Golden Butterfly Villa is a small, budget guesthouse that's a five-minute walk from wild Pub Street in central Siem Reap. It's convenient for dining and nightlife, yet on a quiet lane, so crowds and noise seem far away. The 25 colorful rooms have traditional Khmer accents and, while not fancy, all include flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi -- some even have balconies or minibars. There's a small restaurant and bar in the lobby and other perks include a free half-hour massage in the small upstairs spa, plus free airport pickup. Unfortunately, breakfast is not included. The location is good and the look is a slight step up from the similar Mingalar Inn, though the latter's prices are lower and may be worth considering for truly budget-strapped travelers.
Golden Butterfly Villa is a small, budget guesthouse that's a five-minute walk from wild Pub Street in central Siem Reap. It's convenient for dining and nightlife, yet on a quiet lane, so crowds and noise seem far away. The 25 colorful rooms have traditional Khmer accents and, while not fancy, all include flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi -- some even have balconies or minibars. There's a small restaurant and bar in the lobby and other perks include a free half-hour massage in the small upstairs spa, plus free airport pickup. Unfortunately, breakfast is not included. The location is good and the look is a slight step up from the similar Mingalar Inn, though the latter's prices are lower and may be worth considering for truly budget-strapped travelers.
The Golden Temple Hotel is a small, boutique-style resort located just across the Siem Reap River and minutes from the restaurants and shops of Pub Street and the central downtown area. The hotel has only 30 rooms, set around a central pool, all of which have bright orange or purple colors set against wood floors, with paintings and cloth lamps creating a homey feel. Amenities include flat-screen TVs, DVD players along with films on Angkor Wat/Cambodia, and terraces set with loungers. There's a restaurant serving free breakfasts, as well as lunch and dinner service, and the hotel also has small spa. This bright and pleasant resort is competitively priced with nearby properties and is a good bet for a central yet quiet stay. However, standard rooms lack views and bathrooms can be small.
The Golden Temple Hotel is a small, boutique-style resort located just across the Siem Reap River and minutes from the restaurants and shops of Pub Street and the central downtown area. The hotel has only 30 rooms, set around a central pool, all of which have bright orange or purple colors set against wood floors, with paintings and cloth lamps creating a homey feel. Amenities include flat-screen TVs, DVD players along with films on Angkor Wat/Cambodia, and terraces set with loungers. There's a restaurant serving free breakfasts, as well as lunch and dinner service, and the hotel also has small spa. This bright and pleasant resort is competitively priced with nearby properties and is a good bet for a central yet quiet stay. However, standard rooms lack views and bathrooms can be small.
Set just off of central Siem Reap, this a small, 45-room hotel offers easy access to the area's restaurants, bars, and shops. It's a quick 10-minute walk from the Old Market and happening Pub Street and a 10- to 15-minute drive to both the temples at Angkor Wat and the airport. Mid-range rooms have a few decorative flourishes (carved wooden doors, attractive photographs), but they're nothing fancy. Old phones and tube TVs are showing their age, but free breakfast and free Wi-Fi are welcome touches. Facilities are sparse here aside from the hotel restaurant, but that does feature a pleasant terrace to eat alfresco. While the hotel certainly isn't upscale, it's a decent value compared to its neighbors. (The mid-range Golden Temple Villa can be significantly more expensive.)
Set just off of central Siem Reap, this a small, 45-room hotel offers easy access to the area's restaurants, bars, and shops. It's a quick 10-minute walk from the Old Market and happening Pub Street and a 10- to 15-minute drive to both the temples at Angkor Wat and the airport. Mid-range rooms have a few decorative flourishes (carved wooden doors, attractive photographs), but they're nothing fancy. Old phones and tube TVs are showing their age, but free breakfast and free Wi-Fi are welcome touches. Facilities are sparse here aside from the hotel restaurant, but that does feature a pleasant terrace to eat alfresco. While the hotel certainly isn't upscale, it's a decent value compared to its neighbors. (The mid-range Golden Temple Villa can be significantly more expensive.)
MotherHome Guesthouse is one of three properties owned by MotherHome, and it is the most basic of the trio. Aimed at budget travelers, there are 26 basic rooms here that are simply decorated and include mini-fridges and flat-screen TVs. Breakfast is free, as is Wi-Fi. While the hotel is a 15-minute walk to Pub Street, there are plenty of restaurants and shops nearby on the east side of the Siem Reap River. Unlike the other MotherHome hotels, there is no pool, just a small restaurant and a massage room. The hotel is a decent value for Siem Reap, and is in a quiet spot, but travelers wanting an even easier walk to Pub Street should investigate the budget-friendly and colorful Golden Butterfly Villa.
