Shwe Inn Tha Floating Resort Hotel

“Excellent stay in the calm and beauty of Inle Lake.”

Last minute promotion which puts the room and the hotel at an excellent value for money. Anyway, the hotel, room and restaurant are very good. The setting is calm and magnificent. Noisy in the morning (nearby boat street).

“Magical place”

We were blown away by the charm of this place. It is a fair hike of taxi and boat ride (1.5-2 hours), but so are most places on the lake. We paid $35USD each way, organised prior to arrival via Agoda app, plus an extra $10 to enter the lake. You can hire a guide through the hotel reception for day … more

We were blown away by the charm of this place. It is a fair hike of taxi and boat ride (1.5-2 hours), but so are most places on the lake. We paid $35USD each way, organised prior to arrival via Agoda app, plus an extra $10 to enter the lake. You can hire a guide through the hotel reception for day tours around the lake. The place itself was very lovely, with great character. We found it to be very clean and comfortable, enjoying an indoor and outdoor shower. The only downsides were (as mentioned in other reviews) the noise at night/early morning, although the reception will give you earplugs. Also the food was a bit mediocre. The restaurant would benefit from some soft music playing and better lighting for more ambience. Overall thought it was a beautiful property with an unbeatable location for a lake experience!

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“Wonderful place run by wonderful people”

We spent nearly a week in this great place on Inle Lake, for a number of reasons. Of course there's the lake itself, one of the most beautiful in the world if you ask me. And then there was the beautifully wooden cabin we stayed in; it was exactly right. Big enough to wile away the day, small enoug… more

We spent nearly a week in this great place on Inle Lake, for a number of reasons. Of course there's the lake itself, one of the most beautiful in the world if you ask me. And then there was the beautifully wooden cabin we stayed in; it was exactly right. Big enough to wile away the day, small enough to make you feel cosy and comfortable. Views over the water are default. The (young) staff is one of the other reasons to stay longer than planned; sweet people who'll do anything to make you feel at home. This is Myanmar in a nutshell. Locally there's lots of stuff to do: amazing markets that rotate around the lake, pagodas and temples and of course the famed fishermen, who still fish in the way of their forefathers. Staff can help you with getting there and away. They also have a nice pool for those other days, when cocktails seem like a better idea ;) One thing: it's a busy lake sometimes, and the boats have outboard diesel motors. I gotta say that we didn't mind; we are guests in an area where real people live real lives. It's not my place to be annoyed. But if you're prone to this kind of disturbance you could ask when the market is close to the resort (every 8 days or so), and decide to go before or after that date. They also have earplugs or cabins more in the back if you ask. Anyway, we basically just registered the sound and went on with our lives. It's up to you. One day, I'm sure, electric motors will take over the diesel slurpers, also for environmental reasons. Enjoy!

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“Beautiful resort”

We stayed in shew Inn tha for two nights. The resort is located far from nyanugshwe bus stop. If you take JJ bus from Mandalay, it will drop you here at around 530 am. From here, take a tuk tuk that will drop you to bus stand and from bus stands, you need to take a boat to reach the resort. The boa… more

We stayed in shew Inn tha for two nights. The resort is located far from nyanugshwe bus stop. If you take JJ bus from Mandalay, it will drop you here at around 530 am. From here, take a tuk tuk that will drop you to bus stand and from bus stands, you need to take a boat to reach the resort. The boat will cost you about 25 thousand kyat (after some bargaining) . The boat ride is about an hour long and inadvertently we got to see sunrise. Once we reached resort, the staff was pleasant, took us to our hut. Each room is in the form of a wooden hut. Warm water, pool side, bar etc are very good. Breakfast, if not included in room tariff, will cost you USD 10 each and will have a decent European style breakfast. The hotel also arranges for boats to NS, floating market, jumping cats monastery and other locations. The staff is polite and helpful. We went in Feb and early.morning, the weather becomes a tad cold. Hence the rooms also had a heater. Overall a lovely experience staying here. Though, it's far from main city and if one has a flight to catch from heho airport, better leave early because it's one hour boat journey from resort to city.

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