A curated guide to the island's best-known condominium and pool-villa developments — what they offer, how ownership works, and indicative long-term rent. Koh Samui has no high-rises: coastal height limits keep everything low-rise villas and small condos.
Koh Samui is primarily a villa market. Foreigners can own condominium units freehold within each building's 49% foreign quota, but cannot own land directly — pool villas are typically held on a registered long lease or through a Thai company. The developments below span the upscale north-east headlands of Choeng Mon and Plai Laem, the Bophut hills above Fisherman's Village, and the better-value east coast at Lamai. Figures are indicative; always verify tenure, quota and current pricing per unit.
Samujana is Koh Samui's best-known luxury villa estate — a gated collection of around 27 architect-designed cliffside villas on the north-east headland above Choeng Mon and Plai Laem, minutes from the airport.
The Ridge Samui is a well-regarded hillside pool-villa community in the hills above Bophut and Fisherman's Village, prized for its panoramic views across Big Buddha bay and the north coast.
Replay Residence & Pool Villa is a resort-style branded development in Bophut, combining freehold condominium studios and apartments with private pool villas around landscaped gardens, a restaurant and communal pools.
Horizon Villas is a long-established Koh Samui luxury-villa brand concentrated around the upscale north-east — Choeng Mon, Plai Laem and the Bophut hills — offering contemporary two- to five-bedroom pool villas with sea and sunset views.
Wing Samui Condominium (also marketed as Wing Samui Condo) is Koh Samui's largest condominium project and its first EIA-approved development -- 14 buildings across an 18,000 sqm site on Route 4169, positioned between Bophut and Chaweng, developed by Wing Samui Condo Co.
Tropical Seaview Residence is a low-rise hillside condominium above Lamai, built up the slope so most units capture wide Gulf-of-Thailand sea views from private balconies.
Sunset Cove is a boutique sea-view pool-villa community on the quiet Plai Laem headland in Koh Samui's north-east, near the Plai Laem temple and lagoon and a short drive from the airport, Choeng Mon and Bophut.
The Residences at W Koh Samui is an ultra-luxury beachfront villa collection in Maenam on Koh Samui's north coast, developed as a joint venture between Amburaya Hotels & Resorts and Istithmar World and completed in December 2010 under Marriott International's W brand.
The Ville Condo is a small, low-rise boutique condominium in Bo Phut scheduled for completion in July 2026 -- just 4 floors and roughly 16 studio, 1- and 2-bedroom units, close to Chaweng Beach and a short drive from Samui International Airport.
Anava Samui is a large-scale beachfront condominium under construction on Bang Rak Beach in Bo Phut, developed by Zhongfa Property (HK) Limited and expected to complete in January 2027.
Samui Emerald Condominium is a low-rise, hotel-managed condominium in the Bo Phut / Plai Laem area of Koh Samui's north-east coast, completed in March 2012 with 44 units across 3 floors ranging from roughly 44 to 108-plus sqm.
The Bleu Condo is a 4-storey low-rise condominium in Tambon Bophut on Koh Samui's north-east coast, developed by Euro Thai Property Company (also behind Manhattan Park Residence in Bangkok) and completed in August 2015.
Pahili Loft Lamai is a leasehold apartment development by Pahili Development, tucked into the hills a few minutes from Lamai Beach on Koh Samui's south-east coast.
Start with the Koh Samui city hub, read the beach guides for Bophut, Choeng Mon and Lamai, run the numbers with the investor tools, or browse the wider building directory.
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