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(
077717174; theatoch@yahoo.com; 5 St 258; dm US$4, d with fan/air-con from US$7/10;
)
Nothing fancy, just simple rooms priced right on the well-located mini backpacker strip
known as St 258. The air-con dorm room has no bunks, just 10 beds in close proximity to
each other and a single bathroom.
Lazy Gecko Guesthouse
GUESTHOUSE
$
( 078786025; lazygeckocafe@gmail.com; St 258; r with fan US$6-10, with air-con US$14-18; )
Best known as a cafe, Lazy Gecko's rooms are a mixed bag. The air-con doubles are non-
descript but do have flat-screen TVs and plenty of space, while the fan rooms are mostly
dark and grotty. But hey, you're paying for the location amid the backpacker haunts of St
258.
Pavilion
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$
( 023-222280;
www.thepavilion.asia
;
227 St 19; r incl breakfast US$50-100, apt US$110-120;
)
Housed in an elegant French villa, this immensely popular and atmospheric place
helped popularise the Phnom Penh poolside boutique hotel. All rooms have inviting four-
poster beds, stunning furniture, personal computers and iPod docks. Recently expanded to
27 rooms, some of the newer rooms include a private plunge pool. Guests can use bamboo
bikes for free. No children allowed.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$
Circa 51
( 012585714;
www.circa51.com
;
155 St 222; s/d incl breakfast from US$46/56; )
In a clas-
sic '60s villa, Circa 51 has just 10 rooms and they are lovely. The ground level is layered
in original chequerboard tiles, and the spacious rooms have ambient lighting, cool fur-
niture, minimalist art, flat-screen TVs and silk robes. A banyan tree shades the luscious
pool area within arm's length of the bar.
The 252
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$
( 023-998252;
www.the-252.com
;
19 St 152; d incl breakfast US$50-60, tr US$65; )
This terrific-value place has attractive lime-striped rooms that are a tad small for hangin',
