The Link Yangon Boutique Hotel

The Link Yangon Boutique Hotel is a boutique property on New University Avenue Road in Bahan Township, Yangon, in the leafy University Avenue area near Inya Lake and the diplomatic quarter. The neighbourhood is one of the city's more residential and tree-lined districts, home to embassies, university buildings and the lakeside house of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's former residence area, and it is noticeably quieter than the downtown grid. Inya Lake's promenade and parks are a short distance away, and Myanmar Plaza and the Kaba Aye Pagoda are a brief taxi ride. As a boutique hotel, it is smaller and more intimate than the large chain properties, with a design-led character and a garden setting that fits the surrounding district. Room types are Standard Room and Deluxe Room, priced at about US$50-90 per night (roughly 215,000-387,000 MMK), which is affordable for the boutique category. Amenities include free Wi-Fi, an on-site restaurant and a garden. There is no listed pool, so the emphasis is on quiet comfort rather than resort facilities. The restaurant serves breakfast and meals for guests, and the neighbourhood has cafes and restaurants along University Avenue and around the lake that suit evening outings. Service is personal in the way small hotels tend to be, with staff able to help with taxis, tours and onward travel. The hotel suits couples, solo travellers and visitors with business at embassies, universities or organisations in the Bahan area. The downside is that the colonial downtown and Shwedagon require a taxi ride, and traffic can add time. With a rating of 4.1, the hotel offers a calm, characterful base in northern Yangon in Myanmar.