Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 012 691527; St 3)
Runs guided tours, including cycling trips to Sambor Prei Kuk, and
can arrange transport by
moto
to Sambor Prei Kuk (US$10) or Phnom Santuk taking in
Santuk Silk Farm (US$8).
Sleeping
There are bargain-basement guesthouses on Dekchau Meas St, but some do most of their
business as brothels by the hour.
HOTEL
$
Arunras Hotel
( 062-961294; NH6; s/d with fan US$5/8, d with air-con US$15; )
Dominating the accom-
modation scene in Kompong Thom, this seven-storey corner establishment has 58 smart,
good-value rooms, as well as Kompong Thom's only lift. Operates the slightly cheaper,
012 865935; NH6; s/d with fan US$6/
)
next door.
8, with air-con US$10/13;
Ponleu Thmey Guesthouse
( 012 910896; NH6; s/d with fan US$3/6, d with air-con US$14-15; )
A versatile hotel popu-
lar with NGO workers, Ponleu Thmey has tiny fan rooms for the budget-conscious along
with some of the smartest midrange air-con rooms in town.
HOTEL
$
Sambor Village Hotel
( 062-961391;
www.samborvillage.com
;
Prachea Thepatay St; r/ste US$50/85; )
This
French-owned place brings boutique to Kompong Thom. Rooms are set in spacious bun-
galows and the verdant gardens include an inviting pool under the shade of a mango tree.
The upstairs restaurant in the attractive main house has international cuisine and impress-
ive hardwood flooring. Free mountain-bike use. It's located about 700m east of NH6.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$
Eating
Prum Bayon Restaurant
CAMBODIAN
$
