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( 092 777102;
www.monoromviphotel.com
; Sihanouk St; r US$15-30; )
The smartest op-
tion on the riverfront, the rooms include heavy wood furnishings and inviting bathtubs.
The lavish top-whack rooms have private balconies peering at the Mekong and large bath-
rooms loaded with toiletries. The US$15 rooms are windowless, however.
OBT Homestay
( 017 319194; p_sophal@yahoo.com; volunteer/tourist incl 2 meals US$5/10)
The Organization for
Basic Training accepts volunteers to teach English to local kids, but ordinary travellers
looking to spend a few days going local in a Khmer village are welcome too. Tours by ox-
cart, horse or boat along the Mekong are available. It's in Chiro village on the east bank of
the Mekong, about 5km north of the French lighthouse.
HOMESTAY
$
Mekong Hotel
( 042-941536; Sihanouk St; r with fan/air-con US$8/16; )
This old timer is still popular
thanks to a prime riverfront locale and its big, bright, relatively well-maintained rooms.
The Shining-esque corridors here are wide enough for an ultimate Frisbee tournament.
HOTEL
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Rana Homestay
( 012 686240;
rana-ruralhomestay-cambodia.webs.com
;
per person US$25)
Located in the coun-
tryside beyond Kompong Cham, this homestay offers an insight into electricity-free life in
rural Cambodia. The price includes all meals and tours of the local area. There's a two-
night minimum stay.
HOMESTAY
$$
Chaplin's Guesthouse
HOTEL
$$
( 078 688996; reservations@chaplinsguesthouse.com; Sihanouk St; r US$25; )
Chaplin's has
six rooms with river-facing balconies above its snazzy riverfront bar-restaurant. Rooms
have four-poster beds, the best bathrooms in town and flat-screen TVs.
Eating
Stalls line the waterfront, selling snacks and cold beers until late in the evening.
Smile Restaurant
CAMBODIAN
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