Everything was going great until we tried to check out and were told by a member of staff at reception (a young lad) that due to a storm there would be no more boats leaving the island and that we had no choice but to pay $28 for 2 new tickets on a boat that was leaving in the next 20 minutes. In the panic of missing our other buses etc. we paid but the staff member took our other return boat tickets away from us for some reason? We got to the pier waiting for the boat to take us off the island and contacted the Speedboat Company (who we had booked our return boat with) to ask why they had not informed us of cancelled boats and he was so confused, informing us that our boat was still available to take as normal… he offered us a refund if we gave him our tickets back for resell, but conveniently our tickets had been taken by the hostel even though they had nothing to do with the old tickets. After explaining to the boat man what a stress this has been he was kind enough to ask what hostel we stayed in and he spoke to the manager, details of this are unclear as the boat man came back to us apologetic and saying the hotel clearly wanted to make an easy $56 out of us by not only selling us new tickets but also retaining our old ones to sell to some other poor person. Luckily the boat man knew the manager and was able to get his money back and therefore refund us the money but be careful if you are randomly rushed off your feet and told to pay for new tickets and run to the pier before you miss the only boat!!!

Stayed in July 2023

More activities at night

Really nice vibe, good food and nice to be able to relax on sun bed provided and loungers

Stayed in July 2023

The menu for a specialist diet (vegan) is very limited and the bread tasted old. Whilst some of the staff smile and are polite, others could do with some customer service training. On the whole in Cambodia I have found the people extremely welcoming, friendly and polite unfortunately it didn’t seem to extend to this island and this property.

the location was great and it seemed to be the place to stay. it was clean

Stayed in May 2023

Right next to the beach Very social hostel Good food - decently priced considering it’s on an island Room was basic but had everything you needed

Stayed in May 2023

Bathroom was dirty and smelly . We booked a private room. They take deposit for clean towels for the next day ?

Location. They pick and drop you off at the pier.

Stayed in May 2023

No security in shared dorms - anyone can come in & out. Had to endure a couple having sex in one of the beds (one of which was from another dorm). There is a cartel situation if you run out of cash and need a cashback type service in one of the local shops (take cash to the island!)

Beachfront location, always something happening, own bar/restaurant, good amenities in each bed space, nice ambience

Stayed in April 2023

toilets not clean, air conditioning in the room only works from 9pm till 10am (?!) I couldn’t be in my room for the whole day if I wanted to get some rest since it was hot like a a sauna.

good location and that’s it.

Stayed in April 2023

It was extremely hot at the time of year I visited and despite this room being advertised as having aircon, it was only switched on between 9pm and 10am. When it was on it wasn’t working very well, the room was unbearably hot and it was almost impossible to be in there in the daytime. Not enough showers, only 4 female shower between all the dorms so had to wait when it was busy. Only one hot shower. Not necessarily the hostels fault but I had things go missing from the communal drying rack.

This place is great as it’s right on a very picturesque beach, it’s a laid back beach with just a few restaurants and shops. I did the snorkelling day tour which was fun.

Stayed in April 2023

the manager (bee) was so rude.. no water pressure, no hot water, aircon was non existing, quite expensive to eat, drink etc and not as good as the other Onederz hostels. food was tasteless.

I liked the people and the beachfront

Stayed in April 2023

If you want to eat at the hostels‘ restaurant, go for the local food - it’s a lot better than the „western“ food ;) Also, the room was a bit smelly when I arrived, but this was probably cause people dried their swimming stuff inside the room (don’t do that, it’s annoying :D) - next day it was a lot better!

Staff was friendly and the hostel got cleaned all the time (bathrooms and sand). Everything was very well organized and the atmosphere was great! :) location is beautiful and even if the hostel is quite big, it doesn’t feel like that due to the arrangement of the rooms and huts. I had a really good stay, thank you!

Stayed in March 2023

A girl in our room had her toiletries and makeup stolen from her toiletry bag in the toilets and then her friend had his suncream and shampoo stolen out of his backpack, which was in our room. Given that there were two instances of theft in two locations which can only be accessed by the cleaners, we believe them to be the culprit as also on one occasions we caught them coming into the room at 9:30-10pm to “sweep up” while having a good look around the beds. There are lockers in the room but we’ve been travelling for 3 months now and haven’t had to worry about locking every single thing we own up, including toiletries to avoid theft until we came here. There was also a girl in an adjacent room who claimed to have had bed bugs and was covered in bites. The mattresses were fairly tatty and in general the room could do with an upgrade considering the price they are charging for a bed. There are no mosquito nets despite the amount of mosquitoes that are in the room constantly, so we had to wear long trousers and tops to bed and put bug spray on to avoid being bitten while sleeping. The curtain on the beds only goes half way across too. There is also only 1 hot shower in both male and female bathrooms to share between 60-70 people staying in the dorms and only 5 toilets per gender too which meant constant queuing. We paid $15 for a boat trip which included a kebab, one girl on our boat didn’t get a kebab as the staff had miscalculated the amount of people. The boat also felt overcrowded and unsafe meaning that often water was coming on board when the boat tipped from side to side - also not enough life jackets for everyone.

