Sihanoukville

[bonaome]

Has anyone recent (last couple of years) experience of Sihanoukville? Specifically Otres beach? I am thinking of going there with children aged 12, 13 and 15. Magazine reports of relaxed resort and clean white sands appeal, but Google stick man lets you walk along the beach and frankly it looks like an absolute dive. But appreciate Google might have not been for years.

[Jules-and-Boo]

my friend lived there and loved it

[sliding_doors]

I've been researching a holiday in Cambodia and from what I've read on blogs Sihanoukville is a bit of a backpacker party zone, although Otres is the calmer part of it.

[HannahSE23]

Hello did any of you end up going to Otres or Sihanoukville? We are thinking of going there or to Kep as part of a trip to Cambodia. Any tips gratefully received! Thanks!

[bonaome]

We ended up not going after more than one person told us that it?s a bit of a party place for backpackers and moreover looking at photos of the places on the web - traveler photos and Google street - just didn?t look that great. The final nail in the coffin was someone mentioning the fairly open prostitution - including kids - in the area.

Don?t know where you?re going in Cambodia but if you?re including Siem Reap in the itinerary I can recommend DaNang in Vietnam for a beachy part to the holiday. There are direct flights and I can recommend specific beaches etc. let me know if interested.