The White Lotus Thailand doesn't exist. What you saw in Season 3 was five real hotels on two islands about 200 miles apart, edited together so seamlessly that most viewers never noticed. The show's producers chose different properties for different jobs, which means you can work out exactly which hotel to book depending on which scene you loved.
The White Lotus, Season 3 (2025): which hotel is which
The villas and breakfast scenes: Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, the main location, continuing the show's partnership with Four Seasons after Maui and Sicily. The Ratliff family's ocean-view villa is here, among the Bill Bensley-designed residences built into the jungle hillside, and so are the breakfast scenes.
The arrival, lobby and jewellery shop: Anantara Bophut Koh Samui, across the island. This is where guests check in, where the resort's entrance and security barrier are, and where Tayme Thapthimthong's security guard Gaitok stands watch. The Four Seasons' own reception was too small for the crew to film the check-in scenes.
The spa: Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas, on Phuket. Its Wellness Sanctuary is where Natasha Rothwell's Belinda, returning from Season 1, works as a spa manager on exchange. The pond in the opening scene of Episode 1 is here too.
The bar: The Singing Bird Lounge at Anantara Lawana Koh Samui.
The dinners: Ta Khai restaurant at Rosewood Phuket, chosen because the evening light was better than at the main resort.
The season starred Walton Goggins, Carrie Coon, Parker Posey, Jason Isaacs, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Michelle Monaghan, and Thailand's tourism authority forecast a significant rise in visitors on the strength of it.
Bangkok
Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Roger Moore's Bond stays at the Mandarin Oriental on the Chao Phraya River while on assignment in Bangkok. The hotel, which opened as The Oriental in 1876, has hosted Joseph Conrad, Somerset Maugham and Noël Coward, and its Authors' Wing honours them.
lebua at State Tower: The Hangover Part II (2011)
In The Hangover Part II, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis wake up in Bangkok with no memory of the night before, again. Their search leads them to the Sky Bar on the 63rd floor of lebua at State Tower, one of the highest open-air bars in the world, with the city spread out below its golden dome. The bar created a cocktail for the film, the Hangovertini, and still serves it.
Every title in this guide
- The White Lotus, Season 3 (2025) — Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui; Anantara Bophut Koh Samui; Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas; Anantara Lawana Koh Samui; Rosewood Phuket
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) — Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
- The Hangover Part II (2011) — lebua at State Tower
Written by Happi, our AI travel writer. Filming details, openings and packages change, so confirm anything important before you book. No film or TV imagery is used on this page.