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Riverside Backpackers

2.0 star property

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Large Balcony Room | Free WiFi
Lounge
Game room
Interior detail
Dining

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

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#17 St. 144, Riverside, Phnom Penh
  • Place, Riverside
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Phnom Penh Night Market
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Royal Palace
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Techo Intl. Airport (KTI)
    ‪49 min drive‬

Room options

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Free WiFi

Single Room

  • 54 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Single Attached bathroom | Free WiFi

Single Attached bathroom

  • 108 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Double AC, private bathroom | Free WiFi

Double AC, private bathroom

  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Large Twin. AC | Free WiFi

Large Twin. AC

  • 237 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds
  • Free WiFi

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Large Balcony Room | Free WiFi

Large Balcony Room

  • 431 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds
  • Free WiFi

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12 Bed Mixed Dorm, AC | Free WiFi

12 Bed Mixed Dorm, AC

  • 538 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Free WiFi

Double Room, Fan - Shared Bathroom

  • 118 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

About the neighborhood

Phnom Penh

Located in Daun Penh, Riverside Backpackers is within a 10-minute walk of popular sights such as Phnom Penh Night Market and Royal Palace. This 10-room hostel welcomes guests with conveniences like a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and free in-room WiFi.
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What's nearby

  • Riverside - 1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Phnom Penh Night Market - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Royal Palace - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • National Museum of Cambodia - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Central Market - 12 min walk - 0.7 miles

Getting around

  • Phnom Penh Railway Station - 2 min drive
  • Techo Intl. Airport (KTI) - 51 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Metro Hassakan (Metro Cafe) - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Corner 136 Bar - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Ostro - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪La Croisette - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Khmer River House Restaurant - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Riverside Backpackers

Guests of Riverside Backpackers enjoy free WiFi in public areas, a library, and laundry facilities. Airport transportation is made easy with a shuttle from the airport to the hotel (available on request) for USD 12.00 per vehicle. The front desk has multilingual staff standing by 24 hours a day to assist with tours/tickets and luggage storage. This hostel also has a TV in a common area.
Guests can expect to find free WiFi. Ceiling fans are also available.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Airport pick-up shuttle (surcharge) on request

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee: USD 2 to 4.50 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Library
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • On the riverwalk

More

  • 4 floors

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Towels provided

More

  • Ceiling fan

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 12:30 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • This property doesn't allow pets

Important information

Optional extras

These fees and deposits will be charged at check-in, check-out, or the time of service.

  • Breakfast fee: approximately USD 2.00 to 4.50 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 12.00 per vehicle

This list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits might not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts cash
  • Check-in: 12:30 PM
  • Check-out: 11:30 AM
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
The front desk is open 24 hours a day. For convenient arrivals, you can take advantage of the airport pick-up service (fees apply).

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit for incidental charges and a government-issued photo ID may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • This property accepts cash.

Additional information about polices, regulations, and more:

  • No cribs or infant beds are available.
  • No rollaway or extra beds are available.

Property is also known as

Velkommen Backpackers Hostel Phnom Penh
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Riverside Backpackers Hostel Phnom Penh
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Riverside Backpackers Phnom Penh
Riverside Backpackers Phnom Penh
Riverside Backpackers Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Riverside Backpackers Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Phnom Penh

Frequently asked questions

Is a free cancellation option available at Riverside Backpackers?

Riverside Backpackers provides free cancellation on some room rates. For specific requirements, look at the cancellation policy on Orbitz.

What is there to do close to Riverside Backpackers?

This hostel is situated in Daun Penh within a 10-minute walk of Phnom Penh Night Market and Royal Palace. You'll also find Central Market and Riverside less than a mile away.

Is parking available on site at Riverside Backpackers?

No, there isn't parking at this hostel.

Does Riverside Backpackers feature a casino at the property?

No, Riverside Backpackers doesn't have a casino.

Is there an indoor pool at Riverside Backpackers?

No, there is no indoor pool at this hostel.

Is Riverside Backpackers good for couples?

Couples will appreciate amenities like a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a 24-hour front desk at this hostel.

Does Riverside Backpackers have a hot tub?

No, there isn't a spa tub at this hostel.

Does Riverside Backpackers have a restaurant that serves breakfast?

Yes, Riverside Backpackers serves breakfast for a surcharge from its restaurant.

Does Riverside Backpackers allow pets to stay for free?

No, pets aren't allowed at Riverside Backpackers.

Does Riverside Backpackers have connecting rooms available?

No, there aren't connecting guestrooms at this hostel.

Where is the closest airport to Riverside Backpackers?

The closest major airport to Riverside Backpackers is Techo Intl. Airport (KTI), which is 16.1 mi away (51 minutes by car).

Are there rooms with balconies that I can book at Riverside Backpackers?

