Queenco Hotel (Independence Beach) – Cocktails

A little-known gem of Sihanoukville is Queenco Hotel on Independence Beach. What’s particularly fantastic is their bar located directly on the beach, and what’s particularly impressive about this bar is the phenomenal sunsets and happy hour cocktails that go perfectly hand in hand.

Queenco itself is striving to become one of the leading hotels in Sihanoukville, with a focus on personal service, luxury facilities (a gym and a swimming pool), and a more affluent cliental (at the moment only western expats and Chinese tourists come here).

The happy hour is from 4pm – 7pm, during which time you can choose from their wide variety of professional cocktails at a 2-for-1 discount rate (equalling $2 per cocktail). The sun starts to come down at around 6pm and the views are absolutely spectacular – from purple to orange to red brightly lit skies. There really is nothing better than relaxing in a deck chair overlooking the sunset with a cocktail in your hand!

The swimming pool is right next to the bar, and the pool table here is one of the best in Sihanoukville, so you won’t run out of things to do. And despite it becoming a more popular attraction in recent years, it is still usually pretty quiet (especially if you sit away from the main swimming pool area).

Directions: The easiest way to get to Queenco is to ask a Tuk Tuk driver to take you there (make sure you emphasise ‘Independence Beach’ as there is also a Queenco at Otres). On average a Tuk Tuk will cost about $4 from the Golden Lions and take 15 minutes.