Marris

Mar 16, 2022

Luxurious and rejuvenating stay at Mangosteen Phuket.

Arriving at Mangosteen and Phuket after a long 11 hours flight from Stockholm, it felt like arriving in paradise. Yes, it sound like a cliché but in this case a valid one. We had left a Stockholm in snow storm with the ambition to reboot both our mind and body. And we immediately felt we had come to the right place. The beauty of the premises and lusciousness of the garden really hit us as something extraordinary. We were welcomed by the friendly staff and served a refreshing coconut upon arrival. Our rooms were available immediately. Every villa had a small patio with a hammock. This hammock was one of my favorite places to hang out in between yoga and treatments. So very, very nice! And having your own outdoor jacuzzi is something special. Several magnesium baths for my aching body was very appreciated. The restaurant is placed by the pool and always open. During the week we had the Ayurveda, vegan menu so plenty of vegetables, fruit and tea. There is of course a complete menu with anything you’d like should you not be interested in vegan food. But we stayed on the vegan menus because it was so good. Lots of variation with soups, salads, stews and plenty of fruit drinks. Love these fruit drinks! They showed us that nutritious food is anything but boring. One evening we were served tofu with satay sauce. Honestly, the best tofu dish I have ever had. They made excellent curries as well with true Thai flavors. We had two one-hour long yoga sessions every day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The outdoor yoga sala is located in the beautiful garden, making every yoga session extra special. In all we had six different yoga instructors during the week, all teaching in their own personal way and with different yoga styles. And they were all really good. They were also open to any particular requests of ours. As an example we asked for a more meditative session. So the last day we met Kirstin who introduced us to meditation by sharing her personal journey in a very honest and inspiring way. This session I think I will remember for life. It made me realize the immense potential of mediation on our well-being. Very inspired to continue this journey at home. We had booked a treatment program when we bought our stay. Arriving here we realized we liked it so much we bought extra. So we had two treatments per day. Mangosteen offer basically anything you’d like. We had plenty of different massages, the four-hand massage was a particular favorite. But also various mud wraps combined with steam sauna. During the week we basically only left the premises twice, once to take a PCR test and the other time to do beach yoga. We really never felt the need to. Mangosteen had everything we wanted so we wanted to enjoy it as much as possible. The owner, Hajo and Rose von Keller have been operating Mangosteen since before the tsunami which by now is well over 20 years. They both are very friendly and accessible, small talking to all guest ensuring that everyone is happy. You can tell that Mangosteen’s management has been excellent and stable over time because there is quality in everything you see; premises, staff, services, food. A very well-kept resort