Yahoo weather says it's 34C outside in Manila today. It's just so hot! Makes me want to hie away somewhere cool and shaded like a pool with trees. Forgive me for dreaming of a holiday amidst this concrete jungle. I stayed on during our four-day Easter break (mission to Beijing was postponed) and I haven't been away for leisure since December 2011.
So please allow me to dwell on a very good memory of my brief stay at Moon Boutique Hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia. My friend S and I made a last minute decision to travel early December and we decided to visit Cambodia for the Angkor Wat. We were sure we did not want to stay in a hostel and with the plurality of boutique hotels in Siem Reap, we were determined to choose one to our liking.
We initially wanted a centrally located one so we can just walk to the neighboring restaurants, cafes, galleries or get a tuk-tuk and explore. We happened to be there during Person with Disability (PWD) marathon so most of the hotels were booked. By chance or circumstance, we ended up with Moon Boutique Hotel.
And that's one occasion where not getting what you want and getting something else was a blessing in disguise. The hotel seemed far but the pictures from its website said it only had about 15 rooms, just opened 3 months prior, had a pool, had a tub, roundtrip airport transfers and provided free Tuktuk service and mobile phone to their guests. All that for about $30 per room!