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spacious than the still-stylish but dark rooms at the rear. Ascend to the roof-top Chow bar
to catch breezes off the Tonlé Sap.
Bougainvillier Hotel
HOTEL
$$
( 023-220528;
www.bougainvillierhotel.com
; 277G Sisowath Quay; r off/on river incl breakfast from
US$51/98; )
You could swing a giant Mekong catfish in the huge river-facing suites,
but they are far from modern. Riverfront rooms get a balcony and you can walk up to the
rooftop bar for serious views.
Amanjaya Pancam Hotel
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$$
( 023-214747;
www.amanjaya-pancam-hotel.com
; 1 St 154; r incl breakfast US$135-185; )
One of Phnom's original Asian Zen-style boutiques, it boasts a superb riverfront location
and capacious rooms with dark-wood floors, elegant Khmer drapes and tropical furnish-
ings. Luscious Le Moon bar is on the roof, trendy K West cafe at ground-level.
River 108
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$$
( 023-218785;
www.river108.com
; 2 St 108; ste incl breakfast US$85-105; )
Hip boutique
hotel near the riverfront with a chic chintz look to it. Rooms include flat-screen TVs and
ample bathrooms; some have partial river-view terraces.
Centre North (Off-river)
If you want to be near the riverfront but not pay riverfront prices, this area is your ticket.
Be aware, though, that the blocks running west off the river from St 104 to about St 144
are gritty and contain pockets of sleaze. A handful of delectable new boutique hotels point
to eventual gentrification of this prime real estate. Meanwhile, St 172 between St 19 and
St 13 has become Phnom Penh's most popular backpacker area.
Eighty8 Backpackers
( 023-5002440;
www.88backpackers.com
;
98 St 88; dm US$5-7, d US$20-24; )
A hostel
with a swimming pool has to be a good thing, right? Duh. The pool and the premises - a
HOSTEL
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