--- title: "White Lotus Hotels 2026: All 9, Ranked and Priced" description: "Every real White Lotus hotel across all four seasons, ranked with 2026 rates. Maui, Taormina, Koh Samui and the new Cannes and Saint-Tropez locations." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/#organization", "name": "Luxury Hotel Compare", "alternateName": "LuxuryHotelCompare", "url": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com", "description": "Independent luxury hotel comparison and travel guide covering the world's top luxury destinations.", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/og/lhc-logo.png" }, "founder": { "@id": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/about#jack-williamson" }, "sameAs": [] }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/about#jack-williamson", "name": "Jack Williamson", "givenName": "Jack", "familyName": "Williamson", "jobTitle": "Luxury Travel Editor", "description": "Founder and editor of Luxury Hotel Compare. 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From Four Seasons Maui to Chateau de La Messardiere. What each room actually costs to book now, from $250.", "url": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/travel-guides/white-lotus-hotels-every-season", "image": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/og/og-white-lotus.jpg", "inLanguage": "en", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/#website" }, "publisher": { "@id": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/#organization" }, "abstract": "I have slept at two of the three White Lotus properties and toured the third, and I have watched their rates climb season by season since the show aired. What follows is what the filming locations are genuinely like to stay in once the crews have gone.", "backstory": "I have slept at two of the three White Lotus properties and toured the third, and I have watched their rates climb season by season since the show aired. What follows is what the filming locations are genuinely like to stay in once the crews have gone.", "disambiguatingDescription": "Rates, seasonal availability and Booking.com scores last verified 12 July 2026. I pay for my own stays and take no press trips.", "author": { "@id": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/about#jack-williamson" }, "datePublished": "2026-04-01", "dateModified": "2026-07-12", "speakable": { "@type": "SpeakableSpecification", "cssSelector": [ "h1", ".lhc-hero-subhead", "#overview", "#verdict-section" ] } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Travel Guides", "item": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/travel-guides" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "The White Lotus Effect Inside the Real Hotels & What They Cost", "item": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/travel-guides/white-lotus-hotels-every-season" } ] }, { "@type": "FAQPage", "@id": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/travel-guides/white-lotus-hotels-every-season#faq", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can you actually stay at the White Lotus hotels?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Every primary filming location is a real, bookable hotel. Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea from around $1,000 a night for Season 1, San Domenico Palace in Taormina from around $1,358 for Season 2, Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui from around $1,000 for Season 3, and Chateau de La Messardiere in Saint-Tropez from around EUR 3,000 for Season 4. Supporting locations including Anantara Bophut Koh Samui, from about $250, are also bookable." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Which White Lotus hotel is the cheapest to book?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Anantara Bophut Koh Samui, from around $250 a night. It is a genuine Season 3 filming location, used for the lobby, arrival, security office and jewellery shop scenes, so you walk through the exact entrance shown on screen at roughly a quarter of the Four Seasons rate. Hotel Villa Schuler in Taormina, from about $150, and Andaz Maui at Wailea, from about $500, are the cheapest stays near the Season 2 and Season 1 hotels." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can you book the exact rooms shown in The White Lotus?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Partly. Residence Nine at Four Seasons Koh Samui, the Ratliff family villa in Season 3, was filmed in the real residence and is bookable at roughly $15,000 a night. The Maui and Taormina suites were redressed for production, and most Season 2 bedroom interiors were filmed on a soundstage at Lumina Studios rather than in the hotel, so the real rooms differ from what you saw on screen." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Where is White Lotus Season 4 being filmed?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Season 4 is filming on the French Riviera, with production beginning in mid April 2026. It uses two hotels rather than one: Chateau de La Messardiere, a 19th century Airelles palace on 32 acres above Saint-Tropez, and Hotel Martinez on the Croisette in Cannes. HBO's logline places the season around the Cannes Film Festival, following two rival film crews." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How much does a White Lotus hotel cost per night?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Four Seasons Maui from about $1,000, with ocean facing suites above $5,000. San Domenico Palace from about $1,358 off peak and $2,000 or more in summer. Four Seasons Koh Samui from about $1,000, rising to roughly $15,000 for Residence Nine. Chateau de La Messardiere from around EUR 3,000, with top suites reported close to $8,000. All figures are indicative and move with season." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is the White Lotus effect on hotel bookings?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "It is the measurable surge in searches, bookings and rates that follows each season. Four Seasons Maui reported a 386 percent rise in online searches after Season 1. San Domenico Palace's general manager described record demand after Season 2. CNBC reported social conversation about travel to Thailand rising 60 percent after the Season 3 premiere, and Four Seasons CEO Alejandro Reynal discussed the effect directly with Bloomberg in February 2025." