Chin State
Simply furnished and cosy wood bungalows with concrete hot-water bathrooms line a forested ridge. The owner, a botanist and the former chief warden of Nat…
Must-see hotels in Myanmar (Burma)
Myanmar (Burma)
Charming, English-speaking grandma Mya Mya, her daughter and granddaughters will welcome you to their 100-year-old home on the river, a couple of blocks…
Northern Myanmar
After many years Katha finally has a decent place to spend the night. This budget boutique hotel is set in a building redolent of Orwell's Burmese Days…
Nyaungshwe
Nyaungshwe's original hostel remains an excellent choice. Artfully designed, with a large roof terrace and big communal area, it has no private rooms,…
Myanmar (Burma)
Easily Monywa’s swankiest option, the Win Unity is a series of tile-roofed modern bungalow rooms set in huge grounds on the lakeside, less than half a…
Mandalay
The best hostel in Mandalay by some distance. Comfy dorms with their own bathrooms, free pasta snacks, a rooftop terrace, a busy bar, communal area and…
Taunggyi
Taunggyi's most distinctive budget digs, Dreamland has fun, individually decorated dorms and rooms. Dorms are spacious with lockers and bathrooms inside…
Chin State
In faux grand style, not uncommon in Myanmar, the Majesty advertises its pretensions with a set of two-storey portico columns and a shiny lobby furnished…
Myanmar (Burma)
The welcoming Amara offers swish rooms for surprisingly low rates. The 104 executive rooms have wood or parquet floors, a king-sized bed (in most), modern…
Tanintharyi Region
This is Dawei's best hotel. The 11 large and light rooms are spotless, well equipped and feature wood floors, decent beds and bathrooms, safety boxes and…
Inle Lake Region
The 27 wooden villas here are set in 20 acres of grounds, complete with grazing water buffaloes, and are surrounded by some 5000 teak trees, making Villa…
Northern Myanmar
Plunge into the small infinity pool and relax in a sunlounger with views across the Ayeyarwady River. Now we're on holiday! Rooms at the unexpectedly…
Hpa-an
Also known as the Little Hpaan Hostel, this wood-floored, spick-and-span, stylish newcomer is spread over three floors. It isn't a true hostel: there's…
Eastern Myanmar
The best midrange option in town, this imposing place has very big rooms with wooden floors, high ceilings, comfortable beds, reasonable bathrooms, TVs,…
Myanmar (Burma)
Leaving all other town-centre hotels in the shade, this enclave of modern, bungalow-style, wood-floored rooms across from the river is reasonably priced…
Myeik
Eain Taw Phyu is the best hotel in Myeik and one of the better ones in all southern Myanmar. The 38 rooms come with their own terraces or balconies and…
Chin State
Run by the charming Monica, who speaks reasonable English and understands travellers' needs, this friendly guesthouse towards the eastern end of the…
Mon State
This peaceful resort offers spacious bungalow-style rooms set around a large and attractive garden. All are comfortable and come with gleaming bathrooms…
Northern Shan State
Built over a hillside on the edge of town, this is the most stylish hotel in Mogok. Rooms are spacious and include bathrooms with tubs and rain showers…
Inle Lake Region
This pleasant compound has 40 spacious, tastefully furnished rooms and villas positioned around a very attractive garden fringed by fruit trees and…
Eastern Myanmar
Formerly known as the Kayah Resort, this place has the swankiest, most comfortable rooms in town, as well as its own restaurant, a decent pool and…
Myanmar (Burma)
Located south of the village, this cosy resort may not be as ostentatious as some other upmarket resorts, but it has an attractive design and excellent…
Inle Lake Region
There isn't a blade of grass out of place at this immaculately maintained hotel near the main entrance to the caves. Rooms are set in duplex bungalows…
Kalaw
This hotel is spread across three buildings, two of which date back to 1903 and 1906, set in landscaped gardens. Rather more thought has gone into the…
Mawlamyine
The spacious, modern and well-kept rooms here are excellent value; the more expensive ones have decent river views. The staff are keen and helpful, while…
Mawlamyine
Rooms at this long-standing place are comfortable, spotless, tastefully decorated and well equipped, the staff solicitous and the breakfast one of the…
Kalaw
A cut above your average Myanmar hotel, and still the best midrange option in Kalaw, Dream Villa is a spotless three-storey home with 24 tasteful,…
Mandalay
In 2018 Accor took over this high-rise, crescent-shaped property, uniquely situated at the foot of Mandalay Hill, and renovated most of the 208 rooms in a…
Myanmar (Burma)
Some 2.5 miles northwest of Mt Popa's main temple, the lovely, lonely Popa Mountain Resort has all-wood bungalows, dramatically set amid lush gardens with…
Yangon
Yangon's most storied hotel underwent a major head-to-toe renovation in 2016, upgrading the building's 32 suites with new air-conditioning, sound and…
Mandalay
This lovely all-teak, low-rise complex is set in tropical foliage, melding timeless neo-traditional features with modern design flair and lashings of…
Hsipaw
Beautifully set on the Dokhtawady River about 2.5 miles from town, this sister property of Mr Charles Guesthouse is boutique bliss amid rice fields. Rooms…
Yangon
Opened in January 2019, this international-chain hotel is a stylish, top-quality place to stay for business or leisure. All rooms are good but those…
Pyin Oo Lwin
This excellent hotel has bungalows scattered around 5-acre landscaped grounds with a miniature version of the Purcell Tower. The smart, wood-panelled…
Yangon
Everything inside the Savoy is done well and stylishly. Hallways, rooms and even the lavish bathrooms are stocked with photographs, antiques, handicrafts…
Yangon
With a prime location overlooking the northwestern shores of Inya Lake, this South Korean–owned property delivers top-class business-hotel rooms decorated…
Yangon
Occupying the 1870s building that was once the HQ of the exporters Steel Brothers Ltd, the Excelsior cleverly blends colonial heritage with contemporary…
Hsipaw
This smart, friendly hotel offers 33 rooms spread across a jumble of buildings. Cheapies have fan only and share bathrooms, but all are clean. Rooms from…
Northern Myanmar
This beautiful lodge offers exceptional value. Rooms are spacious – the deluxe rooms, in particular, are positively enormous. The only drawback is that…
Northern Myanmar
The first lodge established in Putao is still the most atmospheric place to stay. Rooms are set in handsome wooden houses arranged around a meticulously…
