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Finding Good Accommodation In Cambodia



It is all very well looking at accommodation sites on the internet, or even getting glossy brochures from a travel agent, but what really counts is, what will you get for your dollar when you book a room in Cambodia?

The star system, as it exists in lots pf places around the world, is a rarely used in Cambodia. You will not find a star rating printed on advertising material, or on the sign outside. The best bet is either to go on the recommendation of a friend or trusted reviewer, or to do it the old fashioned way by contacting places and asking them to list their facilities.

Cambodia is in the hot tropics, like its neighbours, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. This means a tropical climate with three discernable seasons. As one old Asia hand put it when asked to differentiate these three seasons; hot, hotter and hot and wet! If you are acclimatised to the tropics, you may well prefer to spurn air conditioning and opt for a room with decent screened windows and a fan. This will cost you significantly less as air conditioners are power hungry and electricity is not cheap in Cambodia. Even better is to select a place where the air conditioning is optional so you can use it, and pay for it, only if you need it. Also, if you choose to travel to a beach town like Sihanoukville, (which is about three hours down a sealed road from the capital Phnom Penh), where you can walk on white sand and swim in turquoise water, you might have no interest in hotels with swimming pools. Why pay more for a pond of water you will not use?


The next criteria to consider is, what is included in your room? Is there hot water, or a fridge for example? Is there a television set for those rainy days when the beach isn't the go? If these features are what you're after, make sure you confirm they are available when you are enquiring about a room. As real estate agents will tell you again and again, the backbone of a property's desirability is its location. For example, if you are travelling all the way to Cambodia, and then to the beach, you'll probably want a room within walking distance of that beach. Maps provided on a hotel or guesthouse website can be a bit vague to say the least. Especially if they are trying to give the impression that their place is adjacent to the beach, when in reality you'd need a cut lunch for the trek to the sand!

One thing however that will happily surprise you. Cambodian accommodation is very inexpensive by western standards. A great clean and comfortable room in a place like the Ochheuteal Guesthouse in Sihanoukville Cambodia, (the place for whom I am writing this article), will cost you around $14 per night. only one thing left to do now, and that's book and go!
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