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Pyin Oo Lwinæ Sights19 Family Restaurant..................................B21 All Saints' Church .................................. A3 20 Feel ..........................................................B42 Candacraig Hotel................................... D4 21 Golden Triangle Café .............................A23 Chan Tak ................................................ D3 22 Sain Mya Ayar.........................................C24 Former Croxton Hotel........................... C4 23 Woodland................................................C45 Maha Aung Mye Bon TharPagoda................................................. B3 ûüDrinking6 Number 4 High School.......................... D2 24 Golden Lion.............................................A27 Purcell Tower......................................... B2 25 Win Thu Zar ............................................B28 Seventh Day AdventistChurch................................................. D2 þ Shopping9 Shwezigone Paya .................................. C2 26 Central Market .......................................B210 Survey Training Centre......................... C3 27 Liqueur Corner .......................................B228 Pacific World Curio ................................A2ÿ Sleeping11 Aureum Governor's House ................... A3 ï Transport12 Bravo Hotel ............................................ B2 29 Bike Shop................................................A213 Dahlia Motel ........................................... C4 30 Gandamar Land14 Golden Dream Hotel.............................. A2 Handicrafts ..........................................B215 Grace Hotel 1.......................................... A3 31 Pickup to Mandalay................................ B116 Royal Parkview Hotel ............................ C4 32 Pick-ups to Mandalay ............................A317 Tiger Hotel.............................................. B4 33 Share-Taxi Stand ...................................B2Soe Moe Aung .............................. (see 33)ú Eating Win Yadana................................... (see 33)18 Club Terrace .......................................... A4ingly precise recreation of the former Britishgovernor’s mansion is a considerable achievement.However, only five suites are withinthe main half-timbered mansion, with theremaining accommodation being in stylishbut modern bungalows at the bottom of theextensive grounds (electric buggy links).GARDENS AREARoyal Parkview Hotel HOTEL $$(%22641; royalparkview107@gmail.com; 107 LanthayaSt; standard s/d/tr $30/35/50, deluxe s/d $40/45;aW) Still one of Pyin’s most characterful midrangeoptions, there’s neither royalty nor parkviews here, but long ceiling drapes create afashionable edge to the restaurant and thecomplex is surrounded by trees and handkerchiefsof meticulously nurtured lawn. Roomsvary considerably in style and standard but allare attractive, most have terrace seating andthe best deluxe ones have stone-clad showers,gift-wrapped curtains and miniature private‘gardens’.Win Unity HOTEL $$(%23079, 8 Nandar Rd; s/d/tr from $40/45/50;aiW) Brand new in 2010, this semi-smartvilla-hotel has sparkling clean rooms withmatching softwood furniture, air-conditioningin superior rooms (add $5) and bathtubsin deluxe (add $12). It’s just north of KandawgyiLake but with no views. Around thecorner, the upmarket Pyin Oo Lwin Hotel(s) is nearing completion.Kandawgyi Hill Resort HOTEL $$$(%21839; Nandar Rd; d/tr $65/80) Five of the15 rooms are within a 1921 British-era housewhose lounge is disappointingly plain butwhose key asset is a delightful terrace andsitting deck commanding a large sweep ofgarden leading down to the lakefront road.The rest are well-spaced, well-appointedbungalows with wicker chairs on the terrace.It’s one of very few hotels to have heating(important in January) and residents getfree entry to the botanical gardens (both areTay Za owned), saving $10 on a double room.Grace Hotel 1 GUESTHOUSE $(%21230; 114A Nan Myaing Rd; s/d/tr $12/24/36)The major attraction here is the lovely gardenwith plenty of space to sun yourself, albeiton ageing, uncushioned loungers. Therooms aren’t sophisticated but they’re largewith high ceilings and are good value forsingle travellers. Bicycles/motorbikes areavailable for rent for K3000/8000 per day.253MANDALAY NORTHERN MYANMAR TO LASHIO SLEEPINGPYIN OO LWIN