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The Coast · Phuket

Phuket. The international coast.

Phuket is Thailand’s deepest resort-property market, an island on the Andaman coast whose west-coast shores, Bang Tao, Surin, and Kamala among them, hold the country’s largest concentration of branded residences and managed villa estates.

What we track here

32 projects on Phuket, every one of them linked.

Bang Tao9

Computer-generated render of the exterior of Banyan Tree Beach Residences Varuna at Laguna Phuket, Bang TaoBeachsideRender

Bang Tao

Banyan Tree Beach Residences Varuna

3-bedroom apartments and 4-bedroom penthouses, 292 to 880 sqm, private pool to every residence

ConfirmingUnder developmentAppointed · Banyan Group

Computer-generated render of Banyan Tree Beach Residences Nammu at Laguna Phuket, the newest of the beachfront series, with the sea beyondBeachsideRender

Bang Tao

Banyan Tree Beach Residences Nammu

Landed homes, 417 sqm built-up on 165 to 210 sqm plots, private rooftop pool

ConfirmingUnder developmentAppointed · Banyan Group

Computer-generated render of the Gardens of Eden entrance on the Bang Tao side of the Layan boundary, Phuket, where ETRO Residences sitsBeachsideRender

Bang Tao · Amal Group, Gardens of Eden

ETRO Residences

8 residences, 3-bed 220 sqm to a 415 sqm penthouse

ConfirmingUnder development

Bang Tao beach on the west coast of Phuket, seen from the air, with the Laguna estate and its lagoon behind the tree lineBeachsideThe setting

Bang Tao · Amal Group, Gardens of Eden

Gardens of Eden, Eden Residence

141 apartments, 7 four-storey buildings, 72 to 179 sqm

ConfirmingCompleting 2026

Bang Tao beach on the west coast of Phuket, seen from the air, with the Laguna estate and its lagoon behind the tree lineInlandThe setting

Bang Tao · Amal Group, Gardens of Eden

Gardens of Eden, Park Residence

Apartments; only the top of the range qualifies above THB 20m

ConfirmingCompleting 2026

Laguna10

Computer-generated render of Angsana Golf Residences Topaz seen from the air, three curved low-rise buildings beside the golf course at Laguna PhuketInlandNew launchRender

Laguna

Angsana Golf Residences Topaz

2-3 bedroom condominiums and penthouses, 121 to 408 sqm

ConfirmingSellingAppointed · Banyan Group

Computer-generated aerial view of Bellaguna Lake Residences Lotus, the curved buildings following the edge of the lagoon inside Laguna Phuket, with the Andaman Sea on the horizonInlandNew launchRender

Laguna

Bellaguna Lake Residences Lotus

1-3 bedroom condominiums and 2-3 bedroom penthouses, 75 to 412 sqm

ConfirmingSellingAppointed · Banyan Group

Computer-generated render of a rooftop pool at Laguna Beach Residences Bayside at dusk, the water running toward the lagoon and the Andaman Sea beyondLagoon-edgeRender

Laguna

Laguna Beach Residences Bayside

1-3 bedroom condominiums and 2-3 bedroom penthouses, 75 to 358 sqm

ConfirmingSellingAppointed · Banyan Group

Computer-generated render of the open living pavilion of a Lakelands Waterfront Villa, the timber ceiling running out over the terrace to a private pool on the lagoonLagoon-edgeRender

Laguna

Lakelands Waterfront Villas

4-bedroom pool villas, 558 sqm built-up on 675 to 735 sqm plots

ConfirmingSellingAppointed · Banyan Group

Computer-generated aerial view of Residences at Garrya Phuket inside Laguna Phuket, the low-rise buildings set back in the trees behind Bang Tao beach with the bay and headland beyondBeachsideRender

Laguna

Residences at Garrya Phuket

1-2 bedroom apartments and penthouses, 57 to 316 sqm, hotel-managed

ConfirmingSellingAppointed · Banyan Group

The Laguna Phuket estate on the Bang Tao shore, seen from the air: the lagoon, the low-rise resort blocks along it, and the beach beyondLagoon-edgeThe setting

