Secrets of Elephants Guesthouse

Best on the airport road - funky

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This funky, Western-run place feels like a Franco-Asian boutique, with eight imaginatively decorated, stylish rooms. It also has extremely friendly management and staff. Each room is a little different but they're all well-sized and comfortable, with the downstairs rooms concrete and the upstairs wooden. The bathrooms border on wacky, with the floors and walls made of a mosaic of broken tiles, with elevated toilets, and in one, a dead mango tree sprouting up from the floor. A minor gripe is the dim room lighting. Paired with dark walls and low ceilings, you're better off lounging around come the evening than trying to read in bed. There's no TV or fridge either. Try for an upstairs room if possible. The place is starting to seem a little long in the tooth and though it would be a shame to remodel this old building, it could use some retiling and a good scrub, while the gardens need a weed. The location -- beyond comfortable walking distance into Siem Reap -- really isn't very good at all, but as far as the places dotting the airport road go, this is a unique option. There's a computer in the restaurant area, as well as a selection of books and board games. You can pay $1 per hour to use WiFi on your laptop. Prices include breakfast, pick-up service, and a massage upon arrival.

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Airport Road, Siem Reap. T: (063) 964 328, (012) 637 478 
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Added to Travelfish on: 31st August, 2004
Last visited or updated on: 5th December, 2009

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