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092 335767;
www.luxguesthouse.com
;
)
, a standard Khmer high-rise with clean rooms, is
79 St 3½; s/d from US$12/15;
around the corner.
Au Cabaret Vert
( 053-656 2000;
www.aucabaretvert.com
;
NH57; r incl breakfast US$75; )
Contemporary
meets colonial at this pretty resort on the western edge of town. Rooms are stylish and in-
clude flat-screen TV and rain shower. The swimming pool is a natural self-cleaning pond.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$
East Bank
Here Be Dragons
( 089 264895;
www.herebedragonsbattambang.com
; Riverside East; dm US$2, r US$8-10; )
Here
bedraggled backpackers find comfy dorm beds and, if they're looking to get their drink
on, like-minded souls to swap yarns with at the popular bar. The clean private rooms are a
dandy deal, with bamboo shelving and beds decked out in brightly colored sheets. Quiet
location next to the riverside park on the East Bank is a bonus.
HOSTEL
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La Villa
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$
( 053-730151;
www.lavilla-battambang.net
; Riverside Rd; d incl breakfast US$65-92; )
One of the most romantic boutique hotels in Cambodia, this attractive hostelry occupies a
French-era villa renovated in vintage 1930s style. It has particularly ugly and tall neigh-
bours, but the ambience and the riverside location offset that.
Bambu Hotel
HOTEL
$$
( 053-953900;
www.bambuhotel.com
; St 203; r incl breakfast US$70-110; )
Bambu is in
the upper category of Battambang poolside boutiques in both style and price. The spa-
cious rooms are designed in a Franco-Khmer style. They have gorgeous tiling, stone-in-
laid bathrooms, exquisite furniture and private balconies. The fusion restaurant is one of
the best in town and the bar near the pool invites lingering.
