Where was The White Lotus season 3 filmed?
You watched the show, and now you want the villa above the bay. The White Lotus season 3 was filmed mainly at Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, according to HBO's press materials. The resort's villas, pool, beach and restaurants formed the show's hotel. HBO also lists Anantara Lawana, Anantara Bophut, Rosewood Phuket and Anantara Mai Khao Phuket as locations.
Four Seasons confirmed its role in a press release in February 2025. It was the third season in a row that the show used a Four Seasons property, the group says. The villas and the views are the real stars of the show.
The White Lotus Thailand filming locations are all real, working resorts. You can stay at any of them, and most welcome outside guests for dinner or a spa treatment by reservation. Our Koh Samui guide covers the island beyond the resorts.
Can you stay at The White Lotus resort?
Yes. Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui takes guests all year. You wake above the Gulf, swim in your own pool, then walk down to the bay for breakfast. The resort sits on its own bay at Laem Yai, in the Angthong area of the island's south-west coast. Every villa has a private infinity pool, says the resort, and the hillside villas look out over the Gulf of Thailand.
For the look of the show, ask for a hillside pool villa with a sea view, or an oceanfront pool villa close to the beach. Families can choose the Family Pool Villa, and the free Kids For All Seasons club takes children aged 4 to 12, according to the resort. The MICHELIN Guide gives the resort Two Keys for 2026.
The resort is a 45-minute drive, about 20 km, from Koh Samui airport, it says. Peak months fill early, so book by the summer for the dry season.
If you would rather visit than stay, breakfast at KOH Thai Kitchen is open to outside guests by reservation. It is subject to availability, according to Four Seasons. See our full review of Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui.
The Phuket and Koh Samui locations
Beyond Four Seasons, HBO names four more resorts. On Koh Samui they are Anantara Lawana and Anantara Bophut. In Phuket they are Rosewood Phuket and Anantara Mai Khao Phuket. Each takes guests, so you can stay, dine or book a treatment rather than just look from outside.
Rosewood Phuket sits on a 600-metre beachfront on Emerald Bay, near Patong, according to the resort. Its Southern Thai restaurant, Ta Khai, is a Selected restaurant in the MICHELIN Guide 2026, and Asaya is its wellness spa.
The Anantara resorts. Anantara Lawana and Anantara Bophut on Koh Samui, and Anantara Mai Khao in Phuket, are all part of the Anantara group. Each has its own restaurants and spa, and Tanner confirms what outside guests can book before your visit.
Tanner can arrange a lunch or spa day at one resort while you stay at another, with a car between them.
A White Lotus-style trip, the private way
The show is about a slow, beautiful stay, and that is easy to recreate. Example plan: four nights in a hillside pool villa at Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui. On day two a private yacht takes you around Samui's islands. Day three is a wellness programme, and on the last night a private chef cooks on your terrace. This is not a theme tour; it is the kind of trip the show was inspired by.
A yacht charter from Koh Samui is our pick for the highlight of the trip. Note that the Mu Ko Ang Thong marine park is closed from 1 November to 15 December 2026, according to the Department of National Parks. Plan island days around it.
Spa programmes, Thai cooking with a chef and sunset dinners on the beach complete the stay. For more ideas, see our full list of experiences in Thailand.
Other famous film locations in Thailand
Thailand's best-known film locations are in the Andaman Sea. James Bond Island, properly Khao Phing Kan, appeared in The Man with the Golden Gun. Maya Bay on Koh Phi Phi Le was the setting of The Beach. Both are inside national parks, with rules every visitor must follow.
James Bond Island (Khao Phing Kan). The famous limestone pillar, Ko Tapu, stands in the bay beside it, inside Ao Phang Nga National Park. The park charges foreign visitors ฿300 per adult under the national park fee rules. A private boat lets you arrive before or after the day-trip crowds. See our James Bond Island guide.
Maya Bay. The bay closes every year from 1 August to 30 September. Swimming is not allowed. Boats land passengers at the Loh Samah pier before moving to an official buoy, according to the Department of National Parks. The adult foreign fee for the Phi Phi islands is ฿400, says TAT. Read more in our Maya Bay guide.
When to visit the locations
Koh Samui is driest from February to April, and November is the wettest month, with about 445 mm of rain on Thai Meteorological Department figures. Phuket and Phang Nga Bay are best from December to March, the dry season on the Andaman coast. Book the resorts early for these months.
Because the two coasts have different seasons, one trip can combine both. Spend early March in Phuket and Phang Nga Bay, then fly to Koh Samui for the driest weeks there. Tanner plans the flights and transfers between the two.
Where is season 4 being filmed?
HBO announced in April 2026 that season 4 of The White Lotus had begun filming on the French Riviera. Locations include Cannes, St. Tropez and Monaco, with more filming in Paris. The Thai resorts from season 3 remain open to guests all year.
Plan your trip with Tanner
One planner runs the whole trip: the villa, the yacht, the spa, the tables and the car. Our pick is a pool villa at Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui and a yacht day. Add lunch or a spa day at the other locations. Our Thai team works on Samui and in Phuket, and we say which filming sites look better on screen than in person. Tell us your dates, and we hold the right villa before the peak months fill.
