Old Hippie Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 Thinking of Angor Wat for a few days next trip, any ideas where to stay? also, advanced reservations needed in May, or can I wing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 Wing it!...have you been before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straycat Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 Quick reply: I stayed in "Casa Angkor" in Siem Riep. It's a newly built hotel with a gallery style inside. It was nice enough and would certainly recommend it. I don't remember it's room rate though. There are a shitload of hotels i Siem Riep (and more coming up) so you can certainly wing it. No probs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 I cant remember the guest house I stayed in at SR but I crawled in at about 10pm off the back of a pickup truck after going overland...I jumped off at the 1st one they stopped at, I was totally shattered by that journey (NEVER AGAIN!)...only 5 dollars a night but was quite comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvarpala Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 lazyphil said:I cant remember the guest house I stayed in at SR but I crawled in at about 10pm off the back of a pickup truck after going overland...I jumped off at the 1st one they stopped at, I was totally shattered by that journey (NEVER AGAIN!)...only 5 dollars a night but was quite comfortable. When I went, I got a minibus that seemed to take way longer than strictly necessary to get there - it arrived after dark. Seemed like a good idea at the time, cheap, and direct. Trouble was, I later found out that they deliberately get there after dark, so that most of the passengers (backpackers) will stay at the hotel they drop off at - it worked, we all did...well, it was pitch black and we were all knackered from hours on cambodian roads. Well worth the discomfort though - AW is magnificent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted April 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 O.k. so assuming I fly into Siem Reip, I can get a hotel no problem, then the next day, or that day, grab a mini bus to Angor Wat? How much to get a mini bus, and how much for admission? Also, do Thais need any special visas? and can we get visas when we arrive at the airport in Siem Reip? O.k. just tell me the basic drill here, I'm clueless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted April 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 Oh, is 3 nights there enough? and what to do at night, assuming I have a Thai girl with me...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 No probs I think with a bed...AW isn't far to SR, get a moto rider to take you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 OH....go for the 3 day pass at Angkor ($40 and one photograph at the main gate) and find a motodop guy to drive you around ($7 or $8 per day....less after liposuction). Start early it gets very hot in there. Don't try to see it all in one day. Get a guide book and plan it a bit. Read up on the various temples etc. There are places to eat inside the main area, foodstalls etc. Some rip-offs but mostly just persistent kids trying to make a few pennies. After all that culture you may be in danger of developing a sensitive side. Fear not! There's a place called Martinis in Siam Reap you might want to check out in the evening plus several bars and massage places. lots of info here... http://talesofasia.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 The ''Jungle Temple'' is a MUST do, weird place and get the driver to take you to Bantry Sri or something like this, beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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