Hotel recommendation - Phnom Penh and Siem Reap??
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Hotel recommendation - Phnom Penh and Siem Reap??
My wife, daughter and I will be heading to Cambodia for a visit in October. We will spend around a week in PP and then about a week in SR. Could anyone recommend a hotel for either or both locations? A swimming pool would be great - doesn't have to be Olympic-sized, but my daughter, who is 11, loves a swim. We don't have any specific location requirements, but not too far from the touristy centres of both towns. Budget is definitely a factor (and I might be well out of the loop here), but I was hoping for not more than 40 USD a night. It's been a while since we were last there and any recommendation would be gratefully received. Thanks.
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Re: Hotel recommendation - Phnom Penh and Siem Reap??
My favourite place in SR is Garden Village on Sok San Road.
They have a very clean pool; inexpensive and delicious food; a proper coffee shop; the owners and staff are awesome. Spacious air con rooms are $12-$14 if I remember right. It’s a bit dated but rooms are for sleeping right
Right down the street is VLT Bar, if you have a hunger for authentic British pub food at very reasonable prices, the lamb stew is my favourite!! Pub street is less than a 5 minute walk. There’s great Italian and Mexican nearby as well.
I’ve a tuk tuk guy as well. Tino is punctual and accommodating, he knows SR & Angkor Wat like the back of his hand and will take you to the Khmer places for meals the other tuk tuk drivers go to for cheap Khmer eating.
They have a very clean pool; inexpensive and delicious food; a proper coffee shop; the owners and staff are awesome. Spacious air con rooms are $12-$14 if I remember right. It’s a bit dated but rooms are for sleeping right
Right down the street is VLT Bar, if you have a hunger for authentic British pub food at very reasonable prices, the lamb stew is my favourite!! Pub street is less than a 5 minute walk. There’s great Italian and Mexican nearby as well.
I’ve a tuk tuk guy as well. Tino is punctual and accommodating, he knows SR & Angkor Wat like the back of his hand and will take you to the Khmer places for meals the other tuk tuk drivers go to for cheap Khmer eating.
Re: Hotel recommendation - Phnom Penh and Siem Reap??
My go to hotel in PP is Okay Boutique Hotel, great staff, location, pool and rooms
https://www.agoda.com/en-gb/okay-boutiq ... nh-kh.html
https://www.agoda.com/en-gb/okay-boutiq ... nh-kh.html
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Re: Hotel recommendation - Phnom Penh and Siem Reap??
I suggest you check on booking.com about 3 days before you arrive and see what deals are available. Use the app as you get better deals.
You will need 2 beds so that will limit your options as most rooms only have one large bed. Just key that into the filters and see what comes up.
The pools at Ohana and at Harmony are good. The one at Okay Boutique less so but the Okay has bigger rooms. IMHO, the location of Okay sucks as you have to deal with the tuktuk mafia outside or the busy traffic on 19. All of these hotels are around the $40 mark, usually. OKay includes breakfast (quite good but horrible coffee).
In SR the Siem Reap Palace Hotel is good. You get more for your money in SR compared to PP.
You will need 2 beds so that will limit your options as most rooms only have one large bed. Just key that into the filters and see what comes up.
The pools at Ohana and at Harmony are good. The one at Okay Boutique less so but the Okay has bigger rooms. IMHO, the location of Okay sucks as you have to deal with the tuktuk mafia outside or the busy traffic on 19. All of these hotels are around the $40 mark, usually. OKay includes breakfast (quite good but horrible coffee).
In SR the Siem Reap Palace Hotel is good. You get more for your money in SR compared to PP.
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Re: Hotel recommendation - Phnom Penh and Siem Reap??
All really useful pointers - I'll check out their websites. Much appreciated thanks
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Re: Hotel recommendation - Phnom Penh and Siem Reap??
