--- description: Find out why Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui is on TIME’s list of the World’s Greatest Places 2024. title: Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui: World's Greatest Places 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e8c61eb0a95bc39/698a59089d83e8252fb9a53a/worlds-greatest-places-koh-samui-four-seasons-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Jul 25, 2024 # Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui Koh Samui, Thailand by [Adam Robb](/author/adam-robb/) ## Adam Robb Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  The poolside view at Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui The poolside view at Four Seasons Resort Koh SamuiCourtesy Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui _White Lotus,_ HBO’s _Love Boat_\-inspired [satire](https://time.com/6223583/the-white-lotus-season-2-review/ "undefined") of dream vacations that collects Emmys and cult fans in equal measure_,_ first aired during the COVID pandemic—back when the idea of traveling was more fantasy than reality. Since filming that first season on location at the [Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea](https://www.fourseasons.com/maui/ "undefined") in Hawaii, and making [San Domenico Palace, Taormina, a Four Seasons Hotel](https://www.fourseasons.com/taormina/ "undefined") in Sicily the backdrop for last year’s star-making crime drama, the third season takes aim at the white sand beaches of Koh Samui, Thailand’s second largest island—the upcoming season is filmed at the [Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui](https://www.fourseasons.com/kohsamui/ "undefined"), HBO confirmed exclusively to TIME. Given the popularity of past locations, travelers will want to plan their own unscripted holiday at the five-star resort before the new season hits the small screen in early 2025\. Guests can find their character in one of 60 private pool villas dotted among the private gardens and towering palms on Laem Yai Bay, then come out of their shell at seafood grill [Pla Pla](https://www.fourseasons.com/kohsamui/dining/restaurants/pla%5Fpla/ "undefined") for wok-fried prawns and local curries before diving in to research at Thailand’s first rum library, featuring more than 120 varietals. (A special edition, aged and bottled on site, is also available in every villa.) To escape from Thailand’s ultimate escape, reserve one of the Four Seasons’ two private yachts for a snorkeling day trip before cruising into the sunset as the credits roll. _Buy your copy of the World's Greatest Places issue_ [_here_](https://magazineshop.us/TIMEWGP24 "undefined") Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui: World’s Greatest Places 2024 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2024/6992294/four-seasons-resort-koh-samui/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2024/6992294/four-seasons-resort-koh-samui/"},"headline":"Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui","datePublished":"2024-07-25T10:50:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:32:52.943Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2024/6992294/four-seasons-resort-koh-samui/","keywords":["World's Greatest Places","franchise"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e8c61eb0a95bc39/698a59089d83e8252fb9a53a/worlds-greatest-places-koh-samui-four-seasons-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Adam Robb","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/adam-robb/"}],"creator":"Adam Robb","articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e8c61eb0a95bc39/698a59089d83e8252fb9a53a/worlds-greatest-places-koh-samui-four-seasons-2024.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/worlds-greatest-places/","name":"World's Greatest Places"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2024/6992294/four-seasons-resort-koh-samui/","name":"Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The World's Greatest Places of 2024","description":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/HlwBiNPC/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2024-07-25T10:50:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/HlwBiNPC.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2024/6992294/four-seasons-resort-koh-samui/","duration":"PT3M29S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2024/6992294/four-seasons-resort-koh-samui/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```