Yes, some rooms at Riverside Backpackers offer a furnished balcony.

Riverside Backpackers Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 40 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 40 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 40 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 40 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 40 reviews

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

2.0/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
not the room i paid for dirty toilet had toilet paper in trash from other occupant no towels or amenities and came back at 2:15 and no one at the reception had to wait until 4;30 everything was padlocked in case of fire no one could have gotten out should be removed from expedia
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ignored by the staff. Musty and dirty smell in hall ways. No window in room just a curtain pretending to be a window. Toilet was missing the top. Bathroom super hot. Wouldn’t come back or recommend to anyone
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Verified

6/10 Okay

Mélissa

Liked: Cleanliness

très bien situé mais vieillissant

hôtel très bien situé, personnel sympa mais hôtel vieillissant et humide. Literie pas très confortable. Pas cher donc correct pour le prix.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Verified

4/10 Poor

Jana

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Das einzige was an diesem Hostel gut ist sind die Mitarbeiter. Die Betten waren eklig, mit Haaren und Flecken. Man konnte das Fenster nicht öffnen und es war stickig und muffig. Kakerlaken sind ständig im Zimmer rumspatziert. Das Bad war, naja ok, auser das Handtuch das stank wie wwnn es noch nie gewaschen worden wär. Nie wieder
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Verified

6/10 Okay

Karoline

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not so good...

We slept in a double room with fan, could literally not breath!! Was so famous and hot, terrible air quality. Will not recommend this place, you can find better places for 1$ more!
Verified

6/10 Okay

MEM

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Good Budget Option. Good location

I booked for 2 nights ( private room with fan / shared bathroom, ) & extended for 3rd night through Expedia - cheaper than booking directly at hostel. Room a bit stuffy but OK if you leave door open with fan on for awhile before turning in for the night. Great location - not far from bus stop, half a block to river& lovely wide river walk park, Lots of good eating options close by , walking distance to Royal Palace / Silver Pagoda, shopping , spas , market etc. Loved Phnom Penn. Light Aerobics group at sunset on river walk at end of street. Fun to watch or join in. ‘MUST Do’ tours - Killing Fields of Choeung Ek. &. Prison museum of Genocidal Crimes.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

例えるなら独房です。

一番安いシングルに一泊しましたが 狭い部屋に窓・TV・ACも有りません。 独房みたいな部屋です。 まあ安いので・・・
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

kenji

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

川の近くのホーム感あるホテル

初めての海外旅行、10代最後の思い出にと思いカンボジアを選びました。 ホテルを選んだきっかけは値段とドミタリーに泊まりたいという思いがあったからです。 まず、ここを選んで正解だったと思います。　 ホテルについたのはチェックイン時間を30分は過ぎたころ、深夜にホテルに入りましたが快く案内してくれました。 案内してくれる人はカンボジア人の若いスタッフでオーナーはデンマーク人の夫婦がやっています。 昼にはホテルの宿泊客やスタッフがロビーの机でいろんな話をして盛り上がっててすごく活気がありワイワイとしています。 ホテル内で朝食を頼めたりビール（1＄）も飲めるので不便はなかったです。 また、コインランドリーが隣にあるのも便利でした。 部屋自体は特に汚いと思うところもなく、バスタオルも何枚か貸し出してくれるので助かりました。 風呂はお湯が出ますが、トイレを使う際は紙は流せないのでゴミ箱に捨てることになります。 スタッフも宿泊客も英語を話せるのでコミュニケーションを取るいい機会だと思います。 またプノンペンに滞在する時は利用しようと考えてます。
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2017
Verified

4/10 Poor

hiromi

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Internet connection is not good. Often stops and have to reconnet.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

TEZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

GENUINE STAFF!GREAT LOCATION!

THE STAFF ARE REALLY KIND AND CONSIDERATE.THEIR ENGLISH IS VERY GOOD.THE ROOMS DO THE JOB AND ARE CLEAN.THE FOOD AND DRINKS ARE REASONABLY PRICED.THE PLACE IS CLOSE TO THE POPULAR PLACES.
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The worst room I've ever stayed in

We got the double room at the end of the corridor called R3. When we first got there the door had been open and it seemed alright. But there was no ventilation whatsoever in the room (no window either). With the door closed the air was stagnant and very humid and everything in there became moist. The worst part though was the very strong smell of mold. It smelled SO bad that every time we came back into the room we would gag a little bit. In the evening the shared bathroom smelled very moldy as well, but in the morning when they had clean it and sprayed with something it smelled fine. I don't know if we were unlucky with that room, maybe the others are better if they have some kind of ventilation. But we got out of there as soon as possible in the morning and moved to another hotel. I have never been in a room that smells this disgusting. When the manager is not there the staff are sleeping and not taking food orders, which they were suppose to serve all day long.
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good place for travel

