If you are visiting Inle Lake in Burma and want to stay in a luxurious hotel with an outstanding spa, beautiful gardens and a tranquil atmosphere, check out the Pristine Lotus Spa Resort. I stayed at the Pristine Lotus in early January 2011 and fell in love with the lush gardens and the serenity [...]
Very few hotels can boast of their own Wikipedia entry and The Strand is one of them. The Strand Hotel is the grande dame of hotels in Burma, a Victorian palace built in 1901 by the Sarkies brothers, who happen to be the founders of the equally historic Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Located in the [...]
If you are going to Inle Lake and Pindaya in Burma, make sure you spend at least one night in Pindaya and hike around its hills. Most people who visit this area go to the Pindaya Caves, then drive all the way back to Inle Lake and spend their time on the lake. They are [...]
If you are going to Rangoon (Yangon), check out this splendid boutique hotel called Hotel Savoy, located in a renovated colonial building close to the Shwedagon Pagoda. Polished dark wood floors, wooden balconies overlooking a blue-tiled swimming pool and vintage ceiling fans take you back in time to the British colonial period. The hotel has only [...]
If you are going to Burma, you must visit Bagan, an ancient city whose countryside is dotted with over 2000 temples, stupas and pagodas. There are many excellent hotels in Bagan, but on my trip to Burma in January 2011, I stayed at the Aureum Palace Hotel, set in the open fields surrounded by pagodas. [...]