Bangkok Metro Magazine
Date: August 1998

Between Two Rocks and a Very Hot Place

Shelley Poplak, ex-METRO Samui Editor, has taken the plunge into the spa business with the opening of Samui's latest location for cleanliness next to godliness, Tamarind Retreat.

Nestled in the lush hill scenery between Lamai and Chaweng, it's an oasis for body & soul, providing herbal steam and massage. Situated in a beautiful coconut grove on the side of a mountain, it has a steam room built between two huge rocks (see picture) with a cold plunge room just outside. Follow your traditional herbal sauna with a massage and a refreshing herbal drink and your day should leave you with improved circulation, fewer toxins, clear respiratory passages, better digestion and with rejuvenated skin. Oh, and you'll be really clean as well. A welcome addition to Samui's growing New Age and Healthy Holidays scene.

Ian Crawshaw