  
The spa we know today had its origin in Bali where, for centuries, healing water and therapeutic massage were part of the
Balinese daily life.
With the tourist boom of the 80s, this local Hindu culture become a dedicated business under the name Mandara Spa.
In no time it was all over the world repackaged as a chic art of wellness.
As a resort island often compared to Bali, Phuket is naturally expected to be another spa haven. Indeed it is, though it become one only during
the last decade or so. Thai massage may have been around for centuries. But spa, at least until recently, had nothing to do with massage.
Or even with herbs, mud, wraps, peel-off masks and other skin-cleansing agents. The word, in fact, was simply the abbreviation for
Sanum Per Aqua, Greek for health through water.
Spa come to Thailand in 1993-1994 with the opening of the Oriental Spa at the Banyan Tree Spa in Phuket, and Chiva-Som in Hua Hin,
according to Naphalai Areesorn of The Thai Spa Association. The idea blended perfectly with the country's natural healing arts tradition,
natural springs, and the abundance of medicinal flora.
Today, the concept has expanded to include modern health resorts. In Samui alone, you can find contemporary spas catering to people who want
to lose weight, get in shape, simply relax, or luxuriate with pampering treatments.
They offer all elements needed for a healthy lifestyle, including nutrition, fitness activities, body treatments, medical evaluations,
behavioral management counseling, stress management, holistic health, spiritual growth, movement therapy, exercise physiology and more.
Most hotels and resorts in the city have their own in-house spas, although stand-alone spas are also all over the place.
Amata Spa
Coral Bay Resort & Spa
9 Moo 2, Tambon Bophut, Koh Samui 84320, Thailand
email: amataspa@coralbay.net
Anodas Spa
Nora Beach Resort & Spa
222 Moo 2, Chaweng Beach, Bophut, Koh Samui, 84320, Thailand
email: anodasspa@norabeachresort.com
Bandara Spa
Bandara Resort and Spa, Samui
178/2 Moo 1, Bophut, Koh Samui, 84320 Thailand
email: info@bandararesort.com
Ban Sbai Spa - Samui
59 Moo 4, Bophut, Bangrak, Big Buddha Beach, Samui 84320, Thailand
email: info@ban-sabai.com
Ban Sabai Sunset Spa
Ban Sabai Sunset Beach Resort & Spa
126/8 Moo 3, Tambon Taling Ngam, Koh Samui 84140, Thailand
email: sunset@ban-sabai.com
Bo Phut Spa
Bo Phut Resort & Spa
12/12 Moo 1, Tambol Bo Phut, Amphur Koh Samui, Suratthani 84320, Thailand
email: info@bophutresort.com
Centara Spa
Central Samui Beach Resort
38/2 Moo 3, Bophut, Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui, 84310, Thailand"
email: csvsamui@samart.com
Centara Spa
Central Samui Village
111 Moo 2, Tambon Maret, Natien Beach, Koh Samui, 84310, Thailand
email: csvsamui@samart.com
Eranda Herbal Spa
9/37 Moo 2, Chaweng Beach, Chaweng North, Samui, 84330, Thailande
mail: info@erandaspa.com
Escape Spa
Chaweng Regent Beach Resort
155/4 Moo 2, Chaweng Beach Road, Bophut, Koh Samui, 84320, Thailand
email: admn@chawengregent.com
Quan Spa
Renaissance Koh Samui Resort & Spa
208/1 Moo 4, Laem Nan Beach, Lamai, Koh Samui 84330, Thailand
email: quanspa@renaissancesamui.com
Sivara Spa
4/3 Moo 2, Bophut, Samui, 84320, Thailand
email: sivaraspa@palmreef.amari.com
Sunday Sanctuary Spa
Sundays Sanctuary Resort & Spa
165/4 Moo1 Bo Phut, Koh Samui, Suratthani, 84320, Thailand
email: contact@thesundaysresort.com
Tamarind Retreat
Tropical villas & day spa
Samui Ring Road, Thong Takian, 205/7 Moo 4, Tambon Maret, 84310 Suratthani, Thailand
email: info@tamarindretreat.com
Thalasso Spa
Samui Peninsula Spa & Resort
24/73, Moo 5, Tambon Bo Phut, Choeng Mon Beach, Koh Samui, 84320, Thailand
email: reservations@samuipeninsula.com
The Hideaway Spa
Sila Evason Hideaway & Spa
9/10 Moo 5, Baan Plai Laem, Bophut, Koh Samui 84320, Thailand
email: wellnessmanager-samui@evasonhideaways.com
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