Sources for Song Saa Private Island
Every line on the Song Saa Private Island record, with where it came from, what kind of source it is and the date we read it.
Back to the record- Current as of
- 16 Aug 2026
- Last reviewed
- 16 Aug 2026
- Strongest evidence
- Certified
- Coverage
- Documented across 8 of 8 pathways.
Practical details and location
The property’s own website
The property's own site: its name and its place are on the page
Safely managed drinking water, Cambodia, 2024: The World Health Organization reports 30 per cent of the population nationally, 57 per cent in urban areas, 20 per cent in rural areas using a safely managed drinking water service. This describes the country, not this property, and says nothing about what reaches a guest room here. It is recorded because it is the background against which a property's own treatment is worth publishing.
Regional data is context about the location. It does not establish conditions inside a room.
Ambient PM2.5 and PM10 near Koh Rong Archipelago, Cambodia, 30 days to 2026-08-17: Modelled ambient air over this location averaged 8.4 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 and 15.1 of PM10 across the 720 hours to 2026-08-17, peaking at 15.5 PM2.5. The World Health Organization annual guideline for PM2.5 is 5. This is the outdoor air over the area, modelled rather than measured on site, and it is not a reading of the air inside any room.
Regional data is context about the location. It does not establish conditions inside a room.
Evidence by area
All eight areas, in the order this index reads them. Every line was read and placed by a person.
Air Ecology
A travel review describes the villas as open sided structures with high pitched roofs and natural ventilation, with no ventilation rate, filter grade or air measurement published.
In their words: “High-pitched roofs, open-sided structures, natural ventilation, and expansive windows help maximize light, sea breezes, and views while reducing the need for artificial cooling.”
Water Integrity
A hotel booking platform's sustainability notes state that water is drawn from underground wells and that greywater is reused in the gardens, with no treatment train, filtration specification or tested contaminant panel published anywhere, including on the property's own site.
In their words: “Water is sourced from underground wells, greywater is used in the gardens and there's an onsite recycling centre.”
Read it: Song Saa Private Island, Koh Rong Islands, Cambodia Archived copy
Light Rhythm
A travel review describes expansive windows maximising daylight in the villas, with no lighting specification, colour temperature, flicker performance or blackout provision published.
In their words: “High-pitched roofs, open-sided structures, natural ventilation, and expansive windows help maximize light, sea breezes, and views while reducing the need for artificial cooling.”
EMF Harmony
Not published. We looked and found nothing on this, which is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
Materials and Textiles
The property publishes that its 24 villas are handbuilt from reclaimed timber, naming a material category with no species, mill, supplier or treatment.
In their words: “Handbuilt from reclaimed timber and framing extraordinary ocean vistas, our 24 villas are co-created with nature.”
The property publishes that villa interiors incorporate driftwood, thatch and upcycled oil drums, naming material categories with no species, supplier, finish or emissions standard.
In their words: “As well as a pool, each offers interiors lovingly designed by Melita to incorporate sustainable materials such as driftwood, naturally cooling thatch and upcycled oil drums.”
A design magazine reports villa structures built from local sandstone and from timber upcycled out of boats in a nearby estuary, naming material categories and provenance with no species, mill or treatment.
In their words: “Committed to minimizing the carbon footprint of importing construction materials, they sourced local sandstone for their villa structures and upcycled timber from disintegrated shipping boats from a nearby estuary.”
An editorial travel title names the in villa bathroom amenity brand. It names a brand a reader can go and check, and no ingredient list, fibre content or certification is published for it.
In their words: “Aesop bathroom condiments, the Bose sound system”
Food and Kitchen
The property publishes 2024 sourcing shares of 100 percent of fresh produce grown in Cambodia and 57 percent of all food and beverage produced in Cambodia, self reported with no auditor, method or supplier list named.
In their words: “In 2024, 100% of fresh produce is grown in Cambodia and 57% of all food and beverage is produced in Cambodia.”
The property publishes an organic kitchen garden from which its chefs harvest herbs, with no certification, growing method or share of produce covered.
In their words: “A handful of tables nestle beside our organic kitchen garden, where our chefs harvest the herbs that adorn light, seasonal Khmer plates.”
Biophilic and Healing Design
The landscape masterplan is published on a design platform crediting Coopers Hill Singapore Pte. Ltd. and two named lead designers, with a stated design intent of preserving the island ecosystem.
In their words: “The resort has pioneered conservation-based luxury tourism in Cambodia, with landscape planning and design based on a deep connection to the environment and the preservation of an ecologically important island ecosystem.”
Read it: Song Saa Private Island, Koh Rong Archipelago, Cambodia by Coopers Hill Archived copy
The landscape designer's published project text states that only indigenous plant species were used across the resort, without naming a species or publishing a planting palette.
In their words: “Only recycled and reclaimed timber, local materials, and indigenous plant species, in keeping with the philosophy of sustainability and respect for the natural environment, have been used throughout the resort.”
Read it: Song Saa Private Island, Koh Rong Archipelago, Cambodia by Coopers Hill Archived copy
The property states biophilic design intent for the villas in category terms, with no design brief, material schedule or spatial specification published.
In their words: “Biophilic design and sustainable materials create the impression they have sprung organically from the jungle.”
The property publishes that every one of its 24 villas has an outdoor terrace, a pool and an open air shower, describing direct outdoor access without publishing ceiling heights or room volumes.
In their words: “Each of the 24 villas features expansive terraces with breathtaking views, infinity pools, sunken bathtubs and open-air showers.”
Sound and Sensory Ecology
Not published. We looked and found nothing on this, which is a gap in what we could read, not a finding about the building.
Certifications
Certified B Corporation, issued by B Lab
Awarded: Not stated. Valid until: Not stated.
Disclosures
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