YONA is a four-storey club anchored in the bay off Phuket's east coast: four bars, a restaurant, an infinity pool, a second-floor sunset terrace with its own lounge pool and a rooftop that looks 360 degrees over the water. The club stays put — the operator states plainly that it does not sail.
How do you get there?#
Only by the club's own shuttle boat, because there is no road. You check in at the pier and the shuttle runs every twenty minutes from 09:30, with the last departure out to YONA at 17:00, and the crossing is inside the ticket. Which pier depends on the season: Royal Phuket Marina from 30 March to 15 November 2026, with parking on site, and Patong Pier from 16 November 2026 to 4 April 2027, where there is none.
What does a pass actually buy?#
Entry and a food and drink credit, plus a welcome drink, a towel for the day, pool access and passenger insurance. Restaurant access on a pass is capped at an hour and a half. What it does not buy is somewhere to sit: a bed, a sofa or a cabana is a separate purchase. The locker key takes a ฿200 deposit, refunded when you hand it back.
How much is a bed or a cabana?#
Seating is priced per unit and differs between the two packages, with half of the amount or a little more coming back as food and drink credit. In practice the choice is between a small unit for two and a maxi cabana for a group, and the afternoon costs more than the morning at both ends of that range.
Are the morning and the afternoon one day?#
No, they are two separate packages that do not join up. The Morning Pass runs 09:30 to 14:00 and morning guests must be checked in before 12:00 and leave at 14:00; staying on means buying the afternoon package as well. The morning is the family half, open from age 4; the afternoon is 20+. Private seating on the afternoon opens at 14:00, and cabana or bed holders check in before 17:00.
What is worth checking before you book?#
- The dress code, which is strict smart-casual and applies from the shuttle. The club names tank tops, sports jerseys, sweat pants, sarongs and elephant pants, cross-body bags and fanny packs, wetsuits and workout shorts, crocs, flip-flops with socks and ripped clothing as grounds for refusal; men board with shoulders and torso covered.
- Where the swimming happens. Swimming in the sea around the club and jumping off it are forbidden for safety — the pools are the water you get.
- The kitchen clock. The breakfast menu runs from 09:30, the full kitchen opens at 11:00 and takes its last order at 13:00.
- Cancelling. More than 72 hours ahead keeps a 10% set-up fee, and a date change at 72 hours is free; between 24 and 72 hours half is refunded; inside 24 hours or a no-show, nothing. Bookings for special events are final.
- Rain. There is a covered section, and weather cancellations are refunded only when the captain judges conditions unsafe.
Important
A pass does not reserve you a seat — a bed, sofa or cabana is bought separately and per unit. And the last shuttle out to the club leaves at 17:00, so a ticket bought for a long evening still has to be on that boat.