Reformer pilates retreat · Koh Samui, ThailandCome back moving like you did ten years ago.
A reformer class every morning, the sea every afternoon, and nothing to organise. Stay three nights or three weeks — you pick the dates.
From ฿12,750 for 3 nights, everything in per person · ≈US$390
Nothing is charged today. A person confirms your room first, usually the same day.
Who it is for
A holiday with pilates in it, done properly
A reformer class every morning with a teacher who knows your name, and the rest of the day yours — the beach, the island, a book, nothing at all. Some people come to move better after a year at a desk or an injury; some just want a holiday that leaves them feeling better than when they arrived. Both get the same week. Solo travellers, couples, first-timers and long-time practitioners all book it, and you do not need to have touched a reformer before.
What to expect: one class a day, small, and early enough that the afternoon is free. The rhythm is slow on purpose. Chaweng's restaurants and nightlife are a short taxi away when you want them; they are just not what the week is built around.
What changes
What a week of this does
You sleep
Usually by the third night. An hour of real work every morning, sun, sea, and no alarm you did not set.
The ache goes quiet
Small classes with a teacher watching you, not a room. A neck or a low back that has been asking for attention for months tends to stop asking around day four.
You know what to keep doing
By the end, your teacher knows your body well enough to tell you what to carry on with at home, and what to stop. The week is the start, not the point.
A day here
The same shape, however long you stay
Not an itinerary to keep up with. This is simply what a day looks like, and it holds whether you have three nights or three weeks.
- EarlyCoffee, and the sea before it gets hot. Nobody expects you anywhere yet.
- MorningReformer, in a class of ten or fewer. Your teacher already knows what your shoulder did yesterday.
- LunchAt Isla Café downstairs if you like, or anywhere along the beach road.
- AfternoonYours. The pool, the beach, a massage, a scooter to a side of the island you have not seen — or nothing at all.
- EveningDinner if you want company, your own terrace if you do not. Chaweng and Fisherman’s Village in Bophut are both a short ride away and full of places to eat.
A class a day is the shape, not a rule. Skip one and nobody minds; a rest day is part of how the week works.
Everything handled
What every night includes
One price, paid once. No class packs to top up, no taxi to negotiate at midnight, no working out where to eat on your second day.
A room you choose
A studio apartment a short walk away, our own seaview villa studio, or a suite at a beachfront resort — breakfast included with every one
A reformer class every day
One group class each day you are here, booked before you land — you never arrive to find it full
Your ride to the studio
There and back, every day of your stay — getting anywhere else is yours
Both airport runs
Met when you land and driven back when you leave — no negotiating a taxi at midnight
The studio, between classes
Come in and use it whenever you like, not only at your class time
An Isla welcome kit
Waiting for you when you arrive
And what you can add
A private one-to-one, massage, lunches at the café, a sound bath, a scooter — each priced on its own, so you see exactly what it adds
Where you sleep
Same retreat. You choose the room.
The classes, the food and the teaching do not change with the room — only the bed does, and how far you are from the studio. That is why the entry price is what it is, and why nobody is priced out of the retreat by a villa they did not want.
Five places to stay: a studio apartment a twelve-minute walk from the studio, our own seaview villa studio, a four-star resort on the sand at Chaweng, beachfront suites at Bophut (one of them with a pool of its own), and garden and pool villas on the beach at Maenam. What is free changes with the dates, so the prices come with the dates.
Not ready to pick dates?
Tell us roughly when. We will send you the options.
Rooms, prices and what your week could look like, from a real person at the studio, usually the same day. No payment, no commitment.
How it works
Any dates, any length
Stay 3 nights or three weeks — you pick the dates, and the price follows the calendar rather than a fixed package.
- 01
Pick your dates
Arrival, how many nights, how many of you. The price is worked out night by night, so a stay that crosses a season is charged fairly for each part of it.
- 02
Choose your room
Every room we can offer for those exact nights, priced for your party, cheapest first — our own villas and the partner properties a few minutes away.
- 03
Add what you want
Private one-to-one reformer, massage, lunches, a scooter. Everything optional, each priced so you can see what it adds — your ride to the studio is already included.
- 04
We confirm, then you pay
We check the room is genuinely free — usually the same day — and only then send a link for the 50% deposit. The balance is due 30 days before you arrive.
What people say
About the classes the retreat is built on
Three of the studio’s public reviews, as written.
“It was my first time trying Pilates. The atmosphere was great, the coffee was so good, and the instructor was excellent.”
