Outdoor pool, pool loungers

Reviews of Babel Guesthouse

3 out of 5
Babel Guesthouse
#738 Wat Bo Road Salakamroeuk, Siem Reap

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 56 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 56 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 56 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 56 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 56 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

COQUAND

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Staff & service
Unfortunately, Babel Guesthouse was not the right fit for us. Upon arrival with my husband and our 3-year-old daughter, we quickly realized it wasn’t what we were looking for to end our vacation. We decided immediately to find an hotel and never used the room—we left it exactly as we found it. I had booked four nights and didn’t expect any kind of refund. However, the manager contacted me asking me to cancel the reservation through Expedia. I did so right away, thinking perhaps they were considering refunding at least a couple of nights. I wasn’t expecting to be refunded for the first night, as that wouldn’t have been fair. But in the end, it became clear that the only reason for the request was to free up the room and offer it to someone else, without offering me anything in return. It was a disappointing and frustrating experience.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

F Grace

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from GM on 11 Apr 2024
Thank you so much for staying with us and taking your time to write us a review. We really appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sustainable hotel for the win in Siam Reap

Beautiful oasis in middle of Siam Reap with friendly staff and a full service bar and restaurant focused on sustainability
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Response from GM on 11 Apr 2024
Thank you so much. Hope you see you back at Babel one day!

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Priced right & value for money

A funky little hotel geared for the eco/vegan/family type travellers For the price it’s extremely good value in a nice walkable location to restaurants etc We loved the restaurant bar area & staff. Just fantastic great value for money & a beautiful ambiance. My only gripe that the food menu leaned more towards vegan, however not entirely. The pool area is an oasis from the hustle & bustle very nice. The rooms are of good size & comfortable, however shower was hand held with poor pressure. No fridge in the rooms, however we’re allowed to put drinks in kitchen fridge downstairs. Wifi was average. When we stayed there were several families with young children. They could be loud, but that’s kids, & hotel catered well for them. If that’s an issue for you, take note. Additionally most rooms are on upper levels, with steep stairs. No lifts Overall we really liked the hotel & would consider staying again. It’s priced accordingly & certainly has a family owned charm about it, & their staff were exceptional
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Ashvin

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Eco-Friendly or Cost Cutting

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from GM on 11 Apr 2024
Not sure what you mean here..? I am really sorry to hear you had a bad experience staying with us.

4/10 Poor

Tanya

Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best part is the food is tastier and cheaper than outside restaurants. Great food.
Stayed 13 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A relaxing guesthouse away from the centre

Spent a pleasant few days at Babel Guesthouse in Siem Reap. The staff are very friendly, although the English speakers seemed to lack a bit of local knowledge. Liked the eco aspect of the guesthouse. Our room was very large, with a good shower. AC and fan was available. The guesthouse dining/lounge area is big and enjoyable to use, as is the pool out the back of the building. The guesthouse is well located for Virek Buntham buses and you can get to the main tourist area of Siem Reap in a 15-20 minute walk. Breakfast is available, but it is more expensive than you can find elsewhere. The same for dinner. Ask to be collected from the airport or bus station and your tuk tuk driver will be your personal chauffeur during your time in Siem Reap. Definitely listen to their guidance on how to get around the temples and take a tour with them.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

GIGI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved my stay at Babel Guest House for its eco-friendliness, easy availability of tuktuks, clean & green surroundings, friendly staff, beautiful pool etc. I loved the minimalistic approach but I would personally consider to have a kettle & a long mirror in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Thanh

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was good and the staff was very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Friendly Place

The staff was attentive and helpful. Our major issues were the fact that there was smoking allowed in the dining area which seemed incongruous with the eco focus of the hotel and the shower was a challenge to use. There wasn’t a hand towel or bath mat either. Except for these few things we enjoyed our stay with Babel Guesthouse and would recommend it. Our tuk-tuk driver Toy was a delight and very thoughtful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from GM on 11 Apr 2024
No, we do not allow smoking in the restaurant or in the guesthouse building. We have a designated smoking area outside. We also allow smoking by the pool area, but absolutley not in the restaurant.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lisandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms are clean and spacious. The staff was extremely helpful with all my inquires. This guesthouse is also doing lots of work not just in their building but in the community to promote going green.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Maureen, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Babel guesthouse owners and staff were very welcoming and helpful. The accommodation was clean and food delicious.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and very clean, good location.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

#1 guesthouse in Siem Reap!

