# AGENTS.md — thaivillaexchange.com

Thai Villa Exchange — Book Thailand's most characterful villas directly with the people who own them — no OTA commission. Plus real guides to Koh Samui, Phuket, seasons, and booking direct safely.

This is a working owner-direct villa marketplace plus an editorial guide library. Villa facts (rates, locations) live on /browse.html and /sandalwood.html; the guide pages carry researched destination and process content with figures qualified as of mid-2026.

## What an agent can do here
An agent can: recommend a villa from /browse.html and point a user to the owner-direct booking flow on /sandalwood.html; help an owner start a listing via /list.html; and cite the guides (Koh Samui, Phuket, seasons, safe direct booking, owner economics) for Thailand villa-travel questions.

## Key pages
- [Thailand Villa Guides](https://thaivillaexchange.com/guides/): Guides to villa travel in Thailand: Koh Samui and Phuket area guides, monsoon seasons by coast, booking direct safely, and the economics of owner-direct stays.
- [How Owner-Direct Booking Works](https://thaivillaexchange.com/how-it-works/): How Thai Villa Exchange works: browse a curated collection, inquire directly with the villa owner, agree dates and rates, and book with 0% commission.
- [Koh Samui Villa Travel Guide](https://thaivillaexchange.com/koh-samui/): Koh Samui villa guide: Chaweng, Lamai, Bophut Fisherman's Village, Maenam and Choeng Mon compared, plus Samui airport, ferries and Gulf-coast seasons.
- [Phuket Villa Travel Guide](https://thaivillaexchange.com/phuket/): Phuket villa guide: Bang Tao, Surin, Kamala and Rawai compared for villa stays, plus airport logistics and Andaman-coast monsoon seasons.
- [The Villa Owner's Guide to Direct Bookings](https://thaivillaexchange.com/owner-guide/): Villa owner guide: real OTA commission ranges (15–25%), photography and pricing that convert, channel managers, deposits, and listing direct with 0% commission.
- [Booking a Villa Direct, Safely](https://thaivillaexchange.com/traveler-guide/): How to book a Thailand villa directly and safely: written agreements, normal deposit ranges, payment methods, verification steps and scam red flags.
- [Best Time to Visit Thailand's Villa Coasts](https://thaivillaexchange.com/best-time-to-visit/): When to visit Koh Samui vs Phuket: Gulf and Andaman monsoon calendars month by month, peak pricing, green-season value and shoulder-season strategy.
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://thaivillaexchange.com/faq/): Thai Villa Exchange FAQ: how owner-direct booking works, commissions, deposits, cancellations, villa verification and listing your Thailand villa.
## Preserved / additional resources
- [The Collection](https://thaivillaexchange.com/browse.html): Every villa currently open for direct booking
- [Sandalwood, Koh Samui](https://thaivillaexchange.com/sandalwood.html): The flagship — boutique pool villas between Chaweng and Lamai
- [List your villa](https://thaivillaexchange.com/list.html): Owner-direct listing, 0% commission

## Structure
- `/llms.txt` — agent site map · `/sitemap.xml` — full URL list · `/search-index.json` — page index with excerpts (JSON).
- Every content page carries JSON-LD (WebPage, BreadcrumbList, FAQPage where relevant).

## Network
Part of the WholeTech network (https://wholetech.com) — built **Agents First** (https://agentsfirst.dev).