Username Taken wrote: ↑Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:32 pm

Doc67 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 12, 2020 11:20 am Why would anyone agree to share with a stranger?

What if she was hot and cute?

CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:43 am September 10, 2020
Complaints rise over “twin-sharing” and “exorbitant charges” in quarantine hotel

Some foreigners have complained to Khmer Times that they have been asked to be placed in quarantine in a room with another person at the Tian Yi International Hotel in Phnom Penh, designated as a centre by the Health Ministry, owing to a shortage of rooms. They also said they are being charged exorbitant prices for food, drinks and other necessities.

“After we were allowed out of the airport we had to board a specially-designated bus to the hotel. Upon arrival a hotel staff boarded the bus and told us that if we twin-share a room, whether with a family member or a stranger, the cost is $60 per head,” one of them said. “The hotel will try as hard as possible to push you to share rooms by saying there are not enough rooms and if you do not do so, you will be placed at another ministry-designated hotel which does not have favourable ratings by travellers posting their experience on websites.”

In an interview at the hotel, Mile Wang, Tian Yi’s executive general manager yesterday denied that foreigners were encouraged to share rooms with strangers but said sometimes a couple or a mother and child wanted to be quarantine together in a room.

He claimed that the Health Ministry allowed this to be done.

“Only family members can be together because people refuse to share rooms with strangers,” he said. “My hotel has never had any strangers sharing rooms. There are police, authorities and health officials on duty at the hotel to make sure health guidelines are followed.”

Wang said it costs $90 per room for single occupancy, including meals per person so family members who stay in a room will have to fork out $120, or $60 each comprising $30 each for the room and $30 each for the meals.

“My hotel does not charge more than the limit set by the Ministry of Health. $60 per room and $30 for three meals per day,” he said.

“The guests can also order food at the hotel, as we have put the menu and the price in a special group chat.”

Responding to complaints by foreigners who told Khmer Times the hotel was charging $1.50 for a 350ml bottle of mineral water, Wang said this was because the water was of superior quality.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50762431/t ... uarantine/

newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2020 3:20 pm

armchairlawyer wrote:There is a very interesting account on the FB group Expats in Cambodia, authored by Yl Ru. He was a Chinese national stuck in the UK, unable to travel back to China but at risk of overstaying in the UK. So he came to Cambodia! The Cambodian Embassy in London refused him a visa but he managed to get here. Some amusing comments about the Chinese quarantine hotel in PP.
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I believe either his or another Chinese person’s experience was posted on to a similar topic.

Specifically about the Tian Yi, which seems to be the primary quarantine hotel.

Bottom line. It was poor in every possible way, even by Chinese standards. All the horror stories were true.

There is a very interesting account on the FB group Expats in Cambodia, authored by Yl Ru. He was a Chinese national stuck in the UK, unable to travel back to China but at risk of overstaying in the UK. So he came to Cambodia! The Cambodian Embassy in London refused him a visa but he managed to get here. Some amusing comments about the Chinese quarantine hotel in PP.
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Pizzalover wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2020 3:51 pm Not sure if this is the right thread to post the questions.

I need to get the 2nd test soon. When do the two testing facilities open in PP? I think i was 9 AM for testing?

Perhaps more important: Do I get a receipt for the 100 USD cash? I think I will need for the bank to show that I have done the test.

Can I withdraw the money the same day from the bank?

Canadia only allows withdrawals at the main branch.

Pizzalover wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:18 am Thanks Doc!

I was going to search for your post as i remembered it well. So I will get a receipt.

The Canadia bank asked for that receipt and they wont pay out before day 13 (?) or 14. Older post had stated something else. They also claimed that only the main branch on Monivong would pay out.

When I pointed out that I could do my 2nd test in Siem Reap they had a major problem. After some emailing they now seem to be willing to pay out in Siem Reap but would charge a 'service fee' - the amount yet to be determined. I better avoid that.

Testing: I was contemplating going to that health center south of the city as I am fearing that a whole mob will decent on the hospital following the holiday. I saw one post somewhere online but nothing recent.

Perhaps a suggesting for the mods: Would it be a good idea to have a locked thread for posts like the one on the hospital so that they don't fade away? Factual info is critical and going through pages and pages of opinion posts is no fun even when you know that somewhere there is that precious info.