Stroll across ponds through a temple-style gateway to a grand, airy lobby overlooking a large open-air swimming pool in a lush semi-jungle setting. Rooms were undergoing a top-to-bottom renovation during our visit, but expect them to live up to the flashy exterior. It anchors a major intersection, where the Mandalay Palace moat's southern and eastern stretches meet, with good restaurants nearby.
Hilton Mandalay
Mandalay
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
12.87 MILES
These crumbling ruins are ill-tended (though they're popular as a play spot for local kids). The brickwork suggests Bagan-period origins, but we were…
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12.87 MILES
These crumbling ruins are ill-tended (though they're popular as a play spot for local kids). The brickwork suggests Bagan-period origins, but we were…