HeritageThe Strand
Yangon waterfront
Yangon's colonial grande dame on the river — teak, brass and a century of stories, beautifully restored.
Where you'll stay
The places we'd book for ourselves.
Accommodation makes or breaks a journey. Rather than a directory, here's a curated taste of the hotels, lodges and cruisers we return to across Myanmar — then we match the right one to you.
Chosen, not catalogued
We don't list every hotel — we book the handful in each region we'd happily stay in ourselves.
Right for the place
A colonial mansion in Yangon, a stilted villa on the lake, a tented lodge by the temples — character that fits the destination.
Matched to you
Tell us your style and budget and we'll pair every night to it — from intimate boutiques to full-service resorts.
Yangon
Heritage
HeritageThe Governor's Residence
Embassy quarter
A 1920s teak mansion set in tropical gardens in the leafy diplomatic quarter — quiet, gracious and central.
Bagan
ResortBagan Lodge
New Bagan
Low-slung, tented-style luxury among the tamarind trees, an easy reach of the temple plain.
ResortAureum Palace Bagan
Beside the archaeological zone
Generous grounds and a pool right on the edge of the temple field — convenient for sunrise and sunset alike.
Inle Lake
ResortVilla Inle Resort & Spa
Southern lake
Stilted villas standing out over the water on a quiet southern reach, away from the busier shores.
BoutiqueInle Princess Resort
Eastern shore
Handcrafted timber chalets full of local character, with the lake at the doorstep and the hills behind.
Mandalay
ResortMandalay Hill Resort
Foot of Mandalay Hill
At the foot of Mandalay Hill, with a pool, gardens and views across the city to the royal moat.
BoutiqueHotel by the Red Canal
Central Mandalay
An intimate boutique hotel with rooms themed around Myanmar's ethnic cultures — warm, personal, characterful.
Kayah State
LodgeKeinnara Loikaw
Loikaw
A boutique lodge of garden bungalows — the most comfortable base for exploring Kayah's villages and hills.
The South
LodgeKeinnara Hpa-an
Hpa-an, Kayin State
Bungalows scattered among the rice paddies, framed by the karst peaks that make Hpa-an so striking.
By river
River cruiserPandaw River Cruises
The Irrawaddy
Colonial-style cruisers of brass and teak, retracing the old Irrawaddy Flotilla routes between Bagan and Mandalay.
River cruiserHeritage Line Anawrahta
The Irrawaddy
An art-deco-inspired cruiser, all polished detail, plying the river between Mandalay and Bagan in real comfort.
Photography shown is representative of each region rather than of the specific property. We'll share current images, room types and rates for any hotel on request — and we book plenty beyond this list, including beach stays on the Ngapali coast.
Start the conversation
Tell us how you like to sleep.
Boutique or full-service, lakeside or in the thick of the city — we'll match every night of your journey to it.