My mother, sister and I travelled for a month around SE Asia in the fall of 2009, and loved everywhere we stayed (almost always hostels) except for Capitol Guesthouse. I really think this place used to be a prison. In fact, it still looks like one while walking through the dirty hallways, with bars everywhere. The room was large, but it was dark and the three beds were not very comfortable. Staff were nowhere to be found. The neighbourhood was extremely busy with tuk tuk drivers that wouldn't let us say no politely. We ate downstairs at the restaurant amongst cockroaches. Unfortunately, our stay at Capitol put quite the damper on our visit to Phnom Penh and none of us plan on returning to the city.
- Capitol Hotel Phnom Penh
