this guest house is the business. it is cheap, the staff are friendly, it has a nice communal area and balcony over the lake and the lady who runs it uses the cash to put her kids and nieces and nephews through school and university. oh and if you get a hankering for a good fish and chips when you're... more

I loved this guest house, travelling alone and decided to go cambodia and e mailed them, had a fast response and the offer of an airport pick up, all done as promised, helpful friendly staff, lovely surroundings, good food. Room basic but clean $4 a night with bathroom. I would recomend to anyone more

How can you call the staff rude?! This is undoubtably one of the treasures of Phonom Penh. The staff are genuinely helpful and friendly, offering advice rather than a sales pitch,and the other guests were easy going. The rooms though basic, are clean and definately secure, the food is great, the beer cold, the atmosphere unbeatable. A great spot to... more

I stayed at the happy guest house in Phnom Penh and also their sister guesthouse in Siem Reap and loved both of them. The place is a great place to chill out, the staff were always accomodating and the good food and beer made it hard to leave! For $4 a night it was a bargain and was a great... more

I was shocked to read the other 2 reviews of this place and only bothered to write my own as the experience I enjoyed there was so far removed from these other accounts as to make me wonder whether it was a different place (and it isn't!). I enjoyed all aspects of my week-long stay at Happy - the staff... more

Do not, under any circumstances use Happy Travel, their internet café or stay in their attached hostel (Happy Guesthouse and Restaurant) in the Boengkak lake area of Phnom Penh . Without exception while in Cambodia, I found the people to be wonderful and very friendly and I always felt relatively safe. Happy Travel was the one exception. I visited them... more

for me this guesthouse is so incredible you cannot called it a hapy guesthouse because saying there is not happy it was so terrible staying in this guesthouse and the price was very expensive it is so ridicullus and the people behind and the food my god they dont preparing so nice and clean besides th ood is very bad... more