During its first two seasons, “The White Lotus” opened a window on some truly spectacular locations around the world, sharing with viewers incredible natural scenery, luxurious resorts and exotic culture. Now, for Season 3, which premieres on HBO on Feb. 16, the bar has been raised to show off Thailand.
Thailand is a great location, says John Rees, owner of J5 Travel , a luxury boutique travel agency. “It’s a different culture but it’s easy to be there; the people always have a smile on their face; and most of them speak English. A lot of people love Thai food.
It’s one of the best value countries in the world, for luxury especially,” Rees tells TODAY.com. Here's what to know about the filming locations for Season 3 and beyond.
What are the real hotels seen in ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3? Season 3 was filmed in the following resorts: Executive producer David Bernad told People why the show had to film across various resorts. “The Four Seasons in Koh Samui is an A-plus vacations destination, but it didn’t offer us certain things we needed for our show to work visually,” executive producer David Bernad told People . “So we augmented some of the show using the spa at the Anantara Phuket which made more sense for filming.
” Bernad said that the dining scenes are also a mashup of different resorts, with breakfast scenes taking place at the Four Seasons, but dinner scenes filming at Rosewood Phuket as lighting was better. Bernad says the show's reception a.
