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Rosy Guesthouse
A good riverside flashpacker option
Achasvar Rd, Siem Reap
Siem Reap Province
Tel: (063) 965 059
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Description
English managed Rosy Guesthouse has a bunch of spic and span single, double and triple/family rooms in a Khmer-style villa overlooking the Siem Reap river. Downstairs is an open-to-the-street bar and restaurant with a pool table and free WiFi internet access. Rooms range in size with both small and larger rooms available and there's a couple of particularly spacious rooms on the first floor opening out onto a large terrace that looks over the river. The terrace is kitted out with a few hammocks and other deck furniture, making for a good place to get over a day traipsing around Angkor Wat. Facilities in the rooms include air-con, cable TV (some rooms have bigger TVs than others, so if a big TV is important, be sure to specify this when booking) and DVD players. Free pick-up from the bus station, ferry pier and airport are available as are transfers from Phnom Penh and Poipet. The road out front gets a bit of traffic during the day, but you wouldn't know that in the rooms, which are pretty quiet. Overall Rosy Guesthouse is a very clean and well kitted out spot, with friendly and approachable staff -- a good flashpacker option just ten minutes walk from the Old Market area of Siem Reap. Popular -- reservations recommended.
Sgl fan private b'room
9 USD (low season)
9 USD (high season)
Dbl fan private b'room
12 USD (low season)
12 USD (high season)
Sgl A/C private b'room
14 USD (low season)
14 USD (high season)
Dbl A/C private b'room
17 USD (low season)
17 USD (high season)
Triple A/C private b'room
20 USD (low season)
20 USD (high season)
Family room
Triple fan private b'room
15 USD (low season)
15 USD (high season)
Family room
Dbl fan share b'room
5 USD (low season)
5 USD (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 4th August, 2004
Last visited or updated on: 20th October, 2007
Guest feedback
Excellent - 
By GandN ( total comments: 9 
) Stayed here 12/2007
Booked well in advance by email and got a pick up from the airport by Luk, one of the guesthouse's tuk tuk drivers, who became our driver for our three days at Angkor. The owners gave us good advice about Angkor. We paid US$15 per night for a big, spotlessly clean fan room with a comfortable double bed, cable TV, and our own little table out front on the balcony. The bar had good music, a pool table, and friendly, helpful staff. We ate very nice breakfasts there and one night we had dinner there as well which was quite okay. It was a 15-minute walk into town when we wanted to use the internet but I preferred to be out of the hassle and craziness of central Siem Reap and there were many very nice restaurants a few minutes from Rosy's. All in all we remember our stay at Rosy's very fondly and would highly recommend it.
Lovely staff, great food. - 
By carolyns ( total comments: 5 ) Stayed here 12/2007
We enjoyed our stay at Rosy. The staff were really friendly and the food was excellent, especially the fried spring rolls. Would definitely stay again.
Nice lil' place -
By valmidil ( total comments: 3 ) Stayed here 11/2007
Had a comfortable stay at Rosy. The staff was very helpful and pleasant. I booked via email and they were always prompt to respond.
Top place to stay -
By abbothompson ( total comments: 4 ) Stayed here 9/2007
We stayed in Sept '07, paying US$17 for a double air-con room with TV, hot water etc. We really enjoyed the whole place and once we got to know Rachael and Simon, we found it to be brilliant. They were so friendly and gave travel advice for nothing in return. They recommended a budding Angkor Wat guide (qualified, but not yet licensed). He was brilliant, especially once he realised that we did not want to be treated as the usual tourists. We often ate with him, and he even took us to his little accommodation, where we met his wife and child. We paid him US$100 for the week of tuk-tuk travels, excluding any entrance fees, and other than a sore butt from sitting in the tuk-tuk, he gave us good advice and was really a nice guy once we got through the usual touristy stuff. (Don't play Connect 4 with him -- he wiped the floor with me.) We would definitely go there again, if we returned. They also recommended a little known swimming pool.
Good hotel - 
By harpastum ( total comments: 5 ) Stayed here 8/2007
Rosy has spacious clean rooms, with towels and linen included, cleaned daily with laundry service. It's possible to eat and drink in the hostel, though it's not that cheap. Takes a good 15 minutes to walk from here to the centre. I think there are cheaper places that offer the same quality.
Lovely atmosphere and design -
By maihuong19 ( total comments: 2 ) Stayed here 7/2007
I was really impressed by the way this guesthouse is decorated with bamboo. And I love the balcony on the third floor. I recommend that you not stay in the twin room, because the fan is just enough for the upper bed. And all budget rooms are at the top floor, so it is so hot staying in these rooms. When we changed to a US$12 room, wooo it's really a big difference. And if you stay there, ask for Mr. Set to drive you around. He is so nice and kind.
Fantastic stay -
By glassrider ( total comments: 2 ) Stayed here 1/2007
I stayed during January 2007 after booking on the internet prior to leaving the UK. The correspondence and communication was first class. I was picked up by tuk tuk from the bus station which the guesthouse had arranged which was most welcoming after a six-hour bus ride from Phnom Penh. Rachel, Simon and the staff were friendly and always around to answer any questions, and the room (overlooking the river) was a good size, clean with air-con and a good shower. The food was good but if you fancied something different it was only a 15-minute walk to the town which I walked all the time with no problems. Overall my stay at Rosy Guesthouse was enjoyable and if I ever go back to Siem Reap I would certainly stay here again. Thanks Rachel, Simon and staff.
I'd stay again -
By sideflip1 ( total comments: 9 ) Stayed here 12/2006
When I first walked into our room it was full of stale smoke smell, which I can't stand, being a non-smoker, but after airing out the room it was fine. I liked our room and felt comfortable. The bathroom had a good shower. Most of the staff were pretty nice, but sometimes they seemed unapproachable, but no complaints really. Food was ok. Usually we ate our meals elsewhere. I would stay at Rosy Guesthouse again.
Service? Where? - 
By TaniaJL ( total comments: 7 ) Stayed here 11/2006
Rosy Guesthouse was clean. That's the only positive thing I have to say about it. The bed didn't have a sheet so we asked for one but they came to check that we weren't lying! The staff were surly. Don't think they knew how to smile. Simon didn't seem to know how to relate to people and requests were met with blank stares. The bicycles we rented (US$2 each per day) were so bad they should have been used for scrap -- and when we complained that the peddle was coming off and the tyres were flat they treated us as though we were the customers from ****. There are many better places to stay in Siem Reap.
Excellant customer service -
By arieseira ( total comments: 2 ) Stayed here 11/2006
I had booked a stay at Rosy for 3D2N stay in Nov 2006. All correspondences were just in through email, but Rachel (from Rosy) is so helpful and answered all my questions in full. I look forward to enjoy my stay at Rosy. I am sure their service will be the best. Thanks to Rachel.
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