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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > Asia > Cambodia > Battambang
Battambang Hotels Reservation including - La Villa Hotel in Battambang Teo Hotel Rattanak Hotel and Battambang Travel and Tourism.
As its name suggests this is a converted French colonial villa, refurbished with great charm by a young Frenchman and his Vietnamese wife. It is simple -- six rooms, with no phone or TV but with a/c, and decoration throughout of colonial memorabilia.
Battambang is Cambodia's second-largest city (urban area population is nearly 1,000,000 and the capital of Battambang Province. It is an elegant riverside town, home to some of the best-preserved colonial architecture in the country. Until recently Battambang was off the map for road travellers, but facilities have recently been improved and it makes a great base for visiting the nearby temples (Phnom Banon, Wat Ek Phnom) and villages.
Battambang is known for its statues which seemingly decorate every public place. Most are of animals (mythical and real) and divinities (also mythical and real?). The most famous of these statues is on the main road in from Phnom Penh and is of an ancient Khmer King holding a stick which he used to quell rebellions in the Battambang area. The name of the town / province comes from this legend.
There are many reasons to visit Battambang – the train from Phnom Penh goes there, it’s on the way to Pailin (casinos! rubies!), it’s an excuse to take a cramped speedboat ride from Siem Reap, or more seriously, it’s one of the best places in the country to observe the rural Cambodian way of life.
