8 Best Hotels in Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar

It's a trip back in time at this 1920s colonial-style mansion located on a quiet backstreet in the Embassy Quarter. The hotel offers some excellent complimentary walking tours for guests, taking in everything from art galleries to architecture and street food.

This boutique hotel offers an especially good value and is well located for those wishing to sample a bevy of local street snacks. The location is central, rooms are clean, a/c is ice-cold (but adjustable), and staff are friendly and helpful. Be sure to request a room with a window, and know that you may have to see a couple of rooms to find one you like, as some are laid out a bit oddly. The à la carte breakfast is decent, but the hotel is also .

Quiet and quaint, this six-room former colonial home is just out of the city center, between Inya Lake and the Shwedagon Pagoda. The French owners are present but not overly intrusive, and though the staff speak limited English, they're enormously friendly and accommodating. It's not quite luxurious, but it's very comfortable, with gleaming teak floors in the rooms and plush beds. There's free Wi-Fi throughout and a guest computer available. One of the most welcome things at Alamanda is the included breakfast, best enjoyed in the tranquil courtyard; dig into homemade bread, ample fresh fruit, yogurt, muesli, and proper coffee.