The following 4 Seasons to be the host resort for HBO’s “The White Lotus” could have been topped, in line with Hollywood chatter and a two-month blocked-out reservations web page.
Thailand’s 4 Seasons Resort Koh Samui will function the backdrop to the third season of “The White Lotus,” in line with a publish this week on the celeb gossip Instagram account Deuxmoi.
However we aren’t simply counting on nameless celeb gossip for our clues.
Thailand was introduced earlier this yr for the present’s third season, reportedly meant to discover themes of dying and Jap faith and spirituality. TPG beforehand gave a rundown of which Thai 4 Seasons properties have been within the operating, together with Koh Samui.
Koh Samui’s star was already shining vibrant for its potential TV look. Additionally, the reservations web page for the 4 Seasons property exhibits the resort is not accepting any bookings from later this month by way of late March, which hyperlinks up with earlier studies that manufacturing is ready to start in early February.
A 4 Seasons spokesperson declined to remark when contacted by TPG, however the firm was extensively seen to be a shoo-in for as soon as once more being the stand-in for the fictional, ultra-luxury White Lotus resort model.
The 4 Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea was the host resort for the TV collection’ first season, which was filmed in late 2020 throughout the pandemic. A part of the attraction of the present and what prompted the preliminary inexperienced mild for creator Mike White’s concept was that it could possibly be filmed safely in a closed-set bubble, in line with White in prior interviews.
The collection moved to Sicily within the second season, with San Domenico Palace, Taormina, a 4 Seasons Resort, serving because the White Lotus du jour. By this level, the collection grew to become a cultural juggernaut and vaulted Jennifer Coolidge again into legend standing (although “Legally Blonde” followers amongst us will say she by no means misplaced mentioned legend standing).
What’s so particular about 4 Seasons Resort Koh Samui?
The 4 Seasons Resort Koh Samui is a TPG and luxurious traveler favourite. Its location on a secluded northwestern stretch of the island of Koh Samui makes this a great spot for some relaxation and rest away from extra bustling Bo Phut, the island’s fashionable seashore city.
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The property options a mixture of pool villas, beachfront villas, elevated villas with panoramic ocean views and even over-the-top non-public residences to deal with a complete household. Mainly, there are many luxe lodging for “White Lotus” visitors to spar in, spar over within the occasion of an overbooking and stand up to their common ultra-one-percent melodrama.
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Moreover, when the powerful will get going and characters get peeved at each other, they do not have to truly take it out on one another. As an alternative, there’s the choice of reserving a session with the on-site skilled Muay Thai kickboxer and coach. In fact, one also can unwind with a slew of high-end therapies like an vitality four-hands therapeutic massage — together with in an alfresco oceanfront setting — on the spa.
Whereas visitors of final season’s “The White Lotus” received real-life media scrutiny for largely sticking to the resort eating places for meals, it is arduous to depart the 4 Seasons Koh Samui when one’s abdomen rumbles.
KOH Thai Kitchen on the resort serves a palatial breakfast unfold — together with cooked-to-order fried rice and omelets — earlier than turning right into a Thai restaurant for lunch and dinner. Friends will discover tapas and drinks on the CocoRum pool bar, whereas Pla Pla is a Mediterranean possibility for lunch and dinner. There’s additionally the Rum Vault for a library of worldwide rums meant to pattern and likewise Koh Bar for pre-dinner cocktails.
Friends also can move time by swimming within the oceanfront infinity pool or lounging in a chaise lounge on the pristinely maintained seashore. Friends also can participate in a big selection of actions like kayaking and paddle boarding.
The stellar service 4 Seasons is thought for shines on the Koh Samui beachfront, as visitors can take pleasure in a free mini barbecue station with roasted corn and bananas and funky off as employees members furnish complimentary scented chilly towels, juice photographs, recent fruit and facial spray.
White Lotus visitors would possibly think about checking their babies into the Children for All Seasons membership to keep away from passing on their drama to the youth. Alas, prior seasons present that normally by no means occurs.
Who’s in and who’s lacking
Spoiler alert: We’ll miss Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya (and doubtless give any yacht excursions a second thought going ahead), however Natasha Rothwell, who performed spa employee Belinda within the present’s first season, is again for season three.
The remainder of the forged is predicted to be introduced for check-in within the coming weeks.
Not less than we all know there’ll virtually definitely nonetheless be stellar fictionalized 4 Seasons service with a smile to go along with all that well-to-do ennui and trickery that retains us tuning into “The White Lotus.”
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