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The Columns

3.5 star property
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Deluxe Double Room with Balcony
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Deluxe Double Room with Balcony | Balcony view
Property entrance

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
37 Phoum 1 Ouksophear, Kampot
  • Big Durian
    5 min walk
  • Entanou Bridge
    6 min walk
  • Bistro Twenty Three
    2 min walk
  • Kampot Train Station
    9 min drive

Room options

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Deluxe Queen

Deluxe Queen

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Double Room with Balcony

Deluxe Double Room with Balcony

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Superior Double or Twin Room

Superior Double or Twin Room

  • 22 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Kampot

A stay at The Columns places you in the heart of Kampot, within a 10-minute walk of Big Durian and Entanou Bridge. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Kampot Provincial Museum and 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Kampot Night Market.

What's nearby

  • Big Durian - 5 min walk
  • Entanou Bridge - 6 min walk
  • Kampot Night Market - 7 min walk
  • Kampot Provincial Museum - 7 min walk
  • Kampot Salt Fields - 5 min drive

Getting around

  • Kampot Train Station - 9 min drive
  • Phnom Penh Intl. Airport (PNH) - 149 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Rikitikitavi - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Fishmarket - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Moliden Guest House & Restaurant - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Wunder Bar - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Kampot Seafood & Pepper - ‬2 min walk

About this property

The Columns

Colonial hotel with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
The Columns offers 17 air-conditioned accommodations with iPod docking stations and DVD players. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Coffee/tea makers and minibars are provided. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, and complimentary toiletries.

This Kampot hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include safes and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 17 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring iPod docking stations and minibars. 32-inch flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and coffee/tea makers.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as bicycles to rent or take in the view from a garden. Additional features at this Colonial hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the hotel's coffee shop/cafe. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include limo/town car service, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
The Columns has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English, Khmer

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free off-site parking
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Beach shuttle (surcharge)
  • Limo/town car service

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe

Things to do

  • Bike rentals

Family friendly

  • DVD player
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV
  • TV channels
  • DVD player
  • iPod dock

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 4 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 15.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Columns Hotel Kampot
Columns Kampot
Columns Hotel
The Columns Hotel
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The Columns Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 64 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 64 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 64 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 64 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 64 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The building was very clean, and I really liked the architecture, furniture, and decor. The staff were very friendly and helpful. They greeted me by name, which I appreciated. I will definitely stay there again when I go to Kampot.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay, very friendly and helpful staff, good breakfast. They’ve been hard hit by covid but staying open to keep staff on board. Rustic feel to the place and very affordable. Good location in Kampot.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Bunleng

