Northwestern Cambodia - Cambodia - page 459

Phka Villa Hotel
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( 053-953255; www.phkavilla.com ; St 203; r incl breakfast US$55; ) Ten tastefully
decorated bungalows with four-poster beds and cosy patios sit snug up against the pool
here. Pink monstrosity Lotus Hotel lurks next door - position your chaise longue pointing
away from it.

BOUTIQUE HOTEL $$

Sangker Villa Hotel
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HOTEL $$

( 097 764 0017; www.sangervilla.com ; off St 203; s/d incl breakfast from US$28/38; )
Sangker Villa lacks the style of Battambang's fancier poolside boutiques, but beats them
on price - especially if you're travelling solo. Both the rooms and pool are best described
as 'cosy'. The poolside bar, on the other hand, is big and bold. Fondue on the menu re-
flects Swiss ownership.

Eating
Battambang's food scene is improving rapidly and may soon become a third bona-fide
culinary mecca after Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. In addition to what's listed below, the
three cooking-school restaurants serve excellent Cambodian cuisine, especially Nary's
(warning: it's slow).
For street food, the best place is the night market OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 4-9pm) at
the northeast corner of Psar Nath, facing Canadia Bank, where barbecued chicken, fish
and beef can be found alongside steaming pots of curries. The neonlit riverside night market
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more of a sit-down affair. For cheap daytime eats try the area between the two buildings at
Psar Nath.

City Centre

Lonely Tree Cafe
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CAFE $

( www.thelonelytreecafe.com ; St 121; mains US$2-4; 10am-10pm; ) Upstairs from the
shop of the same name, this uber-cosy cafe has a soaring bamboo-inlaid ceiling, brick