Lbn Asian Hotel

Location right on the Mekong, walking distance to eateries. Lovely staff. The room was very generous.

My shower tended to flood. The menus were not entirely correct. No tv

Friendly staff, comfortable bed and room, great food at the restaurant, beautiful view from my room. All was great.

Everything was fine.

LBN Asian Hotel is probably the best hotel in Kampong Cham. I stayed in the Mekong Suite Twin River View for three nights costing $162. It was well worth it offering spectacular views of the river from the window and balcony. The room was big, with two three-quarter beds, a sofa, easy chair, coffee table, wardrobes, fridge, and a very small desk with a study chair. The bathroom has a separate shower and bathtub. The wardrobe was excellent with a special shelf for storing shoes. The foyer is impressive with grand, wooden features. There were three air-conditioning units in this suite, so you’ll be suitably cooled. The location is very good. You can walk along the river and you’re close to the markets. Kampong Cham is not really made for tourists so don’t expect much. This is not Kampot and feels smaller than Battambang. There is a local restaurant called Smile, which has a good selection of food, and three different places selling pizza of varying quality.

You’re probably going to eat in the sky bar at least once during your stay and the food is fine. I had a steak, which was tasty, but they never asked me how I would like it cooked. The accompanying vegetables were not cooked properly either. Unfortunately, the Khmer person I was with said that the pork ribs they had were not delicious. During bad weather, the rain gets into the sky bar and even if you aren’t in the rain, there is still a fine spray that covers many of the tables. We moved because I did not fancy this precipitation in my food. The staff are friendly but once you get past the reception, the English runs out quickly. I’m okay with this but when it is your job to cook eggs, you should know a few key words customers might use about how to cook them. There is a lot of empty space in the room, and I think it could have been used better. More drawers and cupboard space would have been good. As mentioned before, the ‘desk’ is small and it is also used as the kitchenette and to put make-up on. It is basically unusable as a workspace. Strangely, there was only one bedside table too. The sauna and steam room are in a building next door. Reception told me there was no pool but the advertising in the lift said there was – I was confused. I looked for it but was only able to find the three meeting rooms, and some dark corridors where chairs were stored. I could not find the KTV Karaoke room either, maybe it is in the sky bar when it is not raining. The Banteay Srey Meeting Hall looks like a temple outside. It is really cool. I could imagine it as a television set. The bathroom needs some work. The shower hose leaked badly, and cold-water drips on your head from the overhead shower while you use the handheld one. I did not use the bath but it looks luxurious. There was nothing on the TV except static. The internet connection was weak, and it took a long time to do basic things online. In the end, I gave up.

Room was nice and big

You can hear the elevator running nonstop