We're planning a Thailand/Cambodia trip this Christmas and were thinking about four nights on Koh Rong. However, now we come to actually booking accommodation, everyone on the internet seems to be slating the place - or at least slating every place there is to stay. Complaints tend to focus on rats, theft, cleanliness and noisy drunken kids. I'm not sure if this is just the Tripadvisor effect and so the comments should be taken with a pinch of salt or if it's actually not worth the bother. Anyone been recently? Is it worth a try, or should we pick a different island (or just have a couple of days on the mainland coast)? We'll be stopping off at Ko Chang on the way back to Bangkok, so can always add a couple of days there if we don't do Koh Rong.
If it is worth a try, can anyone recommend a place to stay?
(Info about us: we don't mind roughing it a bit, but generally prefer to avoid raw sewage. Enjoy a drink, but can probably do without being permanently surrounded by teenagers downing beer bongs. Can eventually get a bit bored on a beach with literally nothing to do, but don't need to be in constant touch with civilisation. Budget: about £20 a night?)
