I stayed at this hotel for 4 nights with friends. It is a western type hotel with prices that are more than local but less than western. When you walk into the spacious lobby you are immediately greeted with the smell of a lemongrass mint. I will always associate that aroma with this hotel.
The sleeping room is comfortable with a large bathroom that has both a shower and a tub. It has a safe, a mini bar and a flat screen TV that I never turned on. The breakfast buffet includes food a spread to appeal to all tastes. The hotel does cater to tour groups so there are certain times it is more crowded than others. The bar is right off of the lobby. Drinks are about $6 USD. I had a club sandwich for lunch one day that was
fantastic. The only disappointment was that there was no Cambodian food on the menu. There are lounge chairs at the pool with food and beverage service. The weather can be quite hot and this is a perfect way to cool down. There was some construction going on while I was there that blocked off some of the lounge chairs but there were enough that it wasn't a problem. The Jasmine Spa service is very relaxing. The spa itself is dated and could use a facelift.
The location of this hotel for me was perfect. It is not right in the middle of the markets which would have been extremely noisy and crowded. Instead it is a quick tuk tuk ride or walking distance. There are a number of tuk tuks that are on the property at all times. It costs $1 USD per person to go to the Old Market, Pub Street or the Night Market and it takes less than 5 minutes. To walk it is between 10 and 15 minutes.
I would definitely stay at this hotel again if I returned to Cambodia.
My wife and I spent 5 wonderful days at Golden Temple Hotel in Siem Reap. The staff were truly friendly and make us very at home and much more. Special mention must be given to Arkin, Solin and Dara (hope I got their names right). They help us organise tours
to the temples and to the restaurants nearby. The reception we received from day 1 was just magnificent.
Rooms are good and so was the food. Breakfast selection though not large, was good and substantial.
Room Tip:Try and select rooms from level 1, poolside are rooms not very private as there then to be heavy hum...
I stayed at Sokha Angkor Hotel Siem Reap for 8 nights with my husband in a pool side room and enjoyed it very much. My sister and her three children also stayed at the hotel during that time in a separate room which was also pool side. Initially I was
disappointed with the location of our room as we could not see the pool but was overlooking the garden area. It turned out to be a better location as the fairy lights in the trees in the garden was beautiful to look at from the balcony at night. The only down side was the maintenance works around the pool each day but it finished by the time we left the hotel. The room had a huge king size bed and large bathroom with spacious shower and separate bath. Two complimentary bottles of water were supplied each day. The turn down service each evening was great as the towels were replaced, room cleaned and chocolates or cheese left. Breakfast was ample and available from 0630 to 1030hrs. There is a supermarket directly across the road from the hotel for buying drinks etc for back at the hotel. The mini fridge in the room worked well after we adjusted the thermostat. The airconditioning was quiet and very effective. We appreciated the late checkout of 5pm before our evening flight back to Australia. Thanks to the staff who made our stay so comfortable.
Room Tip:If travelling with other people try to get rooms nearby each other as the U-shaped building makes it...
+ good location: a walking distance from downtown, near the supermarket, ATM and post office (and in the part of town that doesn't get flooded in rainy season!) + impressive lobby area, large and well-appointed rooms, clean and spacious bathroom with a bathtub and walk-in shower + hotel does all the reservations necessary to visit Angkor temples (very convenient)
- breakfast: not good enough. No fresh juice, no pancakes or crepes, unimpressive choice of fruits and pastry. Seems mostly catered towards the Asian market (noodle, sushi etc) - everything in the room is dated. I don't really care about the furniture and carpets, but there were too much annoying small problems during the stay - too much for
a hotel of this level. 1) electricity problems. Already described in many reviews. Constant blackouts; most of sockets didn't work or worked improperly (i.e all the electric devices could not be charged); dim lighting in the bathroom etc. 2) leaking bathtub 3) rusty showerhead
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