Last visit in Siem Reap we stayed in Steung Siem Reap Hotel. We payed only $25 but that was beginning of the year. Looking Agoda, it's currently $45 in October. Nice size pool, buffet breakfast and excellent service. Pub street and riverside are just under 50 meters away so it's middle of the city but still really quiet in room and pool area as the hotel is on side street
Re: Hotel recommendation - Phnom Penh and Siem Reap??
In PP with wife and young daughter in tow, I would recommend the Palace Gate Resort. It is in the old colonial French administration building, right next to the elephant gate of the Royal Palace. I would book via Agoda and In the remarks section of booking ask for a room(s) on a higher floor with a view. Prices for a deluxe room with a view will vary between $60-$120 a night.
Or, depending on budget and desire, you could book a suite at the Rosewood. They offer western 5 star amenities at western 5 star prices. $400- $650 a night. They also have arguably the best skybar in PP.
Just my .02
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Or, depending on budget and desire, you could book a suite at the Rosewood. They offer western 5 star amenities at western 5 star prices. $400- $650 a night. They also have arguably the best skybar in PP.
Just my .02
B
Re: Hotel recommendation - Phnom Penh and Siem Reap??
Did you read the opp $40 a night not $400 I'd add some expletives but you probably know already.Buck wrote: ↑Sun Jul 24, 2022 9:10 pm In PP with wife and young daughter in tow, I would recommend the Palace Gate Resort. It is in the old colonial French administration building, right next to the elephant gate of the Royal Palace. I would book via Agoda and In the remarks section of booking ask for a room(s) on a higher floor with a view. Prices for a deluxe room with a view will vary between $60-$120 a night.
Or, depending on budget and desire, you could book a suite at the Rosewood. They offer western 5 star amenities at western 5 star prices. $400- $650 a night. They also have arguably the best skybar in PP.
Just my .02
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Re: Hotel recommendation - Phnom Penh and Siem Reap??
You can have a very satisfying room for 25 bucks, with a small pool.
You can still have a nice one for 15.
Most a the guys on here are the under 10 crowd (which is fine, and well not the overposters).
Whatever's on Booking dot com, you can bet they're overpriced and there are ten times more hotels on the ground.
You have walk-up negotiating power too, as long as it's not with all your luggage in tow (unless they're stonewalling on Cobid gouge).
Guys here like to brag a bit about everything.
Keep in mind, if you, god knows why, pay 60 bucks for a room, they will all know where you stay, your tuk tuk will cost ten every time, and dinner will be 20, thus defeating your budget and distancing yourself from a more..grassroots..Cambodian experience. I mean if I had my little girl along, I get it..just don't do the ivory tower thing.
Have fun!
You can still have a nice one for 15.
Most a the guys on here are the under 10 crowd (which is fine, and well not the overposters).
Whatever's on Booking dot com, you can bet they're overpriced and there are ten times more hotels on the ground.
You have walk-up negotiating power too, as long as it's not with all your luggage in tow (unless they're stonewalling on Cobid gouge).
Guys here like to brag a bit about everything.
Keep in mind, if you, god knows why, pay 60 bucks for a room, they will all know where you stay, your tuk tuk will cost ten every time, and dinner will be 20, thus defeating your budget and distancing yourself from a more..grassroots..Cambodian experience. I mean if I had my little girl along, I get it..just don't do the ivory tower thing.
Have fun!
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Re: Hotel recommendation - Phnom Penh and Siem Reap??
Another thing, in both PP and SR, you can bargain room prices at hotels. Just ask if they can do you a "special price" if you book for the entire week.
PP will be more expensive than SR, but October is still off season. They want customers, so don't be shy to ask. Most Cambodian hotels are open for negotiating a better room price if you commit to stay a week or more, so ask them directly by email before you book if they can do a deal - either a cheaper price or an upgraded room.
Ask them nicely and you might be surprised.
PP will be more expensive than SR, but October is still off season. They want customers, so don't be shy to ask. Most Cambodian hotels are open for negotiating a better room price if you commit to stay a week or more, so ask them directly by email before you book if they can do a deal - either a cheaper price or an upgraded room.
Ask them nicely and you might be surprised.
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