My Hotel

Yangon


Traditional woven fabrics add a nice touch to pillows and bed runners in the spacious rooms at this pleasant and spotlessly clean hotel on the fringe of Sanchaung. Many rooms and the top-floor restaurant have superb views of Shwedagon across nearby People's Park.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Yangon attractions

1. Resistance Park

0.15 MILES

Sectioned off from neighbouring People's Park is this former parade ground. It's a pleasant place for a stroll, with great views of Shwedagon Paya. When…

2. People's Park

0.37 MILES

Notable for its splendid views of the western side of Shwedagon Paya, this well-tended park offers plenty of pleasant features, such as flower gardens and…

3. Martyrs' Mausoleum

0.43 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…

4. U Thant House

0.44 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,…

5. Shwedagon Paya Museum

0.59 MILES

Accessed from the west side of Shwedagon's main terrace is this small museum which is chock-full of buddha statues and religious ornaments. Look for the…

6. Shwedagon Paya

0.68 MILES

One of Buddhism's most sacred sites, the 326ft zedi (stupa) here is adorned with 27 metric tons of gold leaf, along with thousands of diamonds and other…

7. Rangoon War Cemetery

0.74 MILES

The smaller of Yangon's two cemeteries dedicated to the fallen servicemen of WWII in Burma is located down a quiet lane near the Jasmine Palace Hotel…

8. Maha Wizaya Zedi

0.93 MILES

This well-proportioned zedi (stupa), built on General Ne Win's orders in the early 1980s to commemorate the unification of Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar,…