Must-see hotels in Yangon

  • Botahtaung Hotel

    Yangon

    This 56-room hotel occupies a modern eight-storey block, with its large rooftop terrace offering great views of the area and out towards the river…

  • Rose Garden Hotel

    Yangon

    The mammoth Rose Garden offers decent standard rooms and facilities on a rather grand scale. Rooms include big walk-in showers and teak floors with…

  • Panda Hotel

    Yangon

    This 13-storey high-rise west of the city centre offers bright, old-fashioned yet enticing rooms with decent bathrooms. It’s in a peaceful residential…

  • Meliá Yangon

    Yangon

    Wood and pale-grey stone set the natural colour palate for the appealing and larger-than-average rooms at the Meliá. Some offer good views of Inya Lake…

  • Parkroyal Yangon

    Yangon

    This well-run, centrally located business hotel offers rooms featuring a full range of amenities. It also has a good pool, tennis courts and gym including…

  • Sedona Hotel

    Yangon

    The Sedona provides peace, quiet and professional service at very affordable rates. The newer Inya wing offers the spiffiest rooms, some with great views…

  • Yangon Urban Hotel

    Yangon

    It's certainly not a 'boutique hotel' as its website states – this rebranded hotel offers simply decorated rooms that are at best functional and spacious…

  • East Hotel

    Yangon

    A very small dash of contemporary style helps this hotel stand out from the downtown midrange crowd. Take note, though, if you prefer your ablutions to be…

  • Beautyland Hotel II

    Yangon

    Tidy and decent-sized – if old-school – rooms and efficient staff make this a reliable budget choice. The cheapest rooms don’t have windows, while the…

  • Yoma Hotel

    Yangon

    Although it’s a bit of a hike from the city centre, this is one of the tidier and better-run budget places in town. The rooms are a bit frumpy and vary in…

  • Okinawa Guest House

    Yangon

    The interior of this bougainvillea-fronted guesthouse is a bizarre hotchpotch of decorations and building styles that blend wood, bamboo and red brick…

  • New Yangon Hotel

    Yangon

    Not many of the rooms in this modern hotel, close by Lan Thit Jetty, offer views of the river. Never mind; the rooftop breakfast room and bar does, and…

  • May Fair Inn

    Yangon

    Family-run and reliable, this old-fashioned place is best for the traveller looking for tranquillity rather than a party. The cheapest rooms only offer…

  • White House Hotel

    Yangon

    The pluses here are a rooftop terrace and a sparkling new ground-floor cafe. The negatives: no lift and a thigh-burning number of steep stairs, small and …

  • Hostel9

    Yangon

    This Chinatown hostel (look for the sign 'SleepIn') offers reasonably sized dorms and private rooms, although all share bathrooms and some lack windows…

  • 4 Rivers Youth Hostel

    Yangon

    Don't expect windows, but the dorms are clean, if compact, with comfortable beds. There's a small communal area and kitchen (just a microwave and fridge…

  • MGM Hotel

    Yangon

    Solid if unspectacular digs on the western edge of downtown. Rooms vary in size, but all are well maintained and come with windows and reasonable…

  • Yangon Airport Hotel

    Yangon

    If you need to be close by the airport, this no-frills but perfectly pleasant and clean hotel will serve your needs. It also provides free transfer to the…

  • 20th Street Hostel

    Yangon

    Cramped dorms and functional rooms, all with shared bathrooms and many without windows. But they are clean, the price is right for downtown Yangon and the…

  • Ocean Pearl Inn

    Yangon

    Nothing outstanding, but offers reasonably clean rooms at a budget price with a basic breakfast thrown in.

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