Hi! thank you for this amazing time ! two weeks of friendship, laugh, delicous food !!! I had a great time with you and the volunteers, Monte vista is the place to be!!! i was feeling as a member of a new family! thank you for your help and support! I'll come back! big hug Orane (switerland)

February - April 2013 At the beginning I was planning on staying three weeks, I just kept staying - spent eight weeks. I was volunteering and was able to join a Yoga-Retreat at the end of my stay. I got to know so many interesting people, worked five days a week for six hours, learned a lot about cooking, about... More

Wow! This is an amazing place! Everybody was so friendly, caring and helpful! The view is the best one of Koh Phangan with amazing sunsets! The morning yoga and meditation on the main deck overlooking the bay are the best way to start the day... I loved it! I tried some Ayurvedic treatments and it was divine! Shirodhara completely took... More

I volunteered and stayed at monte vista for a short time and while there I was made to feel very welcome by the Jacque and the other volunteers, it is a great place for those who want to help out and do some thing positive with there time, the food is great, the place is beautiful and you will surely... More

Hello! In January I spent ten days at Monte Vista Retreat Center. I booked a ten day retreat yoga-meditation-detox-volunteering. I enjoyed my stay very much! It is a very small retreat centre, where people are relaxed and open. Yoga classes where excellent and challenging, oef! Meditation is only very limited, but you can do more by yourself of course. My... More

I decided to stay in Montevista for one week only and I finally spent another week there. I made a Yoga-Retreat and it was physically and spiritual one of the best experience I have made and Donny is great. Everything is very professional and the owners and the volunteers ary very kind. I was travelling alone and felt immediately comfortable... More

My boyfriend and I had spent 5 months of our trip in South East Asia doing nothing but take in the different cultures in Thailand and Malaysia. By this point, we felt like we wanted something different to the wining, dining and many temples and beaches we'd visited. We looked on the Workaway website for a unique experience and taking... More

I stayed in Monte Vista last February and had a good time. However, for more than 100 euro per night I would say the Intesive Yoga Retreat is somewhat overpriced. Don't get me wrong. The yoga with Donny as teacher was really good and he provided me with lots of personal attention and guidance. The yoga philosophy session was not... More

i've been lucky enough to spend the last 10 years working for and staying at some of the best 5* hotels and spas, but can honestly say that my recent stay at Monte Vista was one of the best weeks and travel experiences of my life. As other reviewers have touched on, Monte Vista may not be the place for... More