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maggiemae17:18 UTC01 Mar 2016

I think I know the answer, but in case my plans can somehow come perfectly together: does anyone know whether the Loft Hotel in Yangon happens to be locally-owned? (We want a nice place in center of town--open to a guesthouse that is locally owned if we can find a fancier one....) Thank you!

silverswimmer17:33 UTC01 Mar 2016

ALL hotels in Myanmar are locally owned, mainly by relatives/families/cronies of the previous Military Government especially the Generals. Some have foreign partners (Sule/Hilton) and some have foreign management,but not ownership.
You could not get planning permission or buy land unless you had connections or access to a fat wad payoff.
It is impossible to discover true ownership of companies in Myanmar and the only place you could stay at which may not be contaminated by the Generals are Guest Houses.
Not a lot different to Vietnam/Cambodia/Laos but Myanmar gets a bigger spotlight as it only recently emerging.
Spout over...
Loft gets lots of reviews
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g294191-d6158709-Reviews-The_Loft_Hotel-Yangon_Rangoon_Yangon_Region.html
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maggiemae17:42 UTC01 Mar 2016

Thanks silverswimmer--as I thought. If you know of a great central guest house let me know. We found a nice one but it's far from where we want to be.

glennkangiser00:07 UTC02 Mar 2016

The Chan Myae Guest house on Maha Bandoola Street downtown is not especially fancy and on a side street but is decent and clean with nice people and good breakfast. I have stayed there a few times. It's an 8 floor walkup with office on the 3rd floor as I recall.

bytelife08:13 UTC02 Mar 2016

Somehow i question whether the OP will downgrade from the 200$ Loft hotel to the simple Chan Myae Guesthouse. On the other hand the chances of a guesthouse being locally owned instead of being part of a business conglomerate connected to the previous government are much higher. She seems to want a fancy guesthouse; not a cheap one,.. well there's a catch-22.

silverswimmer17:45 UTC02 Mar 2016

The Savoy, German co-owned and managed (as is their sister hotel Bay View at NB)
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naugastyle04:48 UTC05 Mar 2016

Honestly, I think if you're aiming to pay $100+ per night, you're better off just searching the maps of Agoda or Booking.com for the area you want to base in, and reading reviews, cross-referencing with TripAdvisor. You'll get a lot more information that way than posting here.

Thorn Tree01:01 UTC06 Mar 2017

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maggiemae17:18 UTC01 Mar 2016	I think I know the answer, but in case my plans can somehow come perfectly together: does anyone know whether the Loft Hotel in Yangon happens to be locally-owned? (We want a nice place in center of town--open to a guesthouse that is locally owned if we can find a fancier one....) Thank you!
silverswimmer17:33 UTC01 Mar 2016	ALL hotels in Myanmar are locally owned, mainly by relatives/families/cronies of the previous Military Government especially the Generals. Some have foreign partners (Sule/Hilton) and some have foreign management,but not ownership. You could not get planning permission or buy land unless you had connections or access to a fat wad payoff. It is impossible to discover true ownership of companies in Myanmar and the only place you could stay at which may not be contaminated by the Generals are Guest Houses. Not a lot different to Vietnam/Cambodia/Laos but Myanmar gets a bigger spotlight as it only recently emerging. Spout over... Loft gets lots of reviews https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g294191-d6158709-Reviews-The_Loft_Hotel-Yangon_Rangoon_Yangon_Region.html SS	1
maggiemae17:42 UTC01 Mar 2016	Thanks silverswimmer--as I thought. If you know of a great central guest house let me know. We found a nice one but it's far from where we want to be.	2
glennkangiser00:07 UTC02 Mar 2016	The Chan Myae Guest house on Maha Bandoola Street downtown is not especially fancy and on a side street but is decent and clean with nice people and good breakfast. I have stayed there a few times. It's an 8 floor walkup with office on the 3rd floor as I recall.	3
bytelife08:13 UTC02 Mar 2016	Somehow i question whether the OP will downgrade from the 200$ Loft hotel to the simple Chan Myae Guesthouse. On the other hand the chances of a guesthouse being locally owned instead of being part of a business conglomerate connected to the previous government are much higher. She seems to want a fancy guesthouse; not a cheap one,.. well there's a catch-22.	4
silverswimmer17:45 UTC02 Mar 2016	The Savoy, German co-owned and managed (as is their sister hotel Bay View at NB) SS	5
naugastyle04:48 UTC05 Mar 2016	Honestly, I think if you're aiming to pay $100+ per night, you're better off just searching the maps of Agoda or Booking.com for the area you want to base in, and reading reviews, cross-referencing with TripAdvisor. You'll get a lot more information that way than posting here.	6
Thorn Tree01:01 UTC06 Mar 2017	This topic has been automatically locked due to inactivity. Email community@lonelyplanet.com if you would like to add to this topic and we'll unlock it for you.	7

Loft, Yangon, locally owned?