Hilton Mandalay

The hotel needs a drastic upgrade: carpets are old and smelly, old and noisy air conditioners cannot keep up with the heat, room toiled was not working well, elevators worked randomly, fumigation was done outside while people were enjoying the pool and everywhere in the hotel (restaurant, washrooms, lobby, ) one sees these air freshners put there to cover up the bad, if not almost moldy, smell. I stayed there last year and it was never that bad. Things deteriorated 100% since last year, Renovations are taking place, but this is taking way too much time. The only redemptive thing is the quality and niceness of the staff. In fact, one feels very bad for them, as clearly Hilton has let them down. I will not return there even when the place is upgraded. I also stayed at the Hilton in NPT, which was so much better. However, because of the bad state of the Hilton in Mandalay, my next trip will see me staying in Accor hotels throughout Myanmar.

Air conditioning was inadequate in breakfast area and room. Otherwise the stay was excellent and location was extremely good.

The hotel lobby is just beautiful, and the hotel has a very jazzy age feel mixed in with traditional features. The hotel itself is very lovely, however the rooms are a little run down, thers no shower option, only bathtub which is inconvenient, it is is a little dated. The windows don't open in the rooms which can leave you with a suffering with cabin fever., and im not quite convinced that the air con does work accurately The cleanliness does lack a little in areas such as the showehead.. and also the wndows looking out in the city are quire dirty, but i do think its more of a renovation issue,,, I didnt have a great nights sleep, there was a lot of noise from the water fountain at the entrance of the hotel even tho i was on the top floor, and also noise from the traffic outside and the whole hotel is lit from the outside, which does light up the room even with the curtains shut. On the positive side, it is probably one of the better hotels in Mandalay and the pool area is lovely. I think with more work done to the rooms this would be a great stay... I would say with Mandalay hill just a stones throw away, it would be great if the hotel had a shuttle bus service as it would going around much easier.