The Bungalow Hotel, Battambang
# 144, Gr. 4, Kamarkor
Sangkat Svaypor
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Overall Hotel Reviews
Based on 3 reviews
Nice stay at The Bungalow Hotel
We had a really nice stay at The Bungalow Hotel. The hotel was in a beautiful mansion and our room was lovely. Its a little bit out of town, but a tuk tuk is only about $1 from the city. The included breakfast was nice with a lot of choices. The staff were very helpful and booked us tickets for the bus to Phnom Penh. However, the bus company Phnom Penh Sorya lost one of our bags on the way to Phnom Penh. They found it a few hours later, but if you use this bus company keep an eye on your luggage and if you put it under the bus get the driver to do it and mark your tickets.
By far, this was my best hotel experience in Asia. I read that it's far from the main part of town but with the bicycles for rent and the tuk tuk ride coming in at $1 USD to get to the shops and restaurants I found it very accessible. I was traveling alone and felt very safe. The room was beautiful and the free breakfast was an excellent way to start the day - staff was also exceptionally friendly and helpful. I will personally recommend this hotel to any friends and family members traveling through Battambang and only wish I could have stayed for several more days.
Gross Misrepresentation and very poor value
Prior to our visit to The Bungalow we have never before had to post a negative review on any of the many places we have stayed during our previous twelve protracted visits to Cambodia. On our most recent visit we stayed at nine places around the country, all priced in the $30 to $40 price bracket. What we experienced at The Bungalow, in comparison to the other places was unbelievably bad.
We booked a twin bedded Luxury Suite. What we got was a doubled bedded room which by no stretch of the imagination could honestly be described as either a 'hotel suite'or 'luxurious'. For what purported to be a luxury suite it was poorly furnished and very poorly equipped (many of the accessories usually found in a Standard room, never mind a Deluxe room or a Luxury Suite were not provided in our room at The Bungalow). It was also dirty - a thick layer of dust covered the ornately carved bed head, chair backs and all shelving above head height and the balustrade of the balcony was covered in copius quantities of bird droppings. The breakfast was the worst we have experienced in over 15 years extensive travel in S.E. Asia. You are presented with a menu informing you that your íncluded breakfast entitlement is a choice of ONE free drink and ONE free food item eg one cup of tea (not even a pot) and two slices of toast (with butter but no preserve). The property is hopelessly located on the outskirts of the city along a badly rutted, muddy, unlit track.
Although we had booked for four nights we checked out after one (not without difficulty and considerable expense).
We booked a twin bedded Luxury Suite. What we got was a doubled bedded room which by no stretch of the imagination could honestly be described as either a 'hotel suite'or 'luxurious'. For what purported to be a luxury suite it was poorly furnished and very poorly equipped (many of the accessories usually found in a Standard room, never mind a Deluxe room or a Luxury Suite were not provided in our room at The Bungalow). It was also dirty - a thick layer of dust covered the ornately carved bed head, chair backs and all shelving above head height and the balustrade of the balcony was covered in copius quantities of bird droppings. The breakfast was the worst we have experienced in over 15 years extensive travel in S.E. Asia. You are presented with a menu informing you that your íncluded breakfast entitlement is a choice of ONE free drink and ONE free food item eg one cup of tea (not even a pot) and two slices of toast (with butter but no preserve). The property is hopelessly located on the outskirts of the city along a badly rutted, muddy, unlit track.
Although we had booked for four nights we checked out after one (not without difficulty and considerable expense).
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