We had booked our stay at the Summit Parkview for the first night of our Myanmar holiday, but very shortly before departure the travel agent eMailed to say that it had been cancelled by the hotel as they had accepted a booking from a large group (this seems to be a common occurrence in Myanmar). They had booked us instead into the Clover which they assured us was of a comparable standard. We were hugely disappointed by the hotel, which was far from the same standard as the Summit Parkview and does not meet the 'boutique' description accorded by our travel agent. The room was bare, the beds poor and the bathroom very basic. The view from the room was very bleak. Incidentally the Myanmar travel agency tried to pocket the difference between the cost of the hotel we had originally booked and the Clover and only refunded part of the difference after prolonged correspondence.

The hotel "forgot" to pick us up so we took a taxi organised by the information place at the airport - she rang them but either couldn't get them or got the bums rush - @ a cost of $10 but she told us the hotel shoud re-emburse us. The room is on the 6th floor via very slow lift and huge - plastic wood on the floor, 2 single beds too short for my 6ft 4 husband, very small TV on a table, electric jug screwed to another table, ugly blind covering a smallish window with a view which is quite interesting but the blind is not meant to be drawn & is re-drawn when we leave the room. It is summer so very hot & therefore the fact that the hot water is not on until the evening isn't really an issue - the breakfast is Chinese or cold fried eggs, sugar sweet bread for toast & sugar sweet milk if you use it in coffee/tea and fruit. At night there are more waiters than we 2 lonely diners - only did it once! Although cheap by western standards, it is not good food by any standards. I remember this hotel - it is the one I often stayed in while working in China in the 80s so it comes as no surprise to find it is run by Chinese! On the plus side they are very helpful - three young men entered our room without knocking 5 minutes after we arrived bearing a plate f sliced watermelon & apple (still with core attached) because they were very sorry we had "wasted our time" at the airport. Very near the Shwedagon Pagoda & park/lake & if like us, you like a challange, you can walk into town. Excellent street stall Maw Haw Mogoda opposite where we got much better food for half the price.

Stayed here 3 nights. Booked from Agoda. Taxi from airport to here cost 8000 kyat without air cond. You can pay in US$ also The money exchange at airport has good rates. But remember to keep the receipt so you can exchange back to US$ at airport when you return.Rate was 850kyat to a dollar buying and 860kyat selling.Returning to airport , taxi cost only 5,000 kyat with air cond. Hotel is very near Japanese embassy. Most taxi driver know this place but not Clover. Taxi to downtown cost about 2000 kyat. Rooms are very clean and buffet breafast is included. Room service is expensive. Fried rice will cost you 5,000kyat. So better to eat outside. Bowl of noodle outside is only 1,000kyat.Loved the free wifi. There is no international roaming in Myanmar so we are out of touch when we are here. Service at hotel is fantastic. They really are good. Will definitely stay here again.