Belmond Governor's Residence is a hotel in Yangon, Myanmar.[1] Wikidata describes it as “Yangon, Myanmar, the former home of British governors of Burma”. It opened in 1920. It carries the Belmond brand. It has 48 rooms on 2 floors. It stands about 4.0 km from the centre of Yangon.[3]
Overview
The Governor's Residence is a Victorian-style hotel located in Dagon Township, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), located in a teak mansion from the 1920s. It is located in the Embassy Quarter near the Shwedagon Pagoda, the National Museum, the former Foreign Ministry office compound and India House - now the official residence of the ambassador of India.
From “Belmond Governor's Residence” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1920. The building has 2 floors. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 4.0 km from the centre of Yangon. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yangon International Airport (RGN), about 12 km from the centre of Yangon.[4]
It is one of 110 hotels in and around Yangon recorded in Wikidata, 43 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 27 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is The Strand, opened in 1901. See Hotels in Yangon.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Strand Hotel — 0.0 km
- The Strand — 0.0 km, opened 1901
- Rangoon 40 Hotel — 0.2 km
- Yangon Urban Hotel — 0.3 km
- City Hotel Yangon — 0.3 km
- Rosewood Yangon — 0.4 km, opened 1927
- Pullman Yangon Centrepoint Hotel — 0.5 km, opened 1997
- Hotel K Yangon — 0.7 km
- City Star Hotel — 0.7 km
- Chan Myae Thar Guest House — 0.9 km
See also
References
- ^ Belmond Governor's Residence (Q5589483). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Belmond Governor's Residence. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-06-16.
- ^ Yangon (Q37995). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Yangon. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.