High hotel rates unlikely to fall

[DagonKhan]

High hotel rates unlikely to fall Myanmar's hotel room rates, which average about US$160 per night, should remain unchanged in the medium term due to the slow completion of new properties and continued influx of visitors, according to New Crossroads Asia.

Continues here:- http://www.nationmultimedia.com/aec/High-hotel-rates-unlikely-to-fall-30242573.html

[gk10002000]

^{Is that the price of a hotel in Bagan? I would love to go there, but I would not pay that If the rates are high in Bagan, I assume they would be along the way also, say a few days in Yangon as I travel about a bit.}

[phuketrichard]

DONT go in high season,

I had a great room/bungalow in Bagan,

air con, wifi & breakfast

$20

Even at $40 its a good deal and a place to see ONCE ( would not go back as once was enough)

http://phuket.zenfolio.com/p765212339

[Balboo]

Someone told me that hotel owners have an annual meeting to agree about prices for each category. No wonder prices are still high.

[Tomtomtom69]

Hotel prices in Myanmar may be high, but where do they come up with an "average" of US$160? Or are they assuming the only hotels in Myanmar consist of the 5-star places in Yangon, Mandalay and Bagan?

What a crotch of an article. Yangon hotel prices are indeed high, but the average is certainly not anywhere near that level - perhaps US$60-80 if you take into account the full range of places from US$10 (10000 Kyat) dumps to US$400 (400,000 Kyat) palaces, such as the Strand Hotel.

Hotel rates in smaller towns which the writers of the Nation article have likely never been to, including Myawady, Mu-se, Tachilek, Kengtung, Lashio, Kawkareik, Pathein, Meiktila, Kathoung and just about any other smaller town you can think of can be anywhere in the US$10-50 range. There are rarely any more expensive options than this, as the very best places in most of these towns are likely no better than 2-star.

In Dawei and Myeik there are US$15-30 places, but most of the better and newer business and leisure hotels quote anywhere from US$40 up to US$100 or so. In Hpa-an, Moulmein, Kyaikhto and other second tier places, you can find anything from an US$8 bedbug infested dump to a US$70-80 3-star standard room with a small a-la-carte or buffet breakfast.