The Strand

A distinguished member of Design Hotels TM, The Strand opened in 1901, on Strand Road, Rangoon, at the time one of British India's largest and most prized cities.[more]

A distinguished member of Design Hotels TM, The Strand opened in 1901, on Strand Road, Rangoon, at the time one of British India's largest and most prized cities. It was built by British entrepreneur John Darwood and acquired by the Sarkies brothers, who collected more than a few of Southeast Asia's grand colonial hotels including Raffles Hotel in Singapore, Eastern and Oriental Hotel in Penang, Malaysia and Hotel Majapahit in Surabaya, Indonesia. The Strand has long been recognized as a national landmark, a model of auspicious, colonial repose, from its colonnaded exterior to the marble-floored lobby lounge, from the rattan furniture to the chandeliers and the black-lacquered ceiling fans in The Strand Cafe.

The hotel's 32 spacious suites, including 8 Superior Suites, 23 Deluxe Suites and The Strand Suite, are located on the hotel's two upper floors and serviced by a team of butlers, 24-hour a day. The Strand Suite is nearly 200 square meters in size. It features a canopied, four-poster bed in a room with a separate entranceway to a small study and desk. There's also a comfortable living room, a dining room with attached butler's pantry, a large marble bathroom, a separate guest bathroom and a sunroom overlooking the Yangon River. Each deluxe and superior suite is finished with high ceilings and teakwood floors, a king-size bed or twin double beds, a separate sitting area and a spacious bathroom. All are decorated with local art and antiques and fitted with air conditioning, a ceiling fan, satellite TV hidden away in a Edwardian cabinet and a personal safe. Fresh-cut flowers, from white orchids and jasmine petals to yellow ginger, brighten the rooms.
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