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Myoma Market - count on around K2000 for the trip from Myoma Market to the Yaza
Thingaha hotels or around K10,000 for a half-day tour of the city.
Bytaxi
There are usually taxis for hire outside the Capital Hypermarket Centre, or book one
through your hotel.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is concentrated in the string of huge new hotels lining
Yaza Thingaha
Road
, many of them still fresh out of their wrappings, although the lack of visitors can make
some places feel decidedly moribund - the entire strip has all the atmosphere of a motorway
service station. There are no real budget places to stay, although the massive glut of accom-
modation at least means that most places are excellent value for money, with rooms here go-
ing for around half the price or less of equivalent-standard establishments in Yangon.
AureumPalace
Yaza Thingaha Rd 067420746,
aureumpalacehotel.com
.
Idyllic resort,
with appealing contemporary Asian styling and super-attentive service. Accommodation is
scattered around extensive grounds overlooking a small lake; rooms are bright and spacious
-moreexpensiveonescomewithallmodconsandfanc
yfu
rnishings.Facilitiesincludeabig
(although shallow) pool, gym and spa. Excellent value.
$67
Junction Hotel
Yaza Thingaha Rd 067 422011,
www.junctionhotelnpt.com
.
A small
placelookingabitlikearathercosylittlemotel,withbungalowsarrangedaroundtheparking
spaces at the front. Rooms are very comfortably furnished and well equipped (although with
rather dim lighting). One of the better-value places, an
d h
andy for mall facilities, since it's
just between Capital Hypermarket and Junction Centre.
$55
Tungapuri Hotel
9/10 Yaza Thingaha Rd 067 422020,
tungapurihotel.com
.
Feeling
more lived-in that most along Yaza Thingaha, this hot
el h
as some of the city's cheapest
rooms, plus good attached
Thai
and Chinese restaurants.
$40
EATING AND DRINKING
CafeFlight
SkyPalaceHotel,YazaThingahaRd 067422122.
Easilythemostcomfortable
flight you'll ever take in Myanmar, located in a grounded Myanma Airways jet parked in
front of the
Sky Palace Hotel
and converted into a lounge restaurant and bar. There's an
extensive selection of mainly Chinese (plus a few Thai and Western) dishes (mains mostly
K4500-7000), plus some cheaper noodles, burgers and sandwiches, and a good selection of
coffee, juices and booze.
Daily 10.30am-10.30pm.
Capital Hypermarket Centre
Yaza Thingaha Rd.
There's a good range of eating options in
the modern mall attached to the Capital Hypermarket. The neat little
Korn Thai
restaurant
has a big selection of Thai classics (mains K3000-4000), while
Tasmania
has inexpensive
Asian fast food, burgers, fried chicken and fish and chips (mains K2000-2500). For coffee
and snacks there's the workaday
Overfresh Bakery
and a brand of Yangon's upmarket
Bar
