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ter bathroom)
are
boxy and windowless, and relatively pricey for what you get, but OK for a
night or two.
$25
as cheap as it gets in Yangon (and with singles for just $6). Accommodation is in tiny cu-
bicle room
s (
with a/c) - shabby but reasonably clean, and all sharing a grubby bathroom. No
breakfast.
$12
Mayfair Inn
57 38th St 01 253454,
inn@myanmar.com.mm
or
maytin-
mg@gmail.com
;
map
.
Long-runningguesthouseinaquietsidestreetintheheartofYangon's
finest colonial district. Scores highly for its homely atmosphere, peaceful location and spa-
cioustiledrooms(allensuite;hotwater$5extra),althoughlousyservice(don'texpectreser-
vations to be honoured or emails
ans
wered) spoils what would otherwise be one of the city's
top budget choices. No breakfast.
$25
Motherland Inn II
433 Lower Pazundaung Rd 01 291343,
myanmarmotherland-
location a 20min walk (or short taxi ride) from the centre. Rooms are unusually large, bright
and peaceful, and there's a well-equipped internet café, free airport pick-up for internation-
al arrivals (plus free morning and afternoon airport bus shuttles), and an excellent range of
travel services, including efficient bus and plane ticketing. The cosy little in-house restaurant
serves up good food, and rates include an excellent breakfast, either Western or Burmese -
orderthenightbeforefor
mohinga
,
onn
oth khawk hswe
(noodleswithcoconutmilkgravy)or
nan gyi thoke
(thick noodle salad).
$30
OceanPearl
125BotataungPagodaRd 01297007,
oceanpearlinn.com
;
map
.
Long-run-
ning guesthouse, a decade or two past its best, although rooms (all en suite; a few with win-
dows)arebiggerthanaverageandkeptspotless
lyc
lean.Friendlyandefficientstaff,andthey
also offer free airport pick-up - a major bonus.
$30
touch of Japanese style in its minimalist wooden rooms with hardly any furniture and mat-
tresses on the floor under big mosquito nets. A characterful, if not especially comfortable,
option, and very gloomy lighting and pricier than it should be. They run a sec
ond
place, the
Okinawa Guesthouse 2
, just down the road with similar rooms at similar rates.
$26
dah! about the
Tadar
,but it does OKif the adjacent
Chan Myae
and
Cherry
are both full. All
rooms have a/c, but bathrooms are cold water only and breakfast isn't include
d in
the, admit-
tedly quite low, rates. Cheaper rooms share a nice clean communal bathroom.
$16
Three Seasons Hotel
83-85 52nd St 01 901 0066,
threeseasonshotel7@gmail.com
;
a characterful wood-panelled house full of old-fashioned character and with a charming pro-
