Few travellers make it to Prey Veng as it is located on National Hwy 15 between Neak Loung and Kompong Cham, not really a road that visitors tend to use. It is, however, a pleasant enough backwater should you tween Phnom Penh and Kompong Cham. The town has a small museum that is rarely open and ther is a pretty sorry zoo about 20km out of town on the road to Kompong Cham. There are a few decaying colonial structures around town and a few hotels to choose from. The Kessor Hotel has basic rooms for US$8/10, while the Changpan Hotel has a better location overlooking the river with smarter rooms for US$ 8/10 a single/double. Next door to the Chongpan Hotel is the unrelated Chongpan Restaurant, which also overlooks the river making it the most pleasursble place to have a meal. The Mittapheap Hotel is arguably the town's best place to stay and has rooms with fan for US$5 and some with air-con for US$ 12. Across the road is the Mittapheap Restaurant, one of the town's best restaurants with good food and friendly staff. It is a couple of blocks back from the river, near the modern Khmer buildings housing the town's small museum and tourist office. GETTING THERE & AWAY
Prey Veng is just over 70km east of Phnom Penh and 83 km south of Kompong Cham. The easiest way to get there from the capital is to take an ai-con bus from the Psar Thmei to Neak Luong for 4000r, cross on the ferry as a foot passenger (100r) and arrange a seat in a sahre taxi on to Prey Veng for about 2000r to 3000r. Minibuses and share taxis operate between Prey Veng and Kompong Cham for about 2000r and 4000r respectively.
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