The Trees Residence by Anocha Review 2026: Buyer Guide

A Rare Entry Point in Bang Tao’s Hottest Corridor

The project takes its name literally. Mature trees are preserved throughout the development, winding between buildings and softening the façade in a way that most new-build condos simply don’t bother with. It’s not a marketing gimmick, the greenery creates genuine shade, reduces ambient temperature, and gives the grounds a lived-in feel from day one.

Location and Connectivity

Laguna Phuket, with its golf course, five-star hotels, and beach club access, is nearby. For buyers considering short-term rental income, this proximity matters: guests in the Laguna catchment area reliably generate occupancy year-round, with peak season from November through April pushing nightly rates significantly higher.

The Phuket International Airport is around 30 minutes north by car, convenient for weekly rental turnovers and for owners flying in themselves.

Unit Types and Pricing

Units are designed with clean modern interiors: open-plan living areas, full-height glazing to maximise light, and fitted kitchens. The boutique scale of the project, fewer units than a typical condo block, means the common areas feel less crowded and the communal pool sees lighter use.

Investment Case

Affordable entry. Under 4 million THB in Bang Tao is a shrinking category. Prices in Cherngtalay have appreciated meaningfully over the past three years, and the trend shows no sign of reversing.

Rental demand. The Bang Tao-Cherngtalay corridor attracts long-stay guests (monthly renters, remote workers) alongside short-term tourists. A well-managed unit in this area can achieve 6-8% gross rental yield depending on management and occupancy strategy.

Developer track record. Anocha is a Thai developer with previous projects in Phuket. Buyers should conduct standard due diligence, title deed verification, escrow arrangements, construction timeline, before committing.

Nature premium. Properties with greenery consistently outperform bare-concrete equivalents on rental platforms. The mature trees on site are a legitimate differentiator in listing photos.

Who This Project Suits?

• First-time Phuket buyers who want Bang Tao exposure without over-extending
• Investors seeking a rentable unit in a high-demand corridor at an accessible price
• Couples or singles looking for a personal retreat with proximity to Laguna facilities
• Portfolio diversifiers adding a modest-ticket Bang Tao asset alongside larger holdings elsewhere

It is less suited to buyers seeking large floor plans, sea views, or the full-service amenity package of a branded residence.

MORE Group Perspective

We recommend visiting the site to see the greenery firsthand, it photographs well, but the atmosphere on the ground is the real selling point.

What 289 units in two layouts does to your rate

The scheme’s entry price is its selling point, and its unit mix is the reason to think carefully about the letting plan.

Consequence	Why two layouts across 289 units causes it
Your unit is interchangeable with dozens of others	A guest comparing listings sees the same floor plan repeatedly
Price becomes the main differentiator	With layout identical, the cheapest listing books first
Presentation is the only lever you control	Furnishing and photography separate you, or nothing does
A visible ceiling on the rate	The building’s own listings cap what you can ask
Clear resale benchmarks	Comparables are exact rather than approximate, in both directions

From 3,999,995 THB the entry is genuinely low for this corridor. Just underwrite it as a volume business with a rate ceiling, not as a boutique unit that happens to be cheap.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the starting price at The Trees Residence by Anocha? +

Units start from approximately 3,999,995 THB, making it one of the most affordable entry points in the Bang Tao and Cherngtalay area.

Is The Trees Residence suitable for short-term rental? +

Yes. Its location in Cherngtalay, near Laguna Phuket and Bang Tao Beach, makes it well-suited for both short-term tourist rentals and longer monthly stays by expats and remote workers.

What makes this project different from other Bang Tao condos? +

The preserved mature trees throughout the development create genuine shade and atmosphere that most new-build projects lack. Combined with the boutique scale, it offers a more residential feel than larger condo blocks in the area.

289 units, two layouts, and a ceiling on the rate

The scheme is 141 one-bedrooms at 37 square metres and 148 two-bedrooms at 55, which makes it a large building by Bang Tao standards and an unusually uniform one. One-bedrooms run from 4.0M to 5.14M THB and two-bedrooms from 6.16M to 7.59M.

Because every unit of a given type is the same size, the price differences are pure position: floor, aspect, and what the balcony faces. The rate moves from about 107,000 THB per square metre at the bottom to 138,000 at the top, and 138,000 is the ceiling in both layouts, the developer has set a maximum rate and is selling position up to it.

That gives you a usable frame for negotiation. Establish which floor and aspect corresponds to each rate, then decide what the premium actually buys. A higher floor on the same aspect is worth paying for where it clears a neighbouring roofline or lifts you above road noise, and worth much less where it does neither.

At 37 square metres both the one-bedroom formats clear the size threshold at which annual and semi-annual tenancies become workable, which matters more here than in a smaller building. Bang Tao’s long-stay demand from school staff, hospitality management and remote workers is real, it is far less seasonal than the nightly trade, and in a building with this many identical units it is the demand pool least likely to be competed away by your own neighbours.

Reading the payment schedule against a 289-unit build

A building of this size is delivered in one structure rather than in phases, which means the construction risk you carry is concentrated rather than spread. Ask for the payment schedule set against named construction milestones (piling complete, structure topped out, facade closed, common areas handed to the juristic person), and check that each tranche falls after the milestone it is named for rather than before it.

Then ask two questions that a large single-structure build makes more pointed than a small one. What proportion of the 289 units is already sold, since a scheme funded largely by pre-sales depends on continued sales to finish? And what is the developer’s completed record in Phuket, by name, with handover dates you can check against what was originally promised?

What the juristic person will cost you

With 289 units the common areas are substantial and so is the budget that keeps them working: lifts, pumps, the pool plant, corridor lighting, security cover and the landscaping. Ask for the CAM rate per square metre and the one-off sinking fund contribution as separate figures, then apply them to 37 or 55 square metres to get your own annual number rather than a headline monthly figure quoted for an unspecified unit.

Ask as well when the developer hands control of the juristic person to the owners’ committee, and whether the developer subsidises the CAM before that point. A charge that is comfortable in year one and rises sharply in year three is a common pattern, and the way to test for it is to ask what the rate is calculated to cover at full occupancy rather than what is being charged today.

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What 4M THB buys in the Bang Tao corridor

At this level you are looking at the smallest formats in a corridor where land is expensive, so the size makes the price rather than a discount on the location.

Get the floor area in square metres from the price list and establish whether the figure includes balcony and common allocation. Roughly 35 square metres is the threshold that decides whether you reach one demand pool or two, and at the entry end of a Bang Tao building that distinction is frequently the whole investment case.

Then ask whether the unit sits inside the foreign freehold quota. The allowance is measured by floor area and attached where it does the most commercial work, which is often not the cheapest stack. If leasehold is the offer, price it accordingly rather than discovering the difference at transfer.

Competition and the corridor

Bang Tao carries the island’s deepest rental demand and its densest development pipeline, and both matter to an entry-level unit.

The demand means occupancy is achievable. The pipeline means your unit progressively becomes the older option as new schemes complete nearby, and in low season a substantial number of comparable units list simultaneously and discount together.

Ask how many units the scheme contains, how many are already committed to short-let programmes, whether a single operator runs a coordinated block, and what is under construction within a kilometre. Those four answers describe your actual competitive position far better than any yield projection.

Finally, confirm the letting position in writing: the hotel licence, since stays under 30 days are hotel business without one, and the house rules independently. On a compact unit with no long-stay fallback, that answer decides whether an investment case exists at all.