Paradise Villas

The Southern Islands


A throwback to the early days of the Southern Islands, Paradise remains a timeless testament to castaway-chic style near the far south end of Saracen Bay. Sister of Paradise Bungalows on Koh Rong, it follows similar scripts: smart, solid-wood bungalows with thick mattresses, balconies and rain showers, and a beautifully designed restaