I am staying at the Shangri-La Yangon every year. Check-in and baggage handling is always hassle free and fast. The renovated rooms have a bit more of a “luxury” touch than the older ones. Location is very good.. the Sule Pagoda and the Scotts Market are a few steps away.
Breakfast is excellent, wide choice but the breakfast room tends to be very full and sometimes even requires waiting time, a situation which should not occur in a hotel like the Shangri-la.
The gallery bar is a great place for happy hour and/or a gathering with friends. There are 2 TV’s which are sometimes very loud and the venue is still a “smoking area” which can be rarely found nowadays.
There is a big construction going on besides the hotel. A second tower is being built including a few floors of office space and a shopping mall. Yangon is growing fast, so no doubt that the demand for new hotel rooms will be increasing further. A good place to stay in Yangon.