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Cambodia Hotel Guide :: Boutique Cambodia Hotel Found in Kompong Cham

October 7, 2008 at 3:57 PM | 0 Comments

HotelChatter and Jaunted Contributing Editor Claire Duffett is now reporting from Cambodia and this week she is giving us the low-down on the hotel scene. Any questions about accommodations? Send 'em to us and we'll get them answered for ya.

With its French influence, it's a wonder there aren't more boutique hotels in Cambodia. Too often, it seems the chasm between bargain basement hostels and opulent resorts is vast. The omission of midrange hotels and boutiques mirrors the absence of a middle class here.

Sokleap Guest House sticks out of Kampong Cham. The city, a two-plus hours driving distance from Phnom Penh, makes a nice weekend trip for residents of Cambodia's capital. It rests along the Mekong River, with renown pagodas and villages all short boat or moto rides on tree-lined streets away.

For $10 a night, guests have a soft bed with sturdy sheets, water, tea, and a bathroom with a separate shower that isn't perched over the toilet. The $20 double rooms come with two large beds, a wide porch, and rare-to-behold sight in Cambodia--a bathtub.