Cue up the enduring theme tune, as a result of “The White Lotus” is reportedly heading to Thailand for its third season — and now we have 4 main candidates for the host lodge.

The present — which is anticipated to discover themes of dying and Japanese faith and spirituality — is ready to maneuver from Sicily to Southeast Asia in its third run, Selection reported this week. Because the present’s creators labored with 4 Seasons Inns and Resorts for the primary two seasons, it’s solely pure to assume that the working relationship will proceed in Thailand, the place the corporate has 4 resorts.

Everyone seems to be busy discussing who may be a part of the following forged lineup (the web hopes for Lindsay Lohan and Pamela Anderson comeback performances, whereas Danny DeVito may also be within the combine). Within the meantime, we’ll share our 4 picks for the host lodge and clarify learn how to e-book a keep at every. Guide quick earlier than charges soar with the inevitable reputation that comes with being on HBO.

Associated: These 4 Seasons resorts are the actual fundamental characters of ‘The White Lotus’

It’s a disgrace (spoiler alert!) Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya gained’t be round to benefit from the excessive thread rely. Or will she? Many speculate that the following season might be a precursor to the primary two seasons, so we do not have to say goodbye to the beloved character simply but.

4 Seasons Resort Chiang Mai

Tucked away within the lovely, lush mountains of northern Thailand, Chiang Mai might be the proper locale for some “White Lotus” drama. It may present a fantastic backdrop for religious cleansings and cultural immersions that will or might not finish with homicide or premature dying — who can say, actually?

The 4 Seasons Resort Chiang Mai looks like a fantastic match for the present. Chiang Mai — a culturally wealthy, visually interesting metropolis that is the second largest in Thailand — has lots to supply characters. That is in distinction to the relaxed, spiritually fueled 4 Seasons property, which is surrounded by rice fields away from all of the hustle and bustle.

Whether or not it makes the present or not, it is best to actually contemplate letting it star in your subsequent trip.

At this property, well-being is the middle of all the pieces, and friends can cleanse themselves bodily and mentally. Begin the day with an hourlong dawn yoga session, spend the morning planting rice shoots, assist bathe a water buffalo in a “ritualistic tub,” work on respiration workout routines referred to as pranayama or be a part of a guided meditation. (Though we don’t know which forged members will seem in Season Three, it’s protected to say many previous characters or some new characters with relationships to previous characters — cough, cough Tanya’s sister — may benefit from all of this.)

Rooms at this 4 Seasons are clearly unimaginable. They vary from elevated pavilions towering like treehouses over the rice fields to larger-than-life personal villas with swimming pools and even personal properties with private cooks. (We haven’t had a significant chef character but, and that would actually flip up the warmth.)

Talking of meals, there are three lovely eating places right here. Two serve Thai meals and one is an open-flame grill restaurant. All would completely function the setting for some cooking class scenes or some he-said-she-said eating moments over khao soi gai.

Whereas it’s too late for our expensive Tanya to wash a water buffalo, can’t you image your self doing it? Or perhaps this season takes place earlier than Season One, and Tanya’s religious journey begins right here.

Charges on the 4 Seasons Chiang Mai begin round $500 per night time.

How you can e-book: Guide by way of our companion Skylark and earn elitelike advantages and on-property credit.

4 Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle

With charges that usually soar above $2,500 an evening, the 4 Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle is a great distance out of your typical tenting journey. Nonetheless, it has the proper “one percenters do the good outside” vibe for a 3rd season of “The White Lotus.”

You may virtually hear Connie Britton’s Nicole (rumored to be returning for Season Three) eyeing the material of the tent and musing if it’s manufactured from environmentally pleasant cloth — after she flew privately to Thailand, after all.

Lodging vary from deluxe tents to the Explorer’s Lodge, a secluded villa on the finish of the resort with a non-public infinity pool and sufficient beds to carry six friends. It’s virtually an insult to consult with the posh lodging as “tents,” since they function picket scorching tubs on a non-public deck overlooking the Ruak River and surrounding mountains. There are additionally soaking tubs with unimaginable views, luxe furnishings and comfy beds to get some relaxation and shut-eye after a day of exploring the jungle or hanging out with elephants.

The true luxurious right here is the encompassing setting. Friends can work together with rescued elephants on a guided tour that means that you can bathe them, feed them and stroll with them. We will already envision at the very least one character from Season Three getting a well-deserved splash from these magical creatures. One of many elephants is called Mercedes, as in … Mercedes-Benz. With a reputation like that, she’s virtually begging to be a forged member.

Positioned in northern Thailand alongside the border of Laos and Myanmar, the resort’s pure setting will hopefully have critics much less involved about friends deciding to eat so lots of their meals on the lodge. Who would need to break free from these views to eat off-site?

The indoor-outdoor design of all the property extends to mealtime. Thai, Laotian and Burmese fare is served up on the pavilion of Nong Yao, the resort’s fundamental restaurant, the place we are able to already envision loads of fundamental character stress simmering alongside the Thai curry. Burma Bar, the cocktail lounge, can be one other good setting for completely satisfied hour with a aspect of drama and views of the Ruak River basin and Elephant Camp.

