After all the excursions, I really wanted to go to the sea. Finally we got to Sihanoukville. We liked Sokha Beach Hotel. HUGE territory, the sea is a MIRACLE, the beach is WONDERFUL. The weather let us down a bit, but for two days we still went swimming and sunbathing. The hotel has luxury rooms (maybe spelled wrong), which are located in houses standing on stilts in the water. We went there and we didn't like it at all. At that moment no one lived there, because the hotel was not full, but the overall impression is depressing. Some kind of semi-bog, semi-lake. The smell of rot. But in some rooms there are jacuzzis on the terrace.
The hotel has two restaurants. We liked Lemongrass better. They cook very tasty food. We also went to Lotus, but it is more expensive there. We ate once in the city at Snake House. Average, besides to go far. The bill there plus the money for the tuk tuk and the result is almost the same as we paid at Lemongrasse.
The hotel staff is very friendly, although their English is very peculiar. My husband understood, but I almost did not. They speak very fast and distort words. It is very good that the hotel has a manager Yulia, a Russian girl who told us everything and helped us in everything. Thank her very much!
Of course, a hotel in Cambodia is not a hotel in Turkey, where life is in full swing all day long.
But if you want to relax, take a break from the hustle and bustle of people, we highly recommend Sokha.
The spa center has a daily free sauna. The massage ($28) was not to my liking. In numerous spa salons in the city, all services are three times cheaper. The city is a 5-minute tuk-tuk ride for $ 3 or 10-15 minutes on foot, there is also a free bus 3 times a day.
Service is great, room is great. In the evenings there is music and singing.
Sihanoukville has several beaches. Hawaii beach is garbage. Ochutel Beach is a city beach for local residents, local exotic, it is worth visiting here once. Ortes Beach is a comfortable, clean beach. Here everything costs less than a dollar (coffee, juices, various food), in a hotel a glass of juice costs 4-5 dollars. But if this does not bother you, then once a minute you will be offered to buy something or get a massage. Victory Beach is a beautiful small beach with horizontal palm trees, boutiques, a restaurant and a cafe with an AN-24 aircraft.
I liked Independence beach the most with trees growing right by the water and cafes on the rocks. The beach consists of Cambodian and European parts. There are far more chairs and sun loungers than people. Both parts are original with a narrow strip of beach, promenade, sculptures of Cambodian gods. Although not all sun beds have mattresses on the European part of the beach, I came here from Sokhi because of the special, peaceful atmosphere.
From the food in Sokhe, I didn’t find anything particularly tasty for myself, although the food is of high quality.
Do not under any circumstances do what I did in Siem Reap. Do not drink anything with ice (ice can be put in drinks without your request), do not listen to the guide on excursions and do not try palm juice and other artisanal products, otherwise you can end your trip in an infectious diseases hospital. I only avoided it because I knew how to treat food poisoning and was ready for it.
In general, the Sokha hotel and beach are comparable to the best hotels in Bali on Nusa Dua.