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Accommodation
Accommodation in Cambodia has improved immensely during the past decade and everything is available,
from the classic budget crash pad to the plush palace. Most hotels quote in US dollars, but some places in the
provinces quote in riel, while those near the Thai border quote in baht. We provide prices based on the cur-
rency quoted to us at the time of research.
PRACTICALITIES
Newspapers The Phnom Penh Post offers the best balance of Cambodian and international news, in-
cluding business and sport. The Cambodia Daily is another long-running English-language newspaper.
Magazines AsiaLife is a free monthly listings magazine (a sort of Time Out: Phnom Penh ). A variety
of international magazines and newspapers are also widely available in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
TV Cambodia has a dozen or so local Khmer-language channels, but most of them support the ruling
CPP and churn out a mixture of karaoke videos, soap operas and ministers going about their business.
Most midrange hotels have cable TV with access to between 20 and 120 channels, including some ob-
scure regional channels, international movie channels and the big global news and sports channels such
as BBC and ESPN.
Radio BBC World Service broadcasts on 100.00FM in Phnom Penh. Cambodian radio and TV stations
are mainly government-controlled and specialise in phone-ins and product placements.
Video Cambodia uses the PAL and NTSC video systems.
Weights and measures Cambodians use the metric system for everything except precious metals and
gems, where they prefer to use the Chinese units of measurement.
Hotels & Guesthouses
Budget guesthouses used to be restricted to Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, but as tourism takes
off in the provinces, they are turning up in most of the other provincial capitals. Costs hover around US$3 to
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