I have been there last year and find it surprisingly beautiful. With that kind of setting, I guess it is worth more than the prices we paid for the 3 night stay. Expecially the foods, they are gorgeous. I expecially like the chicken rice pretty much and still miss those fusion starters that I ate. The hotel has also shown enough care to those people with small kids. Since I was taking my 3 years old boy along with us and was pretty much concerned on the water quality in Phnom Penh, to my surprise they offer "Evian" spring water, that really relieved my worry. Everytime we had our meals there, the first thing first, the staff will definitely ask if we want evian water. So 1 thumb up for them in this particular area. Love it.

We stayed at Cara after the original hotel (Blue Lime) we booked told us they were booked out and Cara was the only other hotel we could find for USD40. The girls at reception were unofficious and unwelcoming. We opted for the cheaper room option given we were only there for one night en route to Siem Reap (and lucky we only stayed for one night!). The room had no windows so the room was dark and dinghy with air con which didnt work properly. The safe didnt seem very safe and didnt work anyway. When I told the girls at reception the safe didnt work, she just looked at me and shrugged. Then when I suggested I deposit my valuables with reception she baulked and told me that she was due to go home soon. The internet facilities were extremely slow and there were mozzies all over the hotel. I dont know what the other rooms in the hotel are like, but the room we stayed in was definitely not worth USD40 (it was hardly worth $10), dont be fooled by the foyer and spa which seem sort of fancy cos the rooms certainly arent! Prices for the spa were ridiculously expensive for a 3rd world country. Also, the hotel wasnt very close to anything of interest. Definitely do not stay in the room with no windows! We will not be coming back!!

We stayed at the Cara during our Intrepid Tour of South-East Asia.Hotel was ok,room was a bit small and therefor furniture was all crammed in.Our room had a balcony but there was no chairs to sit on,anyway no view to speak of! Nice business centre and entrance to hotel.Breakfasts was good.Location was a problem-we always had to take a moto and could not walk anywhere because of the distances involved.Not a bad hotel,but would not stay there again.

Stayed at the Cara Hotel for 2 nights in Sept.
Had it booked via Hotel Club.
had no problems finding the place with the help of the location map and Google Map.

A short 5 min walk to Wat Phnom. Lots of street vendors on the left side. Very safe and well lit area to walk.

Although the main city center is a long walk, it's always a short and quick US$1 moto ride away.

Adjacent to the hotel is a 24hr petrol station with a decent minimart and ATM machine on site.
Hotel staff are very friendly and extremely helpful.
One of the fine young ladies there even loaned me her spare sim card to use in my mobile phone. All i needed to do was get it topped up.

Rooms are nice neatly kept and decorated. The street is quiet and the noise is hardly audible from the room.

The breakfast was simple and everything else was great.