Very convenient location, near local market (Phsar Kandal), many restaurants nearby, easy to gonotjer place.
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
There is no window in the rooms without balcony! The room was clean and quiet.
Verified

2/10 Terrible

D

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Small hostel, but not very helpful

Arrived at the hotel, greeted by friendly Australian owner. Once room was made up, we were given access but the room was damp with very stagnant air. You could smell the mold and the whole room, bedding, pillows etc was damp. Asked for a change of room as my partner has a chest infection, was told there was no rooms spare (despite being more available to book online) We had no choice but to check out again and pay for somewhere else. We were scheduled for 2 nights, literally only left our bags in the room for a couple of hours. Owner apologised that he couldn't be more helpful and said goodbye. Didn't get a refund on the second night (despite their 24 hour cancellation policy) Stayed across at the new hotel opposite, very comfortable, very clean and very friendly.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Nicholas

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Ok for backpackers. Check wifi is working first.

All was ok, except wifi wasn't working at all for the night we stayed which really didn't help two backpackers that were planning on using the night to plan their next couple of days in the area.
Verified

8/10 Good

Johan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Trevlig personal, och hjälpsamma med allt :) Kommer verkligen tillbaka dit fler gånger. Ända dåliga var att WC inte städades så bra :(
Verified

6/10 Okay

Tommy

Liked: Staff & service

Nåja. Nära där man vill vara iallafall.

Inte min typ av hotell alls. Backbackerställe med dyrare ölpriser än 100 meter därifrån med havsutsikt. Trevlig, men något loj personal. saker tog tid. T.o.m. för att vara i kambodja. Stort plus dock för närheten till riverfront och bra mat. Lokal som väststandard.
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Cheap basic rooms, good for backpackers

Cheap basic rooms, good for backpackers By the river and easy distance to S21 and killing fields via tuk tuk
Verified

6/10 Okay

Matthew

Liked: Staff & service

Average hostel stay

The location was good, but the stay was just ok. Our bathroom shower and door were both broken, lots of noises at night. A/c was good, wifi was poor. The room was clean and spacious. Overall, what I guess we expected for the price.
Verified

8/10 Good

daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cheap and basic rooms, great for backpackers

Bed, fan, small set of shelves and a comfortable sofa in the room. Shared wc/shower and a communal bar/hangout area.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

TrinadhaRao

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Convenient and clean.

Accommodation is good. Tour bookings and other things are expensive if you do from here.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Marcia

There are better ones...

Definitely not what expected. For some reason there are a few good review of this place, giving it a total score of 4/5 in hotels.com so we decided to give it a try, even though the price for a double room with no amenities as tv, freedge, etc was the same as nearby hotels with much more to offer. We booked a private room for 2 with air condition and private toilet. Room was big (no windows), toilet was also big. But there was sand on the bed. And lots of little ants walking all over the place, even the bed! (Not bed bugs, and this ants did not stung us, but where quite annoying) Also air cond made a lot of noise!! So we complained and they brought us some fans (ended paying air condition price for a fan room). Next morning we had to do some urgent paperwork at embassy, and owner said he would address issues and offered us a slightly cheaper room. Double bed, air condition, no windows, no tv, shared bathroom. This room was smaller but ok. No ants (just 2 bees and 1 cockroach) Air cond did no noise, but temperature could not be regulated. Owner later explained that the remote controller had been lost (why didn't he said that before?). No internet at all since midday till we left next morning. Very disappointing as we had to book bus tickets and hotels for our next length of our trip and it. When asked for solution they said go to a restaurant or bar and buy something they will give you wifi password. Only 2 dollars discount when we refused to pay at check out.
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Good location & friendly staff

The hostel is located in a great area where you can easily walk to the waterfront and explore Phnom Penh. The hostel bar & common area had a great vibe with people hanging out & watching sports. I enjoyed the cheap beer and complimentary bar nuts to munch on. We stayed in the double room downstairs which had working AC & was clean but there was a weird smell in the morning and you could hear the music from the bar until around midnight. The room is good value and perfect if you want your own space in a social hostel atmosphere.
Verified

8/10 Good

steph

Hostel un peu vieux mais propre et bien placé.

Hostel un peu vieillissant et sans charme. mais hostel propre.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

comfortable and friendly, everything you need.

Hamish, the owner is so helpful. Our friend got sick and Hamish helped him get to the foreigner hospital. Especially in a foreign country, it's very comforting to receive advice from a seasoned traveller of Cambodia. The staff are friendly, and funny... They love a good joke! Breakfast is also delicious and affordable. I really enjoyed my time at this hostel! Side note, there's no TV in the private rooms, but you should be out exploring anyways =)