Ochheuteal Beach

Ochheuteal Beach, known as ‘UNTAC Beach’ in the early 1990s, is now the most popular in Sihanoukville, offering the full spectrum of beach venues from upscale hotels and dining to laid-back budget beach bars and bungalows. Ochheuteal is long, sandy and narrow, with ‘Serendipity Beach’ at the northern end, a golf-course development at the southern end, and a cluster of mid-range hotels and restaurants near the MP base in the middle. Little shack style restaurants and bars, grass umbrellas, rentable beach chairs line the beach from one end to the other.
The mid-section of Ochheuteal Beach just south of the MP base is one of the busiest beaches in Sihanoukville. The area used to cater primarily to upper range tourists, but these days offers a pretty even mix of middle/upper range and budget hotels and guesthouses. Golden Sand and the Seaside Hotel are two of the nicest hotels in this area and Holiday Hotel is an old favorite of many. Bungalows and guesthouses in the area include GST Guesthouse, Ochheuteal Beach Bungalows, Romny Family Bungalows and a bit farther up the road, the popular Orchideé Guesthouse.

Further south along Ochheuteal Beach near and in front of the golf course development, a number of budget traveler/backpacker oriented bar/restaurant/beach hangouts have sprung up right on the beach, (including the Chaimoy’s Frog Shack, Rasta Baby, The Tent and lots more,) all offering chairs, umbrellas, food and drinks (including some excellent seafood), good music and a chill-out atmosphere. Some of the beach bars offer cheap, even free accommodation.

At Ochheuteal’s extreme northern end, the area popularly known as ‘Serendipity Beach’ is the only beach in Sihanoukville to offer bungalows and guesthouse rooms right on the sand. Over the past couple of years ‘Serendipity’s’ popularity has grown exponentially, as have the number of bungalows, hotels, and restaurants. The beach now offers several mid-range and budget places including the stylish Malibu Bungalows; Coasters and Cloud 9’s well-known bungalows; the gourmet cooking and beachside rooms at All About Serenity; and Eden Bar’s budget and mid-range rooms and beachfront bar. There are also now several places between ‘Serendipity’ and the Golden Lion Traffic Circle such as Endless Summer, Monkey Republic and Mick and Craig’s Sanctuary Bar and Guesthouse. To get to ‘Serendipity Beach’ follow Ekareach Street straight through the Golden Lion Traffic Circle, and up and over the hill.