coodhi

SCB has no marks on any of their US bills....any denomination. Put your bills in a thin cardboard envelope so they stay mint. Any marks, creases, anything will detract from your exchange rate. Banks also give decent rates, only a few kyats difference. Bogyoke Market rates are 870-875 for $100 bills...I just returned!

Would this also be true for other denominations as i.e. Euro's etc ?

Present US$ rate to Kyat is 852, sinking feeling!

It's not a proper country until it opens 7-11's every few hundred meters apart.

Oh wait - 7-Eleven stores to open in Myanmar.

I thought you were joking? God!

Their most common trick, at least the street guys around Bogyoke Market / Traders is to offer a ridiculously high exchange rate which entices many. However they carefully fold many of the Kyats in half and so short change you. They are very good at this. Another way is for them to try and take your USD first to 'check for imperfections' . Some clever handwork and you're short changed. The honest one's are happy to change money in front of a Policeman. The bad guys try to hustle you into a quiet corner.

The easiest place to change is the Bank located at the front of Bogyoke Market. Their rate is always very competitive.

Why take a chance changing money with these slick Con's when you can easily go to a bank worry free? You can never win with these desperate dogs, best to let old dogs lay!

If they offer you rates higher than the going rate i.e. the rate that the taxi driver tells you as you drive in from the airport, you have to be suspicious of a scam. Much safer to find a shop that trades in imported goods and needs dollars to buy stock with. The guys (usually Indians) on the street around Scotts market are much too pushy and offer rates that are much to good to be believed.

Hasn't the government bank rate been equalised with the market rate yet? This was in the news recently.

This is a similar scam pulled in Cambodia with Street ex chargers. Haha Desi Baba's are slick, they will sell the shirt off.

Hi coodhi,

Generally the lower priced hotels and guest houses are not 'visitor' friendly - normally there are signs saying that non-registered guests cannot be entertained in rooms.

Higher end hotels may allow you to have a guest though.

Taxi from Airport to downtown Yangon - available from the airport (you will be approached as soon as you clear customs).

Price quoted will be around 8,000 kyats (about $10) - but you should be able to bargain down to 7,000 kyats or less if you walk to the main road.

If you do stay in some cheaper hotels and/or guest houses - and want to write a review - feel free to add to this thread

http://www.thaivisa....-yangon-thread/

Thanks for the reply, is there any Bus that will bring me to Sule Pagoda area from Airport, or a close location?

I will be going to Yangon in a couple of weeks time and check out the locations myself. I shall rate it.

I wander if the place is guest friendly, if we can bring over night guests?

How to get from Airport to hotel my friend?

Cheers