Laguna Phuket

TL;DR

What is Laguna Phuket, and what does a villa there cost?

Laguna Phuket is a 1,000-acre integrated resort on Bang Tao Bay in Cherng Talay, opened in 1987 and developed by Laguna Resorts & Hotels, part of Banyan Group. In 2026, condos there start around ฿5–10 million, townhomes and family villas ask ฿20–30 million, and branded beachfront residences ฿80 million and more.

resort land on Bang Tao Bay

1,000+ acres

with more than 1,400 rooms

6 hotels

of Bang Tao beachfront

3 km

entry asking price of a condo (2026 listings)

฿4.9M+

Laguna is less a single project than a gated resort town: hotels, a golf course, a shopping village, schools nearby and more than a dozen residential estates built over 35 years, all sharing shuttles, security and landscaping. That is why the same name covers a ฿5 million studio and a ฿130 million beach residence. The sections below explain the resort, list the residential projects we could verify, give dated prices, and set out the ownership rules, fees and rental options that decide whether a Laguna home suits you.

On our website, “Laguna” is also the name of the neighbourhood around the resort, so a few listings in our Laguna pages sit just outside the estate gates. We always say which project a home belongs to.

The resort

What is Laguna Phuket?

Laguna Phuket is Asia’s first integrated resort, launched in 1987 on a former tin mine at Bang Tao Bay, about 25–30 minutes from Phuket airport. It covers more than 1,000 acres of lagoons and parkland with six hotels, an 18-hole golf course, the Canal Village shopping centre and residential estates.

Who is behind it matters for buyers. The owner-developer is Laguna Resorts & Hotels Public Company Limited, listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Banyan Group — the brand of Singapore-listed Banyan Tree Holdings — has controlled it since 2018 and markets the homes through Banyan Group Residences. In practice, the same group builds the homes, runs most hotels, manages the estates and offers the rental programme, which brings consistency but also gives one company a lot of say over your costs.

Residential projects

Which residential projects are inside Laguna Phuket?

Laguna mixes three kinds of homes: resale villas and townhomes in estates built since the 1990s, low-rise condominiums around the lagoons and golf course, and Banyan Tree and Angsana branded residences near the beach. Laguna Lakelands, a 700-rai extension launched in 2024, adds new condos and waterfront pool villas.

Project names change with each phase and brand, and listing portals do not always agree on unit counts or completion dates, so treat the table as a map rather than an inventory. For any home you consider, ask for the project’s registered name, the title or lease documents, the year of completion and the latest juristic-person or estate budget.

Not every property with “Laguna” in its name is inside the resort. Some nearby developments in Bang Tao and Cherng Talay borrow the name; they may be good homes, but they do not include resident privileges, shuttles or the estate management that justify Laguna prices.

Prices

How much does property cost in Laguna Phuket in 2026?

As of October 2026, condos at Skypark Celeste ask ฿4.9–12.9 million, new lakeside condos launched from about ฿8–10 million, townhomes and villas at Laguna Park 2 ask ฿20.8–29.5 million, Lakelands waterfront villas launched from ฿60 million, and Banyan Tree sea-view residences ask ฿82–137 million.

Per square metre, the spread is just as wide: about ฿44,000–65,000 per m² for the Laguna Park 2 homes listed, an average near ฿174,000 per m² for Skypark Celeste condos, and around ฿256,000 per m² at Banyan Tree Grand Residences. You pay for the brand, the beach and the services as much as for the bricks.

Three things move a Laguna price more than size: distance to the beach, the view (lagoon, golf or sea), and tenure — a villa with 25 years left on its land lease is worth less than an identical one with a fresh 30-year term. Asking prices also leave room to negotiate on resales; launch prices usually come with staged payments instead.

Foreign ownership

Can foreigners buy a villa or condo in Laguna Phuket?

Yes. A foreigner can own a Laguna condo outright (freehold) while the building’s foreign quota — 49% of the total unit floor area — is not used up, paying with money brought in from abroad. Villas and townhomes are normally bought on a registered 30-year land lease, because foreigners cannot own land in Thailand.

For a freehold condo, transfer the purchase money to Thailand in foreign currency. For larger transfers (typically USD 50,000 or more) the receiving bank issues a Foreign Exchange Transaction (FET) form, otherwise a credit advice; the Land Office asks for it at transfer. Keep it — you will need it to send the sale proceeds home one day.

For a leasehold villa, the lease is registered at the Land Office, which charges 1% of the total rent for the whole term plus 0.1% stamp duty. Buying a resale villa means taking over (assigning) the existing lease, so the years already used are gone; price the remaining term, not the original 30 years. Our leasehold vs freehold and condo foreign quota guides explain both regimes in detail.

Fees and costs

What are the buying costs and common fees in Laguna?

Buying costs follow Thai rules: a 2% transfer fee on a freehold condo, or 1% plus 0.1% stamp duty to register a lease, plus the seller’s taxes. Running costs are higher than average: condo common fees of about ฿50–60 per m² a month in the examples we checked, and estate fees from ฿400 per square wah a year.

New purchases sometimes come with incentives — the 2025 Aster launch offered a year of free common-area and property management, a year of insurance and school discounts under the “Laguna Advantage” programme. Value them, but compare the net price with similar resales. Our buying costs and taxes guide has worked examples.

Renting

Can you rent a home in Laguna, or rent yours out?

Yes. Long-term rents for 3-bedroom villas in Bang Tao and the Laguna estates are around ฿160,000 a month (median of our listings, range ฿120,000–210,000) and ฿250,000 for 4 bedrooms. Owners can let long term, use Banyan Group’s Banyan Living rental platform, or appoint an independent manager.

We do not publish a Laguna-specific rental yield: it depends too much on the project, the unit and the programme. Ask the seller or developer for twelve months of actual statements, net of fees and common charges, and compare them with long-term rent for the same home. Our short-term rental rules guide explains the licences, and our rent index tracks long-term rents across Phuket.

Review

Is Laguna Phuket worth it? Pros, cons and who it suits

Laguna suits buyers who want a managed, secure resort setting with the beach, golf and schools nearby, and who accept premium prices and fees for it. It suits less well buyers on a tight budget, those who want freehold land, or anyone looking for a quiet local village rather than a resort town.

With Empire Estates

How we help you buy or rent in Laguna

Our office is in Cherng Talay, a few minutes from Laguna. We show you resale and new homes across the estates and the surrounding area, compare them on tenure, fees and real rental figures, and introduce independent Thai lawyers to check the title, the lease or the foreign quota before you commit.