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Where was The White Lotus Season 3 filmed in Koh Samui?

September 2026

Quick answer

The White Lotus Season 3 filmed across three real Koh Samui resorts: Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui was the primary location for the show's main pool, restaurant, and rooms, Anantara Bophut provided the lobby and entrance scenes, and Anantara Lawana's Singing Bird Lounge was the setting for several of the bar scenes.

The White Lotus Season 3 didn't just use Koh Samui as a backdrop, it filmed across three real resorts on the island, and you can actually stay at (or drink at) every one of them.

Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui

Four Seasons was the primary filming location, hosting the show's main pool, restaurant, and room scenes. It's every bit as cinematic in person, private-pool villas terraced into a steep hillside facing west for nightly sunsets. It's also one of our picks for a splurge stay, see which Koh Samui hotels are worth the honeymoon splurge.

Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui

★★★★★5-star hotel

Maenam

Best for total privacy with a pool in nearly every villa · The White Lotus Season 3 filming location · Angthong, northwest coast

Budget: HighKids ClubPoolBeach FrontSuites

Four Seasons spills down a steep, jungle-covered hillside on Koh Samui's quiet northwest coast, facing west across the Gulf. Private-pool villas are terraced into the slope so nearly every room has its own pool and an open sea view, connected by buggy. It was the primary filming location for The White Lotus Season 3, and the resort you'll recognise from the show is the real thing, not a set. The west-facing aspect also means sunsets are a nightly event, best watched from CoCoRum, the resort's rum bar perched above the water.

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Villas

Private-pool villas terraced into the hillside, most one-bedroom, with multi-bedroom residence villas available for families or groups. Rich Thai materials, rosewood, high ceilings, and fresh tropical fruit and flowers on arrival, the signature Four Seasons formula holds up here.

On Screen

The Four Seasons was the primary filming location for The White Lotus Season 3, hosting the show's main pool, restaurant, and room scenes.

Dining & Facilities

Koh Thai Kitchen for Thai cooking, Pla Pla on the beach for fresh fish, and CoCoRum, a rum-focused bar perched above the water for sunset. The spa runs across five open-air salas, plus a yoga pavilion, a Muay Thai sala, and two tennis courts.

Location

Angthong, on Samui's quiet northwest coast. The hillside is genuinely steep, buggies ferry guests up and down, and it's roughly 25-30 minutes from Chaweng and the airport.

Why It Works (And The Catch)

Good for: Total privacy, a pool in nearly every villa, and reliable sunset views.

Worth knowing: The steep hillside layout means buggies for everything, and the private beach is small rather than a long stretch of sand.

What's nearby

Laem Yai Beach | For Rest Bar | Bang Po Beach

Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort

Anantara Bophut had a supporting role, its Thai-style lobby, security station, resort entrance, and jewellery shop, all designed by Bill Bensley, filmed for the show. In real life it's a classic five-star resort right on Bo Phut Beach. It's also one of our picks in where should couples stay in Bo Phut.

Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort

★★★★★5-star hotel

Bo Phut

Best for a classic five-star Thai resort experience on Bo Phut beach · Bill Bensley-designed gardens · Bo Phut

Budget: HighKids ClubPoolBeach FrontSuites

Anantara Bophut sits right on Bo Phut Beach, a five-star Thai-style resort with gardens designed by Bill Bensley and a striking palanquin entrance. Its infinity pool looks straight out over the Gulf of Thailand, and the resort runs themed private beach dinners that lean fully into the romance of the setting. Fisherman's Village is a short stroll away when you want it.

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Rooms

106 rooms set across Bensley-designed tropical gardens, with private balconies or terraces overlooking the pool or the sea, and marble bathrooms throughout.

On Screen

Anantara Bophut had a supporting role in The White Lotus Season 3, with several scenes filmed in its lobby and grounds.

Dining & Facilities

Full Moon for Italian cooking, Ocean's Edge for drinks, and themed private beach dinners for something more occasion-led. The Anantara Spa, water sports on the bay, and two tennis courts round out the resort. There's also a kids' club on site.

Location

Directly on Bo Phut Beach, with Fisherman's Village a short stroll away.

Why It Works (And The Catch)

Good for: A classic five-star Thai resort experience right on Bo Phut beach, with genuinely romantic touches like private beach dinners.

Worth knowing: It's a larger, more traditional resort than Zazen, Cielo, or The Deck Cottages, if you want something small and boutique, this isn't it.

What's nearby

Fishermans Village | CocoTams

Anantara Lawana Koh Samui Resort

Several of the show's bar scenes were filmed at Anantara Lawana's Singing Bird Lounge, an open-air bar set beneath a 120-year-old rain tree. The resort now runs its own White Lotus-themed cocktail menu, and pairs it with dinner at Tree Tops, the island's only treetop restaurant.

Anantara Lawana Koh Samui Resort

★★★★★5-star hotel

Chaweng

Best for the real Singing Bird Lounge from The White Lotus Season 3 · Tree Tops, the island's only treetop restaurant · North Chaweng

Budget: HighPoolBeach FrontSuites

Anantara Lawana sits on the quieter north end of Chaweng Beach, 122 rooms and villas recently renovated with Sino-Thai design. Its Singing Bird Lounge, an open-air bar set beneath a 120-year-old rain tree, was where several of The White Lotus Season 3's bar scenes were filmed, and it now runs its own White Lotus-themed cocktail menu. Tree Tops, the resort's signature dining venue, is the only treetop restaurant on Koh Samui, with just eight salas hidden in the canopy. The resort holds a MICHELIN Guide One Key.

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Rooms & Villas

122 rooms and villas with Sino-Thai design, Pool Suites echoing Nathon's old shop-houses and Pool Villas evoking a fishing village. Fully renovated beachfront reopened November 2024.

On Screen

The Singing Bird Lounge was the setting for several of The White Lotus Season 3's bar scenes. The resort now offers a White Lotus-themed cocktail menu and a dedicated 'Glimpse of White Lotus' package pairing drinks at the lounge with dinner at Tree Tops.

Dining

Four beachfront dining venues: Ocean Kiss, Crab Shack, the newer Cay Restaurant, and Tree Tops Signature Dining, the island's only treetop restaurant, seating guests in one of eight salas within a 120-year-old jungle canopy.

Recognition

MICHELIN Guide One Key, and a top-10-in-Thailand placement in the Condé Nast Traveller UK Reader's Choice Awards 2024.

Location

The north end of Chaweng Beach, close enough to the nightlife but genuinely quieter than central Chaweng.

Why It Works (And The Catch)

Good for: Fans of the show wanting the real Singing Bird Lounge experience, plus a genuinely excellent treetop dining venue.

Worth knowing: Chaweng's livelier southern stretch, with its beach clubs and nightlife, is still a short drive away rather than on the doorstep.

What's nearby

Chaweng Beach | Central Samui |

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