If you have a lawful avenue for ownership, you will find there are plenty of options for buying villas in and around Bangkok. Popular areas include Rama V Road, Kaset Nawamin, Ram Inthra and the area close to the new Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Due to factors like land availability and pricing, however, developing high-end villa developments in the centre of Bangkok just isn’t feasible in many cases.
Furthermore, when you buy a Bangkok villa you will discover that many of the older villas were designed with Thai preferences, which include smaller rooms, limited outdoor living areas, too many bathrooms and lack of privacy. However the newer villas are more suited to Western tastes. The top end villas are incredibly luxurious, with many exceeding US$1 million. There are many developers ready to meet the demands of the high number of the cities affluent high-society types and wealthy executives looking to escape the confines of the city.