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SOUTHERN CAMBODIA<br />
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SIHANOUKVILLE<br />
Orchidee Guest House This excellent guesthouse is popular with expats and<br />
many returning guests. Simple rooms have air-conditioning and satellite television, but<br />
very basic tile bathrooms with a shower-in-room setup. It’s affordable and a fun party<br />
vibe prevails. <strong>The</strong> $30 standard rooms are big with white tiles and the best choice (better<br />
than the red-carpet rooms). Bathrooms are large, plain affairs with tubs. Get a room next<br />
to the pool and you’re likely to make lots <strong>of</strong> friends over oversize drinks with umbrellas.<br />
23 Tola St. (1 block back from Ochheuteal Beach), Sihanoukville. & 034/933-639 or 012/380-300. www.<br />
orchidee-guesthouse.com. 72 units. $13–$28 double; $30–$40 family room. No credit cards. Amenities:<br />
Restaurant; outdoor pool; car and motorbike rentals. In room: A/C, TV, fridge, minibar, IDD telephone.<br />
Reef Resort This small hotel is casual and laid-back. Rooms are neat and tidy, and<br />
the bamboo furniture, silk lamps, wall hangings, and knit blankets give the place a very<br />
charming appeal. Each room comes with a small poolside terrace. <strong>The</strong> bar has a proper<br />
pool table and a large flatscreen TV for movies or sports events. It is airy with the beating<br />
<strong>of</strong> ceiling fans and muted rattan furniture giving it a relaxed semicolonial atmosphere.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y also have a good selection <strong>of</strong> Mexican food. It is a great place to while away the<br />
evening with a couple <strong>of</strong> beers.<br />
Road from Golden Lion to Serendipity. & 012/315-338. www.reefresort.com.kh. 11 units. $35–$65<br />
double; $70–$80 family room. MC, V. Amenities: Restaurant; bar; small outdoor pool. In room: A/C, TV,<br />
DVD (family rooms), fridge, minibar, Wi-Fi, no phone.<br />
Sunshine Beach Hotel This is the best <strong>of</strong> the resorts lining Victory Beach. It is a<br />
whole beachside complex with a large restaurant and shaded beachside salas in which to<br />
enjoy your crab or lobster. <strong>The</strong> rooms themselves are ocher tiled with white cotton furnishings.<br />
Given the hotel’s generally pristine look, some <strong>of</strong> the furniture is quite weirdly<br />
tatty. <strong>The</strong> more expensive rooms look directly on to the beach and the sea is only a short<br />
leap away.<br />
Krong St., Victory Beach. & 034/933-708. 28 units. $30 standard not facing sea; $40 standard sea facing;<br />
$60 deluxe. Amenities: Restaurant; bar; room service; Wi-Fi. In room: A/C, TV, fridge, minibar.<br />
Tranquility Guesthouse Given the spread <strong>of</strong> sound systems across Ochheuteal and<br />
Serendipity, tranquillity is in increasingly short supply; however, this beachside guesthouse<br />
is one <strong>of</strong> the better beach options. It hovers between backpacker and flashpacker<br />
and is a pleasant option if that is your scene. <strong>The</strong>re is a range <strong>of</strong> rooms from basic to<br />
relatively luxe. If you fancy living with the sand between your toes but value your creature<br />
comforts, Tranquility fits the bill. It <strong>of</strong>fers TV, DVD player, Wi-Fi, and (important for a<br />
beach bungalow) a safe.<br />
Serendipity Beach. & 016/463-492. www.tranquility-sihanoukville.com. 14 units. $12–$25 double fan;<br />
$35 double A/C; $45 deluxe. MC, V. Amenities: Restaurant; Internet. In room: A/C, TV, fridge.<br />
KOH RONG BEACH<br />
Lazy Beach On the isolated island <strong>of</strong> Koh Rong lies Lazy Beach, with a series <strong>of</strong><br />
basic wooden bungalows set on a beautiful private stretch <strong>of</strong> sand. To reach it, boats for<br />
the island leave every day at noon from Ochheuteal Beach, and the trip there takes about<br />
2 hours and costs $10. <strong>The</strong> grounds include a bar and restaurant, with fresh seafood<br />
caught daily from local fishermen. Snorkeling and fishing gear are available to guests.<br />
Frommer’s staff rave about this pristine tropical paradise, perfect for a true getaway, and<br />
friendly British proprietors. You can book a night at their <strong>of</strong>fice at Serendipity Beach (on<br />
the dirt track leading to Serendipity).