Independence Hotel by Dara

The room was clean and tidy, providing a comfortable atmosphere. The staff offered a warm welcome at the lobby, and everyone was friendly and accommodating. Breakfast featured a delightful variety of options, including Cambodian, Western, and Chinese dishes—all included with the stay. The view of the sea from the room was breathtaking, and opening the curtains allowed the refreshing sea breeze to fill the space.

Very cozy wooden cabins, keeps out mosquitos unlike how it looks. Will visit again

This was my second time staying at this hotel, and I always love coming back for the amazing view of the swimming pool and the beach, it’s definitely my favorite spot in Sihanoukville for that! I stayed in the Pod Village rooms this time. They felt a bit small, but overall they were fine. I really appreciated the natural surroundings and the peaceful vibe. The breakfast was good, and overall I truly enjoyed my stay.

Good place to relax and nice views.

As mentioned we had a disappointing trip this time due to drilling noises from the room below us and not being compensated appropriately for this massive inconvenience 2 out of 3 days. The worst was being woken up by loud drilling at about 8:45am the second day; almost had a heart attack and put me in a foul mood all morning. We had extended for another night due to the first day but then it happened again the second day anyway despite complaining and being told it wouldn’t happen again. Standards and service are lacking. Most staff are friendly but there is zero attention to detail. The last morning we finally had no construction noise in the bedroom but there was construction noise out the back of the breakfast area. The waffle station had a thick plastic paint brush from a DIY store being used as a utensil to brush butter onto the waffle iron which is disgusting. Breakfast was stale, old and cold again, mushy old fruit and lots of fruit flies. The hotel has lots of algae/moss on the paths so be very careful as you walk around, I nearly slipped over twice during our stay. Our room had a bath tub on the balcony however there isn’t enough hot water to fill it, so you’ll have to have a cold bath. Our bathroom floor is slopped in the wrong direction so any water runs from the drain down to the bedroom, meaning you need to place towels on the floor to make it safe to walk. The sea water at the beach smelt unclean and there appears to be drainage (hopefully not sewage) pouring into the sea next to hotel. The bridge between the hotel and the beach is really run down and crumbling too, giant plastic sand bags dumped all around it to try and fix the problem, but just looks very un-inviting. There were lots of broken fixtures, lots of rusty rebar sticking out all around the place and electric wires cut, tied and hanging out all along the walkway to the beach which is also very wet! We’ve stayed here many times before. It’s such a great location away from the craziness of the main city, lots of nature, beautiful pool (which closes too early) and right next to the sea. It’s such a historic place with huge potential… I really hope they can focus on raising the standards, service and surroundings area… this used to be one of our favourite places to pop away for the weekend.

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