Where We Slept is our hotel roundup from our time on the road. We hope it helps budget travelers see how far their dollar can go--even though sometimes, it's not far enough!
You'll likely spend at least three days in Siem Reap, so make the most of it with these budget-friendly guesthouses and restaurants.
Siem Reap has everything from $3/night dorms to $1000s of dollar a night villas. But you certainly don't have to splurge on the latter to get some quality accommodation. When we considering accommodations, our number one must-have was a pool. We were going to Siem Reap at the hottest time of year and our pool experience in Bagan convinced us that nothing mixes better with temples than some chlorine.
The pool prerequisite narrowed down the budget options quite a bit, but it did leave some gems. Both Siem Reap Hostel and Downtown Siem Reap Hostel have swimming pools and prices around $6-8/person. If that's your top budget, these two seem to be the best you can get. Make sure you book ahead of time as both were full when we visited.
Because we wanted something a bit more special, we decided to stay at the new Magnolia d'Angkor Boutique. For $25/night (a negotiated rate based on the stay 3, pay for 2 night special they were running), we had a beautiful new room, a nearly empty infinity pool, huge breakfasts, fast wifi, and AC that always worked!
The resort does have a few kinks to work out—the free bicycles were either locked up or had flat tires when we first arrived; there's no towel bar in the bathroom and no full length mirror in the room; and breakfasts varied based on who cooked them—but for $25, who can really complain. Once the bike issue was sorted out, it took less than 5 minutes to get to town. We also used the bikes for all our sightseeing and the included breakfasts were so filling that we could get by with a light (and cheap) lunch until dinner. We figured with all that, we were really paying closer to $18/night, a legit steal!
More Siem Reap
Read our Angkor Wat vs. Bagan temple showdown. Interested in seeing the temples without paying for a plane ticket? Check out our Angkor Wat photo tour.
Leave your suggestions for Angkor Wat and Siem Reap on a budget in the comments!
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