Central value with a pool
With a backpacker price range but hotel style, Senghout represents a great deal – it has a central location and swimming pool but will set you back just $10.
Senghout is just to the north of the market and a block back from the river but a great rooftop terrace provides 360 degree views of the town and surrounding area. Rooms are spacious and clean, though minimally decorated, and many come with welcome verandas. The air-con rooms with balconies at $20 are also a great deal. Some of the rooms don’t have windows, which means you can swap a view for air-con without sacrificing financially. All rooms have WiFi access, hot showers, cable TV and fridges, and the hotel offers the usual range of services plus bike and motorbike rental. They also have a small gym that is free to use for guests.
Their pool is open to non-residents for $2 per person.
Address: Street 2, Battambang
T: (012) 530 327, (012) 933 120, (092) 520 293 ;
Email: chhounseng@gmail.com
Web: http://www.senghouthotel.com
Coordinates (for GPS): 103º11'56.07" E, 13º6'11.1" N
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Room rates: US$10 to 35
What we were quoted as a walk-in.
Dbl fan private bathroom $10 no window. | US$12 | US$12 |
Dbl air-con private bathroom Twin $17. $15 for no window. | US$15 | US$15 |
Triple fan private bathroom No window. | US$20 | US$20 |
Triple air-con private bathroom No window. | US$25 | US$25 |
Reviewed by
Nicky Sullivan
Nicky Sullivan is an Irish freelance writer (and aspiring photographer). She has lived in England, Ireland, France, Spain and India, but decided that her tribe and heart are in Cambodia, where she has lived since 2007 despite repeated attempts to leave. She dreams of being as tough as Dervla Murphy, but fears there may be a long way to go. She can’t stand whisky for starters. She was a researcher, writer and coordinator for The Angkor Guidebook: Your Essential Companion to the Temples, now one of the best-selling guidebooks to the temples.
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