Song Saa Private Island
Koh Rong Archipelago, Cambodia
Location
Koh Rong Archipelago
The resort occupies two islands — Koh Ouen and Koh Bong — in the Koh Rong archipelago in the Gulf of Thailand, linked by a footbridge over Cambodia's first marine reserve. It is reached by speedboat or helicopter — the island and beach leg of a Cambodia tour, the counterpoint to the temples and the Cardamom jungle.
Transfer
An island transfer
Reach the islands by speedboat from Sihanoukville in about 30 to 45 minutes, or by helicopter from Phnom Penh or Siem Reap — worth allowing for the sea conditions.
Villas
27 villas
Twenty-seven villas, all with private pools, in recycled timber and driftwood — from hilltop Jungle Villas through beachfront Ocean View Villas to the stilted Overwater Villas, Cambodia's only over-water villas, and the two-bedroom Royals.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and honeymooners drawn to barefoot-luxe island romance, and families who want private-pool villas, snorkelling and a protected reef — the beach finale to a Cambodia tour.
Board Basis
B&B / half-board
Booked on bed and breakfast or half-board depending on the tour. Vista and the Driftwood beach bar cover Western-Cambodian fusion, sushi and sunset cocktails, with poolside, beach and in-villa dining.
About the Resort
Cambodia’s private-island icon
Song Saa Private Island is the beach finale to a Cambodia journey — two small islands in the Koh Rong archipelago, Koh Ouen and Koh Bong, linked by a footbridge over Cambodia's first marine reserve. The name means 'the Sweethearts', and it earns it: this was Cambodia's first luxury island, and it still has the country's only over-water villas, stilted above the Gulf with glass floors and steps down into the sea. Its 27 villas — hilltop Jungle Villas, beachfront Ocean View Villas, the over-water villas and two-bedroom Royals — all come with private pools, built from recycled timber and driftwood around four-poster beds. Vista looks over the reef for Western-Cambodian cooking, the Driftwood beach bar pours sunset cocktails, and the Wellbeing Sanctuary lays its treatment rooms out along the sand. The marine reserve is the playground — snorkelling and diving with turtles and seahorses, sunset cruises among uninhabited isles — and the Song Saa Foundation funds its protection. It is reached by speedboat or helicopter and the islands are small, but as a barefoot-luxe island escape it is one of a kind.
Accommodation
Villas
Twenty-seven villas, all with private pools and outdoor showers, built from recycled timber and driftwood around four-poster beds. They run from hilltop Jungle Villas through beachfront Ocean View Villas to the stilted Overwater Villas — Cambodia's only over-water villas — and the two-bedroom Royal Villas for families and groups.
Entry
Jungle Villa
Sleeps two. A hilltop villa with a private pool and a sun deck, with ocean or jungle views — the entry villa.
Private poolOcean/jungle view
Ocean
Ocean View Villa
Sleeps two. A beachfront villa with a 26-square-metre private pool and a sandy deck, with ocean views.
Private poolOcean view
Overwater
Overwater Villa
Sleeps two. A stilted over-water villa with a glass floor, a private pool and steps down to the sea — the signature, and Cambodia's only over-water villas.
Glass floorGulf view
Apex
Two-Bedroom Royal Villa
Sleeps four. A two-bedroom Royal Villa with a large pool, for families and groups — the top villa.
Large poolOcean view
Food & Drink
Dining
Two main places to eat and drink, plus the pool and the villas, all drawing on an organic garden and sustainable seafood. Vista is the over-water restaurant and lounge with reef views; Driftwood is the beach bar for pizza, Khmer salads, sushi and sunsets; with poolside, beach and in-villa dining alongside.
Over-water
Vista
Western-Cambodian fusion over the reef, with sunset views.
Beach bar
Driftwood
A driftwood beach bar for pizza, Khmer salads, sushi and sunsets.
Poolside
Poolside dining
Relaxed dining beside the infinity pool.
In-villa
In-villa dining
Private meals served on your own villa deck.
Wellbeing
Wellbeing Sanctuary
The Wellbeing Sanctuary sets its open-air treatment rooms along the beach, with Buddhist-blessed herbal and tropical-fruit treatments. An 82-foot infinity pool overlooks the sea, every villa has its own pool, and the marine reserve adds snorkelling, diving and kayaking from the sand.
Beach treatment rooms
Open-air treatment rooms along the beach, with herbal and tropical-fruit rituals.
82-ft infinity pool
An 82-foot infinity pool over the sea, plus a private pool at every villa.
Marine reserve
A protected marine reserve for snorkelling, diving and kayaking.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Island life over a protected reef. Settle into an over-water villa, snorkel and dive the marine reserve, cruise among the archipelago's uninhabited isles at sunset, visit the Sala Song Saa village, and learn about the Song Saa Foundation's conservation work.
Over-water villas
Cambodia's only over-water villas — glass floors and steps down into the Gulf.
Marine reserve
Snorkelling and diving the private marine reserve, with turtles, seahorses and tropical fish.
Sunset cruises
Sunset cruises among roughly twenty uninhabited islands of the Koh Rong archipelago.
Village tour
The Sala Song Saa village tour, included, with the islands' community.
Song Saa Foundation
The Song Saa Foundation's marine conservation programmes, on the doorstep.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By boat
About 30 to 45 minutes
About 30 to 45 minutes by speedboat from Sihanoukville, or by helicopter from Phnom Penh or Siem Reap.
By helicopter
From Phnom Penh or Siem Reap
Two islands in the Koh Rong archipelago in the Gulf of Thailand, off coastal Cambodia.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Song Saa Private Island. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Booked on bed and breakfast or half-board, depending on the tour, with some inclusions.
Setting
- Two small islands in the Koh Rong archipelago, linked by a footbridge over a marine reserve — reached by speedboat or helicopter, so worth allowing for the sea conditions.
Romance
- A barefoot-luxe romance icon — 'the Sweethearts' — with kids' menus, treasure hunts and family snorkelling for those travelling with children.
Getting there
- About 30 to 45 minutes by speedboat from Sihanoukville, or by helicopter from Phnom Penh or Siem Reap.
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