Restaurants:
There are many excellent Restaurants on the island from the haute cuisine of hotels and sophisticated continental restaurants to the many smaller restaurants and the Thai restaurants. Just at the bottom of the hill you will find several beach restaurants serving both International and Thai food. These are excellent for breakfast, lunch or dinner or will serve you with take away food if you just want to chill out at home.
In the small town of Maenam there are Italian Restaurants as well as Thai Restaurants on the Beach.
In the villa you will find Restaurant guides, but if you don't want to go far you can go to the fisherman's village of Bophut 12 minutes away where you will find a wonderful selection of restaurants and bars, some with live music and most stay open until the early hours.
Golf /Tennis/Activities:
Golf.
The Santiburi golf club is a challenging 72 par course. It is about 10 minutes away from the villa. You can play 'twilight' there after 3.00pm for a reduced rate.It is worth getting there early enough for a beer and a club sandwich in the impressive clubhouse and then hitting practice balls before your tee off time. Also it is certainly worth doing a bit of putting on the practice green. The greens are like quicksilver and hard to read! You can hire clubs.
Tennis.
The Santiburi Hotel has floodlit Tennis Courts and you can book these. We like to play early in the morning, but have played in the evenings and then used their smart changing rooms for showers and gone on out for the evening. You can hire rackets and balls.
Windsurfing.
The Zazen Hotel just past Maenam has windsurfers for hire, as do several of the Hotels locally and in the Town of Chaweng.
Spas, Massage and Yoga:
There are many excellent Spas on the island.
You will find information about these in the Villa but some of the most luxurious of these are at the larger Hotels.
Several of the smaller boutique spas are also worth a visit.
There are several Thai massage places, in Maenam (less than ten minutes away from the villa) and you will find information about these at the villa. In many of these you can also get manicures, pedicures and beauty treatments
Five minutes away from the villa is the Health Oasis Resort at which you can attend yoga classes at 8.30 am-10.00. These are held in a spacious open sided building on the beach. It is a perfect setting, and if you have never done yoga before it doesn't matter. Equally if you are experienced you will be able to fit in. Certainly worth a try!
Other Activities:
Elephant trecking, jungle swinging, kiteboarding, yoga, spas, shopping
