The Grand Pool Villa Pattani — A Whole-Villa Rental with a 12m Pool for Big Groups in Pattani
If you're trying to put a whole family or a group of friends under one roof in Pattani, your options for renting an entire house are thin on the ground. The Grand Pool Villa Pattani is a whole-villa rental that bills itself as the largest pool villa in Thailand's three southern border provinces — a two-storey glass house with 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and a private pool roughly 12 metres long that sleeps anywhere from 12 to around 17 people. Inside there's a karaoke room, a 75-inch TV, a pool table and a wide BBQ deck. One thing to know upfront: this is a self-catered house rental, not a hotel with 24-hour staff at a front desk.
The building is what catches your eye in the first photo — a modern two-storey glass house with near floor-to-ceiling glazing and tall arched windows, wrapped around a central pool. Walk in and you find a pool about 12 metres long with a timber deck running around it, shaded by palms and mature trees. At night the whole courtyard lights up like a poolside cafe, and it photographs well in either daylight or dusk. Total usable space runs to roughly 400 sqm, which is genuinely large for a rental house in Pattani.
Inside there are 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and 2 living rooms. Several bedrooms use Thai-style floor mattresses laid out in rows rather than separate hotel-style beds — guests consistently say this villa is built for big groups bunking together, not for couples wanting privacy in a single room. The owner lists capacity at around 12 people, while some platforms go as high as 17 because extra mattresses can be added. Rooms have high ceilings, wood-look tile floors and large windows that pull in light and look out onto the pool and greenery.
We booked the whole place for nine of us to celebrate a friend's birthday. It was only a ten-minute drive from central Pattani and easy to find. As we turned into the lane and the big glass house with its long pool came into view, everyone in the car gasped at the same time. The photos in the app matched the real thing almost exactly, with nothing over-styled. Check-in was at two as scheduled. The owner came to open the house and walked us around, explaining where everything was. The upstairs bedrooms had floor mattresses laid out in rows, so we slept comfortably together, and with several bathrooms nobody had to queue in the morning. The glazing across the whole house made it feel airy, and during the day there was so much light we barely needed the lamps on. The highlight of the trip was the evening. We grilled by the pool on the deck, using fresh food we'd bought from a market in town, then jumped in for a swim. The pool water felt cool and just right at night. Anyone who didn't want to swim went to sing in the karaoke room on the big screen — being a private house, we could play music loud with no neighbours knocking. There was a pool table in another corner too. It was two in the morning before anyone went to bed. The honest part: this is a house rental, not a hotel. There's no staff on site overnight, and you bring or buy your own food and supplies. Every room had cool air-con, but the WiFi signal dropped off a little in some corners of the house, and there's a damage deposit you pay on arrival and get back on checkout, which is normal for this kind of villa. All in, split nine ways it came to a few hundred baht each per night for a private pool, karaoke, a BBQ deck and complete privacy. For a group trip like this it was great value, and if we come back to Pattani with the same crew, we'll book here again.
The in-house entertainment is what separates this from an ordinary group rental. There's a karaoke room with a big screen, a 75-inch TV and a pool table set in a glass room that looks straight out at the water. Outside there's a wide BBQ deck and a long timber dining table where the whole group can eat together. Because you have the entire house to yourselves, late-night singing or a poolside party won't bother anyone — though the owner is clear that they do not host bachelor or bachelorette parties, and there are house rules to follow.
The kitchen comes equipped with a stove, fridge and prep space, which suits buying fresh ingredients to cook in or prepping food for the grill. There's free, generous on-site parking that fits several cars, handy for groups arriving in more than one vehicle. The rest of the basics are covered: free WiFi, air-con throughout, flat-screen TVs, a washing machine, and CCTV in the common areas for security. Again, though, this is a house — there's no breakfast service or daily housekeeping the way a hotel would provide.
The villa sits in Rusamilae sub-district, Mueang Pattani, about 5 km from the town centre, roughly a 10-minute drive. It's a quiet residential area and a private one — not somewhere you walk out to find restaurants. A short drive gets you to the Pattani campus of Prince of Songkla University and the coast at Hat Rusamilae, while the Pattani Central Mosque, the Lim Ko Niao Shrine and the historic Kru Se Mosque are all a short drive away. Worth flagging: you'll want a car for this trip, since Pattani has no large-city public transport.
The straight talk: The Grand Pool Villa is a new property, so online reviews are still very limited and there's no aggregate score from the major platforms yet. Most of the detail right now comes from the villa's own Facebook page. What to factor in is that this is a genuine whole-house rental — no staff on site around the clock, you bring your own food and supplies, and there's a damage deposit of around ฿3,000 paid on arrival and refunded on checkout. Some bookings are also non-refundable, so read the conditions carefully before you commit.
On price — renting the whole villa starts at around ฿2,900/night on weekdays if you book directly with the villa, rising for weekends and long holidays. On the OTA platforms, whole-house rates land around ฿8,500–9,000 depending on dates and headcount. Split across a large group it works out to a few hundred baht per person, which is strong value for a private pool this size plus the full set of in-house extras. Message the villa's page to check availability and compare against Agoda/Booking before you decide.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Long private pool the whole group can swim in
- ✓ Very spacious house, sleeps many, plenty of bathrooms
- ✓ Free, generous parking for several cars
- ✓ Whole house to yourselves — private, can play music and party
- ! It's a house rental — no staff on site around the clock
- ! You need a car; it's outside the restaurant areas
- ! A damage deposit is required on arrival
- ✓ Modern glass architecture, photogenic day and night
- ✓ Karaoke room, pool table and big-screen TV for the group
- ✓ Wide BBQ deck and an equipped kitchen
- ✓ Split across a large group it's only a few hundred baht each
- ! New property, online reviews still very limited
- ! Some rates are non-refundable
- ! WiFi signal drops in some corners of the house
- 💡If you expect hotel-style service — this is a whole-house rental with no around-the-clock staff, no breakfast and no daily housekeeping → you bring or buy your own food and supplies
- 💡If you're only a few people — the price is for the entire villa, so two or three guests won't get value → it suits groups of 8+ who can split the cost
- 💡Before you book — check the terms: there's a damage deposit of around ฿3,000 paid on arrival, and some rates are non-refundable → message the villa's page for dates and a total first