La Villa

Lovely small hotel with large, attractive and comfortable rooms which has held on to much of its French colonial style. The pool and lounge areas beside it were lovely. Limited but good breakfast options. The staff were friendly and helpful. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

If you enjoy heritage hotels, I think you can safely ignore some of La Villa's more negative reviews. I've stayed in lots of them and, despite a few quirks, this one is an excellent example of its kind. Room: we were bowled over by our Superior Double Room. It was huge, with high ceilings, colonial decor and scads of charm. The bed was spacious and comfortable, and there was ample storage space and electrical outlets. I easily forgave some of the less desirable features: Wi-Fi was slow at times, the door key could be hard to navigate and the claw foot bathtub was awkward to shower in. Staff: every staff member we encountered was cheerful, professional and helpful, and someone was available at all times. As an English speaker, language was never a barrier. Food: the breakfast was fine, with a predictable but satisfying selection of Western and Asian options. The coffee could have been improved.  Location: I really enjoyed the neighborhood, which was lively and offered a great selection of dining options, as well as the opportunity to walk along the riverside. Some reviews complain about noise from nearby bars: I heard the music but was never really bothered by it; I never even bothered to use my earplugs. In short, the place is old and scruffy and has a few quirks, but its old world charm and delightful staff more than compensate for them.

The building is beautiful, a quaint house with a lot of timeless charm, makes you feel you’re back in the 1930s’. The staff is incredibly helpful and good-spirited and the swimming pool area is beautiful. Though it’s very conveniently located at a stone’s throw from the centre of the town, there is a very noisy area of bars next door, so prepare your earplugs if you want to go to bed early and sleep before midnight.

This was a little oasis in Battambang. Our room was beautiful and very comfortable. We had a couple meals here as well as breakfast. Everything was delicious! The pool was refreshing after a day of sightseeing. The hotel can arrange transfers and tours for you.

I spent two nights at La Villa in December, 2023, and found it utterly charming! In addition to the delightful French architecture and lots of lush greenery, there’s a lovely pool and a very pleasant dining area with bar. Breakfast (served) included an array of options (the omelets were delicious) and the dinner I ate there was awesome. The hotel did not have a 24/7 desk; I didn’t find that problematic.

We are a family of 3, (2) over 65 and 34 year old daughter. We had a spacious room with three beds, a sitting + desk area and a large bathroom. We had plenty of space and were very comfortable. We ate breakfast in the restaurant all 3 mornings and had dinner twice. The food was excellent every meal and very reasonably priced (breakfast included). I heard monks chanting one morning in the reasonable distance (enjoyable, but they did not wake me up). We stayed on Christmas weekend and there was a Christmas festival set up on the street right outside of the hotel. Our taxi was able to navigate to the hotel easily through the crowd and the noise did not keep us up. It was an easy walk and tuktuk ride to everything we wanted to see/do. The hotel offers tours you can book for reasonable prices to the main attractions in Battambang.