| 'Beach town', 'port community', 'fledgling resort | | | | Sokha Beach, several mid-range places downtown |
| destination' - all describe Sihanoukville, Cambodia's | | | | and at the beaches, a few 'upscale' three-star hotels, |
| premier beach town. Sihanoukville's white sand | | | | and dozens of great guesthouses, especially on |
| beaches and warm Gulf of Thailand waters combine | | | | Ochheuteal Beach. Considering the moderate number |
| with a laid back, beachy atmosphere to provide a | | | | of visitors to Sihanoukville, the town offers a surprising |
| great little tropical getaway. Sihanoukville is a place to | | | | number and variety of restaurants and bars. Fresh |
| unwind by the beach, enjoy the fresh from-the-ocean | | | | seafood, especially crab, prawns and ocean fish, has |
| seafood, take in a snorkeling or scuba trip, and | | | | always been one of the town's biggest draws, but |
| generally slow-down, lay back and chill-out. | | | | there is also a wide variety of places offering foreign |
| Sihanoukville has a different look and feel than most | | | | cuisines - Australian, French, Indian, German, Sri Lankan, |
| Cambodian towns. Constructed as a port city in the | | | | British, Italian, pizza places, a couple of western |
| late 1950s, the town is much newer, more urban and | | | | bakeries and even a espresso coffee shop. And |
| cosmopolitan than most Cambodian provincial cities. | | | | these days Sihanoukville offers a pretty good night life |
| Nowadays, Sihanoukville is as much a beach town as | | | | as well with a wide variety of bars staying open well |
| it is a port town, catering to beach-going weekenders | | | | into the wee hours, especially on Weather Station Hill, in |
| from Phnom Penh as well as a steadily increasing | | | | the downtown area, and the beach bars on |
| number of foreign visitors. Still, the pace of life in | | | | Ochheuteal, 'Serendipity' and Victory Beaches. |
| Sihanoukville is very relaxed. Cows occasionally | | | | While there are no regular flights to Sihanoukville, it is |
| wander the main road, outside town foreign faces | | | | still pretty easy to get to. Most people travel from |
| draw smiles and curious stares, and most of the | | | | Phnom Penh by bus or taxi (3-4 hours). From the Thai |
| beaches offer only beach umbrellas, thatched roofed | | | | border crossing at Koh Kong, either ferry (4 hours) or |
| eateries, and a growing number of restaurants, | | | | taxi (6 hours) to Sihanoukville. |
| bungalows and hotels. | | | | So come to this great out of the way holiday town |
| Sihanoukville has a more than ample supply of | | | | and have a ball without bruising your wallet! |
| accommodations, including a 5-star resort complex on | | | | |