Yangon & Around - Myanmar (Burma) - page 154

( 052-22265; 14 Main Rd; d/d $10/15; ) The rooms are rough and ready and there's a
curfew from 10pm to 5am. The guys who run it offer motorbike tours of Bago's sights
(K8000).

Mya Nanda Hotel HOTEL $
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( 052-19799; 10 Main Rd; s/d from $8/18; ) An acceptable, if grubby, budget choice, and
the staff here can arrange motorbike taxis and guides.

Bago Star Hotel HOTEL $$$
( 052-30066; http://bagostarhotel.googlepages.com ; 11-21 Kyaikpon Pagoda Rd; s/d $35/40;
) This self-styled 'Country style, Bangalow type Hotel' has a summer-camp feel.
Located just off the highway and only a short walk to the ever-watching eyes of the
Kyaik Pun Paya, it offers A-frame cabin-like rooms, a murky small pool and - a big plus
- bikes can be rented (K3000 a day). Generators keep the air-conditioning humming.

Hotel Mariner HOTEL $$$
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( 052-201 034; [e-mail] ; 330 Shwemawdaw Paya Rd; r $35-45; ) New
six-floor property that significantly ups the standard of Bago's midrange accommodation
offerings. Some rooms offer grandstand views of Shwemawdaw Paya.

Han Thar Gardens HOTEL $$$

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( 09 4281 77217; [e-mail] ; 34 Bullein Tar Zone Village, Yangon-Mandalay Rd; r
from $150; ) Overlooking fields and a golf course, this beautifully designed prop-
erty has environmentally friendly features such as no air-conditioning in the airy 50ft
ceiling rooms of the main building. Run by an overseas-educated Myanmar woman, it
also features an excellent restaurant - worth visiting in its own right - serving delicious
Burmese food, including local specialities such as pazun chin (pickled prawn salad).

Eating

Hanthawaddy CHINESE, BURMESE $$$
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