2015:  I was not happy with the hotel I chose online. When I arrived in Siem Reap, I walked around the corner from where I was to stay and found Reaksmey had a room available. It was only $25 per night and I was staying four nights. The front desk staff showed me the room before I committed. I was very happy with what I saw and the fact that they had a room safe which is very important to me. The hotel also arranged a tuk tuk driver for me. He was ok but more expensive than what I am use to paying. Regardless of this tuk tuk driver, I would definitely stay at Reaksmey again. It is one block from the night market and directly across Sivatha from the Pub Street.

2017:  Based on my previous experience here, I booked again for my most recent trip.  The room this time was on the second floor.  The hotel has no elevator but the staff will help you bring your bags up.  This room was also near the front of the hotel.  This turned out to be a problem as Pub street establishments are open later now and the intriduction of bar trucks blast music all night.  It was so bad that after 2 nights I had to find a new hotel.  This is a good hotel if you are into the party seen of Siem Reap.  If you want some peace and quite, don’t stay near the center of town.

Address: 330 Sivatha Rd Mondul I, Siem Reap, 17000, Cambodia

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.