Inle Lake View Resort & Spa

“Lovely Hotel but probably not the best location”

It is probably a bit churlish to make disparaging remarks about such a classy Hotel but facts are facts. Let us start with the good stuff first and there is plenty of that. The Rooms are magnificent & the food is very, very good. Bizarrely, the coat-hangers were the best from a short-list of 6 lux… more

It is probably a bit churlish to make disparaging remarks about such a classy Hotel but facts are facts. Let us start with the good stuff first and there is plenty of that. The Rooms are magnificent & the food is very, very good. Bizarrely, the coat-hangers were the best from a short-list of 6 luxury hotels that we stayed at over all of Myanmar. Above all, this Hotel is actually very good value for money and you have to ask yourself why. Basically, the Hotel is a long way from Nyaungshwe and rather cut off. There is nothing on offer anywhere near to the Hotel and you have to book a taxi if you want to go to the natural mud spa or the ' bright lights' of Nyaungshwe. I guess none of this is a disaster but when you pick up your boat to go on the Inle Lake boat tour,which you can do straight from the Hotel's jetty, you end up missing going on the canals around Nyaungshwe. My best advice is to stay in this wonderful Hotel but factor in taxi rides to Nyaung Shwe for the best of both worlds.Certainly, start your boat tour from Nyaungshwe at the very least. Two further very small points: Firstly, the view should be spectacular but in February (High Season), it gets very cloudy on the lake and you can't see the surrounding mountains for most of the day. Don't be fooled by the photos on the website. Secondly, it is very difficult not to slide Down the sunbeds. So all in all, please stay in this wonderful Hotel but book taxis to get out & about in the local area. The taxi ride to the Hotel from the airport by the way should cost no more than $15. Your driver will probably give you a discount for the return journey as well.

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“A lot of class for the money”

This hotel is set amongst some amazing scenery right on the lake. The sun rises above our room each day. Our room boasts a front lake balcony and has all the amenities you would expect; the shower is particularly good. The menu is fairly extensive and the food of an excellent quality: staff are ve… more

This hotel is set amongst some amazing scenery right on the lake. The sun rises above our room each day. Our room boasts a front lake balcony and has all the amenities you would expect; the shower is particularly good. The menu is fairly extensive and the food of an excellent quality: staff are very friendly and accommodating. The WiFi is not really to be relied upon but I had an urgent need for it so the staff let me use their computer. I would recommend this hotel to anyone who wants to visit the lake.

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“Fantastic location, wonderful staff”

About an hour's run from Heho Airport, the Inle Lake View Resort is a complex of huts, houses and modern blocks, each containing a range of hotel rooms. There is a central spine of dining hall, with a small library above and admin block. The rooms are well-equipped - and, after all, people don't co… more

About an hour's run from Heho Airport, the Inle Lake View Resort is a complex of huts, houses and modern blocks, each containing a range of hotel rooms. There is a central spine of dining hall, with a small library above and admin block. The rooms are well-equipped - and, after all, people don't come here to stay in their room - and the catering is not exactly fine dining but good enough. Breakfast was a bit uninteresting and uninspiring but dinner was reasonably priced. The advantage of being here, however, is that the resort is right on the lake and offers outings in traditional 'long-tail' boats into the communities around the lake and inlets. And these are a window into a mysterious world of houses on stilts and village communities linked by boat. Don't miss the Pagoda and the monastery.

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