"La Kroma Villa is a peaceful retreat on Mekong Island, also known as Silk Island, a much needed relief from the bustling craziness of Phnom Penh. It takes about an hour to travel here from Phnom Penh: 40 minutes by tuk tuk, a short ferry ride, and then a 25 minute walk. Or if you are lucky you could get a tuk tuk who is willing to ride the ferry with you and take you straight there using the good road on the east side of the island. Totally worth the travel time! My husband and I came on a Thursday in mid-November and were lucky enough to have been the only guests staying there that night. The food at the restaurant was really good: fish amok - rich coconut curry cooked to perfection, spaghetti - with homemade sauce, and the best pizza we've had in Cambodia. One of the owners is from France, and he makes the pizza dough fresh and cooks it in a wood fired oven (which he built!). The crust was thin, crispy, and delicious, cooked perfectly. Such an amazing pizza! And we know good pizza - my husband has worked at many pizza places, both deep dish and New York style. So we can vouch for the high quality of the pizza at La Kroma Villa. The rooms are very spacious and air conditioned. The bathroom is very clean and has a hot water shower. Towels are provided. And the pool! It is a salt water pool, so no chlorine. You can open your eyes underwater without them stinging (like they would in the ocean). It is a beautiful pool overlooking the Mekong river. You can even just come here for lunch and a swim! I believe use of the pool for people not staying here is $3 or 3.50. The owner gave us a fun challenge: if we could swim the length of the pool four times underwater, he'd make us a free pizza! It was fun trying but we couldn't do it. But his young son can do it, so we have some training to do for the next time we come back. We really enjoyed the kindness and hospitality of the owners, really amazing people."