Sleep area · Siem Reap
Wat Damnak & the river's east bankវត្តដំណាក់
Quieter nights a 10-minute walk from Old Market: shade, small hotels and cafés, and a car ride for the temple mornings.
sleep baseBand $$$Not field-verified
Rules in force · 6Angkor temples enforce a dress code
- Cambodia ↗Apply for the e-visa only on the official government portal; lookalike sites charge extra. Some nationalities can also get a visa on arrival.
- Cambodia ↗Angkor Wat and other active temples enforce a dress code: shoulders and knees covered, or you are turned away at the gate.
- Cambodia ↗US dollars are used for most tourist prices; carry clean, undamaged small notes and some riel for change under one dollar.
- Northwest Cambodia ↗Shoulders and knees covered at every Angkor temple; guards check at the main gates.
- Siem Reap ↗Angkor temples enforce a dress code: shoulders and knees covered; carry a scarf or light shirt in your day pack.
- Siem Reap ↗Buy the Angkor pass only at the official ticket office in town, not from touts or at the temple gates; carry it and your ID, it is checked at every temple.
First night
From Car drop-off at the lane: 80 m, flat surface. Desk until null, no hard lock. 28-inch bags: easy. Morning to Old Market & Pub Street: 8–12 min.
Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport (SAI) · intl checked · land 21:00feasible
Take Licensed taxi or hotel car to the door at 23:15. Bed by ~00:35 (+1) (p90).
Open the arrival contractSiem Reap–Angkor International Airport (SAI) · intl cabin · land 21:00feasible
Take Licensed taxi or hotel car to the door at 22:45. Bed by ~00:05 (+1) (p90).
Open the arrival contractArea facts
- Reception
- unknown · forwarding not accepted
- Walk to clusters
- Old Market & Pub Street: 8–12 min · Royal Gardens & Angkor National Museum: 22–30 min
- Night lighting
- unknown
- Taxi drop-off
- street le 100m
- Fits
- family · age70
- Lodging tax
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Cons
- Fewer restaurants at the door: 10 minutes to Old Market.
- Some lanes are unlit late at night.
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