The last time I swung through Yangon in 2017, I stayed at an inexpensive guesthouse. It served its purpose as a place to keep my luggage during the day and a place for a hot shower before boarding an overnight bus to Bagan. This time, when planning my trip, I wanted to be closer to downtown Yangon – where all the food is! My friend suggested Hotel G.

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The Hotel G Yangon

1. Rooms and Costs info for Hotel G Yangon

There are four types of rooms at the Hotel G, which range from $75 – 135 USD. This is generally more expensive than your regular hotels or guesthouses in Myanmar. The four rooms are classified as:

• The Good Room
• The Great Room
• The Greater Room
• The Greatest Room

I stayed in the “Good Room” for 3 nights. It was $86 USD a night, which included breakfast (for a total of $259 USD).

I requested an airport transfer to the hotel, which the hotel arranged for $25 USD (for 2 people). If your flight arrives to Yangon in the middle of the night, there is an extra $5 surcharge. Personally, I like to be picked up at the airport, so I don’t have to haggle with taxi drivers after a long flight. I will warn you, however. $25 USD represents a great premium in Myanmar. In comparison, when I took a taxi back to the airport from the hotel taxi stand, it only cost 10,000 ks or $6.60 USD.

Behold – a tour of the Good Room at Hotel G Yangon.

As you can see, the room was small but quaint. The rain shower had great pressure and the water was super hot. I also had no issues with their wifi.

There was only one bad experience. I pulled down the shades in the evening, and noticed a bunch of these tiny little gnats or bugs outside the window. Like TONS. Some had come through cracks and were all over the desk area. I was on my way out to do some sunset photography, so the hotel said they would take care of it while I was gone. I think that’s some kind of euphemism for “spray the area”. And sure enough, they took care of it. And there were no more occurrences the rest of my trip, except the occasional one or two.

2. Babbet Restaurant

In the lobby of the Hotel G Yangon, is Babett Restaurant and Bar – a great combination of Burmese and western foods. I give a short introduction to Babett in my Yangon Foodie Guide. Breakfast was included in my nightly, and consists of one hot dish (either eggs, pancakes, some Burmese dishes, etc) and then a buffet of fruits, salad and different pastries and breads.

After hotel breakfast service is finished, Babett opens for brunch, popular with locals and expats alike. Having stayed at the hotel, I only ate their free breakfast, but will definitely try the brunch the next time I go back to Yangon! I also ate lunch there on the first day, and of course ate things that I can’t get in Kabul, and that I haven’t had in a long, long, long, long, long time. Roasted asparagus, and spaghetti carbonara. Amazing, and everything that I needed. At night, Babett is also a great place for a wine and a dessert after a day of sightseeing.

3. The Gym at Hotel G Yangon

The room wasn’t big enough for me to do yoga, however fear not! There is a gym on the 1st floor, which is free for hotel guests, and open 24 hours. I mostly only do yoga, so I have zero qualms about wearing flip flops to the gym, knowing that I’m going to do yoga barefoot. I think the attendants were very concerned about me potentially working out in flip flops, and kind of freaked out. After far too much explaining, they let me go to the yoga/pilates studio in my flip flops.

The other downside: the gym blasted the loudest heavy metal music, even though I was the only person there. I could hear it through my earphones, even with the door to the yoga studio closed. Absolutely unnecessary.

My apologies for not including any reviews or descriptions of gym equipment. The gym is actually a membership-fee based gym for people not staying at the hotel. It looked like there was a lot of equipment. But both times that I went to the gym, there wasn’t anyone else in there, so I can’t really comment on how good the equipment was.

Parting Thoughts on my stay at Hotel G Yangon

Yes, there were some mildly annoying parts of my stay. Those annoyances are more of a “Southeast Asia” thing, rather than actual fault of the hotel (or gym). Having lived in Southeast Asia for many years myself, these small things are kind of unavoidable sometimes. At least it was sorted out in the end.

The hotel itself was very stylish and modern, with nice amenities, which is exactly what I was looking for. The staff were very nice and extremely helpful. The location can’t be beat – within walking distance of some Yangon favorites, like Xi Yang Yang, and a quick $2 USD taxi ride to others, like Rangoon Tea House. In case you’re in the mood to stay in, Babbet is a great option on par with other Yangon favorites.

Although it’s more expensive than local guesthouses, it’s a great boutique hotel. I’d definitely stay here again! If you’d like to too, click here to make a booking!

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