Cue up the enduring theme track, as a result of “The White Lotus” is reportedly heading to Thailand for its third season — and we’ve 4 main candidates for the host lodge.
The present — which is predicted to discover themes of demise and Eastern faith and spirituality — is ready to maneuver from Sicily to Southeast Asia in its third run, Variety reported this week. Since the present’s creators labored with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts for the primary two seasons, it’s solely pure to assume that the working relationship will proceed in Thailand, the place the corporate has 4 accommodations.
Everyone is busy discussing who would possibly be part of the following forged lineup (the web hopes for Lindsay Lohan and Pamela Anderson comeback performances, whereas Danny DeVito may also be within the combine). In the meantime, we’ll share our 4 picks for the host lodge and clarify how one can e-book a keep at every. Book quick earlier than charges soar with the inevitable recognition that comes with being on HBO.
Related: These Four Seasons accommodations are the actual fundamental characters of ‘The White Lotus’
It’s a disgrace (spoiler alert!) Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya gained’t be round to benefit from the excessive thread depend. Or will she? Many speculate that the following season might be a precursor to the primary two seasons, so we do not have to say goodbye to the beloved character simply but.
Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai
Tucked away within the stunning, lush mountains of northern Thailand, Chiang Mai might be the right locale for some “White Lotus” drama. It might present a terrific backdrop for religious cleansings and cultural immersions which will or could not finish with homicide or premature demise — who can say, actually?
The Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai seems like a terrific match for the present. Chiang Mai — a culturally wealthy, visually interesting metropolis that is the second largest in Thailand — has loads to supply characters. This is in distinction to the relaxed, spiritually fueled Four Seasons property, which is surrounded by rice fields away from all of the hustle and bustle.
Whether it makes the present or not, it’s best to definitely think about letting it star in your subsequent trip.
At this property, well-being is the middle of all the pieces, and visitors can cleanse themselves bodily and mentally. Start the day with an hourlong dawn yoga session, spend the morning planting rice shoots, assist bathe a water buffalo in a “ritualistic bath,” work on respiration workout routines referred to as pranayama or be part of a guided meditation. (Although we don’t know which forged members will seem in Season Three, it’s secure to say many previous characters or some new characters with relationships to previous characters — cough, cough Tanya’s sister — may benefit from all of this.)
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Rooms at this Four Seasons are clearly unimaginable. They vary from elevated pavilions towering like treehouses over the rice fields to larger-than-life personal villas with swimming pools and even personal properties with private cooks. (We haven’t had a significant chef character but, and that might actually flip up the warmth.)
Speaking of meals, there are three stunning eating places right here. Two serve Thai meals and one is an open-flame grill restaurant. All would completely function the setting for some cooking class scenes or some he-said-she-said eating moments over khao soi gai.
While it’s too late for our expensive Tanya to wash a water buffalo, can’t you image your self doing it? Or possibly this season takes place earlier than Season One, and Tanya’s religious journey begins right here.
Rates on the Four Seasons Chiang Mai begin round $500 per evening.
How to e-book: Book by way of our associate Skylark and earn elitelike advantages and on-property credit.
Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle
With charges that usually soar above $2,500 an evening, the Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle is a good distance out of your typical tenting journey. Still, it has the right “one percenters do the great outdoors” vibe for a 3rd season of “The White Lotus.”
You can virtually hear Connie Britton’s Nicole (rumored to be returning for Season Three) eyeing the material of the tent and musing if it’s manufactured from environmentally pleasant cloth — after she flew privately to Thailand, in fact.
Accommodations vary from deluxe tents to the Explorer’s Lodge, a secluded villa on the finish of the resort with a non-public infinity pool and sufficient beds to carry six visitors. It’s virtually an insult to discuss with the luxurious lodging as “tents,” since they characteristic picket scorching tubs on a non-public deck overlooking the Ruak River and surrounding mountains. There are additionally soaking tubs with unimaginable views, luxe furnishings and comfy beds to get some relaxation and shut-eye after a day of exploring the jungle or hanging out with elephants.
The actual luxurious right here is the encompassing surroundings. Guests can work together with rescued elephants on a guided tour that permits you to bathe them, feed them and stroll with them. We can already envision not less than one character from Season Three getting a well-deserved splash from these magical creatures. One of the elephants is called Mercedes, as in … Mercedes-Benz. With a reputation like that, she’s virtually begging to be a forged member.
Located in northern Thailand alongside the border of Laos and Myanmar, the resort’s pure setting will hopefully have critics much less involved about visitors deciding to eat so lots of their meals on the lodge. Who would wish to break free from these views to eat off-site?
