Mandalay City Hotel

Island in Mandalay, best in town

excellent pool and breakfast, staff go above and beyond

The breakfast was very good and they had warm croissants, which I liked. The room was good, although the lift only stopped on half floors, which meant walking up around 10 steps, but the bell hop carried my case up the stairs. It might not suit people with walking issues though.

The entrance from the street was truly AWFUL, with what looked like a bombed out building either side of the entrance tunnel. Once inside it was like an oasis though, with pools of water containing small mock elephants. I don't understand why they don't cover the street frontage with advertising hoardings to hide the awful view. Also, once outside the hotel there were no nice restaurants or shops. It was in a predominantly Indian area, with only a few cafes of dubious cleanliness to eat from.