Hostels in Koh Rong Sanloem

Perfect place if you want to stay in a remote beach away from everything. Super kind staff and simple but comfy bungalow.

Koalama is a camping-vibe hostel on the far end left side of M’Pai Bay. I liked the area very much - felt sort of local, with combodian kids playing around on the sand and sea, and family-run restaurants where you can eat proper local food. You can reach other beaches on the island only by boat, or you can stay nearby - there is a Long Beach that I liked much more than Saracen Bay! The hostel room was nice, with a net that was essential during the night. No AC but each bed has a mini fan, but anyway during the night temperature cools off so I had no trouble sleeping. Common spaces are wonderful, with plenty of sittings to relax, play games, read a book. No wifi here, so keep that in mind if you need to do anything on computer! But to be honest - this is place where you should disconnect and enjoy being present. Last bit - the cats. Just lovely.

The view is stunning from the porch just relaxing and looking out onto the beautiful beach. That was my favourite part of the trip. The coconuts were also the best I have ever tasted. Suzi and Miles were also so kind and helpful with great tips for the island. We would definitely return!

Awesome hostel with a beautiful garden. Ihsan the owner and his family are so nice! Great vibe- would come again!

The location is good. Staff is friendly.

I've stayed in a lot of cheap hostels around the world. This is one of the worst ones. The good reviews, I can only imagine, are from people who lacked the ability to differentiate between the beauty of Koh Rong Samloem and Saracen Bay and the below average conditions of The Big Easy. It's dirty. I don't expect immaculate cleanliness. My house is kinda messy. The Big Easy is DIRTY. There's mold in the rooms and bathrooms. Dirt and dust (and sand - which is a bit more forgivable) everywhere. Things are falling apart (holes in the walls and ceilings, the hinge on my locker was completely disconnected). There were two bathrooms/showers in the 8-person dorm. The lock on one was broken, making it useless. Some bunks have a shelf, which is good. Others don't, which is bad. Pay $2 and put up a shelf so people can put their phones on it to charge and don't have to put their toothbrush on the floor in the moldy locker. Plus, because they are so shoddily made, many locks won't fit the latch. Only about 6 beach chairs. My dorm had 8 bunks. There are multiple rooms. You see the problem. Some of the staff are foreign volunteers (there are also paid foreigners) - this, of course, takes paid jobs away from locals. One night there was a party until 2AM or so. Beyond making a lot of noise, it was the foreign staff that were up late making a huge mess (empty beer cans and bottles, cigarette butts, trash) and the Cambodians who woke up early to clean it up. Finally, there was a mix up and they thought that I didn't pay for one of my meals that I ate there. Like I would dine and dash at the place that I was staying makes any sense. Staff was decidedly not friendly after that - which was their mistake. Even without this incident, if I were to come back to Saracen Bay, I'd not stay in this hostel. The restaurant was fine. Good, even. Though, I have some concerns about the cleanliness of the kitchen after seeing the rooms.

The view is amazing. Also, you can access a private rocky beach

Amazing hostel! Crazy deck leading to the ocean, and you can hear the waves as you sleep. Sok San is a small village and the beach is gorgeous