Must-see hotels in Southern Myanmar

  • Keinnara Hpa-an

    Hpa-an

    Formerly known as the Hpa-an Lodge, the Keinnara's 19 bungalow-style rooms, including one vast yurt-like luxury tent, are wrapped around an attractive,…

  • Awei Pila Resort

    Myeik Archipelago

    The most luxurious and stylish resort in the Myeik Archipelago, complete with the best restaurant in the islands, a swimming pool and a dive operation,…

  • Hotel Suggati

    Mawlamyine

    The smartest hotel in Mawlamyine, and swish for anywhere in Myanmar, the riverfront Suggati has good-sized and very comfortable rooms – the most expensive…

  • Mandolis Hotel & Restaurant

    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…

  • Little Hpaan Boutique

    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…

  • Eain Taw Phyu Hotel

    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…

  • Pepper Garden Resort

    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…

  • Ngwe Moe Hotel

    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…

  • Cinderella Hotel

    Mawlamyine

    Rooms at this long-standing place are comfortable, spotless, tastefully decorated and well equipped, the staff solicitous and the breakfast one of the…

  • Myanmar Paradise Beach Bungalows

    Tanintharyi Region

    Fifteen different-sized bungalows positioned just behind an idyllic, mostly deserted beach. Bungalows are simple – fan only and basic bathrooms – but all…

  • Coconut Guesthouse & Restaurant

    Tanintharyi Region

    This friendly Burmese- and French-run place is a 10-minute walk from Maungmagan beach and features 10 rooms and three bungalows set around a large garden…

  • Shwe Taung Gyar Hotel

    Mon State

    Sometimes known as 'Golden Valley', the English translation of its Burmese name, the Shwe Taung Gyar is by far the best hotel in Ye. Rooms aren't huge,…

  • Myanmar Andaman Resort

    Myeik Archipelago

    This resort has a picture-postcard location in a beautiful horseshoe-shaped bay on Kho Yinn Khwa Kyun (Macleod Island), 40 nautical miles from Kawthoung…

  • Boulder Bay Eco Resort

    Myeik Archipelago

    There's a selection of good-sized bungalows on this island in the west of the archipelago, all perched just metres from an idyllic beach and a horseshoe…

  • Hotel Zwekabin

    Hpa-an

    This hotel boasts a park-like atmosphere at the foot of limestone karsts opposite Mt Zwegabin. The best rooms are the vast duplex bungalows with balconies…

  • Hotel Grand Jade

    Myeik

    This Chinese-owned hotel is professional, if anonymous, and good value. Rooms aren't massive, but they are modern, well appointed and come with decent…

  • Andaman Club

    Myeik Archipelago

    This 205-room resort is located on Thahtay Kyun, a 1800-acre private island directly south of Kawthoung. There's no beach on the island, but there is an…

  • Mountain Top Hotel

    Mon State

    The pick of the hotels on the summit, the Mountain Top has overpriced but clean and well-maintained rooms. There's good service, and the location means…

  • Hotel Gabbana

    Hpa-an

    The best of the midrange options in Hpa-an itself, the Gabbana has comfortable, clean and compact rooms with modern bathrooms; some rooms have decent…

  • Mawlamyaing Strand Hotel

    Mawlamyine

    Four storeys of spacious and modern rooms with parquet floors and all the fixtures you'd expect from a business-class hotel. Despite the riverfront…

  • Golden Sunrise Hotel

    Mon State

    A few minutes’ walk outside the centre of Kinpun village in the direction of the highway, the Golden Sunrise has 16 semidetached, sizeable, bungalow-style…

  • Green Eyes Hotel

    Myeik

    New hotel ideally situated atop a hill in the former colonial quarter. Rooms are compact but they are modern with comfortable beds and some of the most…

  • Galaxy Motel

    Hpa-an

    The Galaxy is the sort of guesthouse Myanmar needs more of: efficient and clean with spacious rooms and a roof terrace with decent views. The friendly…

  • Queen Hotel

    Hpa-an

    It's a new hotel, even if the exterior is already crumbling a little, and the rooms are huge and flooded with light via big windows. All rooms are well…

  • Hpa-an River View Motel

    Hpa-an

    One of the new crop of riverfront hotels springing up in Hpa-an, the name here is a little misleading: you only get river views from the top-floor rooms…

  • Hotel Zayar Htet San

    Tanintharyi Region

    The more you pay at this eye-catching, modern hotel, the bigger your room: the most expensive are huge. All are well kept and feature comfy beds and…

  • Golden Guest Hotel

    Tanintharyi Region

    The single rooms at this place are tight, but the doubles are spacious and comfortable. All rooms come with safety boxes and OK bathrooms. The rooftop…

  • Bawga Theiddhi Hotel

    Mon State

    This is the most comfortable option in Kinpun itself, with modern and well-equipped rooms. Only the most expensive have private bathrooms (the shared…

  • Hotel Best House

    Tanintharyi Region

    This newish hotel on a quiet, residential street has a range of plain-but-comfortable rooms with good-sized bathrooms. There's a decent breakfast and…

  • Soe Brothers II Guesthouse

    Hpa-an

    More upmarket than the original guesthouse, the Soe Brothers' second offering features modern rooms in pastel pink, as well as a big 10-bed top-floor dorm…

  • Breeze Guest House

    Mawlamyine

    The Breeze has had an upgrade. Rooms are still old-fashioned but are clean and have better beds. The cheapest rooms are tight, fan only and share…

  • Old Moulmein Hostel

    Mawlamyine

    Mawlamyine's only hostel, the Old Moulmein has very tight, windowless four-bed dorms, but they are clean, come with small lockers and the beds are good…

  • Kyaik Hto Hotel

    Mon State

    This former government-owned hotel is where most package tourists stay. There are two wings: the institution-like old block and the better, bungalow-style…

  • White Pearl Guesthouse

    Myeik

    The rooms are tight, especially the cheapest ones which are fan-only and share bathrooms, and it's cold-water showers here, but this is still the best…

  • Shwe Hinn Thar

    Mon State

    Formerly known as the Lotus Da Dar, this place has bungalow-style rooms positioned around a garden and a restaurant. Most come with verandahs, but all are…

  • Garden Hotel

    Tanintharyi Region

    It's looking its age now, but the Garden Hotel is still a reasonable deal with fair-sized rooms and clean bathrooms. Hot water costs an extra $5. There's…

  • Golden Sky Guesthouse

    Hpa-an

    This rough-and-ready, old-school Myanmar guesthouse comes with slightly eccentric owners. The biggest and most expensive rooms, which have air-con, are…

  • Soe Brothers Guesthouse

    Hpa-an

    The rooms are basic at this long-standing backpackers’ crash pad, but the price is right and the family that runs the place is tuned in to travellers’…

  • Maungmagan Beach Resort

    Tanintharyi Region

    You're paying for the prime beachfront location at this veteran hotel, which mostly caters to affluent local guests. The many rooms are characterless and…

  • Attran Hotel

    Mawlamyine

    Looking its age now, the Attran has a prime riverfront location but the rooms are dated and dull. The more expensive are housed in bungalows and are large…