Villas for sale in Choeng Mon, Koh Samui

The villas in Choeng Mon are, for the most part, finished homes. Where other parts of the island are dominated by off-plan developments, the hillsides above Choeng Mon’s bays are lined with houses that are already built, lived in and often furnished, so you can see exactly what you are buying and move in soon after transfer.

They cover a wide range. At one end are two-bedroom single-storey villas a few minutes’ walk from the sand; at the other, five and seven-bedroom houses with infinity pools on plots of well over a thousand square metres. Many face east across the bay, so mornings start with the sun rising out of the sea.

With finished houses, the due diligence is different from off-plan. We look at the age and condition of the build, the permits it was completed under, the Chanote title of the land and how it is held, and whether the furniture and any rental history are part of the sale. Several sellers here offer both freehold and leasehold routes.