Le vrai Cambodge par un grand lac

Super séjour, Kim est venu nous chercher à l aéroport et nous y a ramenés le jour de notre départ. Il a répondu à toutes nos attentes dans nos souhaits de visites, en optimisant les trajets, en voiture climatisée (par 35 degrés, c était bien agréable) Notre séjour a été intensif et nous étions contents, le soir, de pouvoir profiter des repas délicieux et complets préparés par son épouse. Nous souhaitons un avenir radieux à tous les jeunes enfants du village scolarisés dans son école d anglais et espérons pouvoir l aider à y développer une section français pour les jeunes qui le désireraient. Hélène et Jean Pierre, février 2024

Agréable séjour chez Kim et sa famille. Très a l'écoute de ce que nous souhaitions découvrir et de bon conseils. Kim est généreux, souriant et attentionné. Nous avons aussi adoré la cuisine de sa femme, ses bons petits plats ont régalé toute la famille.
Les ballades en tuktuk étaient top. Malgré notre faible niveau d'anglais, Kim à pris le temps de s'arrêter pour nous expliquer la vie de son village et la ville de Siem Reap.
Quel plaisir aussi de croiser ses enfants qui ont toujours le sourire.
Le seul petit bémol est que son logement est un peu reculé de Siem Reap. Mais Kim se rend toujours disponible pour nous y emmener. Il faut juste prévoir un peu plus de temps et un petit budget en plus pour cela.
Merci beaucoup Kim.

Kim Heak est un excellent hôte. Grâce à son tuktuk (30$ par jour), nous avons pu faire les visites prévues. Nous avons eu la chance de goûter les plats faits maison par sa femme (3$ par personne). La chambre est correcte avec l'essentiel (2 lits doubles, une douche, 4 ventilateurs pour une famille composée de 4 personnes). Il y a un grand jardin agréable avec notamment un cocotier, bananier, papayer. Vous y trouverez des poules coqs poussins se balader ainsi que les 2 gentils chiens de Kim. Sa famille est fort sympathique. Une rivière coule en face de sa maison, les enfants ont pu pêcher. À 3mn en tuktuk vous trouverez des marchés avec possibilité de se baigner. Nous avons passé un super séjour et nous reviendrons pour une durée plus longue. Merci Kim

We greatly appreciated our stay into Kim's guesthouse.
Kim drove us by tuktuk throughout Angkor temples during three days. The dinners provided at the guesthouse were very tasty and also cheap.
We also helped to the english school during one afternoon.
Kim is very commited to the development of his school, hence a part of the money you spend in the guesthouse (for accommodation, tuktuk, meals, etc) is used to buy materials and to develop the school.
As a whole we had a really nice stay during the 4 nights we had booked.

ENGLISH
Kim Heak and his family were wonderful hosts, we felt so welcomed into their family home on the outskirts of Siem Reap. Kim was very kind and helpful by driving us on his Tuk Tuk to see the temples and other sites near and far, always with an esky filled with cold water and beer!
Kim's wife and children generously cooked us many delicious breakfasts and dinners, we felt very lucky to have this experience. We decided to stay 2 extra nights to make the most of their hospitality and kindness. We will treasure staying with Kim in our hearts forever and highly recommend everyone stay at Kim's homestay to support his family and his free English school for local children.

FRANÇAIS
Kim Heak et sa famille étaient des hôtes merveilleux, nous nous sommes sentis très bien accueillis dans leur maison à la périphérie de Siem Reap. Kim a été très gentil et serviable en nous conduisant sur son Tuk Tuk pour voir les temples et autres sites proches et loins, toujours avec un esky rempli d'eau froide et de bière !
La femme et les enfants de Kim nous ont généreusement préparé de nombreux petits déjeuners et dîners délicieux. Nous nous sommes sentis très chanceux de vivre cette expérience. Nous avons décidé de rester 2 nuits supplémentaires pour profiter au maximum de leur hospitalité et de leur gentillesse. Nous chérirons toujours notre séjour avec Kim dans nos cœurs et recommandons vivement à tout le monde de séjourner chez Kim pour soutenir sa famille et son école d'anglais gratuite pour les enfants locaux.

I had a great solo trip to Siem Reap and stayed with Mr Kimheak and his family for 4 nights. He has a big heart and I very much enjoyed hanging out with his family, friends and neighbors. He went out of his way to host and enjoyed having guests. We went to so many temples and the Kulen area/waterfall. I always felt safe in his Tuk tuk and on the back of his scooter. I had a blast helping teach English to the neighborhood kids too. If anyone is looking for an authentic Khmer family that will take you in as their own look no further.

Wonderful experience staying with Kim Heak. Would absolutely do this again and will recommend the same to my friends should they visit Siem Reap.

I stayed in the detached bungalow with my wife. Accommodations are modest, but they have everything you need, including a shower and A/C. The room was spotless when we arrived, and we had everything we needed for our stay, including towels, soap, food, and water. Nothing more you could really ask for during such a stay.

Kim Heak himself is a wonderful gentleman: humble, kind, and of extreme integrity. I will never forget his beaming smile as he picked us up from the airport. Kim Heak sets you up with all you need for a stay in Siem Reap: besides staying at his house, his wife will cook you fantastic (and huge) meals for $2-3pp/meal, and Kim Heak will additionally drive you around wherever you like, including restaurants/Pub Street and temples all day for $30/day. He knows all the best spots for lunch, supplies you with water during the day, and will take you to the museums around town as best fits the length of your stay. He's amazingly punctual, replies to all texts in minutes at most, and can pick you out from a crowd with no trouble at all. After leaving, my wife and I talked many times about how memorable it was to have him tour you around all day before relaxing under a ceiling fan at home for dinner with his dog Sir Ree at our feet.

It's also important to note that Kim Heak has been doing this since at least 2008 judging by the notes left behind from other travelers in his journals. As a personal mission, he uses proceeds from his homestay to fund a free English school in the community (primary education is not free in Cambodia). Prior reviews and notes tell me he's come along way in the past 15 years, and you can rest assured that what you spend here goes to improving lives in the Cambodian community in a tangible way. If you're even looking at a homestay, you're probably well aware that the tourist hotels in Cambodia are often run by local elites or foreign businesses in Asia/Europe that don't substantially reinvest in the country. Let there be no doubt that staying with Kim Heak is a small way to use your tourism to help change lives in Siem Reap for the better.