Cool Papa
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This has all, or at least most, of the earmarks of a grand hotel, but circumstances and events have made the situation not so great.
First, the positives: the predominantly young staff are kind, polite, well-trained, and eager to serve. This is refreshing.
The hotel has Grand rooms, beautifully appointed. In fact the entire hotel is beautifully decorated with expensive interior design, plush furniture , deeply padded carpeting and expensive fittings.
My room is beautifully decorated with quality linens, a great mattress, and comfortable traditional- style furniture. The bathroom looks brand-new with high-end rain shower, good plumbing, and tile work and fittings which befit a five-star hotel.
The water pressure was always strong and the temperature never varied.
The price for the room is a great value at approximately 50 US dollars in May of 2023.
I have slept well here during my three night stay.
Unfortunately, the hotel does not have high occupancy and had a very empty feeling when I checked in. Partly because it's the low season and very hot. But also tourists are absent because of the political situation in Myanmar.
A military coup has caused great instability and there is fighting raging throughout the country, although Rangoon itself seems free of violence.
So there is only The Veranda bar restaurant open for drinks and dining and I have only seen one other hotel guest when I went there.
The ATM was out of order when I went to use it. Other services the hotel used to offer are no longer available due to the lack of guests, and certain floors of the hotel have apparently been sealed closed.
The district surrounding the hotel did not seem safe to walk at night and this was confirmed to me by hotel staff.
The breakfast buffet is just so so, and not of a wide variety. However there are delicious jams, yoghurts, and The Omelette station provides nice tasty omelettes. Coffee is very good.
I feel bad to point out the negatives, many of which are out of control of the hotel due to the circumstances of the country.
You'll need to download grab onto your phone in order to use taxi service because there's no public transit readily available.
Although I really like this hotel, during my next visit I'll probably stay in an area which is conducive to walking to explore cafes shopping and nightlife.