Amidst the delicate chirping of birds and stridulation of bugs, mist lifts to disclose a tranquil pond with pink and white lotus flowers at a sleek villa in Phuket. Despite the image of calm it exudes, a way of foreboding hangs in the air, particularly for many who have watched the earlier two seasons of HBO’s in style collection The White Lotus. They know that the new set of visitors arriving at the fictional resort in the third season of the satirical comedy-drama will probably be witnessing plot twists, drama, chaos and even homicide.
For a present that shares its moniker with the title of a resort, the filming location is essential — extra so as a result of the lodge’s setting and the tradition of the nation seeps into the narrative, virtually as if they’re the central characters.
The tree-lined entrance to Anantara Bophut Koi Samui Resort
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After exploring Hawaii and Sicily, the collection is now exploring Thailand for its newest season. Director Mike White has chosen three Anantara Thailand resorts to shoot the present’s third season as the landscaped gardens, swimming pools, villas and structure of these resorts current an genuine image of Thai hospitality. The peaceable sanctuary of the Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas and its spa, which is proven in the first episode of the newest season, lulls the viewers into a false sense of safety, proper earlier than the drama unfolds.
The grand foyer at Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort
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Like us, when you have been to the iconic Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort, positioned on the pristine shores of Bophut Beach, and had been spellbound by its appeal, you’ll realise why Mike will need to have set his sights on this property. The spectacular landscaping, which spotlights lotus ponds and a spa backyard was designed by famend panorama architect Bill Bensley.
The entrance with the money-fountain at Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort
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The infinity pool overlooking the calm, blue waters and the resort’s proximity to the in style Fishermen’s Village are one other draw. So is the lush, tree-lined driveway that results in a fountain with monkey figures, the grand Thai-style foyer and a lotus pond that appears simply as Instagrammable in the daytime because it does throughout the night time.
Take the monkey-fountain at the foyer entrance, as an illustration. Multiple scenes in the collection have been shot at this location, which varieties a surprising backdrop and can be a reminder of the presence of monkeys in Thailand in addition to in the present.
The foyer desk at Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort
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Scenes that includes the high-ceiling foyer with its grand chandelier, the lush driveway and a jewelry retailer, which really is a studying room subsequent to the foyer, are sprinkled all through the present.
Although the third Anantara Thailand property solely seems as soon as in the third season, the dialog scene that includes Aimee Lou Wood and Canadian actress Charlotte Le Bon has given us a time period which we’re prone to see popping up usually in popular culture — LBH or Losers Back Home. The backdrop for this attention-grabbing sequence is the Singing Bird Lounge at Anantara Lawana Koh Samui Resort. To get to the lounge, guests should climb a pair of simple steps and discover themselves amidst the branches of a 120-year-old tree, with a panoramic view of the ocean and the lush inexperienced panorama beneath.
The pond at Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas
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While the view of the ocean and the greenery are lacking from the frames — owing to it being an evening scene — the round bar and lanterns hanging from the timber illuminating the lounge are clearly seen as Aimee, who performs Chelsea in the present, sips a Martini sitting at the bar and is quickly joined by a gorgeous stranger performed by Charlotte.
Singing Bird Lounge at Anantara Lawana Koh Samui Resort
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The buzz round the present has ensured that there’s already a wholesome curiosity round its filming locations and if episode one (the just one to have dropped up to now — the subsequent one will probably be screened on Sunday, February 23) is something to go by, the subsequent few are positive to make you need to pack your baggage and set off for Thailand. Sawatdee Kha!
The White Lotus is being streamed now on JioHotstar.
Published – February 19, 2025 05:09 pm IST
