Rakhine State
No-frills place with compact, plain, slightly musty but still acceptable fan-only rooms. The 2nd-floor balcony is OK for an evening beer. The owner speaks…
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Eastern Myanmar
Centrally located Sam Yweat Hotel offers big, comfortable rooms with OK bathrooms. There's a reasonable breakfast, but the wi-fi connection is weak…
Ngapali Beach
Located at the far southern end of Ngapali's main beach, the 24 spacious, pebble-dash bungalows come with simple furnishings and alternate between pool…
Northern Myanmar
A new guesthouse with simple dark-wood rooms, some of which have tiled bathrooms. It's right by the Indawgyi Lake shore and an army camp (it can be noisy…
Nyaungshwe
Old-fashioned, sizeable rooms and some more modern ones spread across different buildings. All have balconies and some have views across Nyaungshwe…
Nyaungshwe
Imposing cement block with modern but anonymous rooms next to the canal. There's a rooftop terrace. It can be noisy in the morning, so ask for a room at…
Taunggyi
Dated and compact rooms but they are clean and come with OK bathrooms. The cheapest are fan only. The hotel sees mostly local guests, but some English is…
Tanintharyi Region
This long-standing place combines cramped and beaten-up fan-only rooms in the original wing and more modern but overpriced rooms in the multistorey newer…
Nyaungshwe
Tucked away in a quiet residential area, the nine sizeable rooms at this tranquil place sit in a line and come with verandahs. Only three rooms have air…
Northern Shan State
This hotel has large, clean and bland rooms, with proper showers. They're not really worth the money, but the lively location is close to the night market.
Kalaw
Decent-value hotel with well-kept, modern rooms, most with balconies, and reasonable bathrooms. The more you pay, the bigger the room. Professional staff.
Inle Lake Region
Next to the market and right by the lakeshore, Pindaya's friendly budget option features dated but functional and clean rooms. Some have lake views.
Eastern Myanmar
Above a Chinese bakery just east of the market, the rooms here are big and bright but also worn and dated. The location is convenient.
Bagan
This long-running hotel has faded and fairly uninspiring rooms but the rates are low and there's a swimming pool.
Yangon
Nothing outstanding, but offers reasonably clean rooms at a budget price with a basic breakfast thrown in.
Myanmar (Burma)
Right on the lake in the southern tip of the town centre, this rambling guesthouse is Meiktila’s leading budget option. Rooms are slightly scruffy, tiled…
Myanmar (Burma)
This rambling old guesthouse, on the roundabout facing the bridge entry, doesn't quite live up to the namesake timepiece. It has small, ageing rooms with…
Chin State
The 12 grubby, tatty bungalows here (no fan, hard beds) aren't recommended, but if you want to stay by Rih Lake, it's the only option. There's an outdoor…
Mandalay
One of the cheapest deals in town for hardcore solo backpackers, AD 1 offers basic, ramschackle, functional rooms. It's just off vibrant ‘onion market…
Northern Myanmar
This nameless guesthouse in Kyaukmaung is as bare bones as it gets, with thin partition walls separating the no-frills cells. Officially foreigners are…
Northern Myanmar
Are you feeling brave? This riverfront guesthouse offers very primitive rooms which could do with getting friendly with a dustpan and brush more often…
Chin State
Run-down and haggard and still overpriced, Rung is best as a last resort if other guesthouses are booked. The more expensive rooms come with their own…
Nyaungshwe
This place features an old block of ageing, fan-only budget rooms with shared bathrooms and a newer block of rooms with private bathrooms and air-con. All…
Tanintharyi Region
Some rooms here have sea views and are in reasonable condition, but the cheaper ones are beaten up with unimpressive beds and bathrooms. Family rooms are…
Eastern Myanmar
Rooms are big but bare, fan only and the bathrooms are very basic with cold-water showers. Don't expect to hear any English. It's a trek from downtown and…
Mon State
The only lakeside accommodation option at research time, the May Shan has tight and old-fashioned rooms. The more expensive ones feature air-con. Look for…
Nyaungshwe
An old-school Myanmar guesthouse, with cheap and compact fan-only rooms, or bigger but still dated ones with air-con that share a communal balcony. The…
Eastern Myanmar
Simple, old-school rooms with aged fixtures and small bathrooms. Free bicycles are offered, but only when they are in working order (which wasn't the case…
Nyaungshwe
The price is right but these are basic, old-fashioned digs. Rooms are small and no-frills, the bathrooms compact and very plain. The cheapest are fan only.