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is Season 4 filmed at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No. Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes and the Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat were both widely named in 2025 speculation before the location was confirmed. The confirmed Season 4 hotels are Chateau de La Messardiere in Saint-Tropez and Hotel Martinez in Cannes." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "When is the best time to book a White Lotus hotel?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Before the season airs. Rates at filming locations have risen 20 to 40 percent within months of each premiere and the on screen rooms sell out first. Season 4 films through 2026, so Saint-Tropez and Cannes are still at pre spike pricing. For the older locations, target the shoulder months: May, June and late September in Sicily, April, May and October in Maui, and January to April in Koh Samui." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is The White Lotus filmed at a real Four Seasons?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Three of the four seasons were. Maui, Taormina and Koh Samui are all Four Seasons properties, though the show never names the brand on screen. Season 4 ends that run, moving to the Airelles owned Chateau de La Messardiere and Hotel Martinez in Cannes." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How does Luxury Hotel Compare make money?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "I earn a small affiliate commission when you book through my outbound links to Booking.com and a handful of other partners, at no extra cost to you. No hotel, resort or brand can pay to be included in a ranking or moved up the list. I decide the order before I check any commercial arrangement, and no partner reads my copy before it goes live." } } ] } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "headline": "White Lotus Hotels, Every Season Ranked", "description": "Every real White Lotus hotel across all four seasons, ranked with 2026 rates. Maui, Taormina, Koh Samui and the new Cannes and Saint-Tropez locations.", "image": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/og/og-white-lotus.jpg", "datePublished": "2026-04-08", "dateModified": "2026-08-23", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/travel-guides/white-lotus-hotels-every-season" }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack Williamson", "url": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/about" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Luxury Hotel Compare", "url": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Travel Guides", "item": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/travel-guides" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "White Lotus Hotels Every Season", "item": "https://luxuryhotelcompare.com/travel-guides/white-lotus-hotels-every-season" } ] }, { "@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can you actually stay at the White Lotus hotels?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. Every primary filming location is a real, bookable hotel. Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea from around $1,000 a night for Season 1, San Domenico Palace in Taormina from around $1,358 for Season 2, Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui from around $1,000 for Season 3, and Chateau de La Messardiere in Saint-Tropez from around EUR 3,000 for Season 4. Supporting locations including Anantara Bophut Koh Samui, from about $250, are also bookable." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Which White Lotus hotel is the cheapest to book?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Anantara Bophut Koh Samui, from around $250 a night. It is a genuine Season 3 filming location, used for the lobby, arrival, security office and jewellery shop scenes, so you walk through the exact entrance shown on screen at roughly a quarter of the Four Seasons rate. Hotel Villa Schuler in Taormina, from about $150, and Andaz Maui at Wailea, from about $500, are the cheapest stays near the Season 2 and Season 1 hotels." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can you book the exact rooms shown in The White Lotus?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Partly. Residence Nine at Four Seasons Koh Samui, the Ratliff family villa in Season 3, was filmed in the real residence and is bookable at roughly $15,000 a night. The Maui and Taormina suites were redressed for production, and most Season 2 bedroom interiors were filmed on a soundstage at Lumina Studios rather than in the hotel, so the real rooms differ from what you saw on screen." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Where is White Lotus Season 4 being filmed?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Season 4 is filming on the French Riviera, with production beginning in mid April 2026. It uses two hotels rather than one: Chateau de La Messardiere, a 19th century Airelles palace on 32 acres above Saint-Tropez, and Hotel Martinez on the Croisette in Cannes. HBO's logline places the season around the Cannes Film Festival, following two rival film crews." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How much does a White Lotus hotel cost per night?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Four Seasons Maui from about $1,000, with ocean facing suites above $5,000. San Domenico Palace from about $1,358 off peak and $2,000 or more in summer. Four Seasons Koh Samui from about $1,000, rising to roughly $15,000 for Residence Nine. Chateau de La Messardiere from around EUR 3,000, with top suites reported close to $8,000. All figures are indicative and move with season." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is the White Lotus effect on hotel bookings?