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prietress. Rates are a bit higher than elsewh ere, although standards are too, with good-sized
rooms all with a/c, hot water and a window. $35
White House Hotel 69-71 Konzaydan St 01 240780, [e-mail] ;
map . Cheerful Chinese-owned place with friendly service and quirky mosaic decor - it feels
like being inside an enormous seashell. Rooms (all en suite with hot water; pricier ones give
you a window as well) are smallish and rather mini mal ly furnished - those with fan only are
significantly better value than those with a/c ($35). $22
MID-RANGE AND EXPENSIVE
AungThaPyayHotel 38thSt 01378663, aungthapyayhotel.com ; map . Datedbutcom-
fortable mid-range place in an attractive old colonial building. Rooms are bigger than in
manyothersimilarhotelsandwellequippedwithtea-and-coffee-makingfacilities,fridgeand
flat screen TV, while the location on a very central but relatively quiet side-street is good too.
$65
Central Hotel 335-37 Bogyoke Aung San Rd 01 241001, cent-
[e-mail] ; map . Long-running three-star (popular with visiting Chinese),
dowdyanddatedbutinagoodlocationandataveryreasonableprice.Roomsarefrumpybut
spaciousandwellequippedwithtea-and-coffee-m aki ngfacilities,flatscreenTVandminibar;
those on higher floors also have good city views. $80
Clover Hotel City Center 217 32nd St 01 377720, [e-mail] ; map .
Tucked away behind the Sule Shangri-La Hotel , this small hotel makes the most of a very
cramped location, with eight floors of slightly capsule-like but surprisingly chic rooms, with
pure-white minimalist decor and mod cons including TV, safe, fridge and in-room wi-fi. $75
Hotel Grand United (Chinatown) 621 Mahabandoola Rd (on corner of Bo Ywe St; recep-
tion on 4th floor) 01 372257, [e-mail] ; map . Decent mid-
range option in the middle of Chinatown - slightly better (albeit a bit pricier) than other
choices in this category, with small but neatly furnished modern rooms equipped with mini-
bar,tea-and-coffee-makingfacilitiesa nd flatscreenTV;superiorrooms($10extra)havegood
bird's-eye views of the streets below. $80
Loft Hotel 33 Yaw Min Gyi St 01 372299, theloftyangon.com ; map . This funky new
boutique hotel has brought a dash of style to Yangon's downtown accommodation options,
withloft-styledecorfeaturinglotsofhardwoodfloorsandbrickwalls,withsplashesofwhite
and red. Rooms are stylishly kitted out with white linen, pink armchairs and cool contem por-
aryfurnitureandartworks,andwellequippedwithwritingdesksandbigflatscreenTVs. $180
MK Hotel 1 Wut Kyaung St 01 297274, mkhotelyangon.com ; map . Above-average
mid-rangeoptionatacompetitiveprice.Roomsarewellequippedwithaneclecticmishmash
of furniture alongside a fridge, kettle, writing desk, hairdryer and in-room wi-fi. Less dated