Pierre Hotel

Hotel is clean and relatively close to the night market area. Elevators were turned off at night and early mornings which was a problem for our group as we have mobility problems. Hallways and lobby were very dimly lit making it feel slightly unsafe.

We arrived at this hotel a little early for check -in . We were sitting patiently in the lobby when the extremely charming and friendly Australian Owner/ Manager ? Daryl came and sat with us. Daryl was not the usual dark suited stuffy manager but a dressed down short sleeve shirted "mate". After talking for a while about worldwide adventures he invited us for lunch while we were waiting for the room . We had a fantastic meal, the breast of duck with red wine sauce would not have looked out of place in any of the Ramsey establishments , my wife had the " Taste of Cambodia " selection and it was impressive ! if we had paid it would have cost about $15 inc. wine!!!! We never stopped being impressed with this hotel, the staff were amazing especially the young ladies on reception and the waitreses in the restaurant. (Daryl said that they are not trained to be so efficient and friendly , it's the natural Cambodian way). It is quite obvious that the staff have a great deal of respect for Daryl , they smile and almost bow when you mention his name ! I think if I had worked for him in my much younger days i would have learned a lot about good management. We had a fantastic river view room with a large balcony and spent lots of time watching kids playing in the river and ball games going on in the parks by the river. The town is only a few minutes walk , shops , transport is cheap and plentifull and of course Angkor Wat is quite close as well. We have ben traveling for about 5 weeks now and have stayed at some amazing hotels but the Sayana is the one that we are going to spend a lot more time at on our next trip , even if we do not visit the temples again , Very well done Angkor Sayana , you have made a huge immpression on us and that takes some doing - believe me! I should also mention the spa which my wife used a lot , not only does she give a glowing report but compared with other countries Vietnam and Laos - IT IS AS CHEAP AS CHIPS!! Stayed March 2014, traveled as a couple