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "It is the measurable surge in searches, bookings and rates that follows each season. Four Seasons Maui reported a 386 percent rise in online searches after Season 1. San Domenico Palace's general manager described record demand after Season 2. CNBC reported social conversation about travel to Thailand rising 60 percent after the Season 3 premiere, and Four Seasons CEO Alejandro Reynal discussed the effect directly with Bloomberg in February 2025." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is Season 4 filmed at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No. Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes and the Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat were both widely named in 2025 speculation, including by Conde Nast Traveler, before the location was confirmed. The confirmed Season 4 hotels are Chateau de La Messardiere in Saint-Tropez and Hotel Martinez in Cannes." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "When is the best time to book a White Lotus hotel?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Before the season airs. Rates at filming locations have risen 20 to 40 percent within months of each premiere and the on screen rooms sell out first. Season 4 films through 2026, so Saint-Tropez and Cannes are still at pre spike pricing. For the older locations, target the shoulder months: May, June and late September in Sicily, April, May and October in Maui, and January to April in Koh Samui." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is The White Lotus filmed at a real Four Seasons?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Three of the four seasons were. Maui, Taormina and Koh Samui are all Four Seasons properties, though the show never names the brand on screen. Season 4 ends that run, moving to the Airelles owned Chateau de La Messardiere and Hotel Martinez in Cannes." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Does Luxury Hotel Compare earn commission from these links?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. I earn a commission when readers book through my Booking.com affiliate links via AWIN. It never changes the ranking or the editorial. 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[Check rates](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3Dluxury%20hotels) ![The San Domenico Palace infinity pool over the Bay of Taormina, the White Lotus Season 2 hotel](/images/white-lotus/2026/hero-white-lotus-infinity-pool-1600w.webp) WHITE LOTUS · SEASONS 1 TO 4 · 2026 # The White Lotus hotels, every season ranked and priced All nine real hotels used across four seasons of HBO's The White Lotus, with 2026 rates, the rooms you actually saw on screen, and the cheaper stays next door. By Jack Williamson Updated August 2026 16 min read Prices and policies last verified 24 August 2026 by Jack Williamson. Quick Answer **Top pick: San Domenico Palace, Taormina.** Nine real hotels have appeared across four seasons. San Domenico Palace in Taormina is the most bookable at around $1,358 a night, Four Seasons Maui is the Season 1 original, Four Seasons Koh Samui holds the $15,000 Ratliff villa, and Season 4 adds two French hotels: Chateau de La Messardiere in Saint-Tropez and Hotel Martinez in Cannes. The cheapest genuine filming location is Anantara Bophut Koh Samui, from about $250. [Overview](#overview)[Compare](#compare)[All Locations](#locations)[On Screen Rooms](#rooms)[The Hotels](#hotels)[Season 4](#season4)[The Effect](#effect)[Cheaper Stays](#dupes)[When to Book](#when)[Reality Check](#reality)[FAQs](#faq)[Book ↗](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DWhite%2520Lotus%2520hotels) Hotels On Screen 9 across 4 seasons Price Range ~$250 – $15,000 /nt Best Value Pick Anantara Bophut Last Updated August 2026 ✦ Quick Answer Book [San Domenico Palace](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fit%2Fsan-domenico-palace.html) if you want the most recognisable White Lotus hotel at the most attainable rate. Book [Four Seasons Koh Samui](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fth%2Ffour-seasons-resort-koh-samui.html) for villas and privacy. Book [Chateau de La Messardiere](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Ffr%2Fchateau-de-la-messardiere.html) now if you want Season 4 before the premiere moves the price. Book [Anantara Bophut](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fth%2Fanantara-bophut-koh-samui-resort.html) if you want a real filming location for about $250. Most guides to this subject list three or four hotels and stop. The show has actually used nine real properties across four seasons, because from Season 3 onwards the production stopped filming inside a single resort. Season 3 spread itself across four hotels in Thailand. Season 4 is built around two in France. If you only know the headline Four Seasons properties, you are missing the affordable half of the list. This guide covers all nine: what each one costs in 2026, which rooms were genuinely filmed in and which were soundstages, what the post premiere rate spike has actually done to availability, and where to stay nearby when the headline rate is not happening. Every rate is indicative and moves with season, so confirm live pricing before you book. ### How I ranked them The ranking below weighs three things: how much of what you saw on screen you can actually experience, the quality of the hotel judged independently of the show, and whether the current rate is defensible. That is why Taormina finishes above Maui despite Maui being first on air. The Sicilian hotel gives you more real on screen space per dollar, and its shoulder season rates are the only ones in this group that a normal holiday budget can absorb. ## The Four Primary Hotels at a Glance White Lotus primary hotels compared: season, location, 2026 rate, on screen room and who each suits Hotel Season Where From (2026) On Screen Room Best For Book [San Domenico Palace](#overview) Season 2 Taormina, Sicily approx USD 1 The Pineapple Suite and the cloister rooms The most bookable, the most cinematic [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fit%2Fsan-domenico-palace.html) [Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fus%2Ffour-seasons-resort-maui-at-wailea.html) Season 1 Wailea, Maui, Hawaii approx USD 1 The Pineapple Suite, the Mossbacher rooms The original, and the easiest to reach [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fus%2Ffour-seasons-resort-maui-at-wailea.html) [Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui](#overview) Season 3 Koh Samui, Thailand approx USD 1 Residence Nine, the Ratliff villa Villas, privacy, the biggest post show spike [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fth%2Ffour-seasons-resort-koh-samui.html) [Chateau de La Messardiere](#overview) Season 4 Saint-Tropez, France approx EUR 3 Not yet confirmed, season in production Getting there before the premiere [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Ffr%2Fchateau-de-la-messardiere.html) ## Every Hotel Used, All Four Seasons The complete list, primary and supporting. The supporting properties are where the value sits: you are walking through scenes that made the show, at a quarter of the flagship rate. All nine White Lotus filming hotels by season, with role in the show and 2026 starting rate Season Hotel Where What Was Filmed From Book Season 1 Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea Wailea, Maui The entire season, filmed inside a covid bubble ~$1,000 [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fus%2Ffour-seasons-resort-maui-at-wailea.html) Season 2 San Domenico Palace, Taormina Taormina, Sicily Exteriors, pool, cloisters, dining. Bedrooms on a soundstage ~$1,358 [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fit%2Fsan-domenico-palace.html) Season 2 Villa Tasca Palermo, Sicily The Palermo day trip villa, later listed on Airbnb Private hire [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DPalermo%2520Sicily) Season 3 Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui Koh Samui, Thailand Villas, pools, spa garden, the Ratliff residence ~$1,000 [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fth%2Ffour-seasons-resort-koh-samui.html) Season 3 Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Koh Samui, Thailand Lobby, arrival, security office, jewellery shop ~$250 [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fth%2Fanantara-bophut-koh-samui-resort.html) Season 3 Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas Phuket, Thailand Wellness and spa sequences ~$300 [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DAnantara%2520Mai%2520Khao%2520Phuket%2520Villas) Season 3 Rosewood Phuket Phuket, Thailand Ta Khai restaurant, the dinner scenes ~$500 [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fth%2Frosewood-phuket.html) Season 4 Chateau de La Messardiere Saint-Tropez, France The hilltop hideaway hotel ~USD$3,240 [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Ffr%2Fchateau-de-la-messardiere.html) Season 4 Hotel Martinez Cannes, France The Croisette palace hotel, Cannes Film Festival storyline ~USD$860 [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DHotel%2520Martinez%2520Cannes) ## The Rooms You Saw On Screen, and Whether They Are Real This is the question people actually arrive with, and almost nobody answers it properly. Some of the most famous interiors in the series were never in a hotel at all. Season 2's bedrooms were built at Lumina Studios because the San Domenico Palace stayed open to paying guests throughout the shoot. Season 1's suites were real rooms, but stripped and redressed by production designer Laura Fox, who sewed the curtains and headboard covers herself. Only Season 3's Residence Nine is close to what you can book. White Lotus on screen rooms: which are real hotel rooms, which are soundstages, and what each costs Season Hotel Room On Screen Real or Set Can You Book It Approx Rate S1 Four Seasons Maui The Pineapple Suite Redressed for filming by Laura Fox Bookable as a standard suite, without the set dressing ~$5,000+ S2 San Domenico Palace The Pineapple Suite and cloister rooms Public spaces real, bedrooms shot at Lumina Studios Bookable, but the interiors differ from screen ~$2,000+ S3 Four Seasons Koh Samui Residence Nine, the Ratliff villa Filmed in the actual residence Bookable, long lead times ~$15,000 S3 Anantara Bophut Lobby and entrance Fully real, unchanged Walk through it for the price of a room ~$250 S4 Chateau de La Messardiere Not yet confirmed In production through 2026 Book any suite now, before the premiere ~USD$3,240+ ✦ Booking Tip Do not pay a premium for a room because a listing calls it the White Lotus suite. At Maui and Taormina the on screen look was created by the art department and removed after the shoot. Book the best view instead of the most famous number and you will spend less and enjoy it more. ![The cliffside infinity pool at San Domenico Palace over the Bay of Taormina](/images/white-lotus/2026/san-domenico-palace-01-infinity-pool-1200w.webp) The most bookable of the four ### San Domenico Palace, Taormina, from around $1,358 A 14th century monastery on a Sicilian clifftop, the pool from the opening titles, and Mount Etna on the horizon. Shoulder season rates are the only realistic entry point into this show. - **~$1,358**From - **2**Season - **May, Sep**Best months [Check live rates](#overview) Booking.com rates. I earn a small commission at no cost to you. ## The Four Primary Hotels, Reviewed Ranked on what you get for the money rather than the order they aired. Swipe through the photographs on each card, and check the live rate before you commit, because these four move faster than any other hotels I track. ![The cliffside infinity pool at San Domenico Palace over the Bay of Taormina](/images/white-lotus/2026/san-domenico-palace-01-infinity-pool-1200w.webp "The infinity pool that opens Season 2") The infinity pool that opens Season 2 ![Aerial view of Taormina and the Ionian Sea](/images/white-lotus/2026/san-domenico-palace-02-taormina-1200w.webp "Taormina and the Ionian Sea below the hotel") Taormina and the Ionian Sea below the hotel ![Village view toward Mount Etna from San Domenico Palace](/images/white-lotus/2026/san-domenico-palace-03-etna-village-1200w.webp "Mount Etna from the terraces") Mount Etna from the terraces ![The ancient Greek Theatre of Taormina with Mount Etna behind](/images/white-lotus/2026/san-domenico-palace-04-greek-theatre-1200w.webp "The Greek Theatre, a five minute walk away") The Greek Theatre, a five minute walk away ![The Botanica Spa at San Domenico