JASMINE HOTEL AND GUEST HOUSE


Deeply nestled and busting with activity not seen in more than thirty years, hidden amongst rice paddies, as well as jungles, and stretched along the Xiem Reap River in Cambodia, rests the small provincial capital of Xiem Reap Town, gateway to the millenium-old and somewhat-ancient temple ruins of the Khmer Empire known as Angkor Wat.



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Hello and welcome to Xiem Reap, Cambodia (Kampuchea). Home of the Ancient Center
of the Angkor Civilization created by the mighty Khmer Peoples.

Xiem Reap is the village where we all stay during our visit to Angkor Wat. Although this region of Xiem Reap has been receiving visitors for more than 100 years, it has managed to maintain a certain provincial quaintness unseen anywhere else in the entire world. The warmth of the Cambodian people will overwhelm you with excitement and pleasure.



Below is a view of the great Temple of Angkor Wat as seen from a Hot-Air Balloon ride
made available by Mr. Kunn and his staff at the Jasmine Hotel.





And speaking of pleasure and comfort I would guess that you, the visitor, would like to know where one would find the most afordable and comfortable hotel in the city of Xiem Reap, Cambodia. Well that would be the Jasmine Hotel whose Street Sign is posted below here.

New Mobile Phone Number for Mr. Kunn: 012784980


This is the coolest hotel for packpackers, travels, explorers and families with children, and this is where we will all stay while visiting the Heart of civilization here in Central Southeast Asia. From the border town of Aranyaphphet to Sisiphone and finally to Xiem Reap in theto the mid-east central portion of this great exotic country and that is with our wonderful host and manager Mr. Kunn







who, along with his familly and friendly employees, will provide you, as their personal guest, a most gracious welcomed vacation experience with a most friendly atmosphere of comfort, at one of the finest Colonial Hotels in Xiem Reap, Cambodia).



And Mr. Kunn also welcomes families where children of all ages can have a great vacation time in this ancient country of friendly people. I can personally guarentee you that Mr. Kunn and his experienced staff, will offer you, as their personal guest, their kindness by making you welcome at their fine Hotel.



All of this is located within 4 kilometers of the Ancient ruins of the Angkorian Empire and the world famous temples of angkor wat, Angkor Thom and Angkor Bayon.

Additionally one an also arrange vists to the Temple of the Women (Banteay Srey).
Mr. Kunn would like all to know that the Jasmine Guest House and Restaurant-Bar with Pool Table,
Is located inthe heart of the city of Xiem Reap where he has a large full staff of Great employees, and translators who are there to serve your every needs.



Here is the entrance to the Jasmine hotel.





On the left, the entrance to a double bedroom for two. On the right, an entrance to a single bedroom.





And Modern Western styled bathrooms for your every comfort.




Mr. Kunn would like to tell you about his guest house aned hotel here in the jungles of Cambodia




This is below and at the outside to the Restaurant at the Jasmine Guest House and Hotel.
It is up stairs. This is what the restaurant looks like from outside the front entrance to the hotel.







At the Jasmine Restaurant one can order fine Cambodian Cuisine Meals and Western foods
at reasonable prices paid for in American Dollars, Thai Bahts, and/or Cambodian Riels.




While some cool tourists chill at the restaurant. Others play a freindly game of pool.





The Jasmine Hotel and Guest house also has available for you 16 large rooms with private bathrooms and windows,
and is a very clean and quiet. All rooms are equipt with ward-robe, air-conditioning or fans, hot water,
and cable television is available on request at this beautiful setting in the jungles of Xiem Reap, Cambodia.
Rooms range in price from $8.00 U.S. up to $22.00 dollars U.S. per night
and laundry service is very reasonabley priced.



At the Jasmine, you can be assured of the qualifications of the staff to help you with your every need. They will be your guides to the temples.






Here is Mr. Sarat. Mr. Sarat was my personal guide, Motorcyle transportation driver and translator while I stayed at the Jasmine Hotel in Xiem Reap.
Mr. Sarat is one of Mr. Kunn's qualified staff members and translators who will drive you by motorcycle
to and from any of the more than fifty temples within the region of Xiem Reap and angkor Wat.
He is more than willing to share with you his time and speaks flawless perfect english
and will share with you the histories of the temples you will want to visit within the region of Angkor to the Bateay Srey (Temple of the Women), and will take his personal time to satisfy your every question with honest answers
of the construction and history of the temples and the Khmer peoples who built them.


Above Mr. Sarat has just discovered a giant mushroom (mushroom is pronounced as 'psat' in Cambodian) for me to photograph.
Mr. Sarat was most kind and gracious and helpful to me during my three days of shroom collecting.
He even helped in the hunt for new mushroom species with the many children of the region
and was instrumental in helping me collect several of the new specimens pictured below.



Additionally Mr. Kunn can also make booking reservations for Jungle water-fall picnic day tours,
night-life entertainment, Market Shopping trips, Soo's, Butterfly and Crocodile farms
and ancient Cambodian massage.
Plane Reservations to such internatioanal airports
in Bangkok, Ho Chi Min City, Hanoi, Singapore and Phuket Island in Thailandare available
as are boat reservations or bus to Phnom Penh and/or bus and planes to Bangkok.

