Dary's Village Guesthouse & Restaurant

Dary's Village Guesthouse & Restaurant Did you ever want to stay in the middle of a traditional Khmer village? But with a nice big bed, AC, and western food? Then visit us!

Dary grew up in Rokakandal Village, we are part of the community here. And, only 2km from Kratie Town centre!

We finally cracked it on booking.com! Our collected review score is now 9.6, level exceptional! Thanks to all of our gue...
03/01/2026

We finally cracked it on booking.com! Our collected review score is now 9.6, level exceptional! Thanks to all of our guests who were kind enough to write about us!

New Year's Eve's not just about celebrating, some of us have to close out our financial year! The effect our small guest...
31/12/2025

New Year's Eve's not just about celebrating, some of us have to close out our financial year! The effect our small guesthouse has on our immediate, village economy is not small, here are some figures for the year's end:
We spent $4,200 in Rokakandal Market
$1,800 in local wages
$1,300 in our local drinks shop
That's $7,300 going directly into a very small, local economy! That counts!
That's in addition to a one-off $5,000 for building alterations, done by a local contractor, and $1,100 to the wonderful Kiri Bamboo in Hanchey for their outdoor furniture.
Not to forget the $2,600 that went to the bigger suppliers in Phnom Penh!
So, anyone coming to stay with us should know that they are making a big difference to our community here in Rokakandal village!
Happy New Year to all!

How many visitors realise that there's a huge lake behind Kratie town? Cambodia has so many undeveloped tourist assets.....
01/12/2025

How many visitors realise that there's a huge lake behind Kratie town? Cambodia has so many undeveloped tourist assets...

This is apparently really a thing now! Last year three or four guests - couples - arrived in self-driven, hired tuk-tuks...
16/11/2025

This is apparently really a thing now! Last year three or four guests - couples - arrived in self-driven, hired tuk-tuks: this last six weeks alone 5 couples! The hire company is based in Siem Reap. "Slow tourism" fits perfectly with our own concept for unlocking Cambodia - move slow, keep local, discover more! Our tuk-tuk guests enjoy secure, gated, overnight parking, we look forward to welcoming more of these intrepid travelers this season!

It's somehow reassuring to see that new pagodas are still being built in rural Cambodia. This one in the middle of the r...
16/11/2025

It's somehow reassuring to see that new pagodas are still being built in rural Cambodia. This one in the middle of the rice fields that help finance it and provide its monks with sustenance at Kampi, north of Kratie town (where the dolphins live). How nice if more tourists and visitors would get to see how Cambodia is upholding its traditions in the face of a world that seems to look more at profit and loss accounts than at spiritual and community values.

Typhoon Kalmaegi making landfall right now. How sick of this year's long series of typhoons the people of the Philippine...
06/11/2025

Typhoon Kalmaegi making landfall right now. How sick of this year's long series of typhoons the people of the Philippines, Vietnam and Laos must be! This one is the furthest south yet, here in Kratie it's raining already and the wind's picking up. I love the rainy season, but all good things must pass, please.

The high season is upon us, bookings flying in for next month!
30/10/2025

The high season is upon us, bookings flying in for next month!

Our guesthouse in Rokakandal village, between the lake and the river...
30/10/2025

Our guesthouse in Rokakandal village, between the lake and the river...

How nice to receive a 5-star Google review from our first guests of the new season! We've put so much work into our gues...
09/10/2025

How nice to receive a 5-star Google review from our first guests of the new season! We've put so much work into our guesthouse and into all of the little details that turn a stay from "OK" into "Great", we really appreciate the positive feedback. As ever, it's Dary's enthusiasm to welcome each and every guest to our home, to Cambodia, and to Rokakandal village that really sets us apart! We're so looking forward to the coming months!

7 October is the official end of the monsoon period: there's been a lot of rain this year! We had a small party with our...
08/10/2025

7 October is the official end of the monsoon period: there's been a lot of rain this year! We had a small party with our neighbours to test out our new restaurant space! And today, 8 October, our first guests of this year's high season are joining us!

27/09/2025

The new high season is upon us! This year we've added two new rooms on the second floor, both with views; we've made the restaurant area more comfortable with a chill-out corner, and we've amended our menu and reduced a lot of the prices. All in response to guest comments.

We're already more than 50% booked out for November 2025, with bookings going into march 2026!

There's a new website, search for 'darysguesthouse' on dotcom and you'll find it. Queries over the website are easier to monitor...

This year we'll try to monitor this FB page more closely, reply promptly to messages.

We look forward to our new guests!

07/12/2024

Pleased to see that our average review score is at 9.7/10! Thanks to all those who have taken the time to write a kind review!

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Roka Kandal Village
Kratie

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