Laguna

Laguna Lakelands

Villa and lakefront condominium series across the Lakelands masterplan

Mixed by formatUnder developmentAppointed · Banyan Group

Layan4

A villa at Avadina Hills by Anantara on the hillside above Layan Beach, Phuket, with terraces stepping down toward the Andaman SeaOcean view

Layan · Minor International and Anantara

Avadina Hills by Anantara

Branded villas, registered leasehold

Registered leaseholdSelling

Layan Residences by Anantara, the established branded villa estate on the headland above Layan Beach, PhuketOcean view

Layan · Minor International and Anantara

Layan Residences by Anantara

Branded villas above Layan Beach, registered leasehold

Registered leaseholdSelling

Kiara Reserve Residences on the hillside above Layan Bay, Phuket, a low-density estate of villas and condominiums by Minor InternationalOcean view

Layan · Minor International and Anantara

Kiara Reserve Residences

46 residences: 17 villas, 29 condominiums, 251 to 829 sqm

FreeholdCompleting 2026

Computer-generated render of Layan Verde, the mixed-use development with a Dusit Collection hotel and 388 managed residences near Layan Beach, PhuketInlandRender

Layan · VillaCarte Group and Dusit Collection

Layan Verde

Dusit Collection hotel with 388 managed branded residences

ConfirmingUnder development

Kamala5

Computer-generated render of a three-level villa with an infinity pool above the forest at Kamala Residences, Millionaire's Mile, PhuketOcean viewRender

Kamala · Independent estates

Kamala Residences

13 villas, 4 to 6 bedrooms, 920 to 2,200 sqm

Mixed by formatUnder development

Twinpalms Residences MontAzure on the Kamala beachfront, Phuket, the completed 2019 building seen from the estateAbsolute beachfront

Kamala · MontAzure master estate

Twinpalms Residences MontAzure

73 units, completed July 2019, secondary market

ConfirmingResale only

Kamala bay on the west coast of Phuket, the shore below Millionaire's MileOcean viewThe setting

Kamala · Independent estates

Andara

Villa product on Millionaire's Mile, secondary market

ConfirmingResale only

Surin · Nai Thon · Cape Panwa · Cape Yamu4

Amanpuri above Pansea Beach, Phuket, the 1988 Aman resort whose villas effectively began the branded-residence category in AsiaOcean view

Surin · Aman

Amanpuri Residences

Freehold villas, 3 to 10 bedrooms, above Pansea Beach

FreeholdResale only

A residential villa and its pool at Trisara, Nai Thon, Phuket, on the estate held between two private headlandsOcean view

Nai Thon · Independent estates

Trisara

48 villas and private residences across 40 acres

ConfirmingResale only

Sri Panwa on the Cape Panwa headland, Phuket, looking east across Chalong BayOcean view

Cape Panwa · Independent estates

Sri Panwa

3 to 5 bedroom residential villas, a selection for sale

ConfirmingResale only

Ocean view

Cape Yamu · Independent estates

COMO Point Yamu

Villa product, secondary market, east coast

ConfirmingResale only

The full register

Facts are drawn from developer materials and our own market coverage. Prices, and anything still being confirmed with a developer, are deliberately not printed on a card.

The flagship

Banyan Tree Beach Residences Oceanus, the one to see first.

Banyan Tree Beach Residences Oceanus is a beachfront branded-residence building on Bang Tao beach in Phuket, the flagship of Banyan Group's Beach Residences series inside the Laguna Phuket estate, with sixteen four-bedroom homes of 416 to 768 square metres, twelve condominiums and four duplex penthouses, and a developer target of the fourth quarter of 2028.

Sixteen homes on one of the island's few remaining absolute beachfront parcels, inside the one estate on Phuket whose amenities have been operating for three decades rather than promised on a drawing. We are an appointed sales agency for it, and it is the first project we walk with most Phuket clients at this level of the market.

Residences
16
Sizes
416 to 768 sqm
Guide pricing
THB 160M to 391M (developer, September 2026)
Developer target
Q4 2028

The full Banyan Tree Beach Residences Oceanus page, with the developer’s unit table, specification and our view →

Computer-generated render of Banyan Tree Beach Residences Oceanus from the air, the four low buildings on the sand of Bang Tao beach with the lagoon behind, the Dusit Thani beside and the bay sweeping north

The parcel from the air: the sand in front, the lagoon behind, and the bay running north past the estate. Developer’s render.

