Knai Bang Chatt Resort

the place look very vintage.

There was only one other couple staying at the resort when we were there (it was full the week before), so we really had this beautiful place to ourselves. We were lucky to have an upstairs room overlooking the sea which was probably the best room in the resort. The staff couldn’t do enough for you and looked after us very well. Lovely pool but if you wanted to sit on the beach, there were a few loungers available. There is a restaurant in the resort, but also 5 minutes walk on the seafront is the Wave restaurant offering à la carte as well as fine dining. They are owned by the resort, so bills can be charged to your room. Central Kep is about 45 minutes walk or a short tuk tuk ride.

We spent an idyllic 5 days at Knai Bang Chatt Resort near Kep. From the start our experience was little short of perfect. We stayed in a charming room in the Blue Villa, which used to be the governor's summer residence. The surroundings of lush tropical gardens, lovingly tended by a small army of gardeners, are delightful. The infinity pool with comfortable and attractive loungers provides a tranquil and refreshing respite from local sightseeing trips. We organised our own sightseeing with a local tuk-tuk driver, Wan, who speaks some English. We hired him for a few hours each morning so we could choose where we wanted to go and for how long. It worked out very well, and much less expensive than the organised tours from the hotel. We saw the vast area of abandoned French villas, the Crab Market, and a beautiful monastery and temple. On another occasion we saw the salt-panning area and the Bo Tree pepper farm. We enjoyed a superb massage in the spa from two charming and accomplished masseuses. The highlight of our trip has to be the superb manager of Knai Bang Chatt, Ronald Empirial, or Empi for short, who hails from the Phillipines. He runs the place effortlessly, anticipating one's every need. He trains the staff to the same high standards so that they also use their intelligence to make the guests' experience a delight. He was able to advise us on restaurants to go to in the local crab market, which is an experience not to be missed! When he became aware that our taxi was coming for us in the afternoon, he arranged a late check out for us without being asked. . Nothing was too much trouble for Empi! We had a wonderful stay in Paradise! N.B. Cambodia is very safe. We were treated very well by all the Cambodians we met. The trouble on the border with Thailand does not impinge at all on the country as a whole.