Both projects regularly end up on the same shortlist with our buyers. Below is a side-by-side of Cassia Residences Phuket and Sunshine Beach on the key parameters — and our honest take on who each one fits.
A completed Banyan Group condo-hotel in Laguna: 193 units across two buildings next to the working Cassia hotel
First-line apartments on Layan beach with the Kora hotel component, ~50 m to the sea
| Cassia Residences Phuket | Sunshine Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | from ~$172,300 | from ~$158,147 |
| Area | Bang Tao · Laguna | Layan |
| Type | Condo-hotel | Condo-hotel |
| Status | Completed | Completed |
| Completion | completed in 2019 | Phase 1 delivered Jan 2025 |
| Ownership | freehold / leasehold | freehold / leasehold |
| Beach | Bang Tao, ~650 m | Layan, ~50 m |
| Developer | Banyan Group (Laguna Phuket) | T.H. Group Phuket |
| Sea view | — | ✓ |
| Walk to beach | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rental program | ✓ | ✓ |
Sunshine Beach has the lower entry: from ~$158,147. Cassia Residences Phuket costs more, but compare price per sqm and stage — ask us for a unit-level calculation.
Both projects are completed — compare actual rental occupancy and building condition. We can arrange viewings of both in one day.
The right answer depends on your goal: budget, purpose (yield or living), horizon. Message us — we’ll compare specific units of these projects on price per sqm, views and terms, and tell you honestly which to take.