The indoor-outdoor design of the complete property extends to mealtime. Thai, Laotian and Burmese fare is served up on the pavilion of Nong Yao, the resort’s fundamental restaurant, the place we will already envision loads of fundamental character stress simmering alongside the Thai curry. Burma Bar, the cocktail lounge, could be one other excellent setting for completely satisfied hour with a aspect of drama and views of the Ruak River basin and Elephant Camp.
However, all eyes are often extra centered on clues for an inevitable plot twist throughout a season of “The White Lotus.” Never belief the unusual duo claiming to be an uncle and nephew — even whether it is in an ultra-luxurious tented resort.
Of course, these on the lookout for a extra personal expertise with their meals are in luck. Days can begin with dawn breakfasts ready by a private chef on the resort’s Camp Peak. Guests also can e-book personal picnics, barbecues or Elephant Camp meals. For these trying to unwind, the Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle has an open-air spa nestled among the many timber of the Thai jungle — an ideal getaway from “The White Lotus” getaways that by no means appear to be all that enjoyable.
Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle charges begin at $2,500, however they’re bundled as packages that embody meals, drinks, spa therapies and different facilities.
How to e-book: Book immediately with Four Seasons.
Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui
If there’s one factor we learn about Mike White and the haughty characters he goals up, it’s that all of them love an island — and Thailand has loads of them. For the higher echelon (assume: film stars, socialites and tech bros), the island of Koh Samui is likely one of the locations to see and be seen in Thailand.
Thankfully for us, Four Seasons has a resort there.
At the Four Seasons Koh Samui, visitors can keep in beachfront villas, pool villas, elevated villas with panoramic ocean views and personal plunge swimming pools, and even opulent personal residences match for a complete household. All that to say, White has loads to work with if he sends his characters right here.
Whether you are a past-season character with quite a lot of pent-up anger (rightfully so!) or only a common individual making an attempt to work in your health, you’ll be able to be part of an expert kickboxer for a Muay Thai Recovery session. Or, simply get a Thai therapeutic massage to work out the kinks (and any residual emotional trauma from life).
At Koh Thai Kitchen, a restaurant serving the flavors of southern Thailand, Emmy-worthy meals are served in an open-air eating room with stunning mountain views that might simply set the scene for some Harper-style cut-throat conversations and revelations.
In true “The White Lotus” style, the resort’s attractive seashores and swimming pools characteristic comfy lounge chairs excellent for smoldering or suntanning in (additionally within the type of Harper).
And, in a real tribute to Tanya, there are quite a few yacht excursions accessible, so visitors can discover the drop-dead attractive (pun supposed) islands and seashores surrounding the resort. Whether you’re trying to unfold (Tanya’s) ashes or just sail with a gaggle of (hopefully nonmurderous) gays, Four Seasons can hook you up. (Hot tip: If you do constitution a yacht, depart the heels behind!)
Rates on the Four Seasons Koh Samui begin round $720 per evening.
How to e-book: Book by way of our associate Skylark and earn elitelike advantages and on-property credit.
Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River
While we’d like to finally see a “Lost in Translation”-style season of “The White Lotus” that takes place at a metropolis lodge, we’ve a hunch this upcoming season gained’t be it. However, on the off probability the characters do discover these themes of Eastern faith and spirituality in a significant Thai metropolis, the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River is their finest guess.
TPG explored the lodge final fall, and it manages to be a calming resort within the coronary heart of one of many world’s largest cities.
The lodge’s hovering foyer, with its stone flooring and film home windows, is an opulent place to show Season Three style and introduce new forged members — or to only seize a glass of Champagne on the bar. Spacious visitor rooms and suites overlook the Chao Phraya River and embody luxe bedding, attentive employees to cater to any whim and soaking tubs to loosen up or simmer on no matter drama passed off on the bar downstairs.
The Four Seasons Bangkok eating lineup is in depth. It gives many alternatives for forged members to plot no matter it’s they’d be plotting in a 3rd season (or to only act huffy after their important different behaved like an fool).
The Michelin-starred Cantonese Yu Ting Yuan is a ravishing eating area serving up Peking duck and dim sum overlooking the resort’s gardens (a ravishing area to look away to while you don’t like what a fellow forged member is saying on the dinner desk). BKK Social Club is the resort’s Buenos Aires-inspired cocktail bar that churns out a robust cocktail you’ll be able to sip whereas questioning concerning the inevitable surprises the season finale will ship.
Of course, the lodge has loads of locations to unwind, from a rooftop lap pool to the extra leisurely waterfront swimming pools for households. The lodge’s spa options a mixture of Thai physique therapies, from massages to natural compresses — however we will think about just a little “The White Lotus” levity coming from stand-up float board yoga within the lap pool. We’re falling over simply fascinated with it.
Rates on the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River begin at $730 an evening.
How to e-book: Book immediately with Four Seasons.