For Pilates teachers and retreat leaders
Host a Pilates retreat in Koh Samui
We run the week. You earn US$600 for every guest.
Nothing to pay upfront · No minimum group · You choose the week
The deal
You bring your clients. We do the rest.
- US$600
- for every guest who stays the 7 nights
- US$200
- for every guest who stays 3 to 6 nights
- US$0
- to pay upfront, and no minimum group
- 14 days
- after your last guest leaves, you are paid by bank transfer
What you would earn
No venue to pay, so no week that loses money
Running a retreat yourself means paying the venue before anyone books. In a published budget for a 12-place retreat, the leader needs about US$3,660 of her own money upfront and only breaks even at 9 guests.
*What the leader takes home, including her own teaching fee, in that published example (5 nights, average guest price US$1,817). With Isla: US$600 for each guest who stays 7 nights. Your own costs, like flights, are separate in both.
What we run
Everything for your guests
Their room, with breakfast
Each guest picks a room at one of our partner places, from a beach resort to a five-star suite.
Two reformer classes a day
A morning class booked for every guest, and a second whenever there is a place. Ten wooden reformers, small groups, our own teachers.
Every transfer
Met at Samui airport, driven back at the end, and taken to the studio and back each day.
Bookings and payments
Your guests book and pay us directly. We answer their questions before they fly and look after them while they are here.
A welcome kit
Waiting in each room when your guests arrive.
What you do, if you want to
Teach as much or as little as you like
The studio every afternoon
From 1pm the studio is yours for your own sessions and workshops, at no cost.
Mornings for your group
Some mornings we can set aside for your group alone. Tell us which at least six weeks before.
Mat and dance sessions
Up to four private sessions in the week at a resort space in Bophut, free for you and your guests.
Or simply come along
You do not have to teach at all. Your guests take our classes, and you enjoy the week with them.
Where your guests stay
From US$1,640 a guest for the week
Per guest for 7 nights, two sharing a room, with everything above included, at today’s prices for a week in February 2027. Your guests pay our normal price, and your US$600 comes out of our margin, never theirs.
A four-star resort on Chaweng beach
Deluxe Room · Deluxe Villa
From US$1,640 a guest, sharing
A beachfront resort at Maenam, on the quiet north coast
Garden Villa · Seaview Garden Villa · Sunset Suite · Ocean Suite · Pool Villa
From US$2,280 a guest, sharing
Five-star beachfront suites in Bophut
Standard Suite · Duplex Suite with Private Pool
From US$3,720 a guest, sharing
Our own seaview villa in Bophut
Luxury Seaview Villa Studio
From US$2,350 a guest, sharing
Your own room is at a host rate, from about US$1,100 for the week, or stay wherever you like and pay us nothing.
A sample week
What 7 nights look like
- Day 1Your guests land in Samui. We meet them at the airport and take them to their rooms. Welcome kits are waiting.
- Days 2 to 7A reformer class every morning with our teachers. Your own session in the afternoon if you want one, and a second class for anyone who wants more. The rest of the day is the beach, the pool or the island.
- Any dayA private mat or dance session for your group at a resort space in Bophut, up to four in the week.
- Day 8A last class if flights allow, then we drive everyone to the airport.
The studio
Ten wooden reformers in Koh Samui
Isla is a reformer Pilates studio with ten wooden reformers and our own team of teachers. Your guests join small classes, and the studio is yours in the afternoons. Guests rate us 4.9 on Google from 196 reviews.
How it works
From a message to a full week
- 01
Apply
Tell us about you and your clients. It takes a minute and commits you to nothing.
- 02
Choose your week
We suggest a few weeks, or you pick any other. A few months ahead gives your clients time to book.
- 03
Share it
We make your own page with the rooms and prices. Your clients book and pay us directly.
- 04
Come, teach if you like, get paid
After the week we pay you US$600 for every guest who stayed the 7 nights.
Apply to host a week
Five quick questions. We reply within a day. Nothing is agreed until we have talked.
Questions
What teachers ask us first
- Do I have to teach?
- No. Your group takes our classes with our own teachers, so you can simply be there with them. If you want to teach, the studio is yours every afternoon from 1pm, and some mornings we can set aside for your group if you tell us at least six weeks before.
- What if only a few people sign up?
- The week goes ahead whatever the number. You earn US$600 for every guest who stays the 7 nights, from the very first one. There is no minimum and nothing for you to cover.
- Can I set my own price?
- Your guests pay our normal price, the same as anyone who books with us directly. You do not set it and you do not carry any of the cost: your fee comes out of our margin.
- When am I paid?
- By bank transfer within 14 days of your last guest checking out. Only guests who actually stay count.
- What does my own stay cost?
- Only your room, at a host rate based on what it costs us. Your classes, transfers and welcome kit are included, and breakfast comes with the room. Or stay wherever you like and pay us nothing. Your flights are your own.
- How do my guests book and pay?
- They email or message us with your name. We confirm their room with the hotel, then send a secure card link for the deposit. The balance is due 30 days before arrival, and they can cancel free until then. You never handle money.
- Can you hold rooms for my group?
- No. The hotels do not allow holds without a deposit, so each room is confirmed when that guest books. That is why we suggest choosing your week a few months ahead and sharing it early.
- When is the best time of year?
- Koh Samui is driest from February to April. The wettest weeks are usually late October to early December. You can choose any week.
- What about flights, visas and insurance?
- Guests fly into Koh Samui airport, usually through Bangkok or Singapore, and we meet every flight. Flights and travel insurance are their own. Many passports can enter Thailand without a visa; ask your guests to check the current rules for theirs.
- How do I tell my clients?
- We make you your own page for your week, with the rooms and prices and a form that credits every booking to you, and we send photos and a ready-written post.
Rather not travel? Share your own booking link instead, and earn $200 for every guest who books through it.