The owners and staff are amazing! They’re like a family.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Linda, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Close proximity to many locations

Great place to stay. Friendly staff and owners. Associated tuktuk drivers are prompt, friendly, and safe drivers. Nice to have a driver assigned to you for the duration of your stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great Experience and Staff

We spent one night in Siem Reap after a day of traveling before heading to Angkor Wat the next day. The staff was very friendly and accommodating- would definitely stay here again!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
Thank you for kind words. You are welcome back any time!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent

The hotel is really good. It is ruled by a Norwegian couple, they are very helpful in everything, including great advises about your trips. Hotel is very clean and the building is beautiful. Prices in the cafe of the hotel are quite good as well. Hotel also has a nice tropical garden, where you can enjoy a drink while watching Tomb Raider movie :)

8/10 Good

Rachel, Sydney

Liked: Staff & service

Convenient Location

Located only a 3 minute tuk tuk ride from pub street and removed from the craziness this was a great place to stay. Staff were very helpful and organised yours for us once we had arrived. Definitely more or a hostel or budget hotel feel but in a street full of similar accomodation. Pool next door was great to have a swim after a hot day.

10/10 Excellent

Ruan, d

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Don't stay anywhere else in Siem Reap

Prices are great, the staff even better but the best is that their heart is in the right place.

4/10 Poor

Berit

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ikke for godt voksne..

Dårlig utstyrt rom. Ikke kjøleskap,tv,men kunne få hårføner og vannkoker i resepsjonen. Ikke greit å måtte ta av sko i resepsjonen før en gikk flere etasjer til rom. Hyggelig bassengområde. Barnevennlig. Hyggelig personale. Overpriset sammenlignet med andre steder.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2025
Response from General Manager on 17 Apr 2025
Hi Berit, We are sorry that you did not enjoy our guesthouse. We do have a sister property, Babel Boutique Hotel, for those who prefer hotel standard rooms with minibar, tv, kettles and so on. This is clearly written on our website. Room amenities are also listed on our booking sites and there is no mention of these items in our rooms at the guesthouse, therefor this should not have been a surprise to you when you arrived. Removing shoes when entering a house is common practice in Buddhist countries. This is to show respect and is also a way to keep it clean. You are of course more than welcome to use inside shoes, or clean shoes, when you walk inside our guesthouse. Babel guesthouse is absolutely not overpriced - we are not just selling rooms. We provide a whole experience. From the staff and drivers, the guides and tours we provide to the food and concept of our hotels - THIS is the reason why we have so many returning guests. With lots of LOVE from the Babel Family. Hopefully you and your sister will return and stay with us at our Boutique Hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Nanna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Would stay again

Very nice stay and very comfortable. One of our rooms was perfect, while the other had all outlets behind the beds which is not a big problem but a little annoying having to climb the bed to charge every time. The bath-products and shop is excellent, the food was really good and the atmosphere beautiful and cosy.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025
Response from General Manager on 22 Apr 2025
Hi Nanna!Thank you so much for staying with us and for taking your time to write us a review! You are absolutely right - we will see if we can fix this outlet issue in those rooms. Thank you for pointing it out to us :) We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us, and we would love to have you all back one day! All the best from the Babel Family

10/10 Excellent

Silje

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

En oase midt i byen

Herlig stemning, skulle gjerne vært her lengre. Sosialt sted å bo, du kommer i prat med gjester i bar/lobby. Herlige sjåfører og hjelpsomme ansatte. Anbefaler flere av utfluktene. Maten er god. Bassengområdet hyggelig. Fint miljøfokus. Deilig at sengen var en ordentlig dobbeltseng og ikke to små slått sammen med grop i midten.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025
Response from General Manager on 22 Apr 2025
Hi Silje! Reviews like this makes all the hard work we all put in worth it! Thank you so much for choosing Babel, and for highlighting our wonderful drivers, staff and our focus on sustainability! Hope to see you back with us again one day :)

10/10 Excellent

Lisa veronica

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt. Das Guesthouse hat ein tolles Konzept für soziale Verantwortung und Nachhaltigkeit. Es gibt ein großes Angebot an Touren und auch eigene Tuktuk- und Taxifahrer, die einen auf Wunsch fahren oder auch eigene Ideen haben, was sie einem in Siem Reap zeigen können. Ein wirklich toller Service! Das Essen ist lecker, manchmal dauert es etwas länger, da es frisch zubereitet wird. Selbst die Speisen auf der Kinderkarte sind frisch und nicht industriell gefertigt. Beim nächsten Aufenthalt in Siem Reap werden wir definitiv wieder ein Babel Haus wählen.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sven

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Absolutely amazing!

