Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ACCOMMODATION
Honey Bear Hotel
Strand Rd 059 51352.
Right on Strand Rd, the noisy front rooms here
have partially obscured sea views (there's an island in the way). It's pleasant enough inside,
andthemostco
nve
nientlylocatedofKawthaung'shotels,butthepriceyen-suiteroomsdon't
have hot water.
$45
Kawthaung
Bosonpat St 059 51474,
mountpleasanthotelmyanmar.com
.
Located a
10minwalkwestofthejetty,justofftheairportroad.Thesuperiorrooms($45)havenicesea
views,there'sarangeofservicesonofferandthestaffarepleasant, butoveralltheroomsare
ave
rage and the hefty foreigner mark-up makes them feel like rather poor value. Free wi-fi.
$35
Penguin
339 Sabel St 059 51145,
penguinhotelkt@gmail.com
.
This extravagantly
tiled guesthouse is tucked away in a backstreet, a sweaty 10min walk uphill from the jetty.
Rooms are clean and neat, and there's a small restaurant downstairs. There's free wi-fi, and
the
hotel accepts US dollars, baht and kyat, with baht prices offering best value for money.
$30
EATING AND DRINKING
J-BonCoffeeandCold
AirportRd,200muphill,southwestoftheclocktower.
Thisexcellent
teahouse, near the northern entrance to Bayinnaung Point and set in a leafy yard, offers a
better-than-usual selection of cold drinks and teahouse snacks - their noodle salad is deli-
cious - as well as a fine cup of Burmese coffee and lime.
Daily 6am-6pm.
LoveCoffeeShop
Oppositethejetty.
Thefirstplaceyou'llseeasyougetoffatthejetty,this
little coffee shop has been serving good iced coffee and fried rice to visa-runners for years.
English menu.
Daily 9am-9pm.
Penguin
Near the clocktower.
Down an anonymous side street (one block away from the
clocktower towards the jetty, on the south side of the road),
Penguin
is the busiest restaurant
onKawthaung'sdiningscene-it'sbesttogethereearlybeforetheyrunoutoftheirdelicious
curries and side dishes. Vegetarian options available.
Daily 9am-9pm.
DIRECTORY
Banks
Despite the bank buildings that dot the town centre, the KBZ Bank on Airport Rd
near the
Kawthaung
hotel is the only one that actually offers banking services; there's no
ATM,butthey'llchangeUSdollarsandeurosforyou.Tochangebahtyou'llneedtochance
it at one of the counters along Strand Rd.
Internet
Myanmar Info Tech, south of the jetty on Strand Rd, has a decent connection,
which is just as well, because it's rather pricey at K900/hr.
