| B Podda |
02 August 2005 |
Stayed at Royal Angkor Resort - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Marvellous temples to be seen...good restaurants: "amok" typical but fancy restaurant, "carnets d'asie" proposes you good meals in a very nice restaurant combined with a bookstore, gifts shop (french speaking)...
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| D Moore |
01 August 2005 |
Stayed at Borei Angkor Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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The Home Cocktail restaurant on Wat Bo Road was awesome value for money...cocktails $1.80 and large beer $1.50 till 9pm....food was excellent in quality and price $1-4 a dish...seek this place out!!!
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| L Ly |
31 May 2005 |
Stayed at Angkor Saphir Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Siem Reap is much more westernized than I thought it would be. One could go and never eat Cambodian food because of the number of American/Western options. Pub Street is an area that has only western bars/restaurants, which is nice. But tourists should try and avoid spending all their time there as they would miss the real Cambodia.
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| R Paik |
04 May 2005 |
Stayed at Passaggio Boutique Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Siem Reap's grown dramatically since I was there 5 years ago. As a result there are a number of good restaurants to choose from
Red Piano restaurant is popular and was the home-based for film crews filming 'Tomb Raider' with Angelina Jolie. Soup Dragon offers home-made ice crean including to its regular dining options. Blue Pumpkin serves crisp baquette sandwiches and good shakes.
My guide recommended the US$12 evening show/buffet at the huge 'Koulen' restaurant. Costumes and performances of traditional dances was top notch.
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| K Hunkeler |
28 March 2005 |
Stayed at FCC Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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We did take a trip to Angkor Wat and some of the other ancient temples and it was beautiful and very impressive. Our favorite was the Bayon and should not be missed. For all the trips and everything else it is recommended to always ask for the prices in advance to avoid surprises. We went to the Victoria Hotel for lunch and dinner a couple of times, the service and the food was very good. The restaurants in Angkor are much more reasonable than in a lot of other places in Asia. A lot of tourists go to the old market area where all of the bars and restaurants are. There is very good value for the money, good to ask for the Siem Reap Visitors guide which is free and is available at most hotels and shops. It explains the different temple areas and gives very good info about trips and restaurants.
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| P Narum |
19 March 2005 |
Stayed at Borei Angkor Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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The standard price for a rented car (with driver) is $25 a day, with an additional $25 needed for a guide. The arrangement is for a 3-hour in the morning (8 to 11) and another 3-hour tour in the afternoon (3 to 6). The noon break is necessary to recover from the heat! A tuk-tuk costs $6 for half a day and $12 for a whole day. Nearby the hotel is the Bayon II Restaurant with evening dance performances daily ($12 with all-you-can-eat buffet). Make sure to visit the roofed market stalls downtown to get good deals on souvenirs.
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| T Haaxma |
04 March 2005 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Angkor Wat is simply beautiful and something absolutely worth seeing. A three day visit gives plenty of time to relax and see the top temples (Ta Prom, The Bayon, Angkor Wat and the pink sandstone temple outside of Angkor). Nice restaurants are Viroth's and the FCC.
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| S Dominy |
24 February 2005 |
Stayed at Bopha Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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In Siem Reap, you do not have to worry about being located in the centre of town because everything is a short ride away. Central Market is good for nice gifts - beware that everything that looks old and antique probably isn't! We had a fabulous guide for the temple visits, Ponheary, who was a fascinating and knowledgable person to spend a few days with. Contact her on ponheary@yahoo.com. She speaks French and English. All her family members are also guides but I believe she is the best.
I was told 2 days was all you need to visit the Angkor area if you are not a temple buff. However, I wish we had at least 3 days as there are some wonderful sights further out which sounded very interesting. If you can't afford to stay at The Grand Hotel, Angkor, at least try to have a meal or drink there. The Fine Dining restaurant serves wonderful Khmer food. Even though it is probably the most expensive place in Siem Reap it is still very reasonable by Western standards (about US$40 per head with wine). They also do Apsara dance shows with buffet on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights. These require advance booking. Beware the Apsara shows at the cheaper restaurants - they tend to be amateurish.
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| L Hegazy |
17 February 2005 |
Stayed at Angkor Saphir Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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I was very glad, that I spent so much time in siem reap (10 nights). Four days I rent a bicycle to visit the short and the long circle in the temples area. The temples of banteay srei and roluos group I visited by taxi. To angkor wat and angkor thom I took a motorbiketaxi. This was a very good choice. A very recommendable restaurant only a few meters from angkor saphir hotel away is the restaurant la noria.
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| V Raghavan |
13 February 2005 |
Stayed at Borei Angkor Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Visited all the temple sites in Angkor and surroundings. A three day visit is recommended to see all the must-see sites. A restaurant called Taj Mahal in the Old Market area serves excellent Indian cuisine.
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Traveller's Tales: Restaurants and eating places in Siem Reap, Cambodia
