For our stay in Nong Khai we chose an upstairs room overlooking the Mekong River at The Rim Riverside Hotel. This is a small hotel with a cafe that has seating overlooking the river. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Click here to book a room at The Rim Riverside Hotel. One of the… READ MORE >
How We Get Free Hotel Stays
We got the equivalent of over $500 worth of free hotel stays while we traveled around SE Asia recently. That’s enough to stay at a nice hotel in Chiang Mai for a couple of months. Above is our room at Homefeel CS Hotel in Phnom Penh, one of the places where we got a few… READ MORE >
Family Guest House, Surabaya, Indonesia
We stayed here for two nights and were very happy with the our stay. The staff were friendly and helpful, and this helped make us feel at home. This hotel only has two floors and 17 rooms, so everything feels a bit more personal, which is a good thing. Our room cost around $25 per… READ MORE >
Arjuna House, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
For our first few days in Bali, we stayed at Arjuna House in Ubud. This guest house has a main building with about ten rooms, and also a number of separate cottages, which is where we stayed. It gets top marks for location, as it’s only two minutes’ walk from Jalan Monkey Forest in the… READ MORE >
Friendly Villa, Siem Reap, Cambodia
For our first two days in Siem Reap, we stayed at Friendly Villa hotel near the night market. This hotel gets some of the best reviews of all the hotels in Siem Reap, and we thought it deserved them. Click here to book this hotel via Agoda. UPDATE: We booked three nights via Agoda, but on… READ MORE >