Teddy Travels: Cambodia — Hotel & Café Reviews

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Teddy Travels

Honest reviews from a small dog with high standards.

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Teddy is a small Cavapoochon currently reviewing hotels, restaurants, and experiences across Asia. He is suspicious of eye contact, noise levels, and most situations involving other people. These are his notes. He stands by all of them.

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Phnom Penh

Cambodia · November 2025

The Walking Street

★★★☆☆ 6/10

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

A man sold me what he described as traditional Cambodian herbal sweets. The price seemed reasonable and he had a good face. I've since been advised they weren't herbal sweets.
- Teddy

Teddy's Notes

I bought the sweets because the man was very confident and I didn't want to seem rude. They didn't taste of anything I recognised. I'd been expecting something sweet. I started feeling unusually energetic, and started looking for other dogs.

Atmosphere

Food Safety

Treat Accessibility

Would I Return?

VisitedNovember 2025

WeatherWarm, very humid

Snacks Consumed3 (one intentionally)

Herbal SweetsNot herbal. Not sweets.

Sok San Tuk-Tuk Tours

★★★★★ 10/10

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

I booked a private tour. A woman got in at the second stop. I didn't book her but I didn't mind. Today everything was, and I can't stress this enough, completely wonderful.
- Teddy

Teddy's Notes

A woman from Belgium got in at the second stop and offered me half a biscuit. I felt this was the kindest thing that had ever happened, but wasn't hungry. The city was extraordinary. Every building. Every street. I told the driver Dara he had changed my life. I've got his number. We're friends now.

Comfort

Staff Kindness

Would I Return?

Inexplicable Joy

VisitedNovember 2025

WeatherPerfect. Genuinely perfect.

Snacks Consumed0 (Too full)

Strangers Befriended1 (Belgian, very kind)

The Happy Gecko Hostel

★☆☆☆☆ 1/10

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

I booked a hotel. This is not a hotel. There are bunk beds with seven strangers. One of them is playing a guitar. He told me to call him Kristoffer, though I never asked. The next morning he offered me breakfast and I found this threatening.
- Teddy

Teddy's Notes

The following morning I couldn't move or eat. I have some questions about the herbal sweets. I'd like to speak to Archie specifically. He hasn't replied yet. He will.

I told reception that a free breakfast still doesn't address the guitar situation. They agreed. Kristoffer said 'sick' when I told him where I was from. I didn't know what this meant. I began a formal complaint and fell asleep before finishing it.

Comfort

Staff Kindness

Privacy

Would I Return?

VisitedNovember 2025

Bunk AssignmentTop. I'm very small.

Guitar PlayingOngoing

Hours Spent Horizontal19 and counting

Meals Consumed0

Formal Complaints Filed1 (unfinished, content unclear)

Teddy's Phnom Penh Verdict

The Walking Street was overwhelming and I made a purchasing decision I'm still processing. The tuk-tuk tour was, for reasons I can't fully account for, the best experience of my life. The hostel wasn't a hotel and I want that recorded. I gave the remaining sweets to two people in the room - not Kristoffer. An hour later they became extremely affectionate. One told me I was his best friend. I found this quite moving. Would I return? Yes, but only for the tuk-tuk tour.

- Teddy, November 2025

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