New Website
Vista Del Mar Phuket is a leading real estate developer in Phuket. We are thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new website! After months of hard work and dedication, we have partnered with a l ...
Majority happy under NCPO
Nearly 90 per cent of respondents said they feel happier since the National Council for Peace (NCPO) took charge of the country. Suan Dusit Rajabhat University asked 2,091 people for their reactions ...
Phuket Bike Week
All of Vista del Mar's private villas in Phuket have private parking, which is great news for the motor bike enthusiasts that head to Phuket for the annual Phuket Bike Week. This annual event is alway ...
Recipe of the Month: Som Tam
There are many houses for sale in Phuket but only Vista del Mar that offer the stunning scenery, a tropical climate close to beach and not only a superior lifestyle choice, but an excellent investment ...
Private Pool Villas in Phuket
Vista del Mar are proud to offer a range of private pool villas in Phuket, but what exactly do we offer, what makes our villas and developments so unique to Phuket? There are many, many answers to thi ...
Phuket Island Guide: Koh Rang Yai
Koh Rang Yai island is situated about 5km off the east coast of Phuket, approximately 20 minute boat ride from Laem Hin Pier (passing Koh Maphrao on the way) and in its turn around 25 minutes drive to ...
Villas for sale in Phuket!
Vista del Mar Phuket have some of the most exquisite villas for sale in Phuket, however what do you need to know when buying property in Phuket and Thailand? Perhaps the most important fact is that u ...
Thai Language: Part 2
In a previous blog post we wrote about the importance of having an understanding of the Thai language if you are looking to buy a house in Phuket.We wrote about the history and basis of the language a ...
Phuket Natural Wonders: Promthep Cape
As well as its welcoming atmosphere, tropical climate and vegetation and its fair share of Phuket luxury properties, Phuket is also home to some of the most beautiful natural wonders in the world! Vi ...
Places in Phuket: Surin Beach
This month we are going to be looking at one of our favourite towns in Phuket (after Naithon of course!) Surin. We have written before about Surin Beach with its legendary white sparkling sand, beauti ...
Phuket Thao Thepkasattri – Thao Sri Suntorn Festival
The Thao Thepkasattri - Thao Sri Suntorn Festival is one of Phuket's largest and most popular festivals. The celebrations last for about two weeks and take place in March to commemorate a victory over ...
Recipe of the Month: Thai Coconut Rice
One of the perks of owning your own private pool villa in Phuket is the option to dine outside and host your own poolside dinner parties! In homage to our most recent Phuket Island review this months ...
Phuket Island Guide: Coconut Island
The aptly named Coconut Island lies about 500m off Phuket east coast. Home to around 500 inhabitants, a large coconut plantation, Phuket luxury villas and several resorts, this is a tranquil and other ...
The Best Phuket Luxury Property for Sale!
Vista del Mar Phuket own the best Phuket luxury property for sale on the island, and here are the top reasons why! 1. Nai Thon Beach villa development offers a unique investment option for those who ...
Chinese New Year & Old Phuket Festival
Owning your own Phuket luxury property means you to get to experience Phuket with all its incarnations, inhabitants and traditions. A huge part of this includes celebrating Chinese New Year. Thailand ...
Wat Chalong Fair
The festivals on Phuket are one of the better reasons to leave your Phuket luxury villa! Wat Chalong (or Chalong Temple) Fair is the biggest of all temple fairs on the island and one of the best festi ...
Thai Language
If you are looking at Phuket houses for sale, then you are likely to be spending a lot of time either communicating with islanders or living on the island. For this reason it is a good idea to have ba ...
Rainy Days in Phuket
Even when you own your own piece of Phuket luxury real estate there are rainy days when you need to get out of your Phuket villa and head out to explore some of Phukets undercover attractions. Here ar ...
Phuket Island Guide: Racha Islands
The twin Racha Islands, known as Ko Racha Yai and Ko Racha Noi, are situated on the south east coast of Phuket and are most easily accessible from Chalong Beach, which is approximately 45 minutes driv ...
Thai Recipe of the Month: Tom Yum Soup
Even if you are lucky enough to own your own Phuket beach bungalow, at certain times of the year flu, the blues and general ill-feeling can strike. Although living in one of the most beautiful places ...
Phuket Villas for Sale!
There are many, many reasons to buy a house in Phuket! Every buyer has their own reasons behind a Phuket villa purchase, but individual reasons aside, here are Vista del Mar's top 4 reasons to conside ...
