Originally Posted by
jasonvr
1) Distance from everything. The property sent me a map, and if it is to scale, it looks like about a 2 mile walk to get from the furthest spa villa to the restaurants on the water villa island (used the fact that the bridge between the islands is ~500m). Does this sound correct?
They have a buggy service and a boat shuttle between the 2 islands. There is also a restaurant within the Spa Retreat but it appears to be geared towards "healthy" cuisine.
One thing to note about the Spa Retreat is that its built entirely over water, linked by boardwalks. There is no land around you and you feel like you are staying in a floating village. The water villas here are also very well spaced-out compared to the other island. However, beach (and view) on the other island seems to be slightly nicer.
There are 2 spas on the resort; the main one located within the Spa Retreat and the other one (with glass floor) on the other island. There is a small surcharge (something like USD10) if you prefer to have your treatment in your own spa villa. 1 hr massage costs something like USD80-100 for each person, and trust me you will each be having at least an hour each day once you get started.
The spa villa actually has 2 decks; an upper deck (with a day bed and 2 chairs) and a lower deck (with 2 loungers) linked by steps. There is no jacuzzi on the decks but the bathroom has a huge tub (cant remember if it has jacuzzi feature) with windows on all 3 sides.