Wow! This place was amazing from the second I arrived, such a beautiful atmosphere, lovely staff, clean room and good location. They also have a restaurant which serves amazing food, the glass noodle salad was one of the best meals I've had. If I ever come back to Siem Reap I will definitely be staying here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nils

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Johanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

NATSUKO

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Davide

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023
Response from GM on 11 Apr 2024
Thank you so much!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Response from GM on 11 Apr 2024
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Väldigt mysigt boende med bra service och trevlig personal. Skulle bli ändå bättre med grundligt städade rum samt sängkläder och handdukar tvättade på hög temperatur. Mycket fläckar och solkigt!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Daniele, Milano

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Spiego perché non so 5/5. È una guest house e non un resort 5 stelle. Detto questo è molto pulito, staff super gentile e location molto caratteristica. Si mangia bene e lo stile è molto europeo. Si trova a circa 1 km da pub street. Il che ci sta perché è una passeggiata in una zona tranquilla e che comunque sembra davvero sicura. Ci sarebbero alcune accortezze da migliorare per renderlo perfetto: 1- le salviette doccia sono logore e strappate... Ok che è una guest house ma basterebbe un po' più di cura. In generale gli asciugamani sono pochi 2- le gite all'angkor vat organizzate dall'hotel sono ottime e i ragazzi sono simpatici, però costano più che contrattando direttamente col Tuc tuc. Ci sta. Non ci vorrebbe nulla però ad avere una borsa frigo con due acque e un po' di frutta (i tuc tuc "autoctoni" lo hanno quasi tutti!). 3- quando viene messo il cartellino "please male my room" in realtà si limitano a rifare il letto ma niente di molto accurato... Piscina top e col caldo che fa lì è una manna! In generale lo consiglierei.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hidemi

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good! Recommended with friendly Tuk Tuk drivers
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Viktoria

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Schöne Tage im Babel Guesthouse!

Toller Aufenthalt! Schönes, sauberes Zimmer. Sehr sehr freundliches Personal, das geduldig jede Nachfrage beantwortete. Es können Touren (z.B. zu den Tempeln) vom Hotel aus gebucht werden (haben hoteleigene Tuktuk-Fahrer, die sich wirklich gut auskennen und gut Englisch sprechen), es gibt einen Trinkwasserspender, der jederzeit umsonst benutzt werden kann und die Speisekarte ist so breit aufgestellt, dass jeder etwas findet. Die Mango-Shakes sind sehr zu empfehlen! Gemütlicher Aufenthaltsbereich draußen im Schatten sowie Pool mit Liegen im hinteren Bereich des Guesthouses. Sehr zu empfehlen, würde jederzeit wieder buchen!!
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Philippe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nous avons passés un séjour des plus agréable dans un établissement en plein centre ville. L’accueil et la chambre étaient à la hauteur de nos espérances. Le seul bémol encore une fois est que la pratique du Français ne soit pas plus généralisé dans ce type d’hôtellerie. Encore merci à l’équipe du Babel !
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

En oase midt i Siem Reap

Babel er en oase i Siem Reap. Fantastisk medarbejdere der møder dig med et smil . Det er klart vores bedste hoteloplevelse i byen og vi har været der mange gange. Her har vi fået god værdi for pengene og kan varmt anbefales .
Stayed 16 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kristine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nothing is provided but a room

Very simple room. No shampoo, no body wash, no hair dryer, no refrigerator. The blanket is super thin. Maybe it’s just a bed sheet.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Karl Børre

Babel er et fantastisk sted å bo i Siem Reap. Du får den gode guesthousefølelsen der folk fra hele verden snakker med hverandre, samtidig med at standarden er veldig god. Store rom som rengjøres når du vil.God restaurant, bar og lounge. Kort vei til sentrum. Flinke tuk-tuk sjåfører som er en del av Babelfamilien. Refill av vannflasker og egen refill-butikk med f.eks såpe. Paret som driver stedet er engasjerte i en rekke miljøprosjekter. Bo her!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

xavier

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pas chère mais tout est en plus. Petit déjeuner+

Proprios sympas, manque une piscine mais on peut aller se baigner dans des hotels de la street 20th contre entrée. Hôtel un peu sombre qd on est logé au rdc. Le plus, repas possible sur place si besoin. Le moins petit-déjeuner et eau non inclus.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Fredrik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent guesthouse

Great place to stay when exploring Siem Reap/Angkor Wat! Nice and clean place, friendly staff, the norwegian owners are super hosts and will help you with anything. Good location outside the craziness but just some minutes walk/short tuk-tuk ride away. Pool available at neighbour site.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Bjorn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Norsk Guesthouse i Siem Reap

Hvis man skal til Siem Reap og se Angkor Wat er det et must å bo hos hyggelige Katrine og Simen, Helt supert å få tips og råd av hyggelige norske verter. Stedet er bra også, ingen luksus men fine rom med det man trenger. Takk for et hyggelig opphold
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

joe, オーストラリア、ブリスベン

Disliked: Cleanliness

ごく一般的

比較的に高い評価を受けているようですが、ごく一般的なアコモデーションだと思います。 ファミリールームを利用しましたが、部屋の大きさや、シャワーの湯量など普通です。 中心街から距離があるので静かですが、賑やかなところへ行くのはトゥクトゥクが必要です。
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Grande posto, grande personale. Fuori dal Comune da provare sicuramente