Samui StayLong Term Villa and Apartment Rentals on Koh Samui
Every home is documented before it is listed. Pay online before arrival, sign your lease digitally, and get your deposit back within 3 business days of move-out.
Pay online before arrival
Search, book and pay from another country, with rent and deposit shown separately before you confirm.
Digital ID and e-contract
Verify your identity and sign your lease digitally, with your documents stored in your account.
Deposit back in 3 business days
Your deposit is returned within 3 business days of move-out, checked against benchmarked repair costs.
Verified partner documentation
Every partner property is documented before it is listed: photos, condition details and the paperwork a long-term stay needs.
Two ways to rent on the island
The choice most renters face first is a whole home or an apartment. Each card below leads to its own guide and its own search.
Rent a villa
Best for families, retirees and stays of six months or more
A whole home means your own land, pool, garden and parking, with no one upstairs and room for visiting family or a home office. Whole-home renters tend to settle on the quieter north and west coasts and stay the better part of a year.
Rent an apartment
Best for remote workers, couples and a first stay on the island
An apartment puts you in a managed building with security, a shared pool and often a gym, close to the busier towns. Shorter minimum leases make it the natural way to try living here before committing to a house.
Why renting on Samui goes wrong, and what we changed
The dispute everyone here already knows about
Ask anyone who has rented on this island long term and the story repeats. The tenancy ends, the landlord points at damage nobody recorded at move-in, and the repair bill arrives with nothing to compare it against. You are a foreigner handling it from another country, and your money left your account months earlier.
What we do differently
Three things change when you rent through Samui Stay. Your deposit is returned within 3 business days of move-out, checked against benchmarked repair costs instead of one landlord's estimate. Every partner property is documented before it is listed: photos, condition details and the paperwork a long-term stay needs. And rent and deposit are shown separately before you confirm, so you always know which money is which.
How renting works, in four steps
The process is the same whether you choose a villa or an apartment. This is the short version; the full guide walks through each step in detail.
Search and shortlist
Search the whole island's inventory in one place and filter by property type, district and bedrooms. Every listing carries documented photos and condition details, so a shortlist can come together from another country.
Book and pay before arrival
Confirm your home online. Rent and deposit are shown separately before you pay, so you always know what each amount is for.
ID, digital contract, move-in
Verify your identity and sign your lease digitally, with your documents stored in your account.
Living there, moving out, deposit back
Stay as long as your lease runs. When you move out, your deposit is returned within 3 business days of move-out, checked against benchmarked repair costs.
Where the homes are
1,986 homes are listed across 17 districts of the island. The counts below are the real numbers in our inventory today, including the awkward ones: Chaweng sits inside Bo Phut and Lamai inside Maret, so their totals are kept separate rather than added together.
- Bo Phut959
- Maenam338
- Maret188
- Lamai(inside Maret)127
- Chaweng(inside Bo Phut)96
- Taling Ngam55
Both searches cover every district. Start with the long term villa rentals or the apartment rentals on Koh Samui.
Who rents through us
Four kinds of people find their way here, and each looks for something slightly different in a home.
Remote workers
People who work online and want to do it somewhere warm for a month or three. They book entirely before landing and treat the home as an office as much as a base, so a real workspace and internet that holds up decide the shortlist.
Retirees
Couples and singles on retirement visas who settle for six to twelve months and often renew. Single storey living, a garden and quiet streets matter more than nightlife, and a deposit handled against benchmarked repair costs matters more to them than to anyone.
Relocating families
Parents arriving on a long-stay visa with school-age children, renting while they work out whether the move is permanent. Bedroom count, a fenced garden and a safe pool layout come first, along with paperwork that survives a proper read.
Business long stayers
Owners and consultants running a venture while they live here, sometimes hosting clients at their own table. Legitimacy is what they check before anything else: proper contracts, company documents and bills in order, which is exactly what documented partner properties provide.
Questions people ask before booking
Can I really rent a home on Koh Samui without seeing it first?
How does the deposit work?
Do I need to be on the island to sign the lease?
Will the rental give me the documents my visa needs?
Which part of the island should I look at?
Should I choose a villa or an apartment?
Latest from the blog
Practical guides to renting long term on the island, written by the team that handles these questions every day.
Proof of Accommodation for a DTV Visa
Which documents prove residence for a DTV visa on Koh Samui: the lease details immigration accepts, how lease term lines up with visa term, and the TM30.
Rental Deposits in Thailand Explained
How rental deposits work in Thailand: typical sizes on Koh Samui, what a landlord may deduct, why disputes start, and how to document a home at move-in.
Best Areas to Live on Koh Samui
Where to live on Koh Samui, area by area: who Bo Phut, Maenam, Chaweng, Lamai and the west coast suit, and why recorded area names sit at two granularities.
Find your home before you fly
Every villa, house and apartment on the island is in the app, with rent and deposit shown separately before you confirm.