INLE LAKE - Updates on Hotel Developments9-July-2004
Inle Lake, the very shallow, only 2 to 3 m deep lake, surrounded by the high plateaus and the misty Shan mountains, is 22km long, about 11 km wide and lies a comfortable 875m above sea level. It is one of the main tourist attractions within Myanmar.
The Ministry of Hotel and Tourism has 714 hotel rooms in 36 accommodation places registered for this region.
The latest addition was the Regal Hotel. It has in a total 22 rooms, 12 junior suites, 6 superior and 4 standard rooms, all with twin beds.
The number of rooms is still very small compared to other destinations as Bagan or Mandalay so any new development is welcomed within the industry.
The Golden Island Cottages are building 10 new wooden bungalows on the side towards the Nam Pan village. U Maung Ngwe, the GM of the hotel said, that they will be ready for the coming season. Additional is a new hotel supposed to be opened on the east bank of the lake in November.
The Inle Princess Resort has knocked down all their superior rooms at the end of the last season and increased the number of chalets. Now the hotel adds four more of their famous chalets for the coming season, which increase the number of chalets to 46.
The Lake View Resort will introduce an open Spa for the coming season. The hotel announced to have an open spa at one of the highest quality in a luxuriant flower garden including aromatic massages, relaxing massages, facial massage, foot reflexology, a Jacuzzi and more. In the garden area the guests are able to enjoy fresh fruit or vegetable juices and even dietetic spa menus.
Just lately the Inle Lake region has received another promotional push by the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. From 28th June to 1st July it invited tourism officials from the Association of South East Asian Nations and China, Japan, South Korea and India to the nearby capital of the Southern Shan State, Taunggyi. The meetings were held to discuss developments and investments with in the industry and to increase marketing and promotion of tourism to the South East Asian region. During this period officials visited Kakku, Kalaw and of course Inle Lake.