32

projects, eight shores

2

on the sand itself

฿830k

per sqm island record, Jan 2026

49%

foreign freehold quota

Infinity pool above the Andaman Sea at Kamala Residences, Phuket, artist's conception

Kamala Residences, artist’s conception; render courtesy of Raimon Land.

For the client we serve in the Bangkok corridors, Phuket is the other end of the same week: a direct flight into Phuket International Airport on Friday afternoon, and the west-coast shores within an hour of the arrivals hall. No other Thai coastal market offers that geography with this depth of product behind it.

Depth is the practical argument. Phuket carries more branded residences, more resort-managed villa estates, and more coastal resale activity than any other market in the country, which means a buyer here has genuine alternatives to compare and, later, a real market to sell into. On smaller coasts the first question is whether a market exists at all; on Phuket the question is which shore, and which structure.

We work the west coast first, and we work it shore by shore. The island is not one market. Bang Tao and a cliff road above Kamala behave as differently as two Bangkok corridors do, and the honest answer to “where should I buy on Phuket” starts with which of those lives is being bought.

The shores

One island, three very different shores.

Bang Tao and Layan beach on Phuket's Cherng Talay shore, the island's densest cluster of branded residences01 · The epicentreBang Tao
The shore
The Cherng Talay shore

The densest branded cluster on the island, with roughly fifty-seven off-plan condominium projects active as of August 2026. The Laguna estate anchors it, carrying the Banyan Tree Beach Residences series on one of the last absolute beachfront parcels, the completed Angsana Oceanview residences, and the Grand Residences villas. The Standard Residences Bang Tao adds a design-led, lower-entry condominium a little over a kilometre inland.

Read the Bang Tao shore

The Bang Tao and Layan shore on Phuket's west coast, where the island's branded villa estates and its price record sit within two kilometres of each other02 · The quiet oneLayan
The shore
The shore north of Bang Tao

Ten minutes up the coast road and a different market. Layan is lower in density and villa-led, with Minor's Anantara estates on the headland above the bay, and the Gardens of Eden masterplan just over its southern boundary on the Bang Tao side, where ETRO Residences set the island price record of THB 830,000 per square metre in January 2026. It is also the shore where Phuket's leasehold question is sharpest, because the product that defines it is villas.

Read the Layan shore

Surin Beach and the Pansea headland on Phuket's west coast, home of the Amanpuri standard03 · The quiet benchmarkSurin
The shore
Pansea and the Amanpuri standard

Amanpuri above Pansea Beach set the standard the rest of the coast still measures itself against, and its privately owned villas, three to ten bedrooms with access to the resort's spa, restaurants, and rental programme, remain the reference asset. A small shore where almost nothing trades publicly.

Read the Surin shore

Kamala Beach bay on Phuket with the Millionaire's Mile cliff road rising at its northern end04 · Millionaire's MileKamala
The shore
The cliffside road above the bay

The cliff road above Kamala Beach that the market calls Millionaire's Mile. Kamala Residences, a 13-villa Raimon Land project, is the shore's current headline, and MGallery Residences at MontAzure Lakeside, managed by Accor, opens the same shore at condominium scale near the beach.

Read the Kamala shore

Every branded project on the island in one dated table, each with its own page: the Phuket branded-residence register covers 31 projects above THB 20 million across 10 brand groups, six of them selected, from Banyan Tree Beach Residences Oceanus on the Bang Tao sand to ETRO Residences, which set the island price record in January 2026, and the completed estates that trade quietly: Amanpuri, Trisara and Sri Panwa.

How we work on the island from Bangkok, and what we are appointed on, is in How Embark advises on Phuket. The questions to ask before buying, from who sells directly to what a purchase costs, are in the Phuket buying and verification guide.

Project facts above are drawn from developer materials and market coverage; prices and completion dates are confirmed with each developer before we put them in front of a client.

What to buy here

Branded condominiums first, villas with eyes open.

Our starting position on Phuket is the branded condominium. Foreign buyers can hold a condominium in Thailand in their own name, freehold, within the 49 per cent of a building’s sellable area that Thai condominium law reserves for foreign ownership, and on this coast that is usually the cleanest structure available. It is where we point most buyers first.

