PuaDeView Boutique Resort — Pay Little, Wake to Big Views in Pua
If your mental image of Nan is terraced green rice fields backed by mountains, with morning mist drifting over the treetops — PuaDeView Boutique Resort is the small hillside resort in Pua District that travellers describe with one repeated line: "pay a few hundred baht, get a million-baht view." A two-storey, 17-room property near Wat Phra That Beng Sakkad, with an outdoor pool facing the mountains and a few rooms that open straight onto it. From approx ฿1,000/night.
PuaDeView opened in 2016 and had a major refresh in 2023. It is a small boutique resort of just 17 rooms perched on a hillside in Pua District, about an hour and a half by car from Nan town. The selling point every review agrees on is the terraced rice-field and mountain views from the room balconies and pool edge — especially in the early morning, when mist hangs over the fields. For many guests, that view alone justifies the long drive out.
Rooms are clearly split into two sides: those facing the rice-field/mountain view, and those with no view. If you are coming for the scenery, specify a view room at booking — the price difference is small but the experience is night and day. Some ground-floor rooms are pool-access, opening straight onto the water, and these are the ones guests fight over. Inside, rooms are clean and come with a TV, fridge, hairdryer and the basics.
"Opened the curtains in the morning to mist over the rice fields and mountains filling the window. Sat by the pool with a quiet coffee — well worth what we paid."
The outdoor pool facing the mountains is the heart of the place. It is not large — more a soak-and-admire-the-view pool than one for laps — but its position and outlook make it the photo spot no guest misses. The grounds are quiet, the air is clean, and there is no noise to speak of — an atmosphere many describe as ideal for couples and small families who want to slow down, not party.
Breakfast runs from 07:00–10:00 and is a simple set: fried eggs, sausage, pork rice soup, fried rice, bread, tea and coffee. Most reviews call it fine and filling, but the menu gets repetitive over a multi-night stay. Owners and staff earn warm praise for being friendly and attentive, even if some have only limited English.
To be honest, PuaDeView is not a full-service luxury resort, and reviews point to the same handful of weak spots. Walls between rooms are thin, so you can hear neighbours if they talk loudly. Beds are firm for some tastes. The bathroom layout in certain rooms feels odd, and the pool is small. Knowing this upfront keeps your expectations in line with what you actually get.
In short, if the heart of your Pua trip is waking to rice-field and mountain views, sitting poolside watching the mist, and you are not expecting big-hotel service — PuaDeView delivers a view and an atmosphere that beat its few-thousand-baht price. With 9.2 from 17 Trip.com reviews and a top ranking among small Pua stays on TripAdvisor, the numbers match what guests keep saying: lovely views, peace and quiet, and a kind owner.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Beautiful rice-field and mountain views, especially with morning mist
- ✓ Quiet and peaceful with clean air — great for slow rest
- ✓ Clean rooms; friendly owner and staff
- ✓ Great value for the view and atmosphere
- ! Thin walls between rooms — you hear neighbours
- ! Small swimming pool, more for soaking than swimming
- ! Located in Pua District, fairly far from Nan town
- ✓ View-side rooms open to full rice-field and mountain vistas
- ✓ Pool-access rooms let you step straight into the water
- ✓ Simple but satisfying breakfast
- ✓ Calm setting suited to couples and small families
- ! Beds are firm for some guests
- ! Breakfast menu repeats over a longer stay
- ! Odd bathroom layout in some rooms; some staff have limited English
- 💡If you are here mainly for the view — rooms come in view and no-view sides → specify a rice-field/mountain-view room at booking, or you may end up with no view at all.
- 💡If you are a light sleeper sensitive to noise — walls are thin and beds are firm → bring earplugs and ask in advance for the quietest room.
- 💡If you have no car — the resort is in Pua District, about 1.5 hours from Nan town → rent a car or plan your onward trips to Doi Phu Kha / Bo Kluea carefully first.