2-Bedroom Ocean Front Pool Villa

Reached along wooded paths hung with crimson berries and old-growth bamboo, and then it opens out: two bedrooms — a king and a twin — flanking a living and dining pavilion, all of it giving onto a pool deck set 8 metres above the water with nothing in front of it. This is the grade where Trisara stops selling a room and starts selling an actual house, with the plan drawn for a group.

The height matters: 8 metres is close enough that the sea is the soundtrack, and far enough that the deck stays private from the beach below. It is also an easy walk down to the main pool, the beach and the restaurants, which the residences further along the headland are not. It sleeps 6 adults, or 4 with 2 children, with 2 extra beds available.