The view from our very comfortable room was superb. The staff were amazing, keeping our fire stoked all night through a trapdoor at the back. Best of all they do not allow motorized boats within 1km of the resort to ensure peace and quiet for the guests. We loved it.

i am writing this review from my balcony overlooking the mountains. The place is stunning, you completely forget the mosquitoes and just give yourself over to the place. We did a days trekking thought the villages at the back and up though the hills with lunch in a local village. We met nothing but smiles and hospitality through the entire day. The food at the hotel is excellent and as my fellow travelers has described the views and sunset are hard to beat anywhere in the world.

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We spent 5 nights here at the end of a trip to Myanmar, with a view to seeing the sights but also relaxing and doing nothing.
We had a chalet with lake view, facing west for the sunsets. All the chalets looked to be very similar and even the ones with a view on the internal gardens/lake looked nice. The only ones I would avoid are those which face north, unless you are there when it's really hot and want only shade.
The overall style is 'rustic chic'. Large wooden chalets, with bamboo faced walls and wooden furniture. They are cool and shady - great when it's hotter, but boy was it cool in the mornings and night. But the staff made up a fire in the fireplace each evening when we were at dinner, and the room was cosy when we got back. They also had fires and braziers in the restaurant. The only thing that didn't get warm was the bathroom in the chalet we had. We also had an outdoor shower, which we ended up using because really it wasn't any colder than the indoor one and it was more fun! Big enough for two, or three or four, as well.
The restaurant and bar were absolutely beautiful with painted walls, sculptures, light fittings made of Shan mulberry paper and all sorts of interesting things. We only went into the bar on our last evening and wished we had used it more.
We were on half board and were offered a range of set menus rather than a la carte. We worked our way through them: all a bit similar - soup, rice, curry, salad, veg, with fruit and some sort of cake. Pretty standard Burmese stuff, we thought. On our last evening, the chef came out and asked if we would like some substitutions, as she knew we had had the same set menu before on an earlier evening, which was a nice touch. And she also gave us dessert from the a la carte. The chocolate fondant was fantastic.
The only downside of this hotel compared with others on the lake is it's location , which is pretty much at the north-east shore, on a slight backwater, ie at least 40 mins by boat from the main attractions like the markets, Indein, Phaun Daw Oo pagoda etc. Some hotels are closer but then they are on the main lake with all the boat noise. And the boats are noisy! We didn't mind the location because we only went out on the boat 2 out of 5 days. It is also interesting to walk along the road near the hotel, to see what's going on. You can cycle to Nyaung Shwe in about half an hour on one of the rented bikes.
I had a massage in the spa, $50 for 90 mins, which was amazing value and really good. The masseuse asked if I would like medium or strong pressure. I opted for medium which was what I would call strong, bordering on intolerable. Goodness only knows what strong pressure would be like! So be warned: they look petite and gentle, but those masseuses have amazing hands!

From the moment the motor turned off on the little boat bringing us to Princess, I felt as if I were in paradise. This is a beautiful place, with so much attention to every detail of your stay, you feel like a princess yourself. What is even more special is that the owners are kind and support the local community by hiring and training local workers, providing housing, child care, etc. They give a large percentage of their income to local orphanages, schools, and monasteries. They are absolutely wonderful people who want to share all the beauty of Myanmar with their guests. It is worth every penny to stay at this wonderful place.