Palace](/images/white-lotus/2026/san-domenico-palace-05-botanica-spa-1200w.webp "Botanica Spa, in the former monastery") Botanica Spa, in the former monastery ‹› #01 Taormina, Sicily · Season 2 ### 01\. San Domenico Palace, A Four Seasons Hotel from approx USD 1,358, and USD 2,000+ in summer A Dominican monastery from 1374, converted by Four Seasons and reopened in 2021, then handed to HBO within a year. It is the most photographed hotel of the whole series and, importantly, the easiest of the four to actually book. Rates open lower than Maui or Koh Samui and the shoulder months are genuinely attainable. What is real: the infinity pool, the cloisters, the frescoed corridors, the dining room, the terrace where Tanya drinks. What is not: most bedroom interiors, filmed on a soundstage at Lumina Studios because the hotel stayed open through production. If you book expecting the on screen bedroom, you will be mildly disappointed and then immediately forgiven by the view. General manager Lorenzo Maraviglia has been unusually candid in interviews since Season 2 aired, describing a property that went from a quiet Sicilian reopening to a permanent queue at the front desk. Book the monastery wing over the modern annexe, and ask for a room facing Etna rather than the garden. Key Facts - From approx USD 1,358 per night off peak, USD 2,000+ in July and August (verify live) - On screen room: the Pineapple Suite, plus the cloister and Etna view categories - Built 1374 as a Dominican monastery, reopened by Four Seasons in 2021 - Walk to the Greek Theatre, Corso Umberto and Piazza IX Aprile - Best months: May, June, late September, early October **Best for:** The most bookable, the most cinematic [Official: fourseasons.com/taormina ↗](https://www.fourseasons.com/taormina/) [Check rates on Booking.com →](#overview) ![Four Seasons Maui fountain courtyard and palms leading to Wailea Beach](/images/white-lotus/2026/four-seasons-maui-01-courtyard-1200w.webp "The arrival courtyard from the opening titles") The arrival courtyard from the opening titles ![Oceanfront suite balcony at sunset over the West Maui Mountains](/images/white-lotus/2026/four-seasons-maui-02-sunset-view-1200w.webp "Sunset from an oceanfront balcony") Sunset from an oceanfront balcony ![Wailea Beach at first light, Four Seasons Maui](/images/white-lotus/2026/four-seasons-maui-03-wailea-beach-1200w.webp "Wailea Beach at first light") Wailea Beach at first light ![Oceanfront suite interior with contemporary Hawaiian design](/images/white-lotus/2026/four-seasons-maui-04-suite-1200w.webp "A real suite, calmer than the set dressing") A real suite, calmer than the set dressing ![The reimagined Spa and Wellness Centre at Four Seasons Maui](/images/white-lotus/2026/four-seasons-maui-05-spa-1200w.webp "The reimagined spa and wellness centre") The reimagined spa and wellness centre ‹› #02 Wailea, Maui, Hawaii · Season 1 ### 02\. Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea from approx USD 1,000, suites USD 5,000+ The one that started it. Season 1 was shot here in late 2020 inside a sealed covid bubble, cast and crew living on property, which is why the hotel reads so convincingly as a closed world on screen. Three pools, direct Wailea Beach frontage, Wolfgang Puck's Spago on the terrace, fifteen acres on Maui's dry leeward coast. Production designer Laura Fox rebuilt the interiors for filming, sewing curtains, cushions and headboard covers, and turning the ballroom into the hotel's public rooms. She has described wanting a subtle menace under the luxury. In reality the rooms are quieter and more contemporary than the show suggests, and the property is far friendlier than the fictional one. It is also the most practical of the four for anyone travelling from the United States: no visa, no long haul connection, and a resort that works for families as well as couples. If the rate stings, the neighbouring [Andaz Maui at Wailea](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DAndaz%2520Maui%2520at%2520Wailea) shares the same stretch of coast for roughly half. Key Facts - From approx USD 1,000 per night, ocean facing suites clear USD 5,000 (verify live) - On screen room: the Pineapple Suite, redressed by production designer Laura Fox - Three pools including an adults only Serenity pool, direct Wailea Beach frontage - Spago by Wolfgang Puck and DUO Steak & Seafood on property - Best months: April, May, September, October **Best for:** The original, and the easiest to reach [Official: fourseasons.com/maui ↗](https://www.fourseasons.com/maui/) [Check rates on Booking.com →](#compare) ![Private hillside pool villa with infinity pool over the Gulf of Thailand](/images/white-lotus/2026/four-seasons-koh-samui-01-pool-villa-1200w.webp "Hillside pool villa over the Gulf of Thailand") Hillside pool villa over the Gulf of Thailand ![The resort's secluded private beach at Four Seasons Koh Samui](/images/white-lotus/2026/four-seasons-koh-samui-02-private-beach-1200w.webp "The resort's private beach") The resort's private beach ![Serenity Pool Villa bedroom with island inspired interiors](/images/white-lotus/2026/four-seasons-koh-samui-03-villa-interior-1200w.webp "A pool villa bedroom, largely as filmed") A pool villa bedroom, largely as filmed ![The Secret Garden Spa at Four Seasons Koh Samui](/images/white-lotus/2026/four-seasons-koh-samui-04-secret-garden-spa-1200w.webp "The Secret Garden Spa") The Secret Garden Spa ![Private yacht excursion through Angthong Marine Park](/images/white-lotus/2026/four-seasons-koh-samui-05-angthong-yacht-1200w.webp "Angthong Marine Park by private yacht") Angthong Marine Park by private yacht ‹› #03 Koh Samui, Thailand · Season 3 ### 03\. Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui from approx USD 1,000, Residence Nine approx USD 15,000 Seventy rooms and villas terraced into a hillside on the island's quiet northwestern tip, with a private beach at the bottom and a funicular that saves your knees. Season 3 filmed the villa scenes here, and the property has arguably been changed by the show more than either of its predecessors. The headline is Residence Nine, the multi bedroom villa used by the Ratliff family, which runs to roughly USD 15,000 a night and is booked far ahead. You do not need it. The one bedroom pool villas on the upper rows give you the same view, the same infinity edge and the same silence for around a tenth of that. Confirm minimum stay before you commit, because packages here have carried a four night minimum. Season 3 also spread itself across three other hotels, which is the part most guides skip. The lobby, security office and jewellery shop scenes were filmed at [Anantara Bophut Koh Samui](#overview), wellness scenes at [Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas](#locations), and dinner at Ta Khai inside [Rosewood Phuket](#locations). All three are bookable, and the Anantara costs about a quarter of the Four Seasons. Key Facts - From approx USD 1,000 per night, Residence Nine approx USD 15,000 (verify live) - On screen room: Residence Nine, the Ratliff family villa - 70 rooms and villas, every one with a private infinity pool - Supporting locations: Anantara Bophut, Anantara Mai Khao, Rosewood Phuket - Best months: January to April, avoid the November monsoon **Best for:** Villas, privacy, the biggest post show spike [Official: fourseasons.com/kohsamui ↗](https://www.fourseasons.com/kohsamui/) [Check rates on Booking.com →](#overview) ![Aerial view of Chateau de la Messardiere above Saint-Tropez at golden hour](/images/white-lotus/2026/chateau-messardiere-01-aerial-1200w.webp "The hilltop estate above Saint-Tropez") The hilltop estate above Saint-Tropez ![Terrace pool and hectares of parasol pine gardens](/images/white-lotus/2026/chateau-messardiere-02-pool-gardens-1200w.webp "Terrace pool and parasol pine gardens") Terrace pool and parasol pine gardens ![The 19th century chateau facade and Provencal gardens](/images/white-lotus/2026/chateau-messardiere-03-facade-1200w.webp "The 19th century facade") The 19th century facade ![Le Voltaire dining room at Chateau de la Messardiere](/images/white-lotus/2026/chateau-messardiere-04-dining-1200w.webp "The dining room") The dining room ![The Airelles Spa by Valmont indoor pool](/images/white-lotus/2026/chateau-messardiere-05-airelles-spa-1200w.webp "Airelles Spa by Valmont") Airelles Spa by Valmont ‹› #04 Saint-Tropez, France · Season 4 ### 04\. Chateau de La Messardiere, Airelles Collection from approx EUR 3,000, top suites reported near USD 8,000 The first non Four Seasons White Lotus, and the first season built around two hotels rather than one. [Chateau de La Messardiere](#overview) is a 19th century palace on 32 acres of parasol pine and cypress above Saint-Tropez, run by Airelles, with 86 rooms, Matsuhisa on property, an Airelles Spa by Valmont and a private beach reached by hotel transfer. Filming began on the Riviera in mid April 2026. HBO's own logline places the season around the Cannes Film Festival, with two rival film crews: one at a palace hotel on the Croisette, the other at a hilltop hideaway. The Croisette property is [Hotel Martinez in Cannes](#locations), which means Season 4 gives you two bookable hotels for the first time in the show's history. Reported rates for La Messardiere run from around EUR 3,000, with top suites quoted close to USD 8,000. Both figures come from press reporting rather than a published rate card, so treat them as a range and check live pricing. The one thing I would not do is wait: every previous season has moved rates 20 to 40 percent within months of airing. Key Facts - From approx EUR 3,000 per night, top suites reported near USD 8,000 (verify live) - 86 rooms and suites on 32 acres above the Gulf of Saint-Tropez - Matsuhisa restaurant, Airelles Spa by Valmont, indoor and outdoor pools - Season 4 filming began mid April 2026, set around the Cannes Film Festival - Second hotel this season: Hotel Martinez on the Croisette in Cannes **Best for:** Getting there before the premiere [Official: airelles.com ↗](https://airelles.com/en/destination/chateau-de-la-messardiere-hotel) [Check rates on Booking.com →](#overview) Staying connected #### Airalo eSIM Data the moment you land, no roaming bill and no queue at the airport kiosk. [See Airalo plans →](https://airalo.tpx.lt/XJUpu9hS) ## Season 4: Two Hotels, One Film Festival Season 4 changes the format again. HBO's logline places the story around the Cannes Film Festival and follows two rival film crews, one based at a palace hotel on the Croisette and one at a hilltop hideaway. That means two bookable hotels: [Hotel Martinez](#locations) in Cannes and [Chateau de La Messardiere](#overview) above Saint-Tropez, roughly 90 minutes apart along the coast. Filming began on the Riviera in mid April 2026 and runs through the year. Unlike the Maui shoot, the hotels have not fully closed, so guests have been sharing the property with the production. Reporting through mid 2026 described guests passing crews and cast in the public areas rather than being kept out. If you want to be part of that, it is happening now. If you want a normal holiday, wait until 2027, or take Saint-Tropez in the shoulder months. Rates are the last soft ones you will see. La Messardiere opens around EUR 3,000 with top suites reported near USD 8,000, and Martinez is materially cheaper outside festival dates. Avoid the two weeks of the festival itself, when Cannes rates triple and minimum stays appear. ✦ Editor's Note Through 2025 almost every outlet, Conde Nast Traveler included, named Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc or the Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat as the likely Season 4 hotel. Both were wrong. If you booked either on the strength of that speculation, you have a wonderful hotel and no filming location. ## The White Lotus Effect, With Actual Numbers Every travel outlet references the effect. Very few attach a source to it. Here is what has been reported, and by whom, so you can judge how hard the rate spike is likely to hit Saint-Tropez and Cannes. Reported White Lotus effect on searches, bookings and rates by season, with sources Season What Was Reported Source Season 1 · Maui 386% rise in online searches for the resort Four Seasons reporting, 2021 Season 2 · Taormina Record visitor numbers, rates through $2,000 a night GM Lorenzo Maraviglia, Business Insider, April 2023 Season 3 · Thailand Social conversation about Thai