Villa Baan Paradise

Villa Baan Paradise sits right on a broad, quiet stretch of white sand at Hua Thanon, on Koh Samui’s south-east coast, with its own gate straight onto the beach. Coconut palms lean over the garden, the sea fills the view from the pool deck, and the sound of the waves carries into the house day and night. It is a large, glamorous beachfront home, set on generous grounds, for families and friends who want resort-style space with complete privacy.

Outside, a fourteen-metre pool in brilliant turquoise wraps around a peaked Thai sala that seems to float on the water, with sun loungers along the timber deck and a sunken lounge of plump white seats beside the pool. Down by the sand, a shaded beach lounge with sea-blue sofas and a long dining table, complete with a teppanyaki grill, is the place for long lunches and starlit dinners. Indoors, a soaring living room with glass walls looks out to the sea, a dramatic red kitchen with a long island opens onto the dining room, and there is a home cinema, a gym and a billiard table for slower days.

All five bedrooms have king beds, warm wooden floors, floor-to-ceiling glass, a dressing room and a private bathroom, and the master suite adds a round jacuzzi bathtub. The whole house is smart-controlled, so lights, curtains, air conditioning and music can be run from a phone. Breakfast is included, a chef can cook lunch and dinner, and 24-hour security keeps watch, while Lamai’s restaurants and beach are around a ten-minute drive away.