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Hot water is a nice bonus in chilly Mondulkiri, but you'll pay extra for it. Places without
hot-water showers can usually provide flasks of boiling water for bathing. There is rarely
need for air-conditioning in this neck of the woods. The Elephant Valley Project offers an
alternative lodging experience.
Nature Lodge
( 012 230272;
www.naturelodgecambodia.com
; r US$10-30; )
Sprawling across a windswept
hilltop near town are 30 solid wood bungalows with private porches, hot showers and
mozzie nets. Among them are incredible Swiss Family Robinson-style chalets with
sunken beds and hidden rooms. The magnificent restaurant/common area has comfy
nooks, a pool table and an enviable bar where guests belly up and swap traveller tales.
Trek-fuelling burgers and pasta are the speciality; an array of tours are neatly outlined
on the menu.
GUESTHOUSE
$
Phanyro Guesthouse
( 017 770867; r US$8-12; )
This is a favourite with visiting volunteers and NGOs, offer-
ing a clutch of tasteful cottages perched on a ridge overlooking the river valley. The
rooms fail to exploit the views, but are clean with a capital C and have hot water.
GUESTHOUSE
$
BUNGALOW
$
Tree Lodge
( 097 723 4177;
www.treelodge-senmonorom.blogspot.com
;
r with cold/hot water from US$3/5; )
Basic (think bed, floor, mosquito net) A-frame huts made from native materials extend in
perfect linear formation down a hill at the back. Hanging out happens at the restaurant,
where hammocks and decent Khmer food await. The young family in charge here couldn't
be nicer, and are helpful in arranging tours.
GUESTHOUSE
$
Happy Elephant
( 097 616 4011; motvil@hotmail.com; d from US$5; )
French-Khmer tandem Vivi and
Mot are your capable hosts at this backpacker special, which features a half-dozen sturdy
cold-water bungalows on a hill behind the pleasingly simple wooden restaurant. Tours
galore available, including elephant rides in Bunong communities.
