Genesis Motel
Genesis Motel provides a range services and amenities to help make your stay more comfortable. Never be out of touch with your contacts, with free Wi-Fi offered throughout your stay. If you need a ride from or to the airport, the motel can arrange it before your check-in date. Taxi and car hire services provided by the motel make it easy to plan your day trips, sightseeing, and more around Kalaw.
If you plan to arrive by car, you'll appreciate the motel's free parking, right on-site. The motel provides front desk services such as concierge service and luggage storage for guests' convenience. If you need, the ticket service can even help you book tickets and reservations at all the best shows and programs nearby. Staying for a long time, or just need clean clothes? At the motel, your favorite travel outfits will be kept clean and available with laundry service provided on-site.
For lazy days and nights, in-room conveniences like daily housekeeping let you make the most of your room. Smoking is limited to designated areas only, for the health and well-being of all guests and staff.
Feel right at home during your stay at Genesis Motel. Some rooms are equipped with linen service and blackout curtains for your convenience. Some rooms at Genesis Motel include special design features like a separate living room. The motel also offers a refrigerator, bottled water and instant tea in some rooms for when you feel like it is needed.
It's good to know that toiletries and towels are provided in some guest bathrooms.
Dining and things to do
Nothing starts a morning better than a delicious free breakfast, which you'll always enjoy at Genesis Motel. If you don't feel like going out to eat, you can always opt for the delicious dining options at the motel.
Reasons to stay here
Rooms don't get much cheaper than here, being less than 95% of the city's accommodation.
This motel scores higher than 84% of the city's accommodations for cleanliness.
This accommodation is highly rated for its staff and service, beating 91% of competition within the city.
Amazing little place. ”
Wow. This may be a 1 star hotel. But when it comes to service and cleanliness this is a 5 star hotel. Our host Cindy (who spoke amazing English due to a former job as a flight attendant) was helpful, smiling and welcoming from the second we came through the door. The place is new, and therefore very clean. And WHAT a bed! So soft it should come with a "good dreams guarantee". The breakfast was also very, very good. Can highly recommend her pancakes. She even made smoothies and there was fresh fruit. Right in front of the hotel is the well-reviewed "7 Sisters" restaurant and it was so good we ate all our meals there. Cindys mother is one of the sisters, so if the restaurant is full, no problem, they bring it to the hotel. Kalaw is small so it was a 5-6 minute walk to "downtown". We may not come back to Kalaw again, but if we did, we would stay here.
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Hi Peter, Thanks much for your great review and highly recommendation. Happy to hear that you like our places and hope to meet you again. Regards, Phyu
Nice gem in Kalaw!”
This is a new motel in Kalaw and we had a lovely stay there. The owners went out of their way to help my husband who had a small wound that needed tending to. The beds are fantastic, we were so comfortable that we slept through our alarms the first day! Breakfast is stellar and delicious and the patio is like a little oasis in the small town. We ate dinner at 7 Sisters just in front of the hotel which is also family owned and it was stellar. On our last afternoon PyuPyu (owner and our hostess) even prepared coffee and snacks for us on the 2nd floor deck where we relaxed and watch the sunset. We would highly recommend this place.
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Dear Mairin, Thank you for your positive review and appreciation. Glad to hear that you had a great time in our motel. That's our pleasure to help you. Thanks again for your recommendation. Hope to see you again. Regards, Phyu
Very nice and comfortable hotel well located”
Very nice and convenient place, small room but very comfortable, with hitter, clean, well located, great breakfast, wonderful staff. I would definitely recommend it and for sure I will go back to Genesis when I go back to Kalaw.
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Thanks much for your detailed review and recommendation. Glad to hear you will come back again and hope that time.
Exceptional”
The staff here is lovely, so welcoming and helpful. My room was small, but clean. And breakfast was not a buffet, but freshly made, including a fresh fruit smoothie. I would definitely stay here again. Thank you Genesis Motel staff.
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Best hotel in Myanmar ! ”
Genesis hotel is clean and very confortable rooms. The staff is so welcoming you feel home. They keep our breakfast until noon instead of 9am ! Cindy is perfect english speaking and will help you in anything you would need. Also good and fast laundry service. The hotel is situated just at the back of seven sisters, a really good restaurant. Do not hesitate to book a night in Genesis !
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Nice stay in Kalaw”
We had a 2 day pleasant stay in the Genesis Motel. Room wasn't very large and the bathroom wasn't on the same floor, but it was fine. The breakfast was nice and location was pretty good. Wonderful building and nice owner.
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Happy to hear that you had a pleasant time in our motel. We renovated our house and run as a motel that's why some rooms couldn't be attached bathroom. Thanks much for your understanding and the great review. Hope to see you!
Family runned guest house”
The guest house is an old wooden colonial house - very beautiful. The room was clean and the breakfast great (fresh strawberry milk with pancakes). But the best was Cindy, the owner, who took really care of her guests and was willing to talk about her life in Kalaw in a very good English!
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Excellent accomodation in kalaw with super breakfast”
New accomodation in Kalaw, and it was super! It's not the cheapest choice, but it was worth every dollar. The bedsheets felt really new, and the room was clean and had a warm shower. And the breakfast was the best we ever had in myanmar! Would recommend it!
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Thank you for your supported review and highly recommendation. Hope to see you again.
Absolutely fantastic!!!”
By far one of the best stay I've had in Myanmar! Great place w/ incredible hostess that prepares your breakfast! Talks with you and gives you all the information you need!!! Can't wait to tell all I meet who are heading to Kalaw and look forward to returns no next year!!!!!!!!
