Chiva-Som International Health Resort

Advantage 1. Professional Facilities Resorts that promote wellness often have a variety of resorts but lack professional facilities. It can be seen that Chibasom has invested sufficiently in equipping specialized facilities. For example, unlike most hotels where the gymnasium is a space the size of your palm, Chiba Som's gymnasium was very spacious and equipped with the latest machines. The physical therapy room also has professional equipment, and the Pilates room was sufficiently spacious and fully equipped. As a Korean with a strong beauty industry, I may not actually use it, but there are also specialized skin care facilities where dermatologists are invited to provide skin diagnosis and various procedures and care. This is a place where genuine care can take place, not just show-off wellness. 2. When you check in to the consultant service, an interview will be conducted based on the health questionnaire you submitted in advance. What is your current physical condition, what parts of yourself do you want to improve, are there any programs you are particularly interested in, etc. Accordingly, the diet, exercise schedule, and treatment program are designed. Actually, I went without much expectation, but I was surprised that the consultant was very professional. The interview was not formal, but was conducted meticulously and meticulously, and I also really liked the process of organizing the program accordingly. 3. A cost minimum of 3 nights stay applies. Probably the most basic category costs about 1 million won per person per night, but if a couple uses a standard room and minimum stay, the total cost is about 6 million won. It is a full board that provides all three meals, and considering the variety of programs offered, the price is quite reasonable. Disadvantage 1. The food is tasteless. No matter how healthy it is, it is truly tasteless. (No Flavor) Fortunately, dinner is made to order, so you can choose from a variety of menus, and because of the variety, there are quite a few dishes that taste good. but! Lunch is a real problem. Salads, main dishes, desserts, etc. that change every day are laid out in a buffet style, but there isn't a lot of variety so it doesn't seem to be plentiful at all and is shockingly tasteless compared to dinner. Our group all waited for dinner time, and every time we ate, we just talked about what we wanted to eat when we got back home. Even if it's healthy food or vegan food, it's not that it's not delicious, but the quality of the restaurant still seems to be below par. Improvement and effort are needed. You might wonder why you were forced to pay this money to eat this tasteless food. 2. Cost The price is quite attractive for Europeans, but it seems to be a bit unreasonable for Koreans. Cost may be an advantage for Europeans and a disadvantage for Koreans. Based on the minimum 3-night stay, it includes 3 spa visits, 1 fitness session (one-on-one session such as Pilates), one physical therapy session, and one additional optional session. All spas are based on 50 minutes, so even by Korean high-end spa standards, one time is 200,000 won, a one-on-one session such as Pilates is 100,000 won per time, and assuming you eat a total of 9 meals and charging 50,000 won per meal, it is 450,000 won. Spa 3 600,000 won per session, 3 sessions including pilates, 300,000 won, 9 meals 450,000 won -------------------- A total of 1.35 million won. Of course, the daily activity classes are free and anyone can take them (yoga, dance, meditation, aquarobics, etc.), but it is difficult to do them more than twice a day, and even if you set a generous 100,000 won per session for a total of 6 sessions, it costs 600,000 won. , even if you add this, it is 1.95 million won. Adding to this the cost of a flight to Chiva Som and the car pick-up service since it is a 3-hour drive from Bangkok Airport to Chiva Som... I thought it might be a good idea to spend three days in luxury at home. Add a comprehensive health checkup here. 3. Alcohol and cell phones are prohibited. As it is a wellness resort, alcohol is only sold after 6 p.m. Since it felt like they had no choice but to sell it, there was only one type of wine per country. (No choice) Beer is non-alcoholic. Of all the drinks, the coconut was the most delicious... I was really glad that the coffee was pretty good. Cell phones are not allowed inside the resort. Of course, you can't take pictures. In fact, I felt relieved to be free from my cell phone during my stay. The fact that something that could have been considered an advantage has been turned into a disadvantage is probably due to the uniqueness of being Korean??? Even though I have Alzheimer's disease and can't even drink a glass of wine, I couldn't eat any more without the tasteless food and alcohol. (So, is this a strategy for losing weight?) It can also be a torment to those who live closely with social media. Since cell phones can only be used in two places: the guest room and the library, we all rushed to our guest rooms as soon as the program ended. Personal impressions: What impressed me the most was Chiba Som’s spa. It doesn't feel very luxurious or beautiful, but it's really clean and professional, and the therapists are all above a certain level. (Considering that in some places, the service varies greatly depending on the therapist, this is truly commendable.) The spa programs were very detailed (there were dozens of types at first glance), so I looked forward to the spa programs every day. After 3 days, my trapezius muscles seemed to have completely disappeared! (Of course, it comes right away as soon as I come to Korea...) It's a shame that I couldn't enjoy the jacuzzi, sauna, swimming pool, aqua aerobics, etc. because I couldn't take time off from work at the resort. I would like to go back at least once if I had room in my wallet.