Nonetheless, all eyes are normally extra targeted on clues for an inevitable plot twist throughout a season of “The White Lotus.” By no means belief the unusual duo claiming to be an uncle and nephew — even whether it is in an ultra-luxurious tented resort.

In fact, these in search of a extra personal expertise with their meals are in luck. Days can begin with dawn breakfasts ready by a private chef on the resort’s Camp Peak. Friends may also e-book personal picnics, barbecues or Elephant Camp meals. For these seeking to unwind, the 4 Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle has an open-air spa nestled among the many bushes of the Thai jungle — an ideal getaway from “The White Lotus” getaways that by no means appear to be all that stress-free.

4 Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle charges begin at $2,500, however they’re bundled as packages that embrace meals, drinks, spa remedies and different facilities.

How you can e-book: Guide immediately with 4 Seasons.

4 Seasons Resort Koh Samui

If there’s one factor we learn about Mike White and the haughty characters he desires up, it’s that all of them love an island — and Thailand has loads of them. For the higher echelon (assume: film stars, socialites and tech bros), the island of Koh Samui is without doubt one of the locations to see and be seen in Thailand.

Fortunately for us, 4 Seasons has a resort there.

On the 4 Seasons Koh Samui, friends can keep in beachfront villas, pool villas, elevated villas with panoramic ocean views and personal plunge swimming pools, and even opulent personal residences match for a whole household. All that to say, White has lots to work with if he sends his characters right here.

Whether or not you are a past-season character with lots of pent-up anger (rightfully so!) or only a common particular person making an attempt to work in your health, you may be a part of knowledgeable kickboxer for a Muay Thai Restoration session. Or, simply get a Thai therapeutic massage to work out the kinks (and any residual emotional trauma from life).

At Koh Thai Kitchen, a restaurant serving the flavors of southern Thailand, Emmy-worthy meals are served in an open-air eating room with lovely mountain views that would simply set the scene for some Harper-style cut-throat conversations and revelations.

In true “The White Lotus” vogue, the resort’s beautiful seashores and swimming pools function snug lounge chairs good for smoldering or suntanning in (additionally within the type of Harper).

And, in a real tribute to Tanya, there are quite a few yacht excursions out there, so friends can discover the drop-dead beautiful (pun meant) islands and seashores surrounding the resort. Whether or not you’re seeking to unfold (Tanya’s) ashes or just sail with a gaggle of (hopefully nonmurderous) gays, 4 Seasons can hook you up. (Sizzling tip: For those who do constitution a yacht, depart the heels behind!)

Charges on the 4 Seasons Koh Samui begin round $720 per night time.

How you can e-book: Guide by way of our companion Skylark and earn elitelike advantages and on-property credit.

4 Seasons Lodge Bangkok at Chao Phraya River 

Whereas we’d like to finally see a “Misplaced in Translation”-style season of “The White Lotus” that takes place at a metropolis lodge, now we have a hunch this upcoming season gained’t be it. Nonetheless, on the off probability the characters do discover these themes of Japanese faith and spirituality in a significant Thai metropolis, the 4 Seasons Lodge Bangkok at Chao Phraya River is their finest wager.

TPG explored the lodge final fall, and it manages to be a soothing resort within the coronary heart of one of many world’s largest cities.

The lodge’s hovering foyer, with its stone flooring and film home windows, is an opulent place to show Season Three vogue and introduce new forged members — or to simply seize a glass of Champagne on the bar. Spacious visitor rooms and suites overlook the Chao Phraya River and embrace luxe bedding, attentive employees to cater to any whim and soaking tubs to calm down or simmer on no matter drama occurred on the bar downstairs.

The 4 Seasons Bangkok eating lineup is in depth. It offers many alternatives for forged members to plot no matter it’s they’d be plotting in a 3rd season (or to simply act huffy after their important different behaved like an fool).

The Michelin-starred Cantonese Yu Ting Yuan is a ravishing eating house serving up Peking duck and dim sum overlooking the resort’s gardens (a ravishing house to look away to if you don’t like what a fellow forged member is saying on the dinner desk). BKK Social Membership is the resort’s Buenos Aires-inspired cocktail bar that churns out a strong cocktail you may sip whereas questioning in regards to the inevitable surprises the season finale will ship.

In fact, the lodge has loads of locations to unwind, from a rooftop lap pool to the extra leisurely waterfront swimming pools for households. The lodge’s spa options a mixture of Thai physique remedies, from massages to natural compresses — however we are able to think about slightly “The White Lotus” levity coming from stand-up float board yoga within the lap pool. We’re falling over simply eager about it.

Charges on the 4 Seasons Lodge Bangkok at Chao Phraya River begin at $730 an evening.

How you can e-book: Guide immediately with 4 Seasons.