MotherHome Guesthouse is one of three properties owned by MotherHome, and it is the most basic of the trio. Aimed at budget travelers, there are 26 basic rooms here that are simply decorated and include mini-fridges and flat-screen TVs. Breakfast is free, as is Wi-Fi. While the hotel is a 15-minute walk to Pub Street, there are plenty of restaurants and shops nearby on the east side of the Siem Reap River. Unlike the other MotherHome hotels, there is no pool, just a small restaurant and a massage room. The hotel is a decent value for Siem Reap, and is in a quiet spot, but travelers wanting an even easier walk to Pub Street should investigate the budget-friendly and colorful Golden Butterfly Villa.
The Pavilion is a small adults-only boutique hotel located in the historic center of Phnom Penh near Wat Botum. There are only 36 charming rooms featuring four-poster beds, flat-screen TVs, and free Wi-Fi. The lobby building is a 1920s French Khmer building built by the King Sihanouk's mother, but the three-pearl hotel's centerpiece is its lovely garden swimming pool surrounded by cabanas and a small restaurant where free continental breakfast is served. The hotel also has a tiny fitness center and spa with free 25 minute massage treatments for guests. The Plantation, with two swimming pools, is another solid boutique option in the neighborhood, though prices may be higher.
The Pavilion is a small adults-only boutique hotel located in the historic center of Phnom Penh near Wat Botum. There are only 36 charming rooms featuring four-poster beds, flat-screen TVs, and free Wi-Fi. The lobby building is a 1920s French Khmer building built by the King Sihanouk's mother, but the three-pearl hotel's centerpiece is its lovely garden swimming pool surrounded by cabanas and a small restaurant where free continental breakfast is served. The hotel also has a tiny fitness center and spa with free 25 minute massage treatments for guests. The Plantation, with two swimming pools, is another solid boutique option in the neighborhood, though prices may be higher.
The Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh is a business-oriented hotel with 138 rooms, located right next to Wat Phnom and across from the U.S. Embassy. Rooms are well kept, if a bit bland and dated, and feature flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi. While this upper-middle-range hotel doesn't have a swimming pool, it does have a large fitness center with steam room, sauna, and hot tub, plus a small spa, as well as excellent meeting and conference facilities. There is one restaurant that serves a free breakfast buffet plus a bar. For this price, travelers who want something a bit more trendy should try the La Maison d'Ambre.
The Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh is a business-oriented hotel with 138 rooms, located right next to Wat Phnom and across from the U.S. Embassy. Rooms are well kept, if a bit bland and dated, and feature flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi. While this upper-middle-range hotel doesn't have a swimming pool, it does have a large fitness center with steam room, sauna, and hot tub, plus a small spa, as well as excellent meeting and conference facilities. There is one restaurant that serves a free breakfast buffet plus a bar. For this price, travelers who want something a bit more trendy should try the La Maison d'Ambre.
Perhaps a name change would be in order here -- in actuality this two-pearl "boutique villa" is a guesthouse aimed at the budget market, located only a seven-minute walk from downtown Siem Reap and Pub Street. There are 32 rooms spread between two buildings -- each includes modern Khmer touches like local textiles, though at core, the rooms area basic. Standard in-room features include air-conditioning, mini-bars, TVs, electric hot water kettles (with free tea and coffee downstairs). Wi-Fi and breakfast are free. There's a small swimming pool here, a garden area for sitting, plus a cute little restaurant. MotherHome Guesthouse offers better rates and rooms that have a bit more charm, though walks to Pub Street will take 15 minutes from there.
Perhaps a name change would be in order here -- in actuality this two-pearl "boutique villa" is a guesthouse aimed at the budget market, located only a seven-minute walk from downtown Siem Reap and Pub Street. There are 32 rooms spread between two buildings -- each includes modern Khmer touches like local textiles, though at core, the rooms area basic. Standard in-room features include air-conditioning, mini-bars, TVs, electric hot water kettles (with free tea and coffee downstairs). Wi-Fi and breakfast are free. There's a small swimming pool here, a garden area for sitting, plus a cute little restaurant. MotherHome Guesthouse offers better rates and rooms that have a bit more charm, though walks to Pub Street will take 15 minutes from there.
