Building a small retreat center near Angkor

Kuroneko · Post by **Kuroneko** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:04 pm

frank lee bent wrote:LOL- well you are going to face a LOT of competition- well established too.
just go on facebook- the joint is teeming with it.

as to "suitable" tourists, they only hang long enough to do the temples.

if you can go the backpacker route- kampot is budget.

Good advice. If I were setting up virtually any business I would firstly be doing some serious research on the competitors, and as flb says there's a lot out there. There are places offering retreats, yoga classes and etc in Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville and Kampot. If the OPs have not already done so I would they would do well to check all the "opposition" websites to see how they can compete with offered services and price. On or two examples here:

Siem Reap
Hariharalaya
http://www.hariharalaya.com/about-us/the-center/
Angkor Bodi Tree
http://www.angkorbodhitree.com/
Angkor Zen Gardens
http://www.bookyogaretreats.com/angkor- ... n-cambodia

Phnom Penh
Mainly offering Yoga
http://www.kundaliniyogacambodia.org/
http://www.yogaphnompenh.com/
http://www.yogacambodia.com/about-us/contact-us/

Sihanoukville
Vagabond temple
http://www.vagabondtemple.com/?gclid=CK ... vAodaEwAWQ

Kampot

Bodhi Villa
http://www.bodhivilla.com/
Yoga training
http://www.letsglo.com/e/cambodia/kep/c ... dia_456654

Post by **Username Taken** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:47 pm

cambodiaeo wrote:. . . leasing for 99 years would be enough for us.

You obviously have a lot of faith in your yoga.

blockhead · Post by **blockhead** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:02 pm

If I were opening a retreat centre I would ask the French for advice, they have the most experience at this.

Kampong Spooner · Post by **Kampong Spooner** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:23 pm

Rama wrote:
Kampong Spooner wrote:
Rama wrote:OP - How about opening a retreat or just a nice rural boutique guesthouse just outside of Phnom Penh?
Takhmao for example? Or max distance Takeo. Or the other way and near Oudong?

As a busy father to a young son Kampot is too far and the guesthouses/hotels in Kien Svay are either not very nice or/and are too close to the city to feel like you've gotten far enough away.

Somewhere surrounded by rice fields but close enough to the city. 1 hour 30 max travel.

Retreat for over worked and underpaid Phnom Penh-ites.
Could work seriously/possibly.
I got a shit load of rural land 50km from the capital in Kampong Speu..... wanna do a deal? Anyone?????
Price and size?

Enough, and negotiable. I'll even put you up for a weekend and show you the sights.

frank lee bent · Post by **frank lee bent** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:02 pm

pm price please and title status- water status

Bitte_Kein_Lexus · Post by **Bitte_Kein_Lexus** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:22 pm

Water usually isn't an issue un Cambodia. Just dig a well... Only a few places where it's tricky (mostly rocky places in eastern Cambodia or near the coast).

StroppyChops · Post by **StroppyChops** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:37 pm

↑ although the heavy metals can be a nuisance

Cowshed Cowboy · Post by **Cowshed Cowboy** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 12:16 am

Username Taken wrote:
cambodiaeo wrote:. . . leasing for 99 years would be enough for us.
You obviously have a lot of faith in your yoga.

Could be stretching it.

StroppyChops · Post by **StroppyChops** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 1:18 am

Yogi-Bear

cambodiaeo · Post by **cambodiaeo** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:12 am

Thank you all! We are visiting Cambodia in 2 weeks, your feedback is helping us to prioritize what we should be looking into.

Keep a copy of your post. If we open the place, you'll receive 10% off for the first week

Cheers

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