To mark the launch of the new lifestyle hotel in downtown Yangon – the most recent GCP Hospitality property to debut – special opening rates are available through 31 December 2017 (subject to availability and blackout dates).
The special opening rates offer guests up to a 40% discount, and can be booked directly online at http://www.hotelgyangon.com.
The GCP Hospitality portfolio now comprises properties in Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen, Bangkok and Pattaya in Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar and San Francisco, with additional properties scheduled to open in Beijing, Perth and Seoul.
Enjoying a prime location in Yangon's lively entertainment neighbourhood, Hotel G Yangon is close to art galleries, shopping malls, various restaurants serving different cuisines like Myanmar, French and Japanese, street vendors selling flowers, fruit and vegetables, the central railway station, Bogyoke Aung San Market and the famous Shwedagon Pagoda.
At 2,500 years old and rising to a height of around 100 metres, Shwedagon Pagoda is an iconic feature of the city's skyline that can be seen for miles around and is said to contain Buddha relics. The pagoda structure is covered in gold and the upper dome is studded with over 5,000 diamonds and precious gems, with a single 76 carat diamond at the top of the stupa.
The properties carrying GCP Hospitality's Hotels G brand are lifestyle hotels with a strong design identity, efficient guest services and lively restaurants and bars that are popular with locals and travellers. They offer elements of design, culture and entertainment in a genuine accommodation experience.
As such, Hotel G Yangon is positioned toward the modern, savvy and design conscious traveller to Myanmar whether they are on business or holiday. GCP Hospitality describes the downtown Yangon hotel as a “vibrant lifestyle hotel, design inspired with a subtle urban accent equalling understated glamour and in-vogue atmosphere”.
Ranging in size from 15 sqm to 30 sqm, the downtown Yangon hotel rooms are in a choice of four categories labelled Good, Great, Greater and Greatest. Combining optimum comfort with modern technology in a stimulating decor of wood tones and vivid colours, the rooms are well appointed with the likes of an LED Smart TV, Handy Phone with free local & international calls and data while roaming in Yangon, Bluetooth stereo alarm, complimentary Wi-Fi, E-reader application with access to over 6,000 magazines and newspapers, safe and coffee-tea making facilities.
In terms of property facilities, guests staying at Hotel G Yangon have the use of a 550 sqm fitness centre with state-of-the-art equipment including treadmills, free weights and mat areas and also a Pilates/Yoga/Zumba studio, G Shop with branded souvenirs and local items, communal area serving as a place to gather and mingle and the signature Babett Eatery & Bar.
Babett Eatery & Bar is the hotel's lively eating, drinking and socializing is operated by the same team that opened Scarlett, 25 Degrees, and Ginett restaurants and bars. Serving a seasonal new Western cuisine inspired by Californian traditions, the venue is open throughout the day from breakfast and brunch to evening cocktails and wines.
Martin Wynn
