Amata Garden Resort

Upon arrival we were granted an upgrade to the garden villa which is a really beautiful decorated, spacious villa. Though we only stayed 1 night , this really was a nice experience.

Seen the size of the hotel, I fear that the pool is really too small in high season. Luckily for us the occupation grade of the hotel was quite low during our stay.

The location was wonderful, looking out onto the bank of Inla Lake. The grounds at Amata are beautiful, and the staff very helpful.

The hotel menu could have been a bit more varied; and everything at the hotel is expensive (western prices), which, because you are a captive audience, so to speak, means that the cost can add up as there is nowhere else to go in the near vicinity from what we could see.

Great location with direct access to Inle lake; very clean; superb swimming with view out towards the lake - all located within beautiful gardens filled with orchids and butterflies. This particular booking was to extend our stay for a further night.

Whilst the place was beautiful and we throughly enjoyed ourselves there, the extras such as food/drinks and excursions are not cheap (we would suggest very expensive for Myanmar) and there was little opportunity that we could see (due, admittedly to the wonderfully quiet location) of seeking out alternatives. But we felt that the positives outweighed this - hence the booking of an extra night.