I ate at the their cafe in 2014 and it was very good so I decided to give the hotel a try this year. This hotel is near Pub Street which was not a problem for me. The lobby is really non existent and only a small reception desk at a side entrance. The single staff member there at the time spoke limited English. I had reserved a room with two beds so I would have enough room for my baggage. I brought to that type room but the staff member said I should take a room with a single bed. I guess I could have insisted but I was tired and went with the flow. She brought me to a single room that had one bed but no stand or anything to put my suitcase on. Then she showed me to another room that had a closet with shelves so I went with that.

I decided to relax a bit and as I lay on the bed I hear a loud squeaky pulley that was part of a construction site just across the side road from the hotel. I asked the staff how late this would go on for and was told 6pm. Not so bad. But I decided to go out for dinner and as I looked around the room I could not find a security safe. I went to the front desk and this was a long process to describe what a room safe is. So I learned the hotel does not have security safes. If I wanted to leave something valuable when I was out of the room I would have to leave it with the front desk. I really was not comfortable with this. Now it was 7:30 pm and the construction noise was still going on.
I told the staff I would like to check out. While at dinner I stopped in a nearby hotel and they had rooms available. I haven’t found that the hotel charged me yet but while checking out they said they would charge me the full amount. The website I booked through said it would only be a one night charge. So I’m waiting to see how it plays out.

I wouldn’t stay here because of the security. The room door lock is easily overcome with a credit card and a little skill. I am surprise at the lack of a room safe considering it is easy to get to the rooms from the restaurant area and never having to walk past the lobby desk.

I stayed here for 5 days and overall I enjoyed my stay with only a few bumps. The hotel is located fairly close to the night market area but it is in a quiet residential area down a dirt road. The room I had was on the second floor with a huge balcony. The room was always clean and the shower was hot when I needed it to be. They provide two complementary bottles of water each day. Breakfast was included in my stay.
They only have 7 rooms. I was the only one staying in the hotel at the time. It is very affordable. Well worth the money. They made arrangements with a Tuk Tuk driver for me to hire for the 5 days and take me to all the sites in Angkor. This was about $3USD more than if I went out on my own but I thought the hotel would recommend someone they used before. he worked out great.

The down side is the dirt road you have to walk to get to the night market. First, at night it is very dark. You do get some residual lighting from the residences along the way but Siem Reap has a tendency for the power to go off for about 20 minute between 10pm and 11pm. If you are stuck walking back at this time, you can’t see anything. The other issue is when it rains, as it often does in Cambodia the time of year I was there, it gets very muddy.  But this aside, I would definitely stay at the Alliance again.

Unique Qualities: Quiet, convenient, inexpensive.
Address: 055, Bopha Leak Kloun, Steung Thmey, Siem Reap, 93 171, Cambodia

Phone: (855) 12 586 007

I stopped in for breakfast one morning. It is an open air restaurant with nice decor and a bit rustic. I ordered something a little different, Thai chicken omelet. The flavor was good but it was small and burnt. For the portion, they try and make up for it with two baguettes but they were hard and dry. I would not return with other options nearby.

This location was a little further walk up Sivatha Rd. it is away from the Old Market and Pub Street scene. I was very surprised by the decor. It is very modern with a lot of vegetation and a water feature at the entrance. There are canvas canopies stretches over the seating area and there is a location that has beds in place of tables so you can lay down while eating your meal. Looked uncomfortable to me. I sat a a table. The restaurant is very dark as you can see from the photos. I was the only one in the restaurant at the time. I was surprised because it was a bit later around 8:30pm.

The wait staff are very friendly and attentive. I ordered a dumpling set to start which was very good. I had wanted tot try their version of Lok Lak to compare to a meal I had the night before. It was also very good but the lime and pepper sauce that was served with the Lok Lak was more of a thick paste and did not last the meal.
This is a great atmosphere for a romantic dinner. Not sure I would walk all the way up to this location with good options closer to where I stay.

Directions: Sivatha Rd, Siem Reap