Chiva-Som

Here is a hotel that whips and kisses you in equal measure, that takes you back to basics – good calorie-counted nutrition, proper exercise, the best Thai massages – but also lifts you on high with its healing far-out therapists, glistening lily ponds and yoga at dawn. OK, so the buffets are not the most glamorous (rock up in your gym kit) and the rooms are a tad dated, but – raw salads alive! – nearly every guest will come back for more (tenth time round they will throw you a party). Need to cry? Detox those poisons? Chiva is guaranteed to transform your evil ways.