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in size. Deluxe rooms have teak and bamboo furnishings. Warm service (including travel
arrangements), good breakfast and a homey atmosphere are all pluses.
Rainbow Hotel
HOTEL $$$
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
01-543 681;
www.myrainbowhotel.com
;
3 Win Gabar Lane, Bahan; s/d $40/55;
)
The
main selling point of the aged Rainbow is its quiet location, a short walk north of
Kandawgi Lake. Rooms and furnishings have seen better days but the comfy lobby with
an art gallery has a winning charm.
Guest Care Hotel
HOTEL $$$
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(
01-511 118;
www.guestcarehotel.com
; 107 Dhama Zedi Rd, Bahan; s/d from $60/70;
)
There are several classes of room here (with little noticeable difference between them),
and it's worth taking a look at a few before committing, as some are in much better nick
than others. For character you'll find a few bits of beautifully carved wooden furniture
tossed about the place.
Winner Inn
HOTEL $$$
( 01-535 205;
www.winnerinnmyanmar.com
; 42 Than Lwin Rd, Bahan; s/d from $50/55, ste $75;
)
This low-slung building is in a quiet, leafy suburb and has spotless rooms with
old-fashioned desks, and pictures on the walls. The communal areas have plenty of well-
positioned chairs waiting for you to collapse into them with a book.
Holiday Hotel
HOTEL $$$
( 01-860 4076;
www.myanmarholidayhotel.com
;
51A Pho Sein Rd, Bahan; r $60-80; )
Attached to a long-standing halal Chinese restaurant, the Holiday is a new hotel that will
win no awards for its design, but nonetheless makes for a friendly, reasonably good value
base.
Savoy Hotel
BOUTIQUE HOTEL $$$
$$$
( 01-526 289;
www.savoy-myanmar.com
;
129 Dhama Zedi Rd, Bahan; s/d $295/315, ste s/d
$379/418; )
Everything inside the Savoy is done so well it's easy to forgive the
fact that it's situated on a busy street corner. Hallways, rooms and even the lavish bath-