“Highly recommend, beautiful studio and class was small size”
“A super comfortable studio with reformers — everything is beautiful and clean. Just perfect for practice, and downstairs there’s a café with delicious food and coffee.”
Who teaches
The studio’s own teachers, all year round
Your classes are the studio’s classes, taught by the people who run them every week — not an instructor flown in for the season.
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The small print, in full
What you are agreeing to
- Asking costs nothing
- Choosing dates does not charge you and does not commit you. We check the room is genuinely free — usually the same day — and only then send a link to pay.
- 50% on confirmation
- A 50% deposit once we have confirmed the room, which is what holds it; it depends on the room, and yours is shown before you ask. The rest is due 30 days before you arrive; we email you before then and nothing is ever taken automatically.
- Some rooms are stricter
- A few of the properties we book into are non-refundable from the moment the deposit is taken, and one asks for a refundable cash deposit at check-in. Whichever room you pick, its own terms are on the screen before you request it — never afterwards.
- Paying
- Card or bank transfer, in Thai baht. An international transfer can carry a 5% surcharge from the receiving bank; paying by card avoids it.
Asked every week
Before you enquire
- How many nights should I stay?
- Anything from three to thirty — you pick. Three nights is a real reset, and most people feel it by the third class. A week lets the body settle into it. Longer stays are for people who want the change to stick, and the price is simply per night.
- I have never done pilates.
- You are exactly who this is for. Classes are small and the teacher adjusts for the mixed levels in the room; if you want a private one-to-one to set your baseline, it is there as an add-on when you book.
- How fit do I need to be?
- Moderately. The format is low-impact and joint-friendly — if you can walk a beach, you can do this week.
- I am travelling alone.
- Many guests do. The morning class gives you company without anyone organising your evenings, and the rest of the day is as social or as quiet as you want it.
- Can I bring someone who does not do pilates?
- Yes. Tell us on WhatsApp who is coming and who is training, and we will price the stay for you both — the room for two, the classes for one.
- What about meals and dietary needs?
- Breakfast is included with every room: at the hotel, or at Isla Café, downstairs from the studio, for the studio apartment. Lunch at Isla Café is an add-on — a single lunch, a pack, or daily credit — and evenings are yours. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and nut allergies are all catered for at the café.
- When is the best time to come?
- The studio runs all year. Koh Samui is driest from about December to April; the wettest weeks usually fall between late October and early December, and even then it rains in bursts, not all day. Prices follow the calendar, so quieter months cost less.
- What should I bring?
- Clothes you can move in, grip socks (sold at the studio if you forget), and whatever you want for the beach. The reformers, the ride and the welcome kit are ours.
- Cancellation and payment?
- Asking costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Once we confirm the room you pay half, and the rest 30 days before you arrive — by card or bank transfer, in baht. You can cancel free of charge up to 30 days before you arrive and your deposit comes back in full; after that the booking is non-refundable, but you can move your dates instead, subject to availability. The five-star beachfront suites are the one exception: non-refundable from the moment the deposit is paid, and it says so before you request them.
Before you book: from the blog
- A pilates retreat for couples, even when one of you does not do pilates
A pilates retreat for couples works when the partner who does not practise still has a holiday. At Isla one books the classes and both share the room.
- A solo pilates retreat: why most of our guests come alone
Thinking about a solo pilates retreat? Most guests at Isla on Koh Samui travel alone. What that is actually like, and why the format suits it.
- A luxury pilates retreat in Thailand: what the word should actually mean
A luxury pilates retreat in Thailand should mean small classes, a serious teacher, a beachfront room and nobody rushing you. What it looks like at Isla.
- A pilates retreat in Koh Samui: the five places you can stay
Planning a pilates retreat in Koh Samui? The five places Isla guests stay — an apartment, our own villa, two beach hotels and a Maenam resort — compared.
- A pilates holiday on Koh Samui: classes from your hotel, or a retreat?
Planning a pilates holiday on Koh Samui? When booking classes around your own hotel is enough, when a retreat is simpler, and what each one really involves.
The rooms go first, not the classes
Ten reformers and a handful of rooms, so the popular weeks fill months ahead. Put your dates in and we will check the room — usually the same day.
From ฿12,750 for 3 nights, everything in ≈US$390
Or tell us roughly when, and we will send you the options
Nothing is charged when you ask. Once we have confirmed the room you pay 50%, and the rest 30 days before you fly.