SIEM REAP -- Area Code (855-63)

MEN's Near Wat Po Lanka, Utopia Map, 089-787-600, email. Five minutes tuk-tuk ride from the old town center and minutes from Angkor Wat (give your tuk-tuk driver the phone number above and he can call for directions). This world-class sauna within MEN's Resort has all the facilities you would expect: steam room, jacuzzi, dark maze, private cabins, and a private garden hideaway. Stylish and modern decor. Enjoy your leisure time with local guys and tourists from around the world. A well-equipped gym is the perfect place to stay in shape. Relax by the large swimming pool with bar or wander through the garden to see what's growing there. Massage also on offer in their spa. Grand Opening Dec 25, 2009.

• Romantic
  House 99, Village Stheoung Thmey (just a few houses down from Eight Rooms guesthouse and Artisans d'Angkor), Utopia Map, 016-563-311, 081-377-666. A few minutes walk from the Old Market and bar area. Larger and newer facility than their Phnom Penh branch. G/F reception, lockers, open-air bar, showers, jacuzzzi and aroma steam room. VERY SLIPPERY tiles in steam room, showers and on the steps to the jacuzzi! You don't need a major accident on your holiday, so wear the rubber slippers provided. Non-slip matts should be added as they have in Phnom Penh. 2/F massage rooms. 3/F private cabins, video room and small gym. Busiest 7:30-9pm on weekends. Count the motorcycles in their parking space to see how many Khmer customers are inside (three are from their staff).

  Comments from Utopians:

  "I had another chance to go to Siem Reap and visit Romantic Sauna again. Still a nice, comfortable place. - a lot more exciting than in Phnom Penh, with lots of cruisy nooks and corners. Steam, sauna and pool are in excellent condition. There are slippers for everyone. I came in at 5:30pm in the afternoon. There was a considerable crowd. The men I met were playful and daring. It was my best time. Good massage, too. $5 entrance is reasonable. It is located about 50m on the road going to Artisans d'Angkor, off Sivatha Rd near the Old Market. This one is definitely a better choice than Mollopor's steam and sauna." -- Traveller123, Nov 12, 2009

  "Last trip we tried the new Romantic in Siem Reap. I asked the man at the door how many people were inside and he told me he wasn't sure. We paid our US$3 and went in to find nobody there at all (besides staff). I asked one of the staff where everyone was and was told that they had all gone home. He also explained the locker numbering system which they give out in sequence. We were number 18 and 19 for the day, but the other 17 were gone, and the man at the desk would have known this because he had the keys in front of him. I quizzed the man at the desk as to why he hadn't told me the truth. He agreed that he had known and I asked for our entrance fee to be refunded because if he had have told us the truth we would've opted for massages straight away, and therefore not had to pay any entrance fee. I asked to speak to the manager and he told me that he was in Phnom Penh, but he had no way of contacting him. Eventually, after asking him to call the police, he refunded our entrance fees. Ill-managed and you'd better watch out for the very slippery tiles." -- jiminmelb, Jul 22, 2009