Golden Sea Hotel & Casino

“Nice Room with sea viev”

Staff very friendly, polite and helpful, Room cleaning was always good. Water boiler and a little Coffee in room. Far from the town ,But the hotel was nice , it's just 5 minut for walk from the peaceful sands of Victory Beach, Breakfast was good also ,

“Good Hotel, Bad Location”

This property is huge..it even houses a big casino (as the name suggests). But the casino wore an empty look and we were the only ones there. And the enormity of the place coupled with the lack of people does it make it seem a bit North-Korea-ish. The hotel is located in a quiet, secluded part of t… more

This property is huge..it even houses a big casino (as the name suggests). But the casino wore an empty look and we were the only ones there. And the enormity of the place coupled with the lack of people does it make it seem a bit North-Korea-ish. The hotel is located in a quiet, secluded part of town. We had rented a moped to commute and that saved us a lot of time and money. The rooms are good, large and offer great sea view. Service is good but language might be a problem.

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“Old Style Accommodation”

This hotel is built in the grand "old style", with wide, marble staircases, and lots of "real" wood! The hotel is clean, but smoking IS allowed in all areas except the lift (elevator), so the corridors at night can be very smelly! We stayed 18 nights (visiting family working in the city), so we mad… more

This hotel is built in the grand "old style", with wide, marble staircases, and lots of "real" wood! The hotel is clean, but smoking IS allowed in all areas except the lift (elevator), so the corridors at night can be very smelly! We stayed 18 nights (visiting family working in the city), so we made friends with many of the staff. Even though they spoke no or limited English, we were patient, and were able to make our needs known. A smile helps! Rule 1 of travelling: Don't expect people in a foreign country to speak your language! There is a dictionary of Khmer words and phrases on the Sihanoukville website, which helps to get service. The room we had, 813, was on the top floor, with a balcony overlooking the ocean. The room was cleaned every day, and anything extra that we needed was provided. There was a queen bed, refrigerator, and an excellent air conditioner, which we used a lot, as it is dry season, and the air, even at night, is warm to hot, and very smoggy. Because of this, the view from the balcony was restricted by the smoke (see photo). Breakfast was a mixture of Asian and western. There was juice, fruit, toaster to heat buns, croissants, or toast. Various rice dishes were provided, usually cold because the boys forgot to start the heaters. But there was always the chef, who would serve steaming noodles, or cook you eggs of any type (boiled, fried, scrambled, omelette). The pool was the gem, always clean, with spa jets at one end, BUT, there is NO security at all. People, including builders working nearby, walk around the pool as they like! I mentioned the lack of security to a supervisor, who said he would tell the 'GM', but nothing was done. So, don't take valuables to the pool area! A ten minute walk, or motorbike or tuk tuk, will take you to the Victory Hill restaurant 'triangle', or a 150 metre walk will take you to Victory Beach, where there are many restaurants, with limited entertainment. The area is quiet, and probably for older people. If you are younger and you want noise and action, you would probably be better off staying in the Serendipity or Sokha Beach areas, past the "Gold Lions".

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“casino and hotels do not mix well”

I have this hotel hotel many times with raving reviews but I am afraid to say it has dropped in my ratings on my last stay. Now the Hotel is run by Chinese as a casino and do not care about keeping the hotel standards up. Broken keyholder, vanity leaked under the sink, bedside light not wor… more

I have this hotel hotel many times with raving reviews but I am afraid to say it has dropped in my ratings on my last stay. Now the Hotel is run by Chinese as a casino and do not care about keeping the hotel standards up. Broken keyholder, vanity leaked under the sink, bedside light not working mirrow light not working fridge leaking and last night air conditioner no cold air due to blocked drain. The breakfast is just average while on previous visits it was about excellent. Food mostly cold and boring. Now the pool has a system where you need to show a ticket . I think I will stop here as most people will get a general idea. not to mention the room rates have gone from $30 to about $65 in about 4 years

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