Songkran is Thai New Year, celebrated April 13 through 15 every year. Bangkok gets wrapped in the water festival. After 19 years at CORAN, the bookings during these three days have stayed largely international. Unlike most Thai public holidays, Songkran is something a lot of people travel to Bangkok specifically for. Local clients tend to come in quietly later in the evening, after the noise has thinned.
April in Bangkok is the hottest stretch of the year. Daytime temperatures push close to 40 degrees. Add the water-soaking of Songkran and long hours outside, and the bodies arriving at CORAN are often sunburned, dehydrated, edging toward mild heat exhaustion. Skin can be red and reactive — strong-pressure work isn't right. What's needed instead is cooling the skin, restoring moisture, calming the nerves.
During Songkran we adjust the build-up of the treatment. For freshly sunburned skin, we skip the scrub (no exfoliation) and prioritize moisture and calming. 1) Coconut milk body wash settles the skin. 2) Lighter oils, not the warming Ayurvedic blends. 3) Shirodhara — the warm-oil-on-forehead treatment — has a cooling effect on the nervous system and suits Songkran clients particularly well. 4) Hydration is handled carefully after the session. Water first, not tea.
CORAN runs normal hours throughout Songkran (April 13, 14, and 15). Among Thailand's holidays, we keep open on these because there are clients who need a spa precisely during this period. Bodies tired from the festival, nerves frayed by the crowd, the wish to step away from noise. Our fully-private rooms can serve as a 'quiet refuge' during Songkran.
Courses often chosen during Songkran. 60-minute aromatherapy (from 1,250 THB) — lighter pressure, settling the skin. 90-minute Ayurveda package (from 2,000 THB) — includes Shirodhara, calming the nervous system. 150-minute Ayurveda (from 2,600 THB) — full-body work. For clients with strong sunburn, we check the skin condition before the treatment, and may decline a high-pressure session.
Practical notes for clients visiting CORAN during Songkran. 1) If someone splashes water on you in the street, don't dodge too aggressively — injury risk goes up. 2) Rinsing off in a quick shower before the treatment makes everything smoother. 3) The neck and lower-back pain that shows up after Songkran (from swinging water guns or buckets for hours) is something we can also treat. 4) We don't apply holiday surcharges. Normal pricing during Songkran as well.
We're on the 3rd floor of Night Hotel Bangkok, Sukhumvit Soi 15. Five minutes from BTS Asok. BTS runs normally during Songkran (though you may need to route around water-splash zones on foot). We close at 21:00; last booking calculated backward from the chosen course length (a 90-minute course can be booked until 19:30). Same-day booking with four hours' notice via website, LINE (@coranboutiquespa), WhatsApp, or phone (+66-62-587-5366; Japanese line +66-82-658-1088).
After 19 years here, what I've watched is that there's no single way to spend Songkran. Some clients join in and get soaked, some stay home, some only come out quietly at night. Within all of that, CORAN keeps operating as a 'quiet room.' Enjoy the festival, and then in the evening, tune the body back. That's the Bangkok rhythm we suggest.
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