifestyle transformation under a full range of health and wellness programmes. On average, our guests stay for 10 nights on each visit to allow them sufficient time to use all of the extensive facilities and achieve success in their goals. However, your chosen retreat or your personal goals may require more or less time.  We have a minimum stay of 3 nights.

How do I prepare for my stay?

Try to reduce the amount of caffeine, alcohol and nicotine that you consume one to two weeks before your arrival.  Chiva-Som is a health resort and in this regard we try to reduce the temptation of you consuming these during your stay.  Chiva-Som is almost a non-smoking property (we have a few tables at Taste of Siam restaurant allocated for smoking only) and wine and Champagne is available only in the evenings.  We also recommend that you bring loose, casual clothing for your classes and to wear around the resort.  Sports shoes are required for physical training in the gym.

May I bring younger members of my family?

Chiva-Som has been designed for those who are ready to relax from the hustle and bustle of life and to enjoy massages, spa cuisine food, holistic treatments and fitness activities. We believe that this can be enjoyed by those between their late teens and their late eighties. Whilst we do not impose an upper age limit we do restrict our younger guests to those of 16 years or more.

What tourist attractions are there around the resort?

There are quite a few tourist attractions around Chiva-Som. We do find however that once in house many of our guests don't leave except to spend some time shopping in Hua Hin or to enjoy golf on one of five international courses. For those that would like to experience some local attractions here is a list of interesting places to visit and interesting things to do. Click for more detail

Can I connect my laptop? How can I stay in touch?

One of the purposes of a stay in Chiva-Som is to take you outside of your normal environment so that we can work on improving your health and wellness. Whilst we don't expect you to 'switch off' we would like you to concentrate on yourself rather than other activities. Facilities for staying in touch are limited but it is possible if you really want to!. The idea is for you to keep in touch with family and friends, not your work colleagues! Having said this you may bring your laptop to connect in your room.

Will I feel comfortable if I come alone?

Single guests always feel very comfortable in Chiva-Som. Some guests come alone because they prefer to spend time by themselves; others will find there is so much to do and it’s so easy to meet fellow guests that they have friends from the first day. There is a Talkers Table every night in the restaurant and both single and sharing guests are welcome to join the table.