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    The White Lotus Thailand Hotel: Four Seasons Koh Samui, Reviewed

    The White Lotus Thailand hotel is the Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, where every guest villa scene in Season 3 was filmed. The lobby, spa and dining scenes were shot at three other Thai luxury hotels.

    By Jack Williamson, the LHC house pen name · How we work·August 2026·10 min read

    Rates checked 24 August 2026

    By Jack Williamson, the LHC house pen nameHow we workUpdated August 202610 min read

    The short answer

    Featured stay: Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui. A complete review of the Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, the primary White Lotus Season 3 filming location, with villa rates and the supporting hotels used for specific scenes. Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui is the first property to compare for this trip.

    The White Lotus Thailand hotel is the Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, set on the serene northwestern tip of Thailand's third largest island. Every guest villa scene in Season 3 was filmed here, on the resort's private hillside terraces, in its infinity pool villas and across its secluded private beach. But the lobby, the jewellery shop, the spa and the dining scenes were shot at three other Thai luxury hotels. This review covers all four properties, what they cost in 2026, and which villa to book if you want the closest possible Season 3 experience.

    For the broader picture, see my flagship editorial on all four White Lotus hotels, season by season, with rates for every property the show has used.

    Two other pages are worth reading alongside this one. Season 1 was carried by a single Hawaii resort rather than four, and I break its screen suites down by category and rate in what a night at Four Seasons Maui costs. If it is the wellness thread of Season 3 that appeals rather than the villas, the retreat behind Nine Perfect Strangers takes paying guests too, and I price it in the Nine Perfect Strangers resort in real life.

    Most itineraries here route through Bangkok, and the Bamboo Bar sequence in the Season 3 finale was filmed at the Mandarin Oriental there, so a night or two in the city is easy to justify. I rank the city's ten strongest properties, riverside against centre, in the best luxury hotels in Bangkok.

    By Jack Williamson, the LHC house pen nameUpdated August 2026 · How we work
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    Every Season 3 Filming Location in Thailand

    Primary location

    Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui

    Koh Samui · Surat Thani · Thailand

    Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui — building
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    Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui
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    Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui — dining
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    Setting
    Koh Samui · Surat Thani · Thailand
    Rates
    from about $1,000 a night
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    Where every villa, pool and private beach scene in Season 3 was filmed

    The primary White Lotus Thailand hotel.

    Hillside villas with private infinity pools facing the Gulf of Thailand, a Secret Spa Garden, the Pla Pla beachfront restaurant and a private beach all appear repeatedly throughout Season 3. Blackpink's Lisa, who plays Mook, reportedly helped scout locations for the season. From around $1,000 per night for an Ocean View villa, with one bedroom Pool Villas closer to $1,800.

    $1,000+ / night
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    Where every villa, pool and private beach scene in Season 3 was filmed.

    Where every villa, pool and private beach scene in Season 3 was filmed.

    Lobby & arrival

    Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort

    Bophut · Koh Samui · Thailand

    Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort — recepcion & lobby
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    Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort — activities & amenities
    Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort — recepcion & lobby
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    Setting
    Bophut · Koh Samui · Thailand
    Rates
    from about $250 a night
    On the list for
    The Season 3 lobby, security station and jewellery shop scenes

    If you want to walk through the actual entrance shown in Season 3, this is the hotel.

    The Anantara Bophut, designed by Bill Bensley, was used for arrival, lobby and the jewellery shop scenes. From around $250 per night, which makes it the most affordable way to stay at a real White Lotus filming location.

    $250+ / night
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    The Season 3 lobby, security station and jewellery shop scenes.

    The Season 3 lobby, security station and jewellery shop scenes.

    Spa scenes

    Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas

    Mai Khao · Phuket · Thailand

    Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas
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    Setting
    Mai Khao · Phuket · Thailand
    Rates
    from about $400 a night
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    The wellness consultation scenes were shot at this Anantara villa property on Phuket

    The northern Phuket Anantara villa property was used for the spa and wellness consultation scenes in Season 3.

    A 30 minute domestic flight from Koh Samui. From around $400 per night.

    $400+ / night
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    The wellness consultation scenes were shot at this Anantara villa property on Phuket.

    The wellness consultation scenes were shot at this Anantara villa property on Phuket.

    Dining scenes

    Rosewood Phuket

    Phuket · Thailand

    Rosewood Phuket — building
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    Setting
    Phuket · Thailand
    Rates
    from about $500 a night
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    Ta Khai restaurant, the Season 3 dinner scene location

    Rosewood Phuket's Ta Khai restaurant, recognised by the Michelin Guide for five consecutive years, was used for the Season 3 dinner scenes.

    Stay at the resort to dine here repeatedly. From around $500 per night.

    $500+ / night
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    Ta Khai restaurant, the Season 3 dinner scene location.

    Ta Khai restaurant, the Season 3 dinner scene location.

    Which Four Seasons Koh Samui Villa to Book

    If your priority is matching what you saw on screen, book a One Bedroom Pool Villa or higher. The Ocean View villas are beautiful but smaller and lack the dramatic infinity pool decks that defined the Season 3 visual language. The Two Bedroom Family Pool Villas are the best fit for the larger Ratliff family suites. Beach Villas are an option but the show was shot almost entirely on the hillside, so a hillside villa is the more accurate experience.

    Best Time to Visit Koh Samui

    Koh Samui's dry season runs late December through August, with the best diving conditions from March to October. Avoid October and November, the wet monsoon months. Rates spike around Christmas and Lunar New Year, and again immediately after each White Lotus season airs.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    The White Lotus Thailand was primarily filmed at the Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui. Lobby and arrival scenes were shot at the Anantara Bophut Koh Samui, spa scenes at Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas, and dining scenes at Rosewood Phuket's Ta Khai restaurant.

    Rates start from approximately $1,000 per night for an Ocean View villa. One Bedroom Pool Villas, the closest match to the suites shown in the show, are typically $1,500 to $2,000 per night. Two Bedroom Family Pool Villas exceed $3,000.

    There is no single suite identified as the White Lotus suite. The show was filmed across multiple villas at the Four Seasons Koh Samui. The Ratliff family scenes were shot in Two Bedroom Family Pool Villas, the Mook and Gaitok scenes in staff areas, and the resort's common areas appear throughout.

    The Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui is at 219 Moo 5, Angthong, Koh Samui, Surat Thani 84140, Thailand, on the serene northwestern tip of the island. It is approximately 35 minutes by car from Samui International Airport.

    Day visits are limited and require advance reservation, typically tied to dining at Pla Pla restaurant or a spa treatment booking. Casual non guest access to the villas, pools and private beach is not permitted.

    The Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort, used for the Season 3 lobby and jewellery shop scenes, is the most affordable real filming location. Rates from approximately $250 per night, roughly a quarter of the Four Seasons Koh Samui rate.

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