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The White Lotus season 3: the hotels in Thailand where it was filmed, and how to book them
The third season of The White Lotus was filmed on Koh Samui, in Phuket and in Bangkok. Here are the hotels from the series, what they were used for, and how to stay there yourself.
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The third season of The White Lotus was about spirituality, and its fictional resort was pieced together from several real hotels on Koh Samui and in Phuket, with a stop in Bangkok. You can stay at most of them yourself.
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In short: White Lotus season 3
The main hotel: Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, where the Ratliff family stays in the series.
More hotels: Anantara Bophut and Anantara Lawana on Koh Samui, Anantara Mai Khao and Rosewood Phuket in Phuket.
Bangkok: Mandarin Oriental on the Chao Phraya River.
Other locations: Fisherman’s Village in Bophut and Haad Rin beach on Koh Phangan.
Our first choice: Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui. See rooms at Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui
Koh Samui: the heart of the season
Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui
The main hotel of season 3 sits on a green hillside on the north-west of Koh Samui, with private pool villas, a spa and its own beach. Many of the best-known scenes in the series were filmed here.
Book your stay: See rooms at Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui
Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort
The Bophut resort was used for the driveway and several scenes with the security guard Pornchai. It sits right by Fisherman’s Village, with a beach, pool and spa.
Book your stay: See rooms at Anantara Bophut
Anantara Lawana Koh Samui Resort
The resort on Chaweng beach was used for several scenes in the season, with traditional Thai architecture, a seafront pool and a short walk to Chaweng’s restaurants.
Book your stay: See rooms at Anantara Lawana
Phuket and Bangkok
Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas
The villas on Phuket’s north-west coast were used for the wellness scenes in the first episode. They sit by Sirinath National Park and Mai Khao, one of the island’s longest beaches.
Book your stay: See rooms at Anantara Mai Khao
Rosewood Phuket
The luxury resort sits on Emerald Bay, and its Ta Khai restaurant appears in the series. It has sea-view villas, a spa and its own beach in a quiet bay.
Book your stay: See rooms at Rosewood Phuket
Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
The legendary hotel on the Chao Phraya River appears in the series, including its jazz bar, the Bamboo Bar. One of the world’s best-known hotels, and a good stop before or after the islands.
Book your stay: See rooms at Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
Plan your trip
Koh Samui has its own airport with flights from Bangkok, while Phuket has direct flights from several European cities in high season. Read more about Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao and island hopping in Thailand.
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