The Bear Bungalow is a hostel in Kep, Cambodia, with dorm and private rooms. Dorm beds have been available at around $2 per night, with air conditioning switched on from 7pm — guests report needing to ask for it, as staff can forget. Some rooms come with a fan rather than air conditioning; guests who booked expecting AC have been asked to pay roughly $10 extra per night to switch.
The property has a common area with a bar, seating and a pool table, plus a chill-out space and a pool. Scooters rent for $6 for 24 hours, fuel not included, which is how most guests get into town. There are dogs on site, and they bark.
This suits budget travellers who want a cheap bed, a social common area and a quiet setting outside the centre, and who are willing to organise their own transport. Travellers who are particular about room cleanliness and reliable air conditioning should read the guest feedbac...
Dorm beds from $2
Air conditioning from 7pm
Bar and pool table
Swimming pool
Scooter rental $6/24hrs
Quiet local neighbourhood
The area
The property is listed at Kampot, Cambodia (10.600174, 104.161324), in the Kep area. It sits outside the city centre, about a five-minute scooter ride from town, so plan on renting a scooter or arranging transport. Guests describe the surrounding neighbourhood as calm and local, though the access road has been called poor.
Good to know
Check-in is stated as 1 PM, and at least one guest reported a booking site showing 12 PM instead — confirm the time directly before you arrive. Air conditioning in the dorm is turned on from 7pm and may need to be requested. Not all rooms have air conditioning; guests who booked a fan room and wanted AC were quoted about $10 extra per night. Scooter rental is $6 for 24 hours with fuel not included.
I had an amazing stay here (5 nights in the dorm).
The price is unbeatable (2$ a day for an AC dorm!!). They turn on the AC from 7pm for the night (just you have to ask them because they can forget)
I’ve been to many cheap places and that one is worth more than 2$ the night I can tell!
The neighborhood is awesome, super calm and local. Wow I just loved there
Kofe at the reception is super friendly, the staff in general also.
There is a chill out space and a pool.
I rented a scooter for 6$ and it just rode perfectly
I really recommend
I rode my motorcycle 500 km to get here. Despite the poor location and the road leading to the establishment, it had a high average rating, and I trusted it. However, the woman at the entrance, as seen in the photos, acted arrogant and rude, so I decided not to stay. I showed her that the check-in time was supposed to be 1 PM, but Agoda (the website) said 12 PM. Why do you employ people like this? It's a real shame.
I don’t find much better to say than this they need to upgrade their facilities. If u are meticulous you rather pay hotel. The room is good just to have a place to sleep in a busy town night.
We didn’t last one night here 😅 we were ment to stay 5 night but left within the first few hours, becuase the room had nothing but a worn down fan that blew hot air around instead of a AC which is what was advertised, when we went to ask about it we were told that it was ment to be changed on Agoda and will not give us what we have paid for as advertised unless we pay an extra 10$ per night 🫣 we tried to stick it out but honestly the rooms were hotter in the inside then the outside you couldn’t breathe the air was so humid it had us dripping with sweat as soon as we walked in our friend almost passed out so that’s when we decided we had to leave when you touch the walls it is hot to touch! As in if you were to touch a leather seat that’s been sat directly in the sun aswell as that the blankets we were given to sleep in were fleeced fluffy blankets!!🫠 also the towels were damp and smelled like mildew when we arrived so we got them changed quickly they were dry however didn’t smell the nicest at all, the lady was a mix she was kind as in she gave us different towels and is clearly very hard working and got us checked in early but when asking to leave she laughs talking to a volunteer and says they expect to get a room with AC for 6$ a night which I’m sure is more at a kick at Agoda for sure, but still we expected that becuase that is what was advertised, the door in the room also had no seal at the bottom so crickets, spiders, ants and whatever bugs may come (we only had those
I want to leave an honest review, this place has huge potential, but it lacks care from the owners.
Pro’s:
- Great location if you don’t want to be in the city, a 5 min drive by scooter but please bear that in mind
- Nice common area with a bar, seating & pool table, chill vibe
- Decent price for scooter rental $6 for 24hrs (fuel not included)
- Cute dogs, they do bark
Con’s:
- Not clean! Our room had not been properly cleaned for a long time - cobwebs & dust everywhere, red dust in the bathroom, pillows that smelt like body odour and had mould stains, stones under the bedsheet which I’m not sure how that happens
- Rats! We stayed in one of the wooden-clad rooms which are conveniently not shown on Google maps or booking.com. It’s like a garden shed with a corrugated roof. Rats running around the inside, one fell onto the bed when we were on it.
- Rented one of their scooters for two days so filled the tank, second morning the lady uses it and thinks it’s fine to use the fuel we paid for. Only after we persisted she gave us fuel money in compensation
- Many of the scooters are not properly functioning - no fuel or speed gauge. One with no fuel cap cover. Functioning helmets were a mission as many were broken.
- Booking one of the modern rooms costs $15 per day to have AC. Spend the money on somewhere nicer
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Frequently asked questions
Can I book this hotel here?
Not directly. The Bear Bungalow is not a partner hotel, so we have neither its live availability nor its rates. You can send them your dates and they answer you by email.
Will I be charged anything?
No. Heroes Hotels takes no payment for this hotel and holds no room. Any payment is agreed directly with the hotel.
