Pon's Guesthouse and Restaurant

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Rated 3 out of 5

Based on 4 ratings and 4 reviews

• DO NOT buy tickets to Cambodia here!!

  I stayed here for three days in October and found the place to be decent value in comparison to other options on the island. My only complaints about the room are that the beds were uncomfortably lumpy and the walls were really grubby, but for $10 what can you expect? However, whatever you do, DO NOT BUY TICKETS TO CAMBODIA from Mr. Pon. I was dropped off on the Laos side of the border and told that there would be a big bus awaiting me on the other side. My Pon left very hastily and I hesitantly crossed the border. I waited for 3 1/2 hours for my bus, which never materialized. Finally, after asking every bus and mini bus driver on the Cambodian side and several phone call attempts at reaching Mr. Pon were made, a mini bus driver took pity on me and stuffed me into his mini bus with 24 other people. Needless to say, I was very grateful for this act of kindness from a stranger. I don't know what I would have done if it hadn't been for his kindness. Do not buy tickets at this guesthouse.

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  Pon's Guesthouse and Restaurant reviewed by backpacker1000 (Total reviews: 6) on 15th December, 2009
  Rated 3 out of 5. after a stay here in 10/2009

• More bad than good

  Stayed here for 2 days at the end of October. Rooms were a decent value at $10 for aircon. Definitely nothing special, bathrooms were not very nice, beds were just a piece of foam on top of a bed frame and the mosquito nets were patched up with Band-Aids but for $10 it's ok. Getting left at the Cambodian border however with no onward transport was not so cool. We booked tickets through to Kratie and were told that his friend driving a ''big bus'' would be there to pick us up on the other side. We waited for three hours on the other side of the border and still no bus materialized. So we paid $15 each for a half-hour ride to the Laos-Cambodia border and were stranded on the other side. Luckily a mini-bus drive took pity on us and jammed us into an already full mini-bus. Thanks Mr. Pon. Book your tickets somewhere else, anywhere else!

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  Pon's Guesthouse and Restaurant reviewed by backpacker123 (Total reviews: 8) on 11th November, 2009
  Rated 2 out of 5. after a stay here in 10/2009

• Good food?

  we didn't stay there but we tried the restaurant....once; fishsoup, had no fish inside, horrible experience compared to for instance, Dong Khong GH , 3 doors more south...and cocktails halfprice of Pon's. No wonder he can afford to build a , for Don Khong standards,hugh hotel around the corner.

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  Pon's Guesthouse and Restaurant reviewed by narong (Total reviews: 9) on 15th January, 2009
  Rated 3 out of 5. after a stay here in 12/2008

• Very good value

  Stayed here for four days, it was a great place, good value, good food and a mean happy lao cocktail. Mr Pon was very helpfull

  Pon's Guesthouse and Restaurant reviewed by steveandlesley (Total reviews: 14) on 31st August, 2007
  Rated 4 out of 5. after a stay here in 8/2007