Golden Empress Hotel
Enjoy Inle Lake day or night with a stay at Golden Empress Hotel.
Golden Empress Hotel provides a range services and amenities to help make your stay more comfortable. Never be out of touch with your contacts, with free Wi-Fi offered throughout your stay. If you need a ride from or to the airport, the hotel can arrange it before your check-in date. Taxi and car hire services provided by the hotel make it easy to plan your day trips, sightseeing, and more around Inle Lake.
If you plan to arrive by car, you'll appreciate the hotel's free parking, right on-site. The hotel provides front desk services such as express check-in or check-out, luggage storage and safety deposit boxes for guests' convenience. If you need, the ticket service and tours can even help you book tickets and reservations at all the best shows and programs nearby. Staying for a long time, or just need clean clothes? dry cleaning service and laundry service offered at the hotel will keep your favorite travel outfits clean and available.
For lazy days and nights, in-room conveniences like room service and daily housekeeping let you make the most of your room. Smoking is limited to designated areas only, for the health and well-being of all guests and staff.
Feel right at home during your stay at Golden Empress Hotel. Some rooms at Golden Empress Hotel are equipped with air conditioning for your convenience. In-room entertainment such as television, is provided for guests in select rooms. The hotel also offers a coffee or tea maker, bottled water, instant coffee and instant tea in some rooms for when you feel like it is needed.
It's good to know that a hair dryer, toiletries and towels are provided in some guest bathrooms.
Dining and things to do
Nothing starts a morning better than a delicious free breakfast, which you'll always enjoy at Golden Empress Hotel. Everyone loves a good cup of coffee! A coffee shop on-site means you can enjoy a cup of real, freshly brewed coffee every morning -- or anytime you feel like it. If you don't feel like going out to eat, you can always opt for the delicious dining options at the hotel.
Golden Empress Hotel lets you make the most of your time! Once there, you can enjoy countless recreational facilities offered to all guests. Water sports are incredibly convenient with canoes provided by Golden Empress Hotel. Get the family involved in activities such as horse riding. Have some easy fun without traveling far, while playing hiking trails at Golden Empress Hotel.
Have fun with your friends or family, or even meet new people at the library.
Reasons to stay here
Rooms don't get much cheaper than here, being less than 89% of the city's accommodation.
Know you'll get excellent dining options here, where past guests have rated onsite or nearby dining above 82% of the city's accommodation.
Very welcoming, warm and hospitital”
We had a wonderful stay. The owner was there to greet us at check in. They upgraded us to the family room which was very large with a big bed and 2 twins. We had a corner room which had a good size balcony which had an umbrella covering. Great place to sit and watch the town go by. Breakfast was amazing. They have wonderful bananas pancakes (ctrepes) with several different kinds of fruit. They also make eggs any style as well as omelettes. They helped us arrange a boat trip to Inle Lake as well as assisted in selecting a hotel in Yangon. The hotel doesn't do laundry onsite however they arranged to send clothes out paying a minimal amount by kilo. If ever in town again this would be the place we would stay. P.S.- Right arcross the street was a cute little spa called Jasmines that we took advantage of for several different services for a very reasonable price. Thank you again Golden Empress for continuing to impress us with Myanmars hospitality!
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like a five-star!”
We have an unforgettably pleasant stay at Golden Empress. The hotel pays attention to the smallest details. We booked a Family Room for 4 adults and got an amazing accommodation which is super spacious, clean, and comfortable with two large windows and sunny balcony. The staff are very helpful in providing us with all the information on exploring the Inle Lake area. We went to the Vineyard and Winery as suggested and it was truly a uniquely interesting experience. The breakfast is also lovely. After check out, some staff even allowed us to have a shower in their spare room. Cant think about any other hotels with such excellent service.
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We loved everything about our stay.”
Golden Empress Hotel would be my only choice if I ever visit Nyaungshwe town again. The host & the staff have been very friendly, warm & kind. Despite our unexpected arrival at 4 am which had somehow disturbed the tranquil sleep of the house, the host was very welcoming & arranging our check-in without charging extra fee. Then we enjoyed one of the best sleeps ever in such a lovely wooden room. After spending the first day bicycling to the hot spring, one of us had an aching leg & the host provided us with the right medicine. Not to mention the hotel also helped arrange the boating service for us the next day & assisted us almost in everything in need during our stay. Truly, the place is only as good as the people you know in it. And it is the people at Golden Empress Hotel that make the place that we wish to stay longer.
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lovely friendly place”
We enjoyed the Golden Empress. One of us was seriously ill and the proprietor was so helpful and friendly. He supplied us with extra medicines that really helped. Everyone there is friendly and welcoming. The room was very comfortable and large. Inle Lake is a beautiful place (on the lake) but be warned the town is dusty! The hotel was a welcome refuge from the relentless dust!
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Perfect Family-Owned Lodging for Leisurely Travel”
Spent a few days here after traveling from Mandalay + Bagan, and without a doubt, was the best place I've stayed in a while. Family-owned and operated, the location is excellent, being within a few minutes walking distance to everything in town, as well as the port leading into Inle Lake. Because I traveled during off-season, I was able to secure an excellent room at a fantastic price. As it was one of the larger rooms on the second floor, I also had a semi-private balcony with a table and chairs overlooking the small lane to the side of the hotel. The bathroom was a bit strange, in that the room was huge (relative to the overall size of the suite) and it included a bathtub that had a shower head positioned in a way that the water would splash everywhere when trying to take a regular shower. More quirky than bothersome. Fresh, made-to-order breakfast made everyday with fresh fruit (quite a lot!) served on the side. The staff (especially the daughter of the owner) were so incredibly helpful during my stay: booking my day trip boat ride around the Lake, helping me plan a bicycle tour around the area the day after, and finally getting me on a last minute morning bus back to Mandalay to catch my flight back home. They even fixed my flip flop sandal after the rubber tore! So incredibly amazed/impressed at how earnest and friendly they all were and, suffice it to say, the next time I travel to Inle Lake, I am definitely booking a room here again. Such a nice place.
