The Local - Riverside

The room is just so-so and the price is okay

My best friend and I were backpacking through Cambodia. It started at The Local Guesthouse, where we stayed for two nights for $38. First of all: the location is great! Located at the beginning of a side street of the Riverside, a two-minute walk from Sisowath Riverside Park, The Local Guesthouse is the ideal starting point for reaching several sights in Phnom Penh on foot, including the Royal Palace ($10, worth it!), the Silver Pagoda, the Central Market (Art Deco hall!) or the Wat Phnom Temple (It's a must! Worth it! Costs tourists a dollar, but it's money well spent! A beautiful place and green oasis in the capital to escape the hustle and bustle.) The Local Guesthouse itself is simple, clean and functionally furnished - as expected. The street is, like the whole area, very lively, but our room was "at the back" and therefore absolutely quiet! We slept very well (thanks to the very good air conditioning). The staff are very friendly and accommodating - extra praise for that! We also didn't notice any of the supposedly loud hustle and bustle in the restaurant below. The area around the Local Guesthouse is lively. Market stalls, pubs, bars and one or two streets further on after dark, an unbelievable number of "streetwalkers" who call out to you as a tourist by the dozen. If you want something to eat or drink in the evening after the tour, you should just walk two hundred meters further away from the Riverside - your wallet will be happy. Everything at the front of the Riverside costs three times as much. And that includes the restaurant in the Local Guesthouse, where you pay six or seven dollars for a meal. Much too expensive! Two streets further on, you can eat for two dollars at one of the thousands of food stalls. And it's excellent! Conclusion: Great as a base for easily exploring the Riverside and the center of Phnom Phen. Thumbs up!