travel up 60% after the premiere CNBC, March 2025 Season 3 · Brand level Four Seasons CEO Alejandro Reynal publicly credits the effect Bloomberg, February 2025 Season 4 · Riviera Filming underway, no rate spike yet. This is the window Deadline, April 2026 The pattern is consistent: searches spike within days of a premiere, rates follow within a quarter, and the on screen rooms disappear from inventory for the following season. Nothing about Season 4 suggests it will behave differently. ![Aerial view of Chateau de la Messardiere above Saint-Tropez at golden hour](/images/white-lotus/2026/chateau-messardiere-01-aerial-1200w.webp) Before the premiere ### Season 4 Saint-Tropez, still at pre spike rates Chateau de La Messardiere is filming through 2026 and airs after. Every previous season has moved rates 20 to 40 percent within months of the premiere. This is the window. - **~USD$3,240**From - **86**Rooms - **Apr to Oct 2026**Filming [Check Saint-Tropez rates](#overview) Booking.com rates. I earn a small commission at no cost to you. ## Cheaper Stays at Every Filming Location You do not have to pay Four Seasons money to stand where the show was made. One of these is a genuine filming location for a quarter of the flagship rate, and the rest put you on the same beach, in the same town, with the same view. Cheaper alternatives to each White Lotus hotel by season, with rates and reasoning Season Instead of Book From Why Book Season 1 Four Seasons Maui, ~$1,000 Andaz Maui at Wailea ~$500 Same Wailea coast, sharper design, half the rate [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DAndaz%2520Maui%2520at%2520Wailea) Season 2 San Domenico Palace, ~$1,358 Hotel Villa Schuler, Taormina ~$150 Family run, terraced garden, same Etna view from town [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fit%2Fvilla-schuler.html) Season 3 Four Seasons Koh Samui, ~$1,000 Anantara Bophut Koh Samui ~$250 An actual filming location, not a lookalike [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fth%2Fanantara-bophut-koh-samui-resort.html) Season 3 Four Seasons Koh Samui, ~$1,000 Belmond Napasai ~$350 Same island, colonial villas, almost none of the crowd [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fth%2Fnapasai.html) Season 3 Rosewood Phuket, ~$500 The Naka Island, Phuket ~$300 Private island feel a short boat from Phuket [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fhotel%2Fth%2Fthe-naka-island-a-luxury-collection-resort.html) Season 4 Chateau de La Messardiere, ~USD$3,240 Hotel Byblos, Saint-Tropez ~USD$650 The original Saint-Tropez legend, in town rather than on the hill [Book](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DHotel%2520Byblos%2520Saint-Tropez) Anantara Bophut is the one I would actually book. It is not a lookalike, it is in the show, and the entrance you walk through on arrival is the one from Season 3. ## When to Book Each One **Taormina, Sicily.** May, June and late September. July and August are hot, crowded and priced accordingly, and the town's stepped streets are unpleasant at 35 degrees. Book the hotel six to nine months out for shoulder dates. **Wailea, Maui.** April, May, September and October. Winter is whale season and priced for it, and the summer school holidays fill the family suites first. This is the only one of the four where a weekday arrival meaningfully changes the rate. **Koh Samui.** January to April, which is the dry window on this side of the Gulf. November is the wettest month and the one the brochures never show. Post Season 3 lead times remain long, so nine to twelve months for a pool villa is realistic. **Saint-Tropez and Cannes.** Late May to June, or September. Avoid the fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival entirely unless you are going for it, because rates triple and minimum stays appear across the Croisette. Book Season 4 before the premiere. ## What the Show Does Not Show You **The bedrooms are frequently not the bedrooms.** Season 2's interiors were shot at Lumina Studios. Season 1's were redressed beyond recognition and returned to normal afterwards. Only Season 3 gives you the room as filmed. **The hotels are busy in a way the show is not.** The fictional resort has perhaps a dozen guests. San Domenico Palace has a queue at reception and a pool that fills by 9am in July. Koh Samui's funicular has a wait. **The staff are real people with a new job.** Every property has absorbed a wave of guests arriving to re enact scenes. Ask nicely, tip properly, and do not ask the front desk to recreate anything. **Transfers are longer than they look.** Koh Samui needs a domestic flight from Bangkok. Taormina is an hour from Catania on a road that backs up in summer. La Messardiere sits above Saint-Tropez, which is beautiful and, in August, gridlocked. **The prices move.** Everything in this guide is a starting rate observed in 2026. The gap between a shoulder Tuesday and an August Saturday at these four hotels can be a factor of three. ## Hotels Wrongly Credited to the Show These come up constantly in searches and in other guides. None of them has appeared in The White Lotus. - **Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, Antibes.** Named endlessly in Season 4 speculation through 2025. It is not a filming location. It is still one of the great Riviera hotels. - **Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat.** The other Riviera hotel that appeared in every rumour list. No confirmed involvement in the production. - **Four Seasons Bora Bora.** Circulated as a Season 3 rumour before Thailand was confirmed. Never used. - **Sirenuse, Positano.** Frequently mistaken for the Sicily hotel. Different coast, different season, no connection to the show. ✦ Related Reading Go deeper on the cluster: [every White Lotus filming location](/travel-guides/where-was-white-lotus-filmed), the [Four Seasons Koh Samui review](/travel-guides/white-lotus-thailand-four-seasons-koh-samui), the [is it a real hotel explainer](/travel-guides/is-the-white-lotus-a-real-hotel), and the other screen hotel guides for [Succession](/travel-guides/succession-hotels) and [James Bond](/travel-guides/james-bond-hotels). My Verdict ## Which White Lotus Hotel Should You Book? San Domenico Palace in Taormina, for the most on screen hotel per dollar and the only shoulder season rate in this group a normal budget can absorb. Four Seasons Koh Samui if you want villas and privacy over recognition. Chateau de La Messardiere if you want Season 4 before the rest of the world does. Anantara Bophut if you want a genuine filming location for $250. [Check Live Prices on Booking.com →](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101801746-17288959?