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There's a free kids' playground, but we were told the pedal boats on the lake were 'not
for foreigners'.
Kawmudaw Paya BUDDHIST TEMPLE
One of Taungoo's oldest religious sites, this countryside temple is around 1 mile (1.5km)
west of the lake through the new Sin Gate Arch. In the temple's southwest corner, look
for a small pillar in a sandbox (with barefoot prints). Locals come here and walk around
it to conquer personal problems.
Sleeping
Myanmar Beauty Guest House II, III & IV GUESTHOUSE $
(
054-23270; fourdoctors@mptmail.net.mm ; Pauk Hla Gyi St; s $15-40, d $20-50, tr $40-60;
)
This three-part, 20-room rural complex at the edge of town is reason enough to stop in
Taungoo. The Beauty has a pick'n'mix of rustic, all-wood, bungalow-style rooms. Don't
get confused by the numbers, as it comes down to buildings and the higher the number,
the nicer the room. The spacious S1 and S2 rooms in building IV face the fields and have
air-con and a good hot shower; III is a step down, and II is usually used by drivers and
guides. Staff are super, as is the wildly local breakfast, with samosas, sticky rice and
exotic fruits. It's about 1.5 miles (2.5km) south of the turnoff from the old Yan-
gon-Mandalay Highway into the centre of Taungoo and is a K1500 to K2000 trishaw
ride from the centre. Myanmar Beauty Guest House I (
054-23270; 7/134 Bo Hmu Pho
Kun St; r $10-15) , in town, isn't worth considering.
Mother's House Hotel HOTEL $
( 054-24240; mhh@banganmail.net.mm ; 501-502 Yangon-Mandalay Highway; s/d $30/35;
) This 33-room bungalow complex right on the highway guarantees 24-hour electri-
city, satellite TV and clean and comfy hotel-style rooms with wooden floors and banof-
fee pie colour schemes.
Hotel Amazing Kaytu HOTEL $
( 054-23977; www.amazing-hotel.com ; 8th St Ohtkyauttan; s/d from $38/43; ) 'Hotel
Amazing' and 'Simply the Best' are stretching the imagination, but the owners clearly
don't lack confidence in their property. Rooms include satellite TV and clean bathrooms,
plus a clock set to Spanish time in the lobby. It's just north of the main turn off from the
old Yangon-Mandalay Highway into the centre of Taungoo.
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