Why We Recommend Villa Baan Banyan (5 Bedrooms)
The 5-bedroom configuration at Villa Baan Banyan is the sweet spot for mid-sized groups visiting Phuket. You get five bedrooms — four masters and one additional — all with en-suite bathrooms, spread across three connected buildings on a jungle headland above Kamala Bay. At around US$249 per room per night in low season, it offers better per-room value than the 4-bedroom option while keeping costs below the full 6-bedroom estate rate. The setting is what sells it: an 18-metre infinity pool perched on a promontory with unobstructed Andaman Sea views and some of the finest sunsets on Phuket. With full staffing included and space for up to 10 guests, it strikes an excellent balance between intimacy and having room to spread out.
Our Favourite Features
- The extra fifth bedroom makes a real difference for families — it works perfectly as a children’s room, a nanny suite, or simply gives couples in a group their own space without sharing
- 18-metre infinity pool on the headland promontory — the elevated position creates a vanishing-edge effect that blends the pool into the Andaman Sea horizon
- Fitness room, ping-pong table, and a dedicated yoga sala — unusual extras for a villa rental that mean you genuinely do not need to leave the property
- Three interconnected buildings with walkways through the jungle canopy — gives the feeling of a treehouse resort rather than a conventional villa
- Every room has ocean views — not just the main living area, but bedrooms, bathrooms, and the multiple lounge spots scattered throughout the property
Good To Know
- The hillside jungle setting involves steps and elevated walkways between buildings — beautiful but not suitable for guests with limited mobility or very small children without supervision
- Kamala is one of the quieter parts of Phuket — you will need a car or taxi to reach Patong (20 minutes) or Phuket Town (30 minutes) for shopping and nightlife
- Peak season pricing at US$3,575 per night is more than double the low season rate of US$1,245 — the December to January period books up fast, so plan well ahead
- If your group grows beyond 10, the property also offers 4-bedroom and 6-bedroom configurations — you can scale up or down depending on final numbers
- The headland beach below is small and rocky in parts — for a long sandy beach day, Kamala Beach is a short drive north and well worth the trip