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.html%3Fss%3DWhite%2520Lotus%2520hotels) ## Frequently Asked Questions - ### Can you actually stay at the White Lotus hotels? Yes. Every primary filming location is a real, bookable hotel. Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea from around $1,000 a night for Season 1, San Domenico Palace in Taormina from around $1,358 for Season 2, Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui from around $1,000 for Season 3, and Chateau de La Messardiere in Saint-Tropez from around EUR 3,000 for Season 4. Supporting locations including Anantara Bophut Koh Samui, from about $250, are also bookable. - ### Which White Lotus hotel is the cheapest to book? Anantara Bophut Koh Samui, from around $250 a night. It is a genuine Season 3 filming location, used for the lobby, arrival, security office and jewellery shop scenes, so you walk through the exact entrance shown on screen at roughly a quarter of the Four Seasons rate. Hotel Villa Schuler in Taormina, from about $150, and Andaz Maui at Wailea, from about $500, are the cheapest stays near the Season 2 and Season 1 hotels. - ### Can you book the exact rooms shown in The White Lotus? Partly. Residence Nine at Four Seasons Koh Samui, the Ratliff family villa in Season 3, was filmed in the real residence and is bookable at roughly $15,000 a night. The Maui and Taormina suites were redressed for production, and most Season 2 bedroom interiors were filmed on a soundstage at Lumina Studios rather than in the hotel, so the real rooms differ from what you saw on screen. - ### Where is White Lotus Season 4 being filmed? Season 4 is filming on the French Riviera, with production beginning in mid April 2026. It uses two hotels rather than one: Chateau de La Messardiere, a 19th century Airelles palace on 32 acres above Saint-Tropez, and Hotel Martinez on the Croisette in Cannes. HBO's logline places the season around the Cannes Film Festival, following two rival film crews. - ### How much does a White Lotus hotel cost per night? Four Seasons Maui from about $1,000, with ocean facing suites above $5,000. San Domenico Palace from about $1,358 off peak and $2,000 or more in summer. Four Seasons Koh Samui from about $1,000, rising to roughly $15,000 for Residence Nine. Chateau de La Messardiere from around EUR 3,000, with top suites reported close to $8,000. All figures are indicative and move with season. - ### What is the White Lotus effect on hotel bookings? It is the measurable surge in searches, bookings and rates that follows each season. Four Seasons Maui reported a 386 percent rise in online searches after Season 1. San Domenico Palace's general manager described record demand after Season 2. CNBC reported social conversation about travel to Thailand rising 60 percent after the Season 3 premiere, and Four Seasons CEO Alejandro Reynal discussed the effect directly with Bloomberg in February 2025. - ### Is Season 4 filmed at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc? No. Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes and the Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat were both widely named in 2025 speculation, including by Conde Nast Traveler, before the location was confirmed. The confirmed Season 4 hotels are Chateau de La Messardiere in Saint-Tropez and Hotel Martinez in Cannes. - ### When is the best time to book a White Lotus hotel? Before the season airs. Rates at filming locations have risen 20 to 40 percent within months of each premiere and the on screen rooms sell out first. Season 4 films through 2026, so Saint-Tropez and Cannes are still at pre spike pricing. For the older locations, target the shoulder months: May, June and late September in Sicily, April, May and October in Maui, and January to April in Koh Samui. - ### Is The White Lotus filmed at a real Four Seasons? Three of the four seasons were. Maui, Taormina and Koh Samui are all Four Seasons properties, though the show never names the brand on screen. Season 4 ends that run, moving to the Airelles owned Chateau de La Messardiere and Hotel Martinez in Cannes. - ### Does Luxury Hotel Compare earn commission from these links? Yes. I earn a commission when readers book through my Booking.com affiliate links via AWIN. It never changes the ranking or the editorial. Hotels cannot pay for placement here, and you pay exactly the same price as booking direct. Ready to Book? ## Find Your White Lotus Hotel Search every filming location from all four seasons with live pricing and instant confirmation through Booking.com. 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In This Guide - [Overview](#overview) - [The Four Hotels Compared](#compare) - [Every Location, All Seasons](#locations) - [The Rooms You Saw On Screen](#rooms) - [The Four Hotels Reviewed](#hotels) - [San Domenico Palace](#san-domenico-palace) - [Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea](#four-seasons-maui) - [Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui](#four-seasons-koh-samui) - [Chateau de La Messardiere](#chateau-de-la-messardiere) - [Season 4: Cannes and Saint-Tropez](#season4) - [The White Lotus Effect](#effect) - [Cheaper Alternatives](#dupes) - [When to Book](#when) - [What the Show Hides](#reality) - [Hotels Wrongly Credited](#nearly) - [FAQs](#faq) Compare Prices #### Search White Lotus Hotels Live pricing · Same rate as direct · Instant confirmation [Search on Booking.com →](#root) I earn a small commission at no cost to you Guide Facts ✦ Hotels On Screen 9 across 4 seasons Price Range ~$250 – $15,000 /nt Best Value Pick Anantara Bophut Last Updated August 2026 Search availability Booking.com Search Check live rates for luxury stays. 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