Region · Myanmar
Where to stay in Shan State
This guide covers 5 destinations in Shan State, a first-level administrative division of Myanmar, with 36 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Taunggyi, Lashio and Kengtung. Across its destinations, November to February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Lashio Airport (LSH).
- Destinations in this guide
- 5
- Places to stay
- 36
- Comfortable in the most places
- November to February
- Main airport
- LSHLashio Airport
- Currency
- MMKkyat
- Time zone
- Asia/Yangon
Destinations
Destinations in Shan State
Every destination in this guide in Shan State, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
Where to stay
Hotels in Shan State
36 hotels in Shan State recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Aquarius Inn | Taunggyi | |
| Aung Mingalar Hotel | Taunggyi | |
| Aureum Palace Hotel & Resort Inle | Taunggyi | |
| Gold Star Hotel | Taunggyi | |
| Golden Empress Hotel | Taunggyi | |
| Golden Guest Hotel | Hsipaw | |
| Gypsy Inn | Taunggyi | |
| Hotel Lily The Home | Hsipaw | |
| Hotel Maine Li | Taunggyi | |
| Hotel Remember Inn | Taunggyi | |
| Hotel Thipaw | Hsipaw | |
| Immana Grand Inle | Taunggyi | |
| Immana Grand Inle Hotel | Taunggyi | |
| Inlay Palace Hotel | Taunggyi | |
| Inle Cottage Boutique Hotel | Taunggyi | |
| Inle Resort and Spa | Taunggyi | 2003 |
| Joy Hotel | Taunggyi | |
| La Maison Birmane Boutique Hotel | Taunggyi | |
| La Residence | Hsipaw | |
| Lady Princess Hotel | Taunggyi | |
| Lady Princess Motel 2 | Taunggyi | |
| May Guest House | Taunggyi | |
| Mingalar Inn | Taunggyi | |
| Mother's Home Hotel | Taunggyi | |
| Mount Inle Hotel & Resorts | Taunggyi | |
| Nanda Wunn Hotel | Taunggyi | |
| Paradise Hotel Nyaung Shwe | Taunggyi | |
| Pristine Lotus Spa Resort Inle | Taunggyi | |
| Royal Nyaung Shwe Hotel | Taunggyi | |
| Tai House Resort | Hsipaw |
When to go
Best time to visit Shan State
From the climate of 5 destinations in Shan State with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: November to February.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 of 5 | 24 °C | 8 mm |
| February | 5 of 5 | 27 °C | 6 mm |
| March | 2 of 5 | 30 °C | 11 mm |
| April | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 58 mm |
| May | 0 of 5 | 30 °C | 170 mm |
| June | 0 of 5 | 29 °C | 176 mm |
| July | 0 of 5 | 28 °C | 216 mm |
| August | 0 of 5 | 28 °C | 308 mm |
| September | 0 of 5 | 28 °C | 213 mm |
| October | 0 of 5 | 27 °C | 171 mm |
| November | 5 of 5 | 26 °C | 60 mm |
| December | 5 of 5 | 24 °C | 10 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Shan State
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Shan State name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
LSH · Lashio Airport
KET · Kengtung Airport
HEH · Heho Airport
MOG · Mong Hsat Airport
THL · Tachileik Airport
LIW · Loikaw Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Shan State, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Myanmar
Nearby
Regions near Shan State
Other regions of Myanmar with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.