| G Adams |
25 May 2003 |
Stayed at Passaggio Boutique Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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The buffet and traditional dancing at Bayon 2 restaurant are great.
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| R Cherry |
18 May 2003 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Have been two Siem Reap twice and have found the guides and transport booked through La Noria Guesthouse to be professional, pleasant and reasonably priced. Also the restaurant at La Noria is a favorite.
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| C Curnin |
07 May 2003 |
Stayed at Sofitel Royal Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Visit the temples with a guide, otherwise you will miss a lot, the temples are vast. I had an excellent meal at the Grand hotel (but expensive).
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| D Smith |
06 May 2003 |
Stayed at Angkor Saphir Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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The Arun restaurant along the river has excellent food for $1-$3 for the entire meal.
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| M Cowlishaw |
24 April 2003 |
Stayed at Angkor Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Siem Reap was rather a surprise - enormous hotels half full, and a lack of certain infrastructure in the town itself. Some hotels were quite charming, but on the whole the hotels looked a bit like monoliths and almost out of keeping with surrounding countryside.
I booked two days of car hire with driver and guide through the reception desk of the hotel. It's really necessary to have a guide there as otherwise you lose a lot of the history and the temples are quite spectacular. The locals seems to be jumping on the tourist bandwagon and are quite happy to rip you off. This is in contrast to Vietnam where they can also rip you off but do it in a much nicer way.
I recommend the Bayon II restaurant with Apsara dance show for USD11 all up and also the Bopha Angkor restaurant.
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| G Hunt |
20 April 2003 |
Stayed at Raffles Grand Hotel D'Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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A truly awesome destination and very easy to get around. We arranged a car through the hotel for most of our stay and appreciated the air conditioning! We ate most of our meals in the hotel but enjoyed the food and the atmosphere of the FCC at lunchtime.
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| L Rathje |
06 April 2003 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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The reason you go to Siem Reap is Angkor, there is no doubt about that. I purchased a 3 day pass which is more than enough to see the highlights and also some of the "lesser know" temples.
I had great success in hiring a guide through the taxi driver sent by the hotel, to pick me up from the airport. He spoke good English and 45 minutes after my arrival he came back to the hotel with Sophat who, though he appeared to be young, was government certified and had 5 years of leading tours under his belt and was very knowledgeable. The driver also took me to see an Aspara dance show one evening and remained at the restaurant to take me back to the hotel at its conclusion. There is also a dance show directly across from the hotel, but it was quite a bit more expensive. I would also recommend the Madame Butterfly restaurant with excellent food and nice atmosphere.
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| H Powell and oliver powell |
04 April 2003 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Grand! Great! loved it! Great food, lovely people, heartbreaking stories, but lots of smiles. Indiana Jones eat your heart out, my 8 year old lived and breathed the Angkor Wat. Best one for me was the Bayon, for him Tah Phrom.
And then we met Anjolina Jolie - holiday made perfect for my 8 year old!!
Food tip: Best restaurants:
Dead fish - fun place good food and wine
FCC - best veg curry I have ever eaten in my life!! very posh like a London Conran restaurant, but run by nice people at half a fraction of the cost!!
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| J Waiss |
03 April 2003 |
Stayed at Passaggio Boutique Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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We hired a driver/car and tour guide he did it all. This was just by chance. Most guides charge $40.00 with car and driver. My advice March/April very hot and humid be prepared. Most restaurants have very good food. We ate at Banyon for lunch also Madame Butterfly for dinner very good.
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| C Bushnell |
24 March 2003 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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We were traveling with children and spent the mornings visiting the temples and then back to the hotel for swimming and lunch. We went back out the the pm for a few hours to shop and more templing visits.
Had a great meal at the FCC (Foreign Correspondents Club). Looks empty from the front, they seat most people in back on the balcony. We also enjoyed the Red Piano restaurant. Make sure to get receipts for items purchased, we had a couple issues at customs in Vietnam.
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Traveller's Tales: Restaurants and eating places in Siem Reap, Cambodia
