# 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. Thai Villa Exchange is an owner-direct villa booking marketplace for Thailand. Guests inquire directly with villa owners and pay no OTA commission; the site charges owners 0% commission. The live collection is at /browse.html (flagship: Sandalwood, Koh Samui, at /sandalwood.html, from THB 7,900/night). Owners list at /list.html. The /guides/ hub holds destination and how-to guides. ## Main pages - [Home](https://thaivillaexchange.com/): Owner-direct villa stays in Thailand - [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. ## Also on this site - [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 ## Machine-readable (Agents First surfaces) - [AGENTS.md](https://thaivillaexchange.com/AGENTS.md) · [openapi.json](https://thaivillaexchange.com/openapi.json) · [MCP card](https://thaivillaexchange.com/.well-known/mcp-server-card.json) - [glossary.json](https://thaivillaexchange.com/api/glossary.json) · [principles.json](https://thaivillaexchange.com/api/principles.json) ## Network Part of the WholeTech network (https://wholetech.com). Built Agents First (https://agentsfirst.dev). Full page list: https://thaivillaexchange.com/sitemap.xml