Villas for sale in Plai Laem, Koh Samui

Plai Laem is where much of Koh Samui’s new villa building is happening. The villas we present here are mostly in gated developments still under construction or just starting, which means modern layouts, new pools and staged payments, but also the need to judge a house from plans, renders and the developer’s track record.

The developments differ widely. Some are compact estates of one and two-bedroom villas designed around a rental programme; others are small groups of three and four-bedroom family houses on larger plots, a few with roof terraces or single-storey plans. One sits directly on its own stretch of beach.

With off-plan villas, we read the paperwork closely: the building permit, the lease or freehold structure, whether the lease is registered at the Land Office, the payment schedule against construction milestones, and what is included at handover. Where a developer offers guaranteed returns or a buy-back, we present those as the developer’s terms and set out what is still to be confirmed.