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Hi Matthew, Thanks much for your amazing review and we also look forward to see you. Regards, Phyu
Friendly staff and good breakfast”
Staffs are friendly, room is small but enough for one woman to stay. In Kalaw, it gets so cold in early morning and night in Dec. and Jan, so it was good that they had a heater. For breakfast, I recommend honey pancakes and fresh juice.
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Comfortable pre-trek stay”
Genesis is more like a bed and breakfast than a motel- we were welcomed after a bus from Bagan with cold drinks and a cold towel, and breakfast was made for us prior to departing on our trek the following morning- the chocolate pancakes were delicious! Close to the Main Street and trekking offices. Enjoyed our night here.
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Happy to hear that you like our motel and the breakfast. Thank you for your review and hope to see you again.
Brand new hotel so everything is prefect”
New hotel so no reviews yet but we took the gamble and booked anyway. Best decision we have made. There is nothing I can fault. The service from the staff was exceptional and they couldn't do enough for you. The room was good and clean. The Facilities are good with a couple of areas to watch tv which had movie channels. This was absolutely prefect for us a I was feeling ill and needed to just chill out and recover. They brought us many snacks and plenty of green tea. There is an onsite restaurant which serves very good food. I really felt like I was staying with family and enjoyed the whole experience. Only Booked one night but ended up staying 3. One last thing to mention is the breakfast which was an option of pancakes or omelette. We only had pancakes but they were so tasty.
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Dear Rachel, Thanks much for your fully score review and happy to hear that you get a nice experience during your stay. Hope to see you again. Regards, Phyu
Rather Expensive for 1 night stay”
The place was difficult to find from the main road, as we came from near town where the night bus dropped us off. We had to look for a side lane to the back of the motel entrance and there wasn't any signs to lead us to the hotel. Pros: (1) Place is generally clean and the rooms are functional with a small bar fridge w/o aircon, as the Kalaw district weather is already cold outside (2) Staff is generally friendly and the young lady owner Phyu, was able to communicate very well in English. Cons: (1) Location is hard to find (as mentioned above) (2) Paid 1/2 day more for early check-in at 4am with breakfast, but they only made simple bread and toast for this breakfast (3) Breakfast was a disappointment after reading all the rave reviews about their home-made banana pancakes which was tasted normal. (4) They actually provide options for local Myanmar breakfast, but will not offer unless you asked in advanced (5) Toilet floor trap slow in drainage and floor flooded easily during baths
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Sorry for your some inconveniences. Now we updated the sign at the entrance of the street so thank you for your advice. For the breakfast, at that morning I told all the options and made toast as per your room mate's choice when you are still upstairs. Anyhow, sorry again our pancake also didn't meet your expectation so we will try more in the future. Thanks!
Best hotel in Kalaw! ”
I arrived at 4am and the lady (didn't know she was the owner at the time) kindly and graciously checked me in. The room was spacious, very clean, and very cozy! Shower had good pressure and very hot water. Like many other reviews, I agree on the breakfast; it's the best breakfast I've had in Myanmar. The pancakes are DELICIOUS and the freshly squeezed orange juice is to die for! I had the chance to talk with the owner, a lovely young lady, who told me about her family and the history of the hotel. Very lovely! Thank you very much for everything! -- Stephany
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Dear Stephany, Thank you so much for your supported words and glad to hear you like our place and the breakfast. Nice talking with you at the moment. Hope to meet you again. Regards, Phyu
Excellent”
We had a great stay at Genesis. As a former air hostess the owner knows what service is and can help you with anything in impeccable English.
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Very good”
clean, close to Kalaw, helpful staff, owner speak english. It was a nice place to stay.
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Nice Services ”
Warmly welcomed with fresh breakfast in cozy areas. They really focus in services and made customers feel likes home. The owner can speak English very well and good manners. Her family business “7 Sisters” restaurant is next to the motel (highly recommended).
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Glad to hear that you like our motel and thank you so much for your recommendation. Hope to see you again.
Exceptional”
Great new hotel. room was very comfy and clean. we did not see any other guests during our stay. breakfast was very good and staff were nice and polite. Unfortunately we got to the hotel at 3.30 am by bus and the hotel's door was closed. We returned at 6am and we had to pay half a day extra to check in into another room as our room was being used and had to be cleaned. We eventually moved to our room. It is probably fair however be aware in case you're planning to arrive early by bus from Mandalay.
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Thank you so much for your positive review even you met inconvenience. Sorry for the closing door and we will take care in the future. Hope to see you again.
Best breakfast!”
We rocked up at 4am on a nightbus having only booked the next night. They were more than happy to accommodate us with no notice and charged us half price for breakfast and to stay. The bed was really comfortable and the breakfast was awesome....double layered pancakes with banana and honey...yum! We also used their laundry service, with everything returned to us perfectly folded and smelling super fresh. The staff were super helpful and friendly and although most could not speak english, the manager had perfect english. Would definitely recommend!
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Perfect Pre-Trek Rest”
Wow! What an exceptionally sweet stay in this tucked away jewel behind the delicious Seven Sisters restaurant. Incredibly friendly, helpful staff, comfortable, clean and well appointed room, and the most generous, delicious breakfast. Honestly, I would return just for the breakfast. The traditional Shan noodles were a dream. This was the perfect place to prepare for my trek and I wish I'd had one more day just to relax. Highly recommended!
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Thank you for your great review and happy to hear that you like our breakfast. Hope to see you again.