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Siem Reap Hotel Guide
Siem Reap Hotel Guide :: Of Course, Amansara Is Fit For A King
October 20, 2008 at 4:00 PM | 0 Comments
It makes sense that, after a long day of visiting Angkor Wat, the famed temple ruins of Cambodia, that one should retire to Amansara, the five-star hotel in the adjacent town of Siem Reap.
That's because, throughout the 10th, 11th, and 12th centuries, Khmer kings vied for glory by one-upping each other and building the most impressive temples honoring themselves, and, secondly, the popular Hindu and Buddhist gods of the day.
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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.
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Cambodia Hotel Guide :: Basic Amenities In Cambodia Equal Bliss
October 6, 2008 at 4:57 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.
The Cambodian aesthetic, at least when it comes to buildings they think will appeal to Westerners, involves fluorescent lighting, cold, white tiles, and ceilings high enough to make make Yao Ming look petite. Still, austere-but-comfortable hotels can sometimes be a welcome respite from dusty streets, squat toilets, and markets lined with hanging raw meat.
Mekong Hotel, in Kampong Cham, lacks any semblance of atmosphere. Still, this lumbering building along the Mekong River offers large, clean rooms with air conditioning, hot water, views of the water, and a close proximity to the Western bars and restaurants. For masochistic, prideful backpackers and volunteer workers who don't like to treat themselves but find themselves in the quiet Cambodian city, at $12 a night, it's a stealth way to sneak in a little comfort.
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Cambodia Hotel Guide :: The Queen's Hideaway
September 24, 2008 at 9:15 AM | 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.
Despite the clout of Raffles Hotel Le Royale, Phnom Penh's most popular 1920s-era hotel isn't the imposing colonialist establishment, but instead a small boutique hotel called The Pavilion in a quiet neighborhood near the Tonle Sap river and National Museum.
Comissioned by the king's grandmother so she could pray at the nearby Buddhist temple, the hotel fuses French and Khmer (Cambodian) architectural styles. Today, the hotel's owners do their best to add modern amenities to the historic building. Visitors can use the hotel's free WiFi from platform beds in the gardens, or take a dip in the giant swimming pool or the new Jacuzzi.
A few visitors complain that the old structure leaves something to be desired with the small bathrooms and fickle plumbing system, and bedroom views range from beautiful overlooks of the pool and garden to a full shot of the cement wall surrounding the structure. Rates start at $40 per night.
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Cambodia Hotel Guide :: Historic Raffles Hotel Le Royale
September 23, 2008 at 9:20 AM | 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.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital, has distanced itself from its sordid past. Hotel Le Royale, now part of the five-star Raffles chain, was built in 1929 during the heyday of French imperialism. There, writers and journalists rubbed elbows with royalty and dignitaries. It was all very Casablanca, Southeast Asian-style.
Eco-Hotels
Cambodia Hotel Guide :: An Eco-Lodge At The End Of The Rainbow
September 22, 2008 at 5:15 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.
Look closely. Tucked at the bottom of this mountain covered in dense foliage sits an arch of bungalows connected by an outdoor veranda. A few weeks ago, our friends at Jaunted wrote about an escape at the foot of the Cardamom Mountains in Southwest Cambodia called Rainbow Lodge.
Dubbed Yellow, Orange, Red, Green, Indigo, and Blue, the hotel's six bungalows each has a porch, a large bathroom, and clean, smooth tile floors. It's roughing it for those who don't love to rough it. The facilities are brand new (it opened earlier this year) and everything at this eco-friendly lodge runs on solar energy.