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wonderful hotel!”
The staff is very friendly and helpful, also they organized anything we needed, including a boat for the next morning, taxi to the airport, etc.. The room has beautiful furnishings and the whole hotel is full of art. Everything about our stay at the Golden Empress was pleasant and easy. The bathroom could be a little more updated, but there was no problem. We loved our stay at the Golden Empress Hotel!
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Home away Home”
Had a blast during my stay at Golden Empress Hotel. The location is a walking distance from where the JJ Express Bus drop the passengers off. The hotel staff were doing beyond the expectations. The room was clean. The breakfast was too much for our standard with plenty of fresh fruit. The hotel is also not too far from where you get into the boat trip and also a walking distance to the night market where you can get good meals.
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Gorgeous hotel, excellent staff, perfect location”
I had a wonderful time and will recommend this hotel to others. I arrived very early on the overnight bus without having warned the hotel. They took great care of me and let me check in as soon as my room was available. I cannot emphasise how lovely and helpful the staff are. The hotel is decorated in burmese style with carved wood, beautiful gold ornaments and a gorgeous lilac exterior. Breakfast is delicious! The staff would bring us a pot of tea if they saw us reading in the reception area, very attentive. This is a great location in the beautiful town of Nyaungshwe. Golden Empress is one of my favourite hotels :)
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A great stay in Inle!”
I would truly recommend a stay with Golden Empress Hotel. Our room was really spacious and comfy. The breakfast was awesome! There is a roof where you can go to chill and in the morning, you can see monks walking by to collect alms. The staff really went an extra mile by offering us a shower (after we checked out, while waiting for the bus to Bagan) knowing we were all sweaty and sticky from a long day out in the sun. Thank you for the great stay!
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Great hotel, excellent value”
This is a small, charming hotel that is a nice alternative to the high rise hotels that are cropping up in Nyaung Shwe. The staff are especially friendly and helpful, for example in booking a boat tour, winery tour, taxi service, etc. Breakfast is excellent, with delicious thin pancakes available as well as omelets etc. The upper rooms on the street are especially nice in terms of light and airiness, although a bit noisy during the day and early morning. But the staff was right - things get very quiet at night.
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Really feel at home here.”
We had a very enjoyable and relaxed 3 days here, and are returning for another night after 3 days on Inle Lake itself. This is not a boring, large modern hotel. The authentic interior is filled with the owner's collection of antiques, artworks and collectables. There are several good restaurants close to this small hotel. Kyaw and his staff are all really friendly and helpful. He arranged a boat driver for our time on Inle Lake and we couldn't have had a better experience- thanks! We would definitely recommend this hotel.
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Perfect!”
I few blocks from the bus station (not really a bus station, but a bus stop) in Nyaung shwe. Room and bed was quite big for me. Staffs were friendly and very helpful. They even allowed me to have a shower after my boat tour in Inle. Recommended!
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Lovely Guesthouse”
We really enjoyed our stay at Golden Empress. It was the nicest place we stayed at during our trip to Myanmar. The hotel manager was very nice and the staff was friendly as well. The room was spotless and the bathroom was quite large & modern. The breakfast was the best we had in Myanmar and we enjoyed the rooftop balcony as well.
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Lovely hotel”
Pretty hotel in Nyaung Shwe and we had a pleasant stay in the family room for 4 people. Excellent location too with a few mins bicycle to the night market/ pagoda. Love the little terrace. We wish that we could stay for a few more days. Wifi is non-existent though during our stay.
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Nice hotel with amazing staff ”
The Golden Empress is a really nice hotel with large and very clean rooms and really good choice of freshly cooked breakfasts; however, the main plus point for us was the staff , they where extremely helpful and made our stay one of the best we have had in Myanmar.
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Exceptional”
We took a night bus from Yangon, so we arrived Golden Empress Hotel at about 6am. The host prepared us one empty room to take a rest, we really appreciated it!
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A FABULOUS STAY”
One of my best hotels of my trip ,staff were so attentive,friendly and helpful with any request for help .Reception especially are amazing and sorted a great 10 day trip for me ,it was an experience i wouldnt have missed ,great breakfasts ,doubt i will be back but wouldnt dream of staying anywhere else ,THANK YOU Golden Empress.
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Nice place to stay”
The hotel is located near the waterway that leads to Inle Lake. All services like boat hiring, lake tour, transportation, flight tickets can all be arranged by the hotel staff. My Superior room was large and nice, but there is no air conditioner; it is alright since the weather at night is cool, yet it might be a little stuffy during the day. The breakfast is really good too.
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Nice wooden hotel”
(+) ask Mr. Jo Kay (hope the spelling is correct) for advice on day trips on Inle lake and around. He gave us very good tips and suggestions, thank you! (+) the hotel is conveniently located in town centre, close to many restaurants and ferry. (+) rooms are cosy, all wood, preciously decorated with Burmese handicraft , lacquerware , forniture. (+) good breakfast Some rooms can be darker, and the bathroom is bare basic, but generally more than ok.
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Great place to start discovering Myanmar”
My girlfriend and I stayed here for 2 nights before we headed down to Inle Lake. The property is old but well maintained and we were each able to have our own room with large patio. They have a great breakfast (included) and were so helpful with our other requests (directions, things to see, getting a tuk tuk). Both the manager and the girls working there had good english and were happy to help with every detail of our stay. It was within walking distance to the market, restaurants/bars and river.
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