An intimate community of just 5 villas in the Manik area — South American and Portuguese style on large plots
Manik Meadows — villa project, Bang Tao · Laguna: entry from ~$1,120,319, from $1,870 per sqm. Beach: Bang Tao, ~5.7 km. Both freehold and leasehold available. No rental program at this project. Completed: villas ready to move in.
Manik Meadows is an intimate community of just 5 villas in the Manik area (Cherng Talay), designed by Studio CKP — the studio behind the iconic Blue Tree. Each villa has 4 bedrooms over two levels, a house of around 599 sqm on a plot from 616 to 1,070 sqm, with a private pool and South American-Portuguese architectural motifs. The developer is Lofty Villas Co., Ltd. Entry starts from ~$1,120,319.
Manik is a quiet inland pocket of Cherng Talay away from Bang Tao’s tourist density: Bang Tao beach itself is about 5.7 km away (~12 minutes by car), Laguna is 6 km, and Kamala is 6.1 km. HKT airport is roughly 30 minutes by car. This is a classic split within the Bang Tao area of our catalog: some projects bet on walking distance to the sea, while others — like Manik Meadows — bet on plot privacy and signature architecture at the cost of a few kilometers to the water.
Entry into the project starts from ~$1,120,319 for a 4-bedroom villa with a ~599 sqm house on a plot from 616 to 1,070 sqm. That is one of the highest entry points among Bang Tao villas in our catalog — the price is driven primarily by plot size (up to 1,070 sqm is rare for new builds in this format) and Studio CKP’s signature architecture rather than beach proximity. The developer offers no instalment plan and no formal rental program — the model suits a buyer who either lives in the villa themselves or rents it out independently.
Lofty Villas Co., Ltd. is a company of two Canadian co-owners with over 10 years of experience on Phuket, but Manik Meadows remains the developer’s only publicly known project — we found no larger portfolio with an on-time delivery track record. The villas are already move-in ready, which removes off-plan risk, but the developer does not disclose an exact handover year — buyers should confirm the actual chanote and utility-connection date for the specific lot. Only 5 villas make up the community, so selection is limited: some of the best plots may already be sold.
Who it suits: a buyer for whom a large plot, the privacy of a small community, and signature architecture matter more than walking distance to the beach or a ready-made rental program. Our role as an agency is to check which of the 5 villas are still available, the current stage of paperwork, and the reservation terms.
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: July 2026.
Our catalog currently tracks 132 projects in Bang Tao · Laguna; new-build entry level here: from ~$87,852. Manik Meadows’s entry price is about 66% 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.
| Manik MeadowsThis project | Redwood Luxury | Naturale Cherng Talay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price from | from ~$1,120,319 | from ~$1,109,626 | from ~$1,104,948 |
| $/sqm | $1,870 | $2,428 | $2,162 |
| Beach | Bang Tao, ~5.7 km | Bang Tao, ~3.5 km | Bang Tao, ~3.7 km |
| Completion | Completedvillas ready to move in | Under constructionoff-plan, construction ~10–24 months (avg. ~12) from purchase date | Completedstated handover — end of 2025 |
| Ownership | freehold / leasehold | freehold / leasehold | freehold (via Thai company) / leasehold |
| Rental program | no | yes | yes |
The developer information in this listing states: freehold / leasehold. 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.
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From ~$1,120,319 for a 4-bedroom villa with a ~599 sqm house on a plot from 616 to 1,070 sqm.
Lofty Villas Co., Ltd. — a company of Canadian co-owners Wade Leathem and Wahid Bhat with 10+ years of experience on the island. Architecture is by Studio CKP, the studio behind Blue Tree.
The villas are already move-in ready. The developer does not publicly disclose an exact handover year.
Both options are available — freehold and leasehold.
From ~5.7 km to Bang Tao and ~6 km to Laguna and Kamala — a car is required, there is no walking access.
The developer does not offer a managed rental pool — you can rent out the villa on your own.
Yes, with no restrictions: this project has no managed rental program, so the unit is yours year-round.
There is no income guarantee — the project has no rental program. The unit is let privately or through an outside management company.
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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