Activities in Phuket for Children: Part ll
Welcome to the 2nd part of our guide to the best children's activities in Phuket. Even when you are residing in a Phuket luxury villa with its own private pool there are still going to be times when ...
Phuket Red Cross Fairs
One of the benefits of owning a Phuket beach bungalow is access to all the Phuket festivals and celebrations through the year, and the annual Red Cross Fair is no exception to the Phuket festivities! ...
Phuket Beach Guide: Chalong
Happy New Year and welcome to the first Vista del Mar Phuket beach guide of 2014! To kick start the New Year we are introducing you to the delights of Chalong! Chalong is on the east coast of Phuket ...
Grand Opening of Phuket’s Boat Avenue Mall
Friday 20th December 2013 saw the grand opening of Thailand’s Trendiest Container Mall Boat Avenue, located close to the entrance of Laguna in Cherng Talay. The event included a number of activities ...
Phuket Boat Avenue & Villa Market Serve a Taste of Newest Cosmopolitan Community
WORD ON PHUKET SHOPPING: Farangs living in Cherng Talay on Phuket’s west coast were thrilled on Friday (20 Dec) to finally have a new place nearby to forage for fine food and wines from around the wor ...
Opening Party For Boat Avenue
Boat Avenue Shopping Street in Cherngtalay will hold an opening party on Friday December 20th. The public is invited to drop in with a reception starting at 6:00pm, later will come the officlal openi ...
A Perfect Phuket Meal
So it's Christmas, and you are entertaining a host of festivity minded people in your Phuket luxury villa. What are you going to serve? Rather than bringing Christmas to Phuket why not add Phuket to y ...
Phuket Island Guide: Similan Islands
The Similan Islands can be found 84 km northwest of Patong Beach, and the contrast between the 2 places could not be greater! Despite both being beautiful stretches of land, the Similan Islands are pa ...
Know Phuket – Phuket Weather
Although Phuket has a warm climate all year round it can be prone to some marked differences. If you are hoping to invite guests to stay in your Phuket beachfront villa, it is good to have an idea of ...
Phuket Villas & Christmas Decor
Christmas 2013 is on its way, and although the vast majority of Phuket is Muslim or Buddhist, that doesn't mean the festivities aren't celebrated in Phuket! While it may not be quite the same as in Ch ...
Laem Singh Beach Phuket
Laem Singh Beach (the name translates as Lion's Point) is located just 1km south of Surin beach and is approximately 25 minutes drive from Naithon Beach and its Phuket luxury villas. Once upon a time ...
Phuket Villa Rental
Vista del Mar Phuket offer 2-4 bedroom apartments to rent just 50 meters from Naithon beach, and 1-3 bedroom pool villas in a luxury 5* hotel style villa resort 'The Residence Resort and Spa Retreat' ...
Know Phuket: Finances
Buying a house in Phuket is a great investment and a door into a whole new culture and life-style, but Thailand has its own rules and regulations when it comes to Phuket villa sales, especially when t ...
Recipe of the Month: Thai Dips
When you own you own luxury Phuket villa with private pool you want to be able to entertain in style! For that reason Vista Del Mar Phuket has some great recipe suggestions for the budding Thai chef! ...
Phuket Island Guide: Koh Yao Islands
Koh Yao Noi and Koh Yao Yai are a pair of large islands in the middle of Phang Nga Bay, approximately in the middle of Phuket and the Krabi mainland.These islands are commonly described as one of the ...
Laguna Phuket Triathlon 2013
On Sunday the 24th November 'The Race of Legends' takes place in Phuket. This is the Laguna Phuket Triathlon and it is Asia’s premier triathlon. It features a 1.8K swim, 55K bike and 12K run through ...
Loi Krathong Festival
Loi Krathong Festival is perhaps one of the most mesmerizing and magical sights to be seen in Phuket. This is Thailand's 'Festival of Lights and it generally takes place in N0vember, the 12th month in ...
Surin Beach
Surin is located on the west coast of Phuket and is about 20 minutes drive from Phuket airport. Beautiful beach and once a small village Surin is now home to 'millionaires row' so called because of i ...
Activities in Phuket for children (Part 1)
Phuket is great place for children, with sun kissed beaches, welcoming hosts and an abundance of activities and sports. If you are wanting to buy a house in Phuket it is good to know what activities ...
Recipe of the Month: Thai Pork Patties
Thai pork patties, another easy but sophisticated finger food recipe, for sharing with your guests in your Phuket luxury villa! Ingredients: (Serves 4) 500g pork mince; dash of fish sauce; 3 tb ...
Phuket Cuisine!
