The Strand Hotel Yangon begins a new chapter with Dusit Collection
Open since 1901 on the banks of the Yangon River, Myanmar’s grandest heritage hotel is now welcoming guests under Dusit’s management.
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One of Asia’s great heritage hotels has a new steward. The Strand Hotel Yangon, the landmark on Strand Road beside the Yangon River, has joined Dusit Collection and is now welcoming guests under the management of Dusit Hotels and Resorts, the hotel arm of Thailand’s Dusit International.
The Strand opened in 1901 and was later acquired by the Sarkies brothers, the hoteliers also behind Raffles in Singapore and the Eastern and Oriental in Penang. It was the first hotel in Myanmar to receive a commemorative blue plaque from the Yangon Heritage Trust, and its three storey Victorian building, with high ceilings, teak floors and marble detailing, has been restored with local artisans to keep much of its original character.
The hotel has 32 suites, from the 55 square metre Junior Suite to the 200 square metre Strand Suite, with its four poster bed and a private dining room for up to eight. Every suite comes with 24 hour butler service.
A table with a past
Dining has always been central to The Strand. The Strand Café serves Burmese and international dishes alongside the hotel’s celebrated high tea, while Sarkies Bar, a historic setting once graced by Noël Coward, Rudyard Kipling and Orson Welles, pours cocktails and single malts. The Strand Restaurant, a Burmese fine dining room built around local ingredients, is due to open later this year.
There is also an outdoor pool, a spa and fitness facilities, and guests can try experiences from an introduction to traditional music with a local master musician to floral workshops and cooking sessions with the hotel’s chef.
Dusit has opened a second Yangon hotel alongside it, ASAI Yangon Sule, an 85 room lifestyle hotel in the heart of downtown. Opening rates at The Strand start from USD 95++ a night, including daily breakfast and a three course set dinner for two at The Strand Café.
