Didn't have to regret

Written: 5 january 2013
Travel time: 6 — 16 november 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 10.0
Service: 10.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 9.0
The hotel is really the best in Sihanoukville. I agree with everything that is written about him on the site. Owned by a Cambodian who made his fortune on gasoline and invests in Cambodia to impress. From the 3rd floor of the ocean wing de lux, the view is really amazing. A large and beautiful area, a magnificent beach, the sand creaks underfoot. There are no merchants here. Enough loungers. At this time of the year (autumn and winter) there are no mosquitoes, there are no jellyfish and algae in the water. No tides. However, some tourists who went on an excursion to the islands return bitten by midges. Midges do not bite everyone, but strongly, and bites appear after a few hours.
The spa center has a daily free sauna. The massage ($28) was not to my liking. In numerous spa salons in the city, all services are three times cheaper. The city is a 5-minute tuk-tuk ride for $ 3 or 10-15 minutes on foot, there is also a free bus 3 times a day.
Service is great, room is great. In the evenings there is music and singing.

Sihanoukville has several beaches. Hawaii beach is garbage. Ochutel Beach is a city beach for local residents, local exotic, it is worth visiting here once. Ortes Beach is a comfortable, clean beach. Here everything costs less than a dollar (coffee, juices, various food), in a hotel a glass of juice costs 4-5 dollars. But if this does not bother you, then once a minute you will be offered to buy something or get a massage. Victory Beach is a beautiful small beach with horizontal palm trees, boutiques, a restaurant and a cafe with an AN-24 aircraft.
I liked Independence beach the most with trees growing right by the water and cafes on the rocks. The beach consists of Cambodian and European parts. There are far more chairs and sun loungers than people. Both parts are original with a narrow strip of beach, promenade, sculptures of Cambodian gods. Although not all sun beds have mattresses on the European part of the beach, I came here from Sokhi because of the special, peaceful atmosphere.
From the food in Sokhe, I didn’t find anything particularly tasty for myself, although the food is of high quality.
Do not under any circumstances do what I did in Siem Reap. Do not drink anything with ice (ice can be put in drinks without your request), do not listen to the guide on excursions and do not try palm juice and other artisanal products, otherwise you can end your trip in an infectious diseases hospital. I only avoided it because I knew how to treat food poisoning and was ready for it.
In general, the Sokha hotel and beach are comparable to the best hotels in Bali on Nusa Dua.
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