President Battambang City Hotel — Hotel in Battambang

One of my relatives had recommended this hotel as it was close to my relative's in-laws. Although the rooms were spacious, I was quite disappointed by how poorly the rooms were maintained. I had to switch rooms 2x as th ere were at least one problem with the room. The first room that they had given me had issues with the light switches as none of the lights would turn on. I was then given a different room on the same floor where one of the ceiling lights wasn't properly working. Furthermore, the door did not lock like it should! I then was given a 3rd room in which I thought it was perfectly fine until the bathroom lights flickered on and off. One of the staff members kindly came up to the room to switch the lightbulbs for me. Fortunately, I only stayed one night at this hotel. All the rooms that I had switched were on the 5th floor and I am not sure if it was that floor that had problems, but it seems that the hotel isn't...

Stayed here because it looks new on the outside. The rooms looked clean too, but run down for a new hotel. Bathroom was leaking water from the ceiling already so it's just going to get worse. ||||Took the security card out with me and instead of informing me I needed to hand it in, they just locked me out of my room. ||||One night, I decided to stay in my room and someone unlocked my door and tried to burst into my room. Lucky I had the security bolt locked otherwise he would have opened my door while I was naked in my room. Pretty sure they were going to look for something to steal. I am guessing it was one of the dodgy security guys.||||A lot of Khmer guys using this hotel as a short time room for their prostitutes they pick up from the karaoke bars next door. ||||Hotel is good now just because it is new. Many new hotels in the area that are way better managed and maintained. Stay at this hotel...

The President is a pretty good hotel at a reasonable price. As of writing this review, a single room without windows is $10 and with windows is $17. In other words, it is a little more expensive than the nearby Emerald Hotel unless you choose the "no window" option. I tried both and found that there isn't much of a view anyway so I would opt for "windowless" personally. The rooms have working AC, good WiFi, a mini fridge and there was no issue with insects. The location is a bit further away from downtown which gives it the advantage of being quieter. The front desk and cleaning staff were especially helpful and laid back, allowing me to pay on check out and stay an hour past check out time without any added fees. All in all, a solid option although if I had to choose between the President and the Emerald, I would probably opt for the latter...