Different places: Some of my favorite addresses in Siem Reap
by Bernie27
I am now in Siem Reap, Cambodia, and I would like to share some of my favorites addresses with fellow backpackers.
I am french and have been travelling for many years, especially in Asia, my favorite area.
Siem Reap with the famous Angkor Wat temples is a really fun place, not like the big cities Phnom Penh or Bangkok… Very Small town, easy to get out and plenty of good places to stay, eat, drink or relax.
My favorites :
Guest house - I stayed at a really nice and clean place, only about 5 minutes walk to Pub Street : Angkor Park Guest House (their website : www.angkorparkguesthouse.com). Rooms starts at 6$/night with fan, bathroom and TV.
Restaurant - Difficult choice, there is probably hundred restaurants in town but I went 3 times ( !) to the same place : The Bengal Tiger restaurant on Pub street, serving Indian food (great), pizzas, western and local… Quite a complete menu and delicious! The most difficult was actually to make a choice.
Fun - Except for the local clubs which I didn’t understand (…), there is not a lot of entertainment places but I have found a pretty fun place : The Laundry Bar, late night bar owned by a French man with many patrons expatriates (always interesting to meet)
Relax time - Asia is a great place for SPAs and massage (clean ones) and there is plenty in Siem Reap too. I had some problems to find a good place at affordable price, it was either super cheap (and, well… not great) or quite expensive. But on the second day I discovered the Lotus Dream SPA, which actually was next door to my guest house (I had look the other way!) and I had a great time there. Good prices, sweet ladies and extremely clean place, also some interesting art on the walls.
Transports – A good bus company to go to the border or to Phnom Penh: Neak Krohom. They have a nice VIP bus service and the price is right too (only 5$ to Phnom Penh, 350 km).
I hope these information can help happy backpackers going to Cambodia…