At 5 dollars a night, it's pretty nice. Fan/cold water and nice garden view outside my room. But, one out of the 3 days I didn't have electricity!! Wow, was it hot. No fan, plus the inconvenience of using a flashlight in my room when I woke up the next morning for sunrise at 5am. How wonderful!

The food is pretty good. I recommend the chicken curry. It's $2 and Thai styled. Meatball and spaghetti, on the other hand, I would not recommend.

There were a couple dogs and you have to take off your shoes when you go into the guesthouse. There are many moto drivers waiting outside. The thing that I didn't like about this guesthouse is that they don't tell you what the going price is for moto drivers. I ended up paying $7 a day while another girl staying at Ta Keo was told that it only costs $5/day.

I ended up moving to Ta Keo Guesthouse for one night. Service's great and food is cheap. And room is cheaper too!

The four of us got one room with 4 beds and a private bath - cost was (I think) $7 US per person per night. It is possible to negotiate (longer you stay, the less per night).

Food runs anywhere between $1-6. For $3 I had FABULOUS lemongrass chicken - 3 of us agreed that it was the best meal on the entire trip (even the vegetarian admitted it smelled good.) Also great - the banana lhasi. Part banana, part yogurt, totally delicious - still find myself craving one.

Food and drink tab is kept a composition notebook - simply write down what you want and turn the notebook in. Your tab is tallied at the end of your stay - very convienient - albeit dangerous for those on a budget!

I imagine most guesthouses are the same, but we checked out a few and really liked the atmosphere at Smiley's. Fellow backpackers whom we met down the line shared our feelings. The Ritz it ain't, but no complaints here.