Mosquitos at Angkor Village Resort?
Jan 22nd, 2003, 10:23 PM
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Mosquitos at Angkor Village Resort?
Hi,<BR>Several of you have posted that you stayed recently at the Angkor Village. I read some complaints on another travelers website about mosquitos, due to all the ponds. Has anyone experienced this? <BR>Also, from what I can tell, the deluxe rooms have only a hand held shower in a bath tub, but no actually shower stall. Is this also the case?<BR>Thanks in advance for your advice!<BR>Lindsey
Jan 23rd, 2003, 05:54 AM
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When I was there in December, 2001, I didn't encounter any mosquitos at the Angkor Village Resort. One evening we aate at La Noria, and there were lots of mosquitos there, despite the mosquito coils burning under each table.<BR><BR>My memory of the shower arrangement was that there is a hand-held shower, I believe with a wall mount to hold it. <BR><BR>I loved this place, and would stay there again.
Jan 26th, 2003, 02:05 AM
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We just stayed at the Angkor Village last week. There were some mosquitos, but we wore bug spray at night to go to the bar or eat at the restaurant, so we didn't have problems. (No bites that I can find!) <BR><BR>You're right about the deluxe rooms - only a hand held shower, but the tubs are nice and big and the bathrooms quite luxurious.
Jan 27th, 2003, 07:19 AM
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Siem Reap is a malarial-risk area. Read about anti-malarials and recommended vaccinations for travel at www.cdc.gov/travel
Jan 27th, 2003, 06:09 PM
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yes it is strongly suggested that you have protection for malaria...look at cdc site (center for disease control, atlanta)...our doctor gave us maleron, maybe misspelled...we took one pill the day before going to cambodia and one for the next 6-8 days.....quite expensive medicine---our health plan paid for it, less our co-pay...maybe $100.??? better safe than sorry and there are mosquitos all around in siem reap, including in the ruins---it rained when we were at ta phron and they came out in droves...<BR>don't let this dispair you...if you haven't time to get it before you leave, you probably can get it in bkk or siem reap without a prescription...check with your doctor as to exactly what EXACTLY he would want you to have....<BR>
Jan 27th, 2003, 06:17 PM
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Malarone is the medication referred to above. It's an easy medication to take, one a day for the day before you enter the area, each day you are in the area, and for one week after leaving the malarial risk area, and has few side effects. Malarone is NOT available anywhere in SE Asia. The other anti-malarial that is effective in this area is doxycycline. It is available in Bangkok. It must be taken for two days before entering the malarial risk area and one month after leaving it. It is available cheaply in Bangkok without a prescription. But buy from a reputable place like Boots, and ask for Vibramycin (a brand-name) and check the expiration date on the large container before buying. There are major problems with counterfit drugs, especially in Cambodia, so don't buy it there. The anti-malarial drug, Larium is NOT recommended for this area of SE Asia. <BR><BR>Do read the cdc website.<BR><BR>By the way, the mosquitos that carry malaria bite at dawn and dusk, not during the day.
Jan 29th, 2003, 07:34 PM
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i must add that tonight i saw a horrible expose on 20/20 about another malaria med....sorry i don't have the name...maybe someoneelse saw tha show and provide the name---avoid it absolutely...makes people flip out with no notice....date of show was 1-29-03..
Jan 30th, 2003, 01:03 PM
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Prices vary by when you go and what type of room. See www.angkorvillage.com.
Jan 30th, 2003, 05:17 PM
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we paid $105. nite, plus 20% tax and service, in november for the middle rated room...a/c was good, room very drab, but adequate...bathroom almost as big as room with an enormous french style tub (high sides) with hand held shower...all tile so never mind where water goes...pool very nice but lounges and towels were in short supply..<BR>very pretty and authentic place---the only one we saw with chacacter..all the others were just hotels, some very beautiful (sofetil and grand), but you sepend so little time there what does it matter...from early morning to sunset you are out looking around??<BR><BR>we thought hotel prices were out of line in siem reap, for anything decent, but you are a captive and it is a very poor country...for $105 you can stay in a true 4* place in bangkok, but its not angkor wat is it??<BR>i dealt directly with the hotel via e-mail and they were wonderful...i asked to be picked up in a car and they sent one with a hostess and charged hardly anything, maybe $5-7...did the same on the return...<BR>also they arranged the best driver and guide for us for $20 each per day...well worth it...i wouldn't go without a guide---you would waste so much time..we kept the driver twice for extra duty--dinner, etc and it cost only a few dollars extra and he was delighted with the extra money..<BR>its all us dollars you know...take a stack...
Jan 30th, 2003, 09:27 PM
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We have stayed at the Angkoriana Villa for about $50 per night for a double, breakfast for 2 included. No pool, no room service, but everything else quite nice. <BR><BR>Have always used a car and driver for $20/day, and have never been charged any extra for using the service through dinner. Loved our driver so much we tipped him half the cost of the week's driving.<BR><BR>Contact me directly if you want more info: [email protected]
Jan 31st, 2003, 06:52 PM
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Marilyn---just as in the usa if you have someone do something above and beyond their usual work schedule, you pay them extra...DON'T BE CHEAP!!!! when was the last time you worked for $20/day, only a few days a week or month...<BR>i'm not trying to be fresh, just practical..
Jan 31st, 2003, 09:40 PM
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rhkkmk, why would you think I was being cheap? When we hired our driver the hours were never stated. When we tried to send him home, while we were having dinner, for example, he insisted on waiting for us. We "paid" for the extra service by giving him a huge tip, as I said in my post. I think we gave him about $70 and I daresay he ended up with a lot more in his pocket than if we had paid an extra fee for longer hours which would have been split with the hotel or other agency through which the driver worked.<BR><BR>It's always misleading to talk about income unless you also talk about what things cost, like food and housing. I don't think I have ever worked for $20 a day, have you? On the other hand, the average pay for someone who works building the roads, for example, is about $30 a MONTH, so $20 a day is very high pay in comparison. That's why it is the ambition of every kid in Siem Reap to get a motorbike to ferry tourists around, then parlay it up to a car. <BR><BR>By the way, we just heard recently that our driver had purchased his own car. Good for him!!
Feb 1st, 2003, 07:04 PM
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Does anyone know a way to get a good deal at the Sofitel - i.e. $100 a night ??? So far, the cheapest I have found is $140 a night and unfortunately, that is still out of our travel budget. Thanks for any advice!