As we have mentioned before, eating and drinking in Phuket is one of the reasons to buy a villa in Phuket! While in Phuket you have a vast array of food to choose from, all available at a moments noti ...
Phuket Island Guide: Coral Island
Coral Island, also known as as Koh Hae, is a stunning beach approximately three kilometres southeast of Phuket. The island has 2 main beaches, Long Beach and Banana Beach and due to its proximity to ...
Know Phuket: Driving in Phuket
As regular visitors to Phuket know, driving is not for the faint hearted or uninitiated! It can look a little chaotic and haphazard, but with a few hints, tips and Phuket know how driving is actually ...
Phuket Vegetarian Festival
Many of the reasons people buy a villa in Phuket is due to the culture and the great food! Incorporating both of these is the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, a Chinese 9 day festival that takes place ever ...
Ao Yon Beach
Our next beach in the Vista Del Mar Phuket monthly guide is Ao Yon Beach. Located between Panwa beach and Cape Panwa on the south west coast of the island this Ao Yon is one of Phukets 'hidden' beach ...
Recipe of the Month – Pad Thai
This months recipe is a simple version of that Thai staple - Pad Thai. Easy enough to prepare in the kitchen of your luxury Phuket villa, yet intricate enough to serve up to guests, it's an all round ...
Phuket Island Guide: Phi Phi Islands
Its a great idea to book a luxury villa in Phuket as a base for visiting the many stunning islands, to combine luxurious living with exploration and adventure! Phi Phi island is one of the most beaut ...
Filming in Phuket
Thanks to the beautiful scenery, great weather, and otherworldly atmosphere Phuket and the surrounding islands have become filming hotspots for films, documentaries and t.v. programs. We recently wrot ...
Phuket Seashell Museum
On of the most amazing things about Phuket is its vast natural landscape and unrivalled beauty. In perfect harmony with this and celebrating all that is inimitable about Phuket is the Phuket Seashell ...
Smart Packing
We have all been there, arriving at your location with twice as much luggage as needed, catering for every eventuality, and then after hours of careful packing, opening it to find a screwed up mess an ...
Por Tor Festival
The Por Tor Festival in Phuket, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, is an ethnic Chinese festival that takes place in August - September each year. The Por Tor festival is based on the belief tha ...
Mai Khao Beach
Mai Khao Beach is located on the north-west coast of Phuket and is approximately 20 minutes drive from Vistas del Mar's luxury villas'. It also goes by the names Airport Beach or Sanambin Beach (Sanam ...
Surfing in Phuket
Surfing is one of the up and coming water sports in Phuket and the west coast is gaining somewhat of a reputation as a surfing haven. Surfing is not yet one of the major pastimes, and unlike golf or ...
Phuket Island Guide: James Bond Island
One of the many reasons Phuket is so popular for property investment is the abundance of activities and attractions for citizens and visitors; one of it's strongest temptations is the accessibility to ...
Recipe of the Month
One of the best things about living in Phuket and Thailand, as anyone will tell you, is the food! It is a commonly known fact that the food in Thailand is incomparable, a unique blend of sweet a ...
Buying Property in Phuket
Although buying property in Phuket is relatively simple it is still a big step for foreign investors and there are many variants in buying into the Phuket property market, as compared to other countr ...
News Drop 2!
Did you know that the 2012/2013 holiday season saw record numbers of tourists hit the beaches in Thailand and Phuket? This rise in numbers and higher interest in the country, both in tourist and inve ...
Phuket Public Transport
Even though Phuket is one of the most tourist friendly islands in Thailand, somewhat suprisingly its public transport system can be a tad confusing! Below are the 3 main public transport options for ...
Phuket Race Week
As part of Phukets strong yachting presence, July 2013 has just seen the close of the most successful Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek presented by Mount Gay Rum to date. This year saw the regatta ent ...
Kata Beach
The sparkling white sands and crystal-clear aqua sea of Kata Beach is just a few minutes drive south of Karon Beach. At 1 km long it is split into two defined areas: Kata Centre, which is the northern ...
Social Etiquette in Phuket
Thailand is known as 'The Land of Smiles' thanks to its welcoming vibe and free and easy demeanor. However, as part of its rich cultural heritage and complex social hierarchy there are still many str ...
One day in Kamala
North of Patong on the west coast of Phuket is Kamala. This bay and fishing village is encircled by tree lined hills and is considered to be one of the most beautiful places in Phuket. This used to b ...
Golfing in Phuket
There are plenty of sports and activities available to tourists and residents in Phuket. From water sports, to horse riding to cycling, however one of the most popular sports, and one of the best cat ...
