A boutique 7–8 villa club community near Layan with its own tennis court and Elite Havens management
Cohiba Villas Layan — villa project, Layan: entry from ~$2,482,060, from $5,746 per sqm. Beach: Layan, ~1.4–2.3 km. Both freehold and leasehold available. Yield: ~6% developer projection (management partner Elite Havens), not independently confirmed. Completion: off-plan, targeted late 2026 (exact date not disclosed by the developer).
Cohiba Villas Layan is a boutique club community of just 7–8 villas in Cherng Talay, near Layan beach in northwest Phuket. The project is associated with Christian Scherff, a luxury interiors specialist with thirty years of experience across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, who states he will be the community’s first resident; construction and architecture are handled by AE Phuket Co., Ltd. — the same team behind the Vista Del Mar and HOMA projects.
Layan is one of the most expensive beach districts in northwest Phuket, known for its gated villa communities and hotel-branded residences. The beach is 1.4 to 2.3 km from Cohiba Villas Layan, depending on the plot’s position on the slope — no guaranteed walking distance, but compensated by privacy and elevation. HKT airport is about 15.4 km away, roughly 27 minutes, convenient for owners who fly in often. Our catalog also lists Avadina Hills in the same district — a villa project managed by hotel operator Anantara: a larger format with hotel-grade service, whereas Cohiba bets on an extremely boutique scale and its own clubhouse with a tennis court.
Entry to the project starts at ~$2,482,060, placing Cohiba Villas Layan in the upper price tier even for Layan. Rental management is handled by Elite Havens, an operator with a well-known name on the island in the luxury villa segment, and the developer projects roughly 6% annual yield. That is a marketing projection with no independent confirmation — the project has no rental track record of its own yet, since it is still under construction. Exact figures on plot size (602–1,437 sqm across sources) and beach distance (1.4 vs 2.3 km) conflict across sources, likely due to different measurement points on the slope, so we cite both ranges rather than arbitrarily picking one.
The project’s defining feature is its origin: it reads more as the personal initiative of interior designer Christian Scherff, carried out through construction company AE Phuket, than a project from a developer company with a public portfolio and a multi-project delivery history. AE Phuket as contractor has already worked on other island projects (Vista Del Mar, HOMA), which somewhat lowers construction risk, but the commercial and legal structure of the deal — including the mixed ownership scheme (leasehold plus a freehold share with a post-completion conversion option) — is non-standard and requires separate legal verification before putting down a deposit. The 7–8 villa format means both high exclusivity and limited liquidity on resale — there won’t be many comparable listings on the secondary market.
Who it suits: a top-tier buyer who values the privacy of a boutique club format, an on-site full-size tennis court, and rental management by a well-known operator like Elite Havens — and who is willing to carefully verify the non-standard ownership structure with a lawyer. Buyers looking for branded hotel service or a larger, more predictable developer company should consider other Layan projects.
Our role as an agency — on a project with a non-standard ownership structure and an origin closer to a private initiator than a developer company, we will arrange independent legal verification of the leasehold/freehold scheme and the Elite Havens contract terms before recommending a villa reservation.
Prices and availability change; data is accurate as of the page update date. Request a fresh price list — we send it the same day. Updated: August 2026.
Our catalog currently tracks 25 projects in Layan; new-build entry level here: from ~$116,384. Cohiba Villas Layan’s entry price is about 260% above the district median — the project sits in the upper segment of the location.
The median is calculated from the “from” prices of all catalog projects in the district and refreshes with every update.
Neighbours are picked by the same property type and the closest entry price in the same area — the projects our buyers actually shortlist against each other. Figures recalculate with every catalogue update.
| Cohiba Villas LayanThis project | Banyan Tree Grand Residences | Surin Heights | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price from | from ~$2,482,060 | from ~87.8M THB | from ~$2,373,532 |
| $/sqm | $5,746 | $6,472 | $5,526 |
| Beach | Layan, ~1.4–2.3 km | — | Surin, ~500 m |
| Completion | Under constructionoff-plan, targeted late 2026 (exact date not disclosed by the developer) | Oceanfront completed (2024), Beach Terraces — Q2 2026 | delivered, December 2007 |
| Ownership | mixed structure: leasehold + freehold share with a post-completion conversion option — verify with a lawyer | freehold / leasehold | freehold / leasehold |
| Rental program | yes | yes | yes |
The developer information in this listing states: mixed structure: leasehold + freehold share with a post-completion conversion option — verify with a lawyer. This is the project-level starting point, not a legal opinion on a particular unit. The contract, title, foreign quota and seller authority must be verified before reservation.
A foreign-quota condominium is registered in the buyer’s name. Purchase funds must enter Thailand with the correct purpose so the receiving bank can issue the foreign-exchange evidence used at the Land Office.
A foreign buyer may own the structure but cannot directly own Thai land. The land element is normally held through a registered long lease or another lawful structure. Term, renewals, inheritance and resale rights must be explicit in the contract.
Verify the receiving legal entity, construction milestone, payment trigger, delay remedies and the documents the seller must deliver for registration.
This is general information. Structure and taxes depend on the unit, seller and contract; an independent Thai lawyer should complete the final review.
Indicative estimate: yield and the rental model depend on the project, unit and management program. Request an exact projection for a specific unit.
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Availability changes weekly and isn’t published here. We’ll send the list of free units, an honest read on the negotiating room, and a net-yield calculation for your unit with every cost included.
From ~$2,482,060 for a 3–6 bedroom villa, from ~432 to 1,000 sqm, on a plot of 602 to 1,437 sqm, per villacarte pricing.
The project is associated with Christian Scherff, a luxury interiors specialist, with construction and architecture by AE Phuket Co., Ltd. (the same team behind Vista Del Mar and HOMA). There is no public developer-company portfolio in the classic sense.
The project is off-plan; completion is targeted for late 2026, with no exact date officially disclosed.
The structure is mixed: individual land leasehold plus a share in a shared land freehold, with an option to buy full freehold after the project completes. This is non-standard — always verify it separately with a lawyer before reserving.
Rental management is handled by Elite Havens, and the developer projects roughly 6% a year. That is a projection, not a guaranteed or confirmed track record — the project has no delivery history of its own yet.
From 1.4 to 2.3 km depending on the source and the exact point on the sloped plot — a car is needed, walking distance is not guaranteed.
Avadina Hills is a villa project managed by hotel operator Anantara with matching service. Cohiba Villas Layan is a much more boutique format (only 7–8 villas) without a hotel brand, managed by Elite Havens with its own clubhouse and tennis court.
Yes, the unit stays yours. Inside a managed rental program the number of owner-stay nights is capped by the contract — we go through the exact terms for this project before you book.
Funds arrive from abroad in foreign currency and the Thai bank issues an FET form. Without it the Land Department will not register freehold to a foreigner, so we agree the amount and payment reference in advance.
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