Another photo of your host Mr. Kunn





For an additional treat while at the Jasmine Guest House,
ask Mr. Kunn to arrange for you a visit to the Miniture Replica City of Angkor Wat,
Angkor Bayon and Bantrey Srey. They were built by Mr. Dy Proeung at #16,
Quartier Slokram, Sud pagoda, Polinka, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Telephone: 012686642.
Here is one photo of Mr Proeung and one of his miniture replicas.
This fine gentleman was recently presented an award by the King of Cambodia
for his craftsmanship and advice in supervising in the reconstruction
and direction of many of the restoration projects going on at the surrounding temples in the region.

The first two images are of Mr. Proeung in a painting as a young man and the second image is Mr. Proeung at 72,
sittin front of n his miniture city of Angkor Wat and he is still working on minitures, through
directing the supervision of the reconstruction of Angkor Wat and other temples in the region of Xiem Reap. In the year 2000, Mr. Proeung was presented By his Majesty, King Sihanouk of Cambodia, with a silver chalice, ribbon and flowers in commemoration of his life-long work in scultpting the specifics of the temples of Angkor. A must see experience.



And here is a miniture view of Angkor Wat
and another of the infamous Banteay Srey (the Temple of the Women).
This latter temple is practically unscathed after almost 10 centuries and was discovered by the French in 1914.





Finally I would like to post a few beautiful photographs of the temples I visited here Xiem Reap while a guest of Mr. Kunn,
His friend and employee Mr. Sarat and the rest of the hotel Jasmine staff who made my stay
at their Hotel, a most memorable pleasure which I will recall for years to come.



Below are three images each of Angkor Wat, Angkor Bayon, Angkor Thom and Ta Proehm,
The latter three images are were they filmed "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" while in Cambodia).



ANGKOR WAT







ANGKOR BAYON





TA PROEHM





ANGKOR THOM





BENG MEALEA
This is a beautiful temple 56 km from Angkor Wat. It is where they filmed, "The Two Brothers" movie about two tigers (one blue-eyed and one brown-eyed) by the Director of the movie, "The Bear."



Be sure to ask Mr. Kunn to arrange a jungle trek and visit to other temples outside of the Angkor compound. Many never get to experience these fine escapes offered by Mr. Kunn and be able to visit the poor people in the many outlaying villages and help them with donations to these villages for clothing, books and pencils for educating those who are to poor to be given a chance at a better life.




For booking information to the Jasmine hotel,
Please use the Reservations link posted directly below

RESERVATIONS
and be sure to tell them that John Allen (Mushroom John)
sent you to him and his Hotel
He will carefully select your personal translator
and driver and make all of your connecting travel arrangements at his
pleasure for your company.


Booking and Tour PRICES FOR SPECIAL GUESTS
 

"the motorbike with english speaking driver$6/day the push-bike for rents $1/day the tuktuk with french,english speaking $10/12/day the taxicarA/c with 4 people$20 the minibusA/C with 12 people$30 the Big bus tickets Siem reap to thai border(poipet)$5 Siem reap to bangkok    (thailand)$10/$13 Siem reap to phnom penh (capital)$4/$5 Siem reap to battambang          $6             BOAT TICKETS Siem reap to phnom penh $23/$25 Siem reap to battambang $13/$15       THE ROOM RATES THE DOMETRY IS $1            ROOM             facilities  Prices for  Per Room/night          Single Ceiling Fan, Your Very Own Bathroom   $6          single Fan, Bath Own Bathroom Cable TV         $8          single    Aircon, fan, cable TV and hot shower   $12          Double Room Fan with own Bathroom, Cable TV   $8          single Fan, Bath Own Bathroom Cable TV         $8          Twin Single    Fan with own Bathroom   $7          Twin/Double  Fan, hot shower and own bathroom   $9          Twin/Double Fan, A/C, Cable TV and Hot Shower         $15          Triple Room    Own Bathroom and Cable TV   $12          Triple Room Hot Shower and Cable TV   $15          Triple Room Air Con, Fan, Cable TV and Hot Shower         $18          Quad Room    Fan ,Bathroom and Cable TV   $16          Quad Room Fan ,Hot Shower and Cable TV   $18          Quad Room Air Con, Fan, Cable TV and Hot Shower   $22          Family Room 2 Dble Beds, Fan, Hot Shower, Cable TV   $18          Family Room 2Dble Beds,Aircon, Hot Shower and Cable TV   $22 Notice: Jasmine Lodge staff would appreciate you pay the bill after check in or prior to check out day between 6 pm and 10 pm The Above Room Prices Include Taxes and VAT Booking: Your Name: Email Address: Flight Arrival: How Many Rooms? How Many People? Room rates include: 10% VAT, 2 % Accommodation tax, WiFi Internet, and daily breakfast Set breakfast: (baguette with cheese and tomatoes/Baguette, Butter, Jam / omelet / scramble egg/ fried egg, boiled egg / white coffee / tea and season, fruit salad) Breakfast is available from: 6:30 am to 10:30 am . Payments accepted: Master Card, Visa card, American Express, Khmer Riel and US dollars NOTE: Credit card payments will incur a 3% surcharge of my own services And here we have a Map for the jasmine hotel in Xiem Reap. And here we have Mr. Kunn and his lovely bride after their wedding. Below here are some images of Mr. Kunn, His wife jasmine and their beautiful daughter Malishe. And for those of you who love dancers and dancing ask Mr. Kunn to arrange a visit for an all you can eat buffet and Traditional Dancers at your dinner: Here are the Asparas of Xiem Riap.