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[davehere22]

Anyone that has been to Phnom Penh know of any good places to stay

Some place that it will be possible to meet up with people as I'm travelling alone

Also maybe a place that can arrange a pick-up at the airport

Thanks


oh and budget is anything up to 15 or 20 dollars i suppose

[curiousaboutkorea]

[thrylos]

Your two main area choices are either the 'backpackers ghetto' by Boueng Kak Lake (where rooms are generally much less than 15/night, more like a 2-5 bucks for a simple fan room and bed to 10-12 for a bigger aircon room), or the Riverfront by Streets 104-178 where it's a bit more, but in your range.

For the price range you're looking at, there isn't going to be any airport pickup. However, it's a flat $9 taxi ride rate anywhere into town or $5 for a tuktuk/$3 for a mototaxi. No hassles, no bargaining, no ripoffs.

For your price range, you'll easily find an aircon room with a fridge just about anywhere. Take a look at www.canbypublications.com for a description of different places in PP.

Send an email to a couple of places for a reservation, and just tell your driver where you're going (cross-streets) at the airport. Transportation from the airport to your room is MUCH less of a hassle/ripoff than Bangkok or Manila if you (pretend to) know what you're talking about.

For what it's worth, I usually stay at PKD1 guesthouse on Str136 by the riverfront. Their website is http://www.pkd1cambodia.com/. 10-15 bucks for a fan room, 15=20 for an aircon, depending on traffic, but they can be pretty booked up, especially on weekends. Again, the emailing first option works best.

[Beeyee]

I stayed at Rory's Pub. It's right by the river front and costs $11 for a single room with air con and TV. No complaints at all.

http://www.rorysirishbar.com/index.html

[davehere22]

Thanks for the helpful replies
I'm going to check out those places