Bunwin Boutique Hotel is a charming upper-middle-range property that's a short drive from the lively center of Siem Reap. Spacious, contemporary rooms have open-floor plans, Khmer artwork, romantic in-room bathtubs, and rainfall showers in the bathrooms. The garden pool is long enough for short laps, and there is a small spa and a quaint restaurant serving free breakfast plus a poolside bar. Freebies include airport transfers and tuk-tuks to and from the center of town. With its quiet and peaceful setting and art-filled interiors, it's hard to beat the Bunwin, but travelers who can spend a little more money and want an upscale option with an emphasis on wellness should investigate Navutu Dreams Resort & Spa.
Bunwin Boutique Hotel is a charming upper-middle-range property that's a short drive from the lively center of Siem Reap. Spacious, contemporary rooms have open-floor plans, Khmer artwork, romantic in-room bathtubs, and rainfall showers in the bathrooms. The garden pool is long enough for short laps, and there is a small spa and a quaint restaurant serving free breakfast plus a poolside bar. Freebies include airport transfers and tuk-tuks to and from the center of town. With its quiet and peaceful setting and art-filled interiors, it's hard to beat the Bunwin, but travelers who can spend a little more money and want an upscale option with an emphasis on wellness should investigate Navutu Dreams Resort & Spa.
Opened in 2007, the upscale Lotus Blanc is newer than many area hotels, and the rooms and public spaces are attractive and modern. Lotus ponds and staff in traditional garb add to the ambience of this mid-sized hotel, but the expansive lobby can feel cold and impersonal. Contemporary rooms are in good shape and include gleaming hardwood floors, sofas, and writing desks. Most include balconies. The main issue is the hotel's location: It's not within walking distance of the popular tourist hangouts downtown, so guests need to rely on tuk-tuk taxis to get around. (Although the hotel is on the national road, close to the airport.) Thankfully, there are plenty of diversions on-site, including Lotus Blanc's large swimming pool, a fitness center and spa, an elegant fine-dining restaurant overlooking the pool, plus a breakfast buffet restaurant and several bars. It's fairly priced, compared to other properties in this pearl rating. However many of those other resorts have locations closer to all the big attractions of the main tourist area.
Opened in 2007, the upscale Lotus Blanc is newer than many area hotels, and the rooms and public spaces are attractive and modern. Lotus ponds and staff in traditional garb add to the ambience of this mid-sized hotel, but the expansive lobby can feel cold and impersonal. Contemporary rooms are in good shape and include gleaming hardwood floors, sofas, and writing desks. Most include balconies. The main issue is the hotel's location: It's not within walking distance of the popular tourist hangouts downtown, so guests need to rely on tuk-tuk taxis to get around. (Although the hotel is on the national road, close to the airport.) Thankfully, there are plenty of diversions on-site, including Lotus Blanc's large swimming pool, a fitness center and spa, an elegant fine-dining restaurant overlooking the pool, plus a breakfast buffet restaurant and several bars. It's fairly priced, compared to other properties in this pearl rating. However many of those other resorts have locations closer to all the big attractions of the main tourist area.
Set back from the road in a pretty white building that conjures Grecian getaways, this intimate, 19-room hotel is wonderfully located in walking distance to the main tourist area, but away from all that noise and clamor. Pub Street and the Old Market are a 10- to 15-minute walk away, but Sok San Road, where the hotel sits, has plenty of restaurants, shops, and traffic on it as well. Rooms have polished hardwood floors, slat-wood furniture, and small balconies or terraces. Amenities include flatscreen TVs, minibars, safes, and free Wi-Fi, as expected in mid-range hotels. The higher category rooms have espresso machines, too. While the hotel's stand-alone rates aren’t a tremendous bargain, its packages that include a tuk tuk driver, breakfast and diner, and a few other perks, are a good value.
Set back from the road in a pretty white building that conjures Grecian getaways, this intimate, 19-room hotel is wonderfully located in walking distance to the main tourist area, but away from all that noise and clamor. Pub Street and the Old Market are a 10- to 15-minute walk away, but Sok San Road, where the hotel sits, has plenty of restaurants, shops, and traffic on it as well. Rooms have polished hardwood floors, slat-wood furniture, and small balconies or terraces. Amenities include flatscreen TVs, minibars, safes, and free Wi-Fi, as expected in mid-range hotels. The higher category rooms have espresso machines, too. While the hotel's stand-alone rates aren’t a tremendous bargain, its packages that include a tuk tuk driver, breakfast and diner, and a few other perks, are a good value.