Villa Sereniwood 1

Tucked into the lush jungle hillside of Hua Thanon on Koh Samui’s quiet southeast coast, Villa Sereniwood 1 is a modern three-bedroom retreat that feels genuinely removed from the tourist trail. The single-storey, 180-square-metre layout rises beneath soaring double-height ceilings clad in timber, clerestory windows lending every room a sense of space, and floor-to-ceiling glass doors slide open from each bedroom straight onto the pool terrace. The design pairs clean contemporary lines with warm natural textures — woven pendant lights, raffia wall art, honey-toned timber — stylish without ever feeling sterile.

Hua Thanon is one of Samui’s last authentically Thai neighbourhoods: a traditional Muslim fishing village where brightly painted longtail boats line the shore and the daily market sells just-caught seafood at local prices. The beach is under a kilometre away, the Na Muang Waterfalls under five, and Wat Sila Ngu — the island’s striking red temple — a short drive further. It is a peaceful base, yet Lamai and Chaweng are only about fifteen minutes by car when you want more energy.

The villa sits alongside its sibling, Sereniwood 2, in a small development among coconut palms — same contemporary architecture, distinct interiors and separate pools, a natural pairing for larger groups wanting neighbouring villas with their own space. The private pool is framed by a manicured tropical garden against a backdrop of mountain and jungle, the master rises under those double-height ceilings with an en-suite rainfall shower, and the open-plan kitchen centres on an island bench with breakfast-bar seating for six. Resident tropical birds and a family of buffalo grazing nearby surprise first-time guests every time.