Frequently asked questions

Walk-ins are welcome at all three studios every day. For evenings, groups and longer treatments such as extensions or full-head braids, book on Fresha or send us a booking request and we confirm by WhatsApp.

Yes. Honey Beauty Studio Bang Rak is one minute on foot from the Seatran Discovery pier, open daily 10:00–20:00. Single braids and Double Dutch take 15 to 30 minutes; come an hour before departure for a half head. Kids, women and boys welcome.

Card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Discover, JCB), Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, Thai QR payment and cash in Thai Baht. Contactless at every studio.

Not quite. Because the rents differ, beauty prices at Bang Rak are lower than at Fisherman's Village; both full price lists are on Fresha. On request and where possible we offer a shuttle between the Bang Rak and Fisherman's Village studios. Please mention this when you book so we can arrange it. Massage prices apply at Honey Health Massage in Bang Rak.

Both Bang Rak studios are about ten minutes from Samui airport by car; Fisherman's Village is about fifteen minutes.

Yes. Kids' braids and nail colour are popular, and children can wait with a parent at the massage studio.

Fisherman's Village 11:00–23:00, Bang Rak beauty studio 10:00–20:00, Honey Health Massage 10:00–22:00, seven days a week. Public holidays may differ; the live status is at the top of this page.

Yes. English and Thai at every studio, and the team is used to guests from all over the world.

Yes. Assistants such as ChatGPT or Claude can read our services and send a booking request through our booking API or MCP server; the studio confirms by WhatsApp. Details for developers and agents are in /llms.txt.

Yes. Honey Beauty & Massage is family-run and woman-owned, with three studios in Bo Put on Koh Samui.

Each studio page has a Google Maps link and a directions button. Fisherman's Village is on the walking street in Bophut, the Bang Rak studios are on the road between Bang Rak pier and Bophut and on Bang Rak Beach Road.

No. Walk-ins are welcome all day. For evenings and for longer treatments such as full-head braids or gel extensions we recommend booking on Fresha so a chair is free when you arrive.

Normal braiding takes about an hour, a full head of small 3D braids up to two hours. Children are welcome and the team is used to patient little customers.

24/36 Bo Put, on the Fisherman's Village walking street in Bophut. Look for the orange Honey sign with the price board in front; the studio is a short walk from the Fisherman's Village pier.

Yes. Bang Rak is our hair studio: shampoo and blow dry, cut, colour, highlights, keratin, hair spa and head spa. Hair extensions and braids on request.

Yes. Book both on Fresha or ask at the desk; with two therapists the treatments can run at the same time.

The studio is at 34/64 Moo 4, Bo Put, on the road between Bang Rak and Bophut. By taxi or scooter it is about ten minutes from Samui airport and five minutes from the Bang Rak pier.

Traditional Thai massage is done in loose clothing with stretching and pressure along the energy lines, no oil. Oil and aromatherapy massage is softer, on the skin, with warm oil. If you are unsure, tell the therapist how firm you like it.

Yes. The massage room has several beds side by side and the foot massage recliners are next to each other. For groups of three or more, please book ahead on Fresha or send a WhatsApp.

No. Honey Health Massage is at 20/42 Bang Rak Beach Road, about five minutes on foot from the Bang Rak (Big Buddha) pier and ten minutes by car from the airport.

Two to three weeks with normal wear. Sea water and sunscreen do not harm it; we recommend a removal and fresh set before it grows out.

Yes. Removal of acrylic or gel extensions is 400 THB per hands or feet, gel colour removal 200 THB.

Yes. Honey Beauty Studio Bang Rak is one minute on foot from the Seatran Discovery pier. A single braid or Double Dutch braids take 15 to 30 minutes, a half head about an hour. Come 60 to 90 minutes before departure and you board with fresh braids.

Yes, from about four years. Small 3D braids with silk thread are the favourite with kids and take fifteen minutes each.

Yes. Corn rows and single braids work from about eight centimetres of hair. Shorter hair can get a small 3D braid with silk thread at the back.

Small 3D braids with neon silk thread, half head or full head. They survive the beach, the boat and the party, and they last for the rest of the trip. Fisherman's Village braids until 23:00, Bang Rak until 20:00.

A full head of small braids lasts two to four weeks. Wash with the braids in, dry well after swimming, and sleep with a light scarf to keep them neat.

34/64 Moo 4, Bo Put, on the road from the Seatran pier towards Bophut, one minute on foot from the pier entrance. Look for the orange Honey Beauty Studio sign.

Three to four weeks with a refill after two. Avoid oil-based make-up remover and do not rub the eyes after swimming.

Keep the lashes dry for 24 hours after a lash lift or extensions. After that, sea and pool are fine.

Bang Rak. The Bang Rak studio has the salon chairs and does cut, colour, highlights, keratin and blow dry. Fisherman's Village does blow dry, hair spa and braids.

Three to five weeks. Come with at least four millimetres of hair growth and avoid the sun for a day afterwards.

You get loose Thai massage clothes at the studio. Come as you are, straight from the beach is fine.

It can be firm. Say so and the therapist adjusts the pressure; the deep Thai oil massage is meant for people who like it strong.

The aloe vera after-sun massage: cool aloe gel, light pressure, sixty minutes. Skip hot stone and herbal compress until the skin has calmed down.

A warm cotton ball filled with Thai herbs such as lemongrass, turmeric and camphor, pressed along the muscles after the oil massage. Ninety minutes, back only or full body.

Yes. Every foot massage starts with a foot wash and a warm towel.

The beauty studios do foot scrub, pedicure and foot spa. The massage recliners are at Honey Health Massage on Bang Rak Beach Road.