A Far Eastern refuge from the rat race

If you suffer from rising stress levels and deteriorating sleep, could a week-long wellness holiday in a luxury Thai resort prove to be just what the doctor ordered? Alexander Fitzgerald investigates

Absolute Sanctuary on the Thai island of Koh Samui

While lithe, half-naked bodies throb to the beat of the bass at the infamous full-moon party on Koh Phangan in the south of Thailand, things are decidedly more Zen on the neighbouring island of Koh Samui.

At Absolute Sanctuary, an award-winning, adult-only, luxury health retreat in the tranquil coastal ...