| Cambodia -- Traveler Advice -- Accommodations |
[Thu 1 Feb, 06:29] [...] ----------------------------------------- [Tue 30 Jan, 04:14] [...] ---------------------------------------- [Wed 7 Feb, 15:01] I will be going to Cambodia for one week in late March. I am a female solo traveller and am looking for a safe, comfortable place to stay in PP and SR. Any suggestions? Also, will I have time to go to Battambang and if so, is it worth the effort? [Wed 7 Feb, 16:32] SR Sakura Village. $25 high season. $20 and under low season. Safe, AC, ultra clean, friendly, close to market etc. [Wed 7 Feb, 18:29] i would recommend the Ivy Guesthouse or its annex in seim reap and probably the Hotel California on the river in phnom penh (next to Pon Lok restaurant), both clean, safe and about $15 US per night. extremely nice people at both. for budget try Smiley's in seim reap and its sister gh Narin's (or Number 51) in phnom penh. again, both are clean and safe and cheap at about $3-5 US per night... it might possibly start raining in late march... if so expect heavy afternoon showers that last an hour or two... [Thu 8 Feb, 15:57] You can get to Battambang from SR by boat ($15, leaves at 7 a.m.). Battambang is well worth the side trip as it is a small city surrounded by lush countryside with a temple on a karst hill about 15 kilometers out. The people there are friendly and the prices are reasonable. A quite good hotel is the Royal ($5) and great food can be found at the market. Not a place to go, however, if you want to party down, 'cause it is way mellow. --------------------------------------- [Sat 10 Feb, 09:31] Will be spending few days in Siem Reap April-time, and have narrowed my search down to Freedom Hotel and Yaklom Guesthouse. Both have quite a number of good reports on various web sites including TT. [Sat 10 Feb, 09:45] We stayed at the Freedom Hotel a year ago, and found it to be very adequate. No frills, just a nice clean, decent place to stay. We opted for the no-AC fan room for $25. The restaurant was also "adequate"; ate all our meals there but one. Wouldn't hurt you to try a few other places for some variety. [Sat 10 Feb, 12:23] Chao Say Guesthouse is right a cross from the old market, a few doors down from the river, and simple rooms with AC are about $15. Good restaurants are right there also. [Sat 10 Feb, 14:03]4. Re: Siem Reap Accomodation Hi OP- This may not help you but the La Noria in SR is a great mid price hotel in town. It's clean, has a/c, friendly staff, little gardens, small (only about 20 rooms) and is totally charming. If I went again i think i'd get an upstairs room. Have a wonderful trip! [Sat 10 Feb, 15:31] Both Freedom and Yaklom are decent places. Yaklom has a bit more character and is more in the center of town. La Noriad is about 50 meters from Yaklom and is also very nice, if a bit French. Chao Say GH is pretty average but is nicely located by the old market. You can get a better (cleaner, newer) room though for the same price. Check out www.canbypublications.com for a complete list of SR hotels, prices and locations. ------------------------------------- [Fri 9 Mar, 14:01] any recommendations on places to stay in siem reap for about us $15-30 with good location, a/c, tv, and english speaking. [Fri 9 Mar, 14:44] Siem Reap is a very small town, however if you're not near any restaurants or transportation it could be inconvenient. [Fri 9 Mar, 15:14] Chao Say isn't bad. Dominque is particularly helpful. Though I think you can get a bit more for your money at Vimean Thmei Hotel (not as helpful but cleaner, newer, bigger rooms) and La Noria (on the French side, a bit more character, a bit more expensive). Check out www.canbypublications.com for a complete list of Siem Reap hotels and guesthouses. ----------------------------------------- [Thu 8 Mar, 00:04] What to do? Is it better to stay down near the old market or [Thu 8 Mar, 00:23] Suggest Smileys near the old market. rooms for abot 3-4 usd - great helpful staff and good food! [Thu 8 Mar, 00:51] We stayed-in Popular Guesthouse just up from the river (easy walking distance) it has an excellent roof-top terrace restaurant, the rooms are clean and range from $2 for a single without bathroom to $4 for a double room with (our friends slept 4 in one! - 2 big beds). Smileys is okay, but Smiley has a local reputation for being slightly unstable and a little on the gangster side! [Thu 8 Mar, 01:49] I agree with #2 re: Smiley's. I have known that family for close to a decade, and they still haven't figured out that even budget travellers like clean tables and rat-free environment.... If you want to know the latest information on Cambodia, take a look at the new Siem Reap Guide (they print every 3 months, and just came out with another one chockers full of info about hotels and guesthouses, travel etc) Here is the Site: www.canbypublications.com [Thu 8 Mar, 14:52] If you maybe want/can afford something a bit nicer than budget, Angkor Green Guesthouse was good - smallish rooms but brand new with private bathroom and air con - cost 15 USD per night over new years eve (when things might have had a bit of a holiday surcharge...). Good location, in centre of town near market - I think this area is nicer than near the river. ---------------------------------- [Sun 11 Mar, 18:24] I went to Cambodia expecting to get robbed and ended up having the most fantastic time of my life. It's a beautiful country with lovely people. Like above, don't go out after dark alone, and DON'T carry too much cash on you. Just use your head and don't put yourself into sticky situations. Dara Raeng Sey hotel in Pnom Penh (118)was recommended to me on the thorn tree and was really good. US$10/ night though. In Siem Reap, you shouldn't have a problem at all finding someone trying to take you to their cousin's guesthouse! I went to the Friendly Guesthouse, which had dorm rooms for US$3, and then singles for about $5 etc. That was really good too. -------------------------------- [Mon 12 Mar, 23:23] I will arrive in Bangkok tomorrow and plan to go on to Cambodia as soon as possible. I would like to fly to Pnom Penh, then take a boat to Siem Reap, visit Angkor Wat for some days and fly back to Bangkok. Do you have any recommondations where to get cheap flights, good hotels etc? Is anybody doing the same route, maybe we can go together? [Mon 12 Mar, 23:48] [...] In PP try the Walkabout hotel, Aussies, pretty cool and safe. They have a driver on staff, use him to go to the Killing fields, do not take a motorbike to the KF, do not, do not!!!!!. [...] It SR I stayed at the Freedom, clean and safe (I have video and photo equipment) and there are other travelers, about $20.00 a night, can take you to Angkor watt, but more expensive. [...] [Tue 13 Mar, 00:35] [...] Don't book in advice, just pick hotel or guesthouse as you will easily find. From family house at 2$ over good simple room at 5$ to basic hotel at 20$, aircon and hot water inc. Temples are now governd by private comp, but still cost 20$ one day, 40$ 3-day pass (worth it) and 60$ for a week. ENJOY THIS WONDERFULL COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!prasat57 --------------------------------------- [Tue 13 Mar, 07:51] Would much appreciate any suggestions for accomodation in PP in the $10-$20 range. Thanks very much in advance. Tony. [Tue 13 Mar, 14:34] Walkabout is OK. 24 hours restaurant. Slight more mature crowd. Indochina (Indichine) on the riverfront is accepatable. Clean, conveniented located, all of the tourist services, lots of nearby restaurants. Take a look at www.canbypublications.com for a complete list of hotels. [Tue 13 Mar, 14:54] We just stayed at the Cathay ($15). Clean and basic with a pretty good location. We much preferred it to the Renakse ($35) which has a great location but not much in the way of the room itself. --------------------------------------- |