Lucean Bay: 5-year healthcare programme in Pattaya

Developer Lunic Real Estate has signed a memorandum with Bangkok Hospital Pattaya. Eligible condo owners at Lucean Bay, a new luxury residential complex in Jomtien, will receive a 5-year medical programme in Pattaya. It includes an annual check-up, discounts on treatment and a free ambulance transfer to the hospital. If you are looking for a home by the sea to live in long term or as a second home, this project is worth keeping an eye on now: the developer says show units and pre-sales will open soon.

Lucean Bay medical programme in Pattaya: what is included

The benefits are provided through the Partnership Privilege Program. The 5-year term runs from the date the hospital activates the owner's entitlements. The basic package for all eligible owners:

• an annual check-up, once a year

• 15% off the room rate for hospital stays

• 15% off medicines

• 10% off dental treatment

• 10% off laboratory tests, radiology, radiotherapy and medical imaging

• ambulance transfers between the complex and Bangkok Hospital Pattaya with no charge for the vehicle

Extra benefits for condos with 2 bedrooms or more

• telemedicine consultations 2 times a year

• medicine delivery 2 times a year

• a welcome vitamin pack in the first year

• IV therapy from the hospital's list, 4 times a year for the first 2 years

All services are provided under the programme terms and subject to medical need. It is best to check the details for a specific condo before you reserve.

The developer and the hospital also plan to hold 4 health events a year at the complex. The hospital's director, Dr Piyaporn Thipyarat, says the partnership will make healthcare easier for owners to access, from preventive check-ups to help in emergencies.

What kind of complex it is and who it suits

Lucean Bay is a 60-storey tower on Jomtien Second Road, about 200 metres from the beach. Every unit has a sea view. The shared facilities are built around health: a wellness lounge, an onsen, a Himalayan salt sauna and a Pilates and yoga studio.

According to Lunic's chief executive, Urada Kulkiratiyut, the company starts every project by asking how people will live in 10 years' time. Its answer is quality of life and health. The project is designed for people who plan to live in Thailand long term, spend the season here or lead an active life in later years.

For overseas buyers, three things stand out here:

• a major private hospital with agreed terms, not just "a clinic somewhere nearby"

• property in Jomtien: a quiet district with a long beach and well-developed amenities

• the wellness residence format, which is already taking hold in Pattaya, for example at Zenith Pattaya II in Pratumnak

What this means for buyers

Healthcare close to home is becoming a real part of a condo's value, not just part of its marketing. Pattaya's premium developers are increasingly competing on service, and buyers are the ones who benefit. A foreigner can own a condo freehold within the 49% foreign quota or take it on a leasehold. Bear in mind that buying property in Thailand does not give you a visa or a residence permit; that is a separate matter. The process is explained in detail in our guide on how a foreigner can buy property in Thailand.

Lucean Bay prices and layouts will be announced when pre-sales start. If you would like to hear the terms first or compare the project with other beachside complexes in Jomtien, contact our specialists. We will find options to suit your budget and goals.