Good Rate :: Cambodia's Reversal of the Currents Festival
[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same city and decide which is better worth your hard-earned benjamins. The rate listed here was taken on November 14, 2006 and is subject to change.]
If you just happen to be near Cambodia this week, snag a reservation at the Bougainvillier Hotel Phnom Penh and check out the festivities from your riverfront room. We can't quite make out all that's going on November 15-17 from the official tourism site, but here's what's listed for the festival in WhatsOnWhen:
Strangely, the current of the Tonlé Sap river, which runs through Phnom Penh from the Tonlé Sap Lake to the Mekong, switches direction each November. During the heyday of the Khmer Empire, the rulers were thought to have the power to effect this reversal; nowadays, it's the occasion for fabulous boat races on the river at Phnom Penh.
Through Precision Reservations--one of the best sites for booking hotels in Asia--we found a good deal at Bougainvillier Hotel Phnom Penh. You can get a view of the river from your room, watching the boats glide by, decked out in a a very Asian large suite for $83. (The photo here is a view of a previous year's festival, from the hotel.)
This is an intimate, French-owned hotel in the prime tourist district, a few minutes walk from the Royal Palace. The French/Cambodian fusion cuisine in the restuarant gets high marks, and with prices from $4 to $14, you'll remember why there are major advantages to traveling in a cheap country.
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· Bougainvillier Hotel Phnom Penh reviews [TripAdvisor]
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by Tim L.
