Ochheuteal and Serendipity Beaches

Ochheuteal Beach, known as ‘UNTAC Beach’ in the early 1990s, is the most popular beach in Sihanouk Ville. Ochheuteal is long, sandy and narrow, with ‘Serendipity Beach’ at the arcing northern end, a development project at the southern half, and a cluster of hotels, guesthouses and restaurants stretching along the the middle. On the beach, little shack-style seafood restaurants and bars line more than a kilometer of the sand’s edge from ‘Serendipity Beach’ to the development project. A few, such as Chiva Shack

Chaimoy and Bar Ru, are open into the late night and throw regular beach parties and BBQ’s The Ochheuteal area has a good selection of beach venues ranging from mid-range hotels through budget guesthouses, most along the three roads that run parallel to the beach.

The mid-section of Ochheuteal Beach is the busiest in Sihanouk Ville next to Serendipity, offering a pretty even mix of mid-range and budget hotels and guesthouses. Golden Sand and the Seaside Hotel are two of the best hotels in this area. Holiday Hotel and Orchidee Guesthouses are old favorites of many. Bungalows and guesthouses in the mid-Ochheuteal area also include the affordable Sbov Meas Guesthouse, New Christmas Guesthouse, GST Guesthouse and the stylish DevaRaja Villa. Toward the other end of the beach, the Markara guesthouses and the Jasmine Hotel all offer affordable fan and a/c rooms. In the early evening, several roadside BBQ restaurants set up along 23 Tola Road a block off of the beach near the Holiday Hotel, offering fresh seafood skewers, grilled meats, poultry and lots more. Angelo’s is getting particularly good reviews from customers.