haha, I’m working my way through your archive. stumbled across your blog a few days ago while I was daydreaming of going back travelling (only went for 6 months from Oct 2013-May 2014).

Maybe Mary and Cindy find some hints in my blog entry from December 2013 (scroll further down for the English version). Definitely make sure to go for a meal at Paradise Bungalows (but first ask if the Russian chef is still working there). I would have never expected to eat that great on an island like Koh Rong. Of course not the cheapest but truly amazing what the Russian does there. Generally, just walk around the corner from the main strip with bungalows and keep walking for another 10 minutes (there’s an easy path which is fine with flipflops) and you’ll already escape most people. Otherwise, hike across the hill as described earlier and be amazed by Long Beach!! Very jealous of you guys who are going there.

https://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/judith_michi/1/1387756800/tpod.html

Hey Cindy, check out Judith’s response to Mary above, it’s super helpful! It sounds like she has been there much more recently than I (visited in 2011 and sounds like a lot has changed.) Hope that helps!

Thanks for all those tips, Judith! Hey, just curious… where are y’all finding this post? It’s unusual to have an influx of comments on the same day so many years after publish. Happy to have you here! 🙂

Hey Mary, the ferry will drop you on the side with all the accommodation. If you want to go to the beach Alex is mentioning, either ask at your guesthouse to give you directions (the path up and across the hill is just at the beginning of the local village) or get a local boat to give you a ride for $2 or so. Make sure to wear solid shoes for the hike, sometimes it’s more abseiling on the way down than hiking…there are 2 accommodation possibilities on that amazing beach too as far as I remember (went there last year). It’s still fantastic there and no other island has been able to reach that amazing level of beauty of Koh Rong. Enjoy!!!

Hey Mary, it was the opposite side of the island from where all the accommodation was at the time 🙂 Sorry I don’t have any more information, it was a while ago!

Do you know which side of the island you went to which had that amazing beach? I would love to go there!

Hey Alessandra, so happy to hear that Koh Rong is on your list! 🙂 I can’t remember the exact name but I believe we stayed at a place called Treehouse Bungalows? We arranged it all in Sihanoukville. There are a couple different bungalows but they all seem to be on the same beach. Just pop into a travel agency when you get to S’ville and they’ll sort it out!

Thank you James, I love to hear that! You’re going to have the time of your life!