Hotel M

Yangon


With all the images of Marilyn Monroe plastered around this reasonably chic property, you'd be forgiven for thinking the owners had named it after the Hollywood actress. Rooms are a decent size and there's a nice pool set in a leafy garden, plus a small gym.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Yangon attractions

1. State Fine Arts School

0.14 MILES

Built in the early 20th century as the grand home of shipping-and-rubber magnate Lim Chin Tsong, this is another decaying but highly evocative slice of…

2. Aung San Suu Kyi's House

0.4 MILES

When she's not in Nay Pyi Taw, Aung San Suu Kyi lives in this lakeside house, the former home of her mother and where she spent 15 years under house…

3. Chaukhtatgyi Paya

0.94 MILES

Housed in a large metal-roofed shed, this beautiful 215ft-long reclining buddha is larger than a similar and better-known image in Bago. The statue's…

4. Ngahtatgyi Paya

0.95 MILES

One of Yangon's, if not Myanmar's, most gorgeous buddha images is this 46ft-tall one at the Ngahtatgyi Paya, sitting in calm gold-and-white repose and…

5. U Thant House

1.03 MILES

One of Myanmar's most respected international politicians, U Thant was UN Secretary General from 1961 to 1971. When his grandson, Thant Myint-U,…

6. Martyrs' Mausoleum

1.21 MILES

This striking mausoleum houses the remains of General Aung San and the six comrades who were assassinated on 19 July 1947. The Soviet-style, red-painted…

7. Inya Lake

1.24 MILES

Inya Lake, created by the British as a reservoir in 1883, is Yangon's largest artificial body of water. The best spots from which to view the lake are the…

8. Bogyoke Aung San Museum

1.24 MILES

You'll have to work hard to imagine what life was like inside this colonial-era mansion, where Aung San lived with his family for just over two years…