Mercure Mandalay Hill Resort, Mandalay

We stayed here for 5 nights in Jan 2018. From the outside the hotel looks rather dated however all of the public areas must have been refurbished in the last few years because they were very nice. The rooms on the other hand were comfortable enough but all of the furniture was very cheap and dated. We booked this hotel lately because it had a nice looking pool area which was maintained to a high standard. However, the water in the pool is quite cold and no one spent more than a few minutes in the water. The hotel shades the pool for a good part of the day so it doesn’t warm up. The area the hotel is in is convenient for a lot of temples as well as Mandalay Hill however the area does not have any decent restaurants within walking area so expect to take cabs or eat in the hotel. There are a lot of stalls with local food which are fine for a cheap lunch, but not a place you wish to linger. The area felt safe and taxis are available right outside the hotel.

The hotel is well located and near the main temples. We had a nice room on one of the highest floors with a lovely view of the city, Mandalay Hill, the swimming pool and gardens. Good breakfast and good restaurant. I highly recommend it. I think is the best hotel in the city.

A bit deceptive marketing as hotels gives it 4-4.5 stars..,and these rooms turn out to be only on the upper 2 floors of the hotel. The rest of the place is perfectly clean and so on, but the small rooms and amenities are more like a 3.5. It was the little things (plastic flowers instead of real, tiny bathrooms, etc) that were of course okay, just not the 4-4.5 experience we expected when we made the booking.

This was a charming but updated "Old Mandalay" hotel that reminded me of what Burma must have been like decades ago. Service was excellent. The room had bedside reading lights, which are not common in Myanmar. There was a delicious full breakfast buffet with a variety of foods. The WiFi was decent.

When I visit Mandalay in the future, I will definitely stay the Mandalay Hill Resort. It's location, comfort, food & staff made my stay very enjoyable. They did shut down the pool area on my last night to hold a dinner for participants in the Myanmar Classic golf match.