The island now offers that structure at more than one level. Projects such as The Standard Residences Bang Tao and MGallery Residences at MontAzure Lakeside open the branded market at condominium scale, well below villa-estate pricing, while the residences inside the Laguna and Layan Bay estates carry the full resort apparatus behind them.

Villas can be right here, but only with the structure examined before the architecture. A 30-year lease is a 30-year lease; renewal language is a contractual promise, not a legal guarantee. We put that sentence in writing before a client falls in love with a sunset.

Phuket makes the point unusually well: at Kamala Residences, one estate offers eight villas freehold and five leasehold at matching specification. Which of the two a buyer should hold, and at what discount one should trade to the other, is exactly the conversation we exist to have.

First on our desk

Kamala Residences, Millionaire’s Mile.

Embark advises buyers on Kamala Residences, a 13-villa Raimon Land estate on the cliff above Kamala Beach. The estate is the clearest worked example on the island of the question of freehold versus leasehold, because it offers both tenures side by side.

Villas
13 total: 8 freehold, 5 leasehold
Bedrooms
4 to 6
Villa sizes
920 to 2,200 sq.m
Prices
฿220M to ฿499M, per the developer’s brochure of July 2026, subject to change
Location
Millionaire’s Mile, above Kamala Beach

View the Kamala Residences project page

The second Kamala file on our desk is now a page of its own: The Residences at InterContinental Phuket Resort, announced by PROUD Real Estate on 12 January 2026, 12 per cent complete on 7 July 2026 and targeted by the developer for the third quarter of 2027. PROUD appointed us in writing on it.

Cliffside villas above the Andaman Sea at Kamala Residences, Phuket, artist's conception

Kamala Residences, artist’s conception; render courtesy of Raimon Land.

Answered

Questions about this building

  • Can foreigners buy property in Phuket?

    Yes, within limits set by the format: a foreign buyer can hold a Phuket condominium freehold in their own name inside the 49 per cent of a building's sellable area that Thai condominium law reserves for foreign ownership, while villas and land are ordinarily offered on a registered lease instead.

Questions we are asked

Phuket, answered plainly.

Which Phuket shore has the most branded residences?

The Cherng Talay shore, covering Bang Tao, Layan, and Surin on Phuket's west coast, holds the island's densest cluster of branded and resort-managed residences, including the Laguna estate, Banyan Tree residences, ETRO Residences within Gardens of Eden, The Standard Residences Bang Tao, and KIARA Reserve on Layan Bay.

Can foreigners buy property in Phuket?

Yes, and the structure depends on what you are buying. A foreign buyer can hold a Phuket condominium freehold in their own name, within the 49 per cent of a building's sellable area that Thai condominium law reserves for foreign ownership, which is why we point most buyers at branded condominiums first. Villas and land are ordinarily offered on a registered lease instead, commonly a thirty-year term with renewal options on top, and those options are contractual promises rather than rights that can be registered in advance, so their worth depends on the drafting and on who is behind them. Every project page in this register states what the developer's own documentation says. General information as of September 2026, not legal advice.

What is the price range for villas at Kamala Residences?

Kamala Residences, a 13-villa estate on Millionaire's Mile above Kamala Beach, is priced from THB 220 million to THB 499 million per the developer's brochure of July 2026, with villas of four to six bedrooms and 920 to 2,200 square metres. Eight villas are offered freehold and five leasehold. Prices are subject to change by the developer.

Does Embark Estate hold sales mandates in Phuket?

On some, yes. Embark Estate is an appointed sales agency for the Banyan Group projects on Phuket, including the Banyan Tree Beach Residences series, Angsana Oceanview and Laguna Lakelands, and for PROUD Real Estate at The Residences at InterContinental Phuket Resort. On every other project on the island Embark holds no appointment and says so on the page. Where we are appointed you get the developer’s own availability and pricing; where we are not, nobody pays us to put it in front of you.

Considering Phuket?

We will tell you honestly which shore fits, and which structure to hold it in.

Ask about Phuket

Tell us how you intend to use Phuket and roughly what you want to spend. We will come back with the projects we would genuinely put in front of you for that brief, what each one's tenure actually is, and which we would leave out.

A person replies within four hours in working hours. We hold no sales mandate here, so the answer is sometimes that it is the wrong building.