Qiu Hotel Sukhumvit — pool boutique hotel in a residential style, 3 minutes from BTS On Nut
In the On Nut–Phra Khanong stretch of outer Sukhumvit, where accommodation prices are still well below the inner-city premium, Qiu Hotel Sukhumvit stands out as one of the very few options in this price bracket that includes an outdoor pool, an on-site restaurant, and a genuine residential-boutique feel. The hotel has 79 rooms on Sukhumvit Soi 79, roughly 230 metres (3–5 minutes on foot) from BTS On Nut station. Every room is 30 sqm and comes with a separate bathtub, rainfall shower, 40-inch TV with Netflix, fridge, microwave, in-room safe, and free Wi-Fi. Free on-site parking is provided. Rates start from approx. THB 1,300–1,700/night, with an overall score of 8.4 from 1,941 reviews. The neighbourhood is the Bangkok that savvy long-stay expats and return visitors choose: W District for street food and craft bars, Habito Mall, Big C, Lotus's, and the BTS link to anywhere in the city — all within easy reach.
Qiu Hotel Sukhumvit is not trying to be a five-star hotel at a budget price — but it does what it does clearly well: a properly sized room in the best-located part of On Nut, with an outdoor pool that is essentially impossible to find at this price point in the neighbourhood. The hotel sits on Sukhumvit Soi 79, a quiet, short soi. Walk out to the main road and turn left, and you reach BTS On Nut in under five minutes. A score of 8.4 from 1,941 reviews across platforms confirms this is not a hotel that only looks good in photos.
All 79 rooms measure 30 square metres — meaningfully larger than the standard room at most budget hotels in the same price bracket. Every room includes a separate bathtub, a rainfall shower, 40-inch TV with free Netflix access, fridge, microwave, in-room safe, and daily complimentary water. The Deluxe Pool View and Deluxe Pool Side categories face the pool directly, and multiple reviewers mention that watching the pool from their room in the late afternoon made the small price upgrade feel well worthwhile.
"Room was clean, bigger than expected — actual bathtub, Netflix worked fine, BTS On Nut is a short walk. We paid under THB 2,000. That's very hard to beat in Bangkok for what you get."
The outdoor pool is the hotel's real differentiator. In On Nut and Phra Khanong, most mid-range hotels simply do not have one. Qiu's pool is compact but consistently described in reviews as calm, clean, and not overcrowded — the kind you can actually use for an early morning swim or a quiet evening dip, not just a backdrop for social media. The on-site restaurant opens from 06:00 and serves a daily buffet breakfast at around THB 250 per person. Honest feedback from guests: the breakfast is decent but not exciting.
The location is one of the property's strongest cards. BTS On Nut sits roughly 230 metres from the hotel entrance. Walk out of Soi 79, turn onto Sukhumvit Road, and the station is ahead of you within minutes. From there you have direct access to Thong Lo, Asok, Siam, and a transfer to the Airport Rail Link at Makkasan (via BTS Phaya Thai). The immediate neighbourhood offers Big C, Lotus's, Habito Mall, and the very popular W District — an open-air street-food and craft-beer zone that younger Bangkok residents and long-stay travellers know well.
Real guest reviews raise a few points worth knowing. Sound insulation between rooms is noticeably imperfect — multiple reviews mention hearing noise from neighbouring rooms and, for lower-floor rooms, from the pool terrace. Some guests also noted that sliding glass doors in the bathroom offer less privacy than they expected (they are not fully opaque), and that the fitness centre is very basic — one treadmill and a set of free weights. For anyone who relies on a proper gym, this will fall short.
Rates run from approx. THB 1,300–1,700/night for a standard Deluxe Room, and from around THB 2,500+ for the 60-sqm one-bedroom suite. Given that the package includes an outdoor pool, a bathtub, Netflix, and free parking in a location 230 m from the BTS, it is genuinely difficult to find a comparable offer in On Nut at the same price. Qiu is the right hotel for travellers who want more than a basic budget room but are not yet ready to pay four-star rates — the sweet spot between bare-bones and comfortable.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Excellent location — BTS On Nut is walkable, and Big C, Lotus, restaurants are all close
- ✓ Rooms are clean and bigger than expected; bathtub and Netflix in every room
- ✓ Friendly, quick check-in; staff described as helpful and welcoming
- ✓ Free parking on-site — a genuine bonus for road-trip arrivals
- ! Sound insulation is below average in some rooms — noise from neighbours and the pool area audible
- ! Gym is very limited (one treadmill, a few free weights) — not suitable for serious training
- ! Breakfast buffet is fine but unremarkable for the THB 250 price
- ✓ Outstanding location — short walk to BTS On Nut, shopping, dining, and street food
- ✓ Pool is clean, relaxed, and not overcrowded — the hotel's standout feature
- ✓ Rooms are spacious with bathtub, Netflix, fridge; excellent value for money
- ✓ Free parking — convenient for guests driving in from outside Bangkok
- ! Noise from some rooms and the pool area, particularly on lower floors
- ! Sliding glass bathroom door offers limited privacy in some room types
- ! No minibar or in-room kettle; bring your own or buy from the 7-Eleven nearby
- 💡If you are a light sleeper — noise travels in some rooms, especially lower floors near the pool → request a high-floor room away from the pool area when booking
- 💡If gym access matters to you — the fitness room has minimal equipment → use the pool for exercise, or head to a nearby public park for running
- 💡If bathroom privacy is important — sliding glass bathroom doors in some room types are not fully opaque → check room photos before booking or upgrade to a suite with a separate bathroom