Kind Grand Suites Boutique Hotel — Phnom Penh
/We were here February 2-6, 2017 ($54/night including breakfast). Good location. Older building. King-sized bed, good AC. Small balcony room.
Reflections on Cambodia
We visited Cambodia from January 24 - February 6, 2017 enjoying Siem Reap and Phnom Penh. Expat friends of ours living in China told us not to rush through Siem Reap and to enjoy the many sights and good restaurants. So we booked nine nights at a men-only resort in a good location and enjoyed the pool and other amenities. Even though this time of year is the slightly cooler season it was quite hot and we struggled with heat rash on those days we toured around Siem Reap. The car of our hired driver did not have an adequate air conditioner and that didn’t help. This visit was part of our Keeping it Fresh tour, our first foray to Southeast Asia and we were, coming from the very moderate climate of North America’s Pacific Northwest, unaccustomed to the hotter overall climate. Siem Reap was a gem of a visit and we are seriously considering a return visit in 2024-25 or sometime soon afterwards as we endeavor to spend even more of our year in Southeast Asia.
We flew to Phnom Penh and stayed four nights enjoying museums, important historical sights and interesting restaurants including finding on the menu the occasional cannabis pizza. We bought one of our favorite pieces of art for our home collection in a private gallery right down the street from the National Museum of Cambodia.
We left Phnom Penh on a high-speed river boat, entering the Mekong delta region of Vietnam — the only time anywhere we’ve crossed a country border in a boat on a river!
Below find the hotels in Cambodia where we stayed, in reverse chronological order. In each location find a carousel of hotel pics/video and a carousel of activities pics.
Men’s Resort and Spa — Seam Reap
/We were here January 24 - February 2, 2017 ($106/night including breakfast). Owned by a French/Cambodian gay couple, we had a great room and there’s a great pool with a large enclosed bathhouse/shower area where you can meet local guys. Good location and beautiful art throughout! We’d stay here again and just might! The first carousel of pics is from our hotel and the second is a selection of our activities. There’s also a selection of videos.
Additional Siem Reap Videos -
Angkor Wat Miniature 5:45
Angkor Wat 11:26
Preah Ang Thom 6:56
Tuk Tuk Crash 1:07