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mr. Bunleng Men
Good location. Excellent services. Very clean and artistically/tastefully well decorated.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
great value and great location. Aircon a little bit weak.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Franz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Place to stay
The room is nice and clean, aircon works well, bathroom spacious, nice shower cabin with rain shower, good water pressure for nice shower. Staff friendly and very helpful. Location is good as in walking distance to the riverside with all it's restaurants and entertainment places. The only shadow is that there was a water pump or some other drive/motor which kept on making some noise. Otherwise all ok and recommended
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely small hotel, great location
Lovely hotel in a great location near the river and the night market with plenty of restaurants in the area. Room was nice with a little balcony (room 10) bed was comfortable. Breakfast was served in the restaurant next to the reception and was good. Staff were very helpful and very friendly which makes for a good atmosphere.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic Place to Stay!!
This hotel is great! It’s small, quaint and charming. Great air conditioner and the most comfortable bed. Breakfast is delicious! But best of all, the staff is super kind and can assist in getting you motorcycles and seeing the city. Loved staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved parts of this HOTEL, like the kind Breakfast and Cleaning staff, and the location, but did not Love It... as I imagined I would. It had not a single Asian entree listed on the breakfast menu. Why travel all the way to Cambodia to eat American/ Western food??? Three days in to our 6 night stay, I made mention of this, and was offered Ramen noodles with eggs... a lovely addition, but clearly an actual entree of rice or noodles would be welcome. Also, there were no Umbrellas on the tables outside to make them of use. With 34*C temps, you could not sit outside, so all the tables were not usable. Again, staff was lovely, but for the price, I would have hoped for a bit more amenities and ambiance.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Amelia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved this hotel - staff were amazing!
I was here in Kampot as a volunteer accountant over Christmas as was SO happy I stayed at Columns. Very clean hotel, great buffet breakfast, very trusting staff and room was very secure and safe. Staff were consistabtly very professional and able to help. Everything thing I need assistance on (booking a bus back to Phnom Penh, Airline dramas) they were always willing to help. It was so nice as a solo traveller to easily communicated with them in English and feel extremely safe and secure. Also done the road are some great restaurants they are on the river and very well priced.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Richard, Nelson BC Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Classic building on a run down street, great breakfast included. WiFi is weak and intermittent but the wonderful staff makes the difference.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Boutique Hotel in Center of Historic Kampot
A small boutique hotel. Very nice breakfast. No bar, no restaurant other than bkfst. With antiques rather than trendy decorating. Well located in the historic center of Kampot. Weakish Wifi. No coffee machine or water boiler in room, otherwise tastefully decorated. Kampot is a beautiful low key French colonial looking city. The Columns staff helpfully suggested restaurants.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disappointing
This is basically a cheap guest house with a fancy veneer. The building is old and worn. The front lobby has minimal and minimally trained staff. The shower had two settings: scalding hot and ice cold. Wifi was spotty. Wouldn't allow for even a one hour extension on check out. Wouldn't call a taxi to take me to train station, told me to go outside and find one myself. There are equivalent and even much better hotels in town for less money.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tasteful, Comfortable, Convenient.
Comfortable hotel in tastefully restored colonial building in central area of Kampot. Excellent breakfast and lovely efficient staff.

10/10 Excellent

steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Long time repeat visitor.
I have been staying at the Columns for years, and have always had a positive experience. The property is well located - close to the river and town center, but on a quiet street that is virtually silent at night. The staff are all friendly and helpful, as is the owner, Thavy. The breakfast menu is not extensive, but all items are well prepared from fresh ingredients. Rooms are comfortable and quiet, with adequate work space and good wifi. Overall, one of my favourites in southern Cambodia.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Nadine, Singapore / Germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay in Kampot
I enjoyed every moment of my stay at “The Columns” and can only recommend this place. Staff, room, service, breakfast, location,... all perfect! The staff was also very helpful with organising my tours around Kampot as well as my onward journey. I’d definitely stay there again! Thank you for making me feel so special!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable hotel in great location
Our room at the column was super comfortable with the air con and the ceiling fan a great combo to battle the heat outdoors. The rain head shower was great and the bed the most comfortable of our trip so far. Breakfast was good and the staff were lovely. Only issues were really poor internet which was an issue cause I had to work a little.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Pam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel in old Kampot
Stayed 5 nights. Perfect location just back from the river and loads of places to eat nearby. The staff were just lovely and the manager was very helpful (she even gave us some great tips for Phnom Penh).

8/10 Good

Yan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent no frills hotel
Decent no frills hotel in the old town. Close enough to everything without being right in the heart of the action

10/10 Excellent

Bloomy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Step Back in Time.
The Columns is a beautifully recreated colonial experience. The rooms are clean, spacious and cool, with a charming ambiance. The staff are friendly and accomodating, yet give you your own space. The breakfast was consistently good especially the fruit option. We would have no hesitation in staying again should we visit Kampot again in the future. Thanks to the staff for making our visit so pleasant.

8/10 Good

Lisa, Phnom Penh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I want to keep this a secret, but it's so good.
Just was trying to get some space with my best friend that was visiting. Perfectly quiet, restaurants and river just paces away. Great food at the guest house and they were available for what we wanted yet, gave us the privacy we needed. Didn't do the 6 am housekeeping disturbance, but cleaned while we were away.