The beds are comfy and the rooms are spacious, the location is stunning and right in the centre of the beach. There is a shuttle boat to bring you from the jetty to the hostel. The food and drink is also really good and fairly priced considering the island location. Staff working in the restaurant are really friendly too. Lots of sun loungers and comfy beach chairs which are free to use.

Stayed in March 2023

the toilets in our room smelt really bad

good location the bbq they had in every night was amazing good vibes

Stayed in March 2023

The music would go on until late but, with ear plugs it wasn’t an issue.

we loved the chilled atmosphere in the day / evening. loads of games to play & right on the beach.

Stayed in February 2023

I booked a bus to khoasan rd Bangkok , instead of a minibus they dropped me at a bus station too get a government bus. 5 hours late and had to pay 500 for a taxi to khoasan rd.

On the beach

Stayed in January 2023

Had chicken noodle soup for breakfast. Tasteless and worst meal in 3 weeks in Cambodia so far. Unsure if Khymer food not their forte. Had to hike with bags about 1/2 mile down the beach from a half destroyed pier to the hostal while other guests were transferred right outside by boat. Unsure of how this service was organised or where it was advertised as would have loved to have used it! Guests appear to get out of bed, lounge around all day, then repeat the next day - resort makes it easy for guests not to spend money at small local owned shops and restros as they offer everything in-house. Locals really need the money! Please support the local businesses even though you're staying at Onderz! This is part of what travelling responsibly is about.

Onderz is a self contained resort enabling people to never really have to leave - and if they do, it would be on a trip they provide themselves. Room was basic but clean. Good hot water shower. Large site and room was right back away from large bar and party and games area which was good. Good WiFi. Very attentive and helpful staff. Lots of information around which was helpful. Good set up - and you can tell as it was by far the busiest resort on the entire beach. Located fairly central on Saracen Bay. Amazing large beach, super shallow, white fine sand and clear blue water. Paradise.

Stayed in February 2023

Great location

Stayed in January 2023

Nothing really - but of a party place so expect some noisy neighbours

Khmer run hotel with friendly and helpful staff Helped with onward travel Accept debit cards on room and food and no mark up

Stayed in February 2023

again, on the beach. why isn’t there like a brush chained to each door to help remove sand before entering rooms? I know it won’t get it all but it would certainly help. Wi-Fi is horrible. I was second room from lobby and it never worked for me or roommates.

it’s a cheap hostel and you get what you pay for. whatever, it’s literally in the beach, so you’ll probably spend most of your time outside relaxing

Stayed in January 2023

A bit noisy. We thought the party would stop around midnight but kept going until 2 am everyday. If you like to party, it's perfect for you, but if you are looking for quiet, you won't find it here.

Overall, good value for money. You have a private bungalow with a terrace, air conditioning, a kettle and big bathroom. The hostel is in a nice part of the bay. Staff is kind and everything was clean.

Stayed in February 2023

Rooms to tinny. Also I bought a ticket to Phnom Penh from Sihanoukville with the hotel and it was a horrible experience, delayed, terrible slow, awful air conditioner and the driver was so rude. That was the Van on Feb 4th 13:45 hrs.

In front of the beach, even though the nicest one is in the other side of the island, highly recommend. A lot of different options to eat and drink, it's pretty cool do it in front of the beach.

Stayed in February 2023

There's a lot of trash along the beachfront (but this is a problem on the entire island). One bit of constructive feedback would be for the hostel and other businesses to each clean their own business fronts each day to minimise the amount of litter.

Good hostel along the beachfront with lots of games. Beds are comfortable. Staff are friendly and helpful. We enjoyed our stay here so much we extended for another 2 days.

Stayed in December 2022

located on the beach front amazing views of the sea

Stayed in January 2023

The attitude of the restaurant staff. They didn’t want to accept 1 dollar bill, because it was old, not even torn. They refused to serve as food because of that. We tried their barbecue the first night, but the fish was with scales and not good.

Location was great, also music in the restaurant and some games were good.

Stayed in January 2023

Very hot and humid dorm. A bit too much ads for alcohol and getting drunk, and the waiter was pushing drinks on us.

Great location and vibe. Nice sunbathing-chairs. cleaning often. good day-trip with snorkel, fishing, sunset, plankton

Stayed in January 2023

The rooms were sandy when we came in, and bathroom was awful with bad smell from the drains, tiles weren’t cleaned properly. They also only had very basic facilities and had nothing really useful for backpackers I.e. no shared fridge or kitchen meaning all guests were expected to eat at the hostel for $4-$5 every meal. (Expensive for Cambodia) In addition, there was a pool advertised but none when we got there.

Great location right next to the beach. Good shared lounging areas outside.

Stayed in January 2023