Belmond Governor's Residence
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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.
The famed British Gentlemen's Club, the Pegu Club was located nearby.
History
[edit]The elegant teak mansion was built in 1920. The two-story mansion, as its official name denotes, served as the official home of the governors of the British Crown Colony of Burma, such as Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith and Hubert Rance.[1] In 2006 the hotel became part of Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. which in 2014 changed its name to Belmond Ltd.[2] At this point the hotel changed its name to Belmond Governor's Residence.
Operations under Memories Group
After operations halted in 2021 due to the covid-19 pandemic and the following political changes in Myanmar, the Governor's Residence reopened under Memories Group - a leading Myanmar lifestyle and tourism brand - in late 2023. The property now operates under the moniker of Governor's Residence and continues offering unique dining, accommodation, and lifestyle services. [3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Belmond Governor's Residence". MYANMORE Yangon. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. to launch Belmond brand". Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ https://news.icstravelgroup.com/myanmar-governors_residence_reopens/
External links
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