TravelPod Member ReviewsParagon Hotel Phnom Penh
“More expensive than HCMC at $23 for double”
bettytarle 45 contributions
United States
Nov 24, 2011
But bathrooms are awesome nice compared to slightly cheaper rooms
This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.
Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelParagon Hotel Phnom Penh
Helping the Children
We landed in Phnom Penh and got a taxi to the Paragon Hotel, where we checked into what would be a 4 star Hotel room in the UK, for the incredible price of 20 American Dollars, about 14 quid!
The first thing that struck me about Cambodia was the people. They don't say anything without a huge smile on their face, which is pretty incredible …
Touring Phnom Penh
We spent a few days in Phnom Penh seeing the sites as well as hanging out with Max and Sue for pool time and amazing dinners. We visited the National Museum, Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda on day one. Day two was a somber day as we visited the Killing Fields of Cheung Ek and the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum to learn more about Cambodia's past and …
Nice riverfront, S21 prison, Killing Fields
The very nicely developed riverfront comunity boasts beautiful parks, lots of great restaurants, the Royal Palace, a huge museum. and lots of people in the service industry smiling their way into your adventure. This place was a crime ridden disaster area not so many years ago and whoever chose to invest in its future, did an excellent job. Thank you Loved this city.
Happy hands massage haha
Every day we get a rise out of seeing the Happy Hands Massage house by our hotel. Pretty cool happy hours where an elephant strolls down the main Quay road at 5pm daily.
Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad
Goodbye Thailand, Hello Culture Shock a.k.a. Cambodia….We departed in a bit of a frenzy having left ourselves a little short of time (a real shock, I know). We had planned to take a taxi to Pantip Plaza (the electronics mega centre mentioned previously) to pick up a new camera. As much as we love our little point and shoot, we had decided …