Temples in Phuket
Did you know that in Phuket there are 29 temples dotted around the island?! Although they all have their own particular character here are our top 5 to see while staying in your luxury Phuket villa. ...
Vista del Mar Rentals
Vista del Mar Phuket not only sells luxury villas in Phuket but we also rent out villas and apartments on behalf of their owners. These offer the ideal opportunity to sample Phuket before investing on ...
Bang Tao Beach
Continuing our guide to the best beaches in Phuket this month we are focusing on Bang Tao Beach. Situated on the western coast of Phuket it is still relatively close to Naithon Beach and Vista del Mar ...
Tips for Flying with Children
A long haul flight with children can cause many parents sleepless nights, but with some careful planning and preparation the journey to and from Phuket can be an enjoyable part of the adventure! 1. N ...
A Cultural Interlude
We know our luxury beach villas are hard to leave but Phuket has a rich and varied cultural background and evidence of it is available all over the island. So when the sun is burning too brightly and ...
Trekking Adventures!
There are many sports available in Phuket, from golfing and sailing to the umbitquious water sports such as jet skiing and snorkeling, all a stones throw from your beachfront villa. However one that d ...
One Day in Patong
Patong is one of Phukets most popular and stimulating towns. 30 years ago this stretch of beach started becoming popular with tourists and since has expanded into a large tourist destination, famous f ...
Vista del Mar goes “Green”!
Nicholas Franklin, senior property manager at CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), explains how the Naithon Green Club – formed towards the end of April – came about, “CBRE manage a property in Naithon, and we we ...
Naithon Beach Guide
We like to think that while you are staying in one of our luxury Phuket villas you are in the perfect position to be able to explore the island in detail! With this in mind Vista Del Mar Phuket will b ...
Thai Interior Design
Traditional Thai interior design conjures up images of Buddhas, scripture cabinets, religious icons and a general sense of gilt and opulence. Just as in any other culture though, there are a range of ...
Design Sensation!
So what make Vista Del Mar Phuket Private Villas so special? Here are our top 3 reasons, unique to Vista Del Mar Phuket, as to what makes us so exceptional. Design and Construction: Our villas have b ...
What Not to Pack!
We all know what you do need to bring when traveling abroad, passports, change of clothing, money etc. But what about the items you DON'T need? Many of us have a tendency to over-pack, so here are ou ...
Old Phuket Entertainment
There are an abundance of things to do in Phuket if you have reached your limit of pool lounging or relaxing in your Phuket Luxury Villa for the day! We will bringing you regular news about the best ...
Phuket Property Investment
Phuket (and Thailand in general) is seen as a great investment opportunity, but what are the reasons behind investing in Phuket real estate? 1. Phuket has a booming property market, with relatively ...
A Day in Old Phuket Town
While staying at Naithon Beach Villa, Vista del Mar Phuket thoroughly recommend a visit to Old Phuket Town. Dating from the end of the 19th Century it is a fascinating mixture of modern life and stunn ...
News Drop!
From this month on we will be hosting a regular news drop, where we update you on anything important, interesting or purely enjoyable in relation to Vista Del Mar! This month we are thrilled to direc ...
Why Phuket?
Why opt for Vista del Mar, the designers and hosts of luxury Houses in Phuket, with the whole of Thailand to choose from? In our previous article you will have seen all the benefits that come with li ...
Why RENT a Villa in Phuket?
If you’re looking for a ideal location to buy a villa, but haven’t yet made your mind, or are just looking for that perfect Thailand villa rental then why not head over to the Vista Del Mar in Phuket ...
Buying a Villa in Phuket
Why choose Phuket as the perfect place to invest in a villa? Although reasons can be very personal to the individual buyer, many are shared views, so here are our top reasons to buy a villa in Phuke ...
Welcome to the Vista Del Mar Blog!
Hello, and welcome to the all new Vista Del Mar Blog page! As you have arrived at this page, we are going to assume that you already know Vista Del Mar is the finest in luxury Phuket Villas to ren ...
Phuket International Boat Show (PIMEX), 2013
Come and see us at Booth # 10 during Phuket International Boat Show (PIMEX), which is taking place again at the prestige Royal Phuket Marina from 21st to 24th March 2013. PIMEX is an Asia’s premier ...
SMART Hong Kong 24/25 Nov
Just to keep you all updated, if you are going to be in Hong Kong in November, come and see us at the Smart Exhibition. We will be there all weekend and will be able to help with our development de ...