An array of places dot Sihanoukville town, where most Cambodians have long chosen to stay. The town doesn't have anything much of interest to offer aside from way too many barang run bars, but it is the transportation hub of the area, with both the buses and share taxi from Phnom Penh arriving here.

Should you decide to stay in Sihanoukville rather than head down to one of the beaches, there's no shortage of hotels and a couple of good guesthouses -- all within a pretty easy walk of the market and share-taxi stand area of town. Should you decide to head out to the beaches, you'll need to take a motodop -- unfortunately Sihanoukville has amongst the worst motodops in all of Cambodia. Do not under any circumstances believe a motodop when they tell you the place you want to go is closed/burnt down/blown up or been kidnapped by aliens -- go and see it for yourself. Always agree on a price beforehand.

Over the last couple of years, there has been an influx of bar-owners from Pattaya in the wake of Thailand tightening up their visa system, so there are a growing number of bars and guesthouses designed with older single men in mind, but if that's not your scene, then don't fret as there's a good range of other eating and drinking options in Sihanoukville town.