What to expect at Yona: a session, hour by hour
Check-in at the pier
Arrive about 30 minutes before your slot at whichever pier is current for the season — the two-pier system is explained on getting there. Staff scan your voucher, check the dress code, and check photo ID if it is the adults-only afternoon. Then you wait for the next shuttle, which is never long: they run roughly every 20 minutes.
The shuttle out
Ten minutes on the water, and the approach is the best free photograph of the day — a white three-deck vessel sitting alone on the sea, which still looks slightly wrong in the best way. The ride is included, both directions.
Welcome drink, towel, seat
You are met with a welcome drink and towel service — leave the hotel towels behind, as covered on what to bring — and shown to whatever seating you booked: sea beds and pool beds for one or two, sofas for up to four, cabanas for groups of up to seven. The seat tiers and their credit levels are itemised on the ticket prices page.
Ordering against the credit
This is the part first-timers get wrong. Your ticket price is mostly a food-and-drink credit — roughly 1,500 THB on a morning pass, 2,000 THB on a day pass — and the kitchen sends out Asian and Mediterranean sharing plates, sushi, pizzas and Thai classics, with four bars and a rooftop doing signature cocktails. Order early and keep going; reviewer Johanna “couldn’t stop ordering” and hers is the model behaviour. Credit left on the table at the last shuttle is money spent on nothing. One quirk worth knowing: Thai shops cannot sell alcohol between 14:00 and 17:00, but bars and clubs like Yona pour normally all session.
The pools
The 22-metre infinity pool runs along the main deck — swimming in a pool while the sea moves underneath you is the whole party trick, and it does not get old. A smaller second pool sits up on the Sunset Terrace. One honest warning from the reviews: the pool beds sit in full sun, and at least one traveller went home burnt. Sunscreen is not optional out here.
The DJ build, the sunset, the last boat
The music starts as background and builds through the session — the afternoon crowd gets the proper set, the sunset west over the water, and the rooftop at golden hour. Morning guests get a calmer version of the same machine; reviewer Josh called the morning “more chill” and meant it as praise. Shuttles keep running roughly every 20 minutes, so you can leave when you like — the last ones go at session close, 14:00 for the morning and 21:30 for the night. Nobody gets stranded; the crew counts.
Claim your shade early and apply sunscreen before the first swim, not after the first burn. The beds are in full sun and the sea breeze hides how strong it is.
Pick your session and check dates
Morning for families and quiet swimmers, afternoon for the party — the split is on the age policy page.
Frequently asked questions
Does Yona Beach Club have food?
Yes — a restaurant doing Asian and Mediterranean sharing plates, sushi, pizzas and Thai classics, plus four bars and a rooftop cocktail bar. You pay with the credit built into your ticket, which is most of what the ticket costs — see the ticket prices page.
What time does Yona Beach Club end?
The morning session closes at 14:00 and the afternoon at 21:30, with shuttles running roughly every 20 minutes until close. Last check-in is around noon and around 17:00 respectively — timings and piers are on the getting there page.
What is there to do on board besides drink?
Two pools including the 22-metre infinity pool, sun beds and cabanas, the restaurant, and the DJ and sunset from the terrace. It is a venue, not an excursion — if you want islands and snorkelling, compare the boat days on boat parties & cruises.
Is the morning or afternoon session better?
Morning (9:30–14:00) is family-friendly and calmer; afternoon (14:00–21:30) is adults-only with the sunset and the bigger party. Reviewer Josh called the morning “more chill”. ID rules for the afternoon are on the age policy page.