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canalside cement structures have air-con and lots of furniture. At least the nightly family-
style dinners are still available (K2000, from 6pm to 9pm).
Viewpoint
HOTEL $$$
$$$
( 081-209 062;
www.inleviewpoint.com
;
Yone Gyi Rd; r $150; )
Behind the restaurant of
the same name is this watery plot of 20 elevated duplex bungalows. Rooms are smart and
light, with lots of windows and huge balconies, some overlooking nearby rice fields. An
eco theme sees the rooms built using mostly natural materials and including interesting
quirks like a Shan-style wooden 'refrigerator'.
Hotel Amazing Nyaungshwe
HOTEL $$$
$$$
( 081-209 477;
www.amazing-hotel.com
;
Yone Gyi Rd; s/d $140/150, ste $160-220; )
The
more expensive rooms in this wannabe boutique hotel are attractively decorated with
murals and cultural artefacts, while the cheaper rooms feel a bit tight and plain. Still, it
remains among the more professional-feeling hotels in town, albeit rather overpriced dur-
ing the high season.
Paradise Hotel
HOTEL $$$
$$$
( 081-209 321;
www.inleparadise.com
; 40 Museum Rd (Haw St); r $150-200; )
We can find
no faults with the recently renovated bungalow-type rooms here - they're attractive, neat,
spacious and come equipped with hot shower, fridge, TV and air-con - except for their
insanely overpriced high-season rates.
Eating
T he food situation in Nyaungshwe can be pretty uninspiring. Most restaurants tend to
reach far beyond their culinary capabilities, yet there are a few places that serve local
food. The good news - if you're a fan of quantity over quality at least - is that serves
tend to be rather large and there's an emphasis on rather gentrified Burmese- and Shan-
style set meals, most starting at K3500. In this genre,
Unique Superb Food House
MAP
(3 Mya Wa Ti St; mains from K1000;
8am-9pm)
and the more pizza/
GOOGLE MAP
(Phaung Daw Pyan Rd; mains K3500-5000;
GOOGLE MAP
7am-9pm;
)
get generally good reports.
