Anchan Flora

A 4-bedroom pool villa with a study in Anchan Flora (Pru Jampa, near Bang Tao and Layan) — annual lease only. A living room under a pavilion ceiling, dining for eight, a master bedroom opening onto the pool. THB 300,000 a month.

A home for people who come to Phuket to live rather than holiday: the owner lets the villa on annual contracts only. It is fully furnished and set up for family life. The living room sits beneath a high pavilion ceiling on timber beams, with glass walls onto the garden and a cinema corner with floor-standing speakers. Next to it are a marble dining table for eight and a kitchen with an island. A separate study with a desk and bookshelves is a rarity for villas of this format. The master bedroom opens through glass doors straight onto the pool, with a walk-in wardrobe and a bathroom with a freestanding tub against a stone wall. Outside there is a long green-stone pool, a sala by the water and a garden of tropical greenery.

The rate is THB 300,000 a month with a 1-year minimum. What the rate includes (utilities, housekeeping, pool and garden service), the deposit and the move-in date are confirmed with the owner and sent in writing before signing. The same villa is also for sale — see its listing in the sale catalogue.