Mansion Hostel Mandalay - MM

Bed bugs! Confirmed bed bugs in three rooms. When we found them in our first room, they moved us to another (also with bed bugs) and put new guests into our old room. Clearly they aren’t doing anything about the problem considering they are continuing to put people into infected beds. Blood spots on the sheets and walls from previous bites. Many, many mosquitos. Dirty place. Toilet paper shortage.

Bed Bugs or something somilar. I was not bitten but they are crawling around. The shower situation is annoying: the shower is too close to the toilet and everytime everything is wet at any time. But it's cheap and the staff is very nice and helpful. Ok for one night

Where do I start... Every solution was "we'll move you to another room" and they don't sort out the problem. Our first room had a terrible chemical in it which caused us ALL to suffer from nose burns, eyes burns and throat burns. This was within 20 seconds of being in there. Immediately, I said I couldn't breathe so we got another room, but the a/c didn't work. We got moved to a 3rd room and again the a/c didn't work. Finally the 4th room was ok. I also thought it was a huge rip off for a private room with shared bathroom (I actually assumed we had our own private bathroom because of the price $32). The view was nice on the top floor and the beds were nice too. Hosts and staff are pleasant.

Best hostel ever! Clean beds, real blankets, comfi mattress. Privacy due to curtains and box beds. Staff is very friendly. Breakfast included on terasse with great view. I didn't want to leave!

Like ?? . Warm shower ? . Spacious and cozy bed - Confortable enough matress, good power socket, hangers at the end of the bed, good light, space at the end of the bed (to put our stuff if we want) and it comes with curtain for privacy ? . Ok Breakfast ? - Consisting of noodles, 1 fried egg, 2 slices of watermelon and 2 slices of bread (with jam and butter on the side); I had orange juice but I believe I could also have tea or coffee if I wanted it. . 4 Bed Female Room - Has a mirror, is spacious enough for my belongings and also has big locker underneath the bed for storage; . Staff - Seems nice and they speak english at a good level; Water refiller (so bring your own bottle) ? Rooftop Balcony - Seems to have nice atmosphere (not sure how is it at night time though); Dislike ?? Mosquitos - A lot of mosquitos in the bathrooms and halls. I haven't seen one in the room yet... but I think is sheer luck. (Update, yes I have) They have mosquito nets in the windows, but it seems they are not serving its purpose; No air con - to keep mosquitos away; Room doors are not locked - They don't give us a key to the room, only to the locker, which means at anytime, anyone can enter the room. Twice, in two days, I had two guys coming in thinking this was their room, when in fact, they were in the wrong floor. It can get confusing and does not feel safe enough because anyone can simply enter at anytime; Dead Bedbug in my bed - I wasn't bitten at night, so I am not sure if it was one off and where he came from... or how did he died ☠️ anyway, it wasn't pleasent to see... ; Bathrooms and showers - Not clean enough, they should do it more often; They also don't provide any shampoo or shower gel; They also only have 3 cubicles for the whole floor, so toilet and shower are not separate from each other, which I would prefer if they were separate as a matter of convinience for guests. Hairdryer - I think they have hairdryers, however they are not on the bathrooms so I think in order to use it, we need to ask staff, so I have not bothered with it so far;

Great hostel! Stylish interior, clean rooms and bathrooms, friendly and amazingly helpful staff with great proficiency in English. Breakfast at the rooftop, usually some egg, noodles, potatoes, fresh coffee & tea and watermelon. Went on a day trip super early one day and they even made me breakfast for takeaway. Only thing that’s a little annoying is that there is no bin in the bathroom, only in the toilets and that the toilets get splashed by the shower.

First things first. Staff is AMAZING! The room is very comfy, spacious, blackout curtains, mattress is a proper mattress not like the thin ones you usually see. The female dorm room I stayed at had really good a/c and it's not like some places that limit a/c use during the day. This place has a water station for you to refill your bottles (always a plus). Breakfast had eggs, fruits, toast and a rotation of some local dish and you have it on the rooftop which has a beautiful view of the palace. This place is well worth the price. It baffles me when some guests complain about the little things. Go stay at a 5 star hotel if you're expecting so much. I highly recommend and I will surely be back because the staff is EXTREMELY accommodating (cannot stress that enough), they make you feel so welcomed and at home!

Complimentary breakfast cooked by staff was filling and delicious is served from 7am to 9.30am at the rooftop. View from the rooftop is beautiful as you can have breakfast while enjoying the morning sunshine. The rooftop bar is simply a fridge of drinks you can help yourself to and pay later when you check out. Good to put on mosquito repellent as there may be more at night. Dorms bed are good. Pillows and linings are clean. As it's situated beside the street, it can be slightly noisy for light sleepers. Toilets can be improved on as they're clean but old. The staff themselves are friendly and polite, willing to answer any questions you have on tours, rentals, and etc. The hostel sells local business charities by selling their shops and having a box in which you can place others you want to donate to the local orphanage.