Bou Savy Guest House is a fairly new guest house, run by a very friendly family. We found it online by searching the Siem Riap and Angkor Hotels Directory website, and selected it because it was given high marks for caring for the customer and caring for the destination. We were able to reserve our room online without having to give credit card information – an important criteria for me as I wanted the security of having a room in advance without having to worry about identity theft or fraud.
Upon our arrival at the guest house, we had to wait a little while as they looked for our reservation, but that was no problem because we had time to enjoy our “welcome drinks” – tasty banana shakes – while sitting in the shady patio area. Finally, we were led up to our lovely, air-conditioned, 3rd floor, $15-per-night room.
We enjoyed three nights of cool, quiet sleep at the Bou Savy. I also took advantage of the book trade and the 3rd floor porch. We had laundry done twice, both times for an affordable price. Perhaps best of all was the excellent breakfast – included as part of our room rate – of eggs, baguettes, fresh fruit, and juice, tea, or coffee.
The atmosphere at Bou Savy was completely relaxed and friendly. I felt very safe there and was sorry to leave. On our last morning, before we left for the airport, we asked one of the staff if we could purchase a couple of extra baguettes for snacking on our flight to Malaysia. When the manager found out we wanted to pay for the bread, he refused, and insisted that we take it for free. We were touched. I hope that more travelers stay at the Bou Savy so that such excellent service and staff can be rewarded!
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