Kathu is Phuket's green centre — a valley of golf courses, lakes and international schools between Phuket Town and Patong, favoured by families and year-round residents.
If you are searching for kathu villas for rent, you are looking in one of the island's most rewarding markets. On this page you will find our up-to-date selection of villas for rent in Kathu, together with everything you need to know about the area, the renting process and what makes Kathu special.
Kathu offers the island's best everyday practicality: Central Phuket and the British International School are minutes away, Patong beach is just over the hill, and the area's three golf courses — including the world-class Red Mountain — wrap the neighbourhoods in green.
Because Kathu is a residential rather than tourist district, buyers get noticeably more space and quality per baht, and the community has a settled, suburban character rare on a resort island.
Kathu's market centres on landed family homes, golf-view villas and lakeside condominiums, with prices well below the west coast. Demand comes mainly from long-term residents, teachers and professionals working across the island.
Typical villas for rent in Kathu feature:
Our portfolio for kathu villas for rent changes weekly as new listings arrive and the best villas are taken — if you do not see the right match below, contact us and we will source it.
Daily life is effortless: international supermarkets, the island's biggest shopping malls, Phuket's main hospitals and a wide choice of cafés and gyms are all within a 15-minute radius. The Loch Palm and Red Mountain fairways host the island's most active golf community.
For beach days, Patong is 15 minutes west; for culture, Phuket Old Town's cafés, galleries and Sunday walking street are 15 minutes east.
Long-term rentals in Phuket usually run from six to twelve months, with one-year leases the standard for the best homes. Renting through Empire Estates Phuket is free for tenants — our fee is paid by the owner — and follows a simple path:
Rental prices in Phuket typically include garden and pool maintenance for villas; electricity and water are metered separately. We will always clarify exactly what is included before you commit.
Renting before (or instead of) buying is often the smartest way to experience Phuket. A long-term lease lets you test a neighbourhood through both high and green seasons, understand your real running costs, and stay flexible. Kathu rentals attract stable, long-term tenants — families and professionals on annual leases — making it a low-vacancy, low-drama market for landlords.
Many of our long-term tenants eventually become buyers — and because we know both markets, we can structure your search so that today's rental shortlist doubles as tomorrow's purchase research.
Empire Estates Phuket is an independent, locally based agency specialising in Phuket's residential market. Every listing in our kathu villas for rent portfolio is personally verified — we visit the property, check its paperwork and confirm its pricing against recent comparable transactions before it reaches our website.
Our multilingual team lives on the island year-round and works for you, not for any single developer. From the first shortlist to keys-in-hand — and beyond, with rental management and resale support — you have one dedicated point of contact throughout.
Browse our latest kathu villas for rent above, or tell us what you are looking for and we will send you a personally curated selection within 24 hours. With deep local knowledge of Kathu and the wider Phuket market, Empire Estates Phuket is here to help you find your perfect rental home. Contact us today by phone, WhatsApp or the inquiry form — viewings can usually be arranged within a day.
