From the moment we got off of our plane, it felt like we had been sucker punched by heat! If there was one thing I could tell about Cambodia right away, was how hot it was!
When we arrived at the hotel, we got a greeting I'll never forget. Instead of a doorman opening your taxi door and inviting you in, we got a big welcome from two people dressed up in the creepiest monkey masks I have ever seen!
The monkey people only come around at night, so my dad was in for an experience when he went down to check his email in the lobby! The whole time he was there typing on his computer the monkey guys were fake typing on his shoulders. He also said that everytime he hit the space bar that they would do one big "tap" on his shoulders.
But monkey men are not the only thing that is unique about our hotel. Another amazing feature is that if feels like you are out in the open! With the salt water pool and that the rooms aren't jammed into a sky scraper. Not only that but there are animals too. Not so much as lions, tigers and bears but there are hundreds of lizards scurrying around. But if you want to see other slippery reptiles, just go down to the lobby and you can observe the rare endangered Siamese Crocodiles! It is kind of odd having crocodiles in your lobby but they found a way to transform a scary thing into a fun thing. 2 times a week at 1:00 pm you can help feed the crocodiles. I tried it and thought they would bite my hand off!
Also, for the couple days, we had a private tour guide and we also had a private driver. We even had a private tuk tuk. It was amazing. We had become the stars of the hotel and everybody knew us. So if you are ever in Angkor, Cambodia and don't know where to stay, Victoria Hotel would be my first choice!
Feeding crocodile? Somehow it sounds a bit dangerous but not as creepy as the monkey mask guys.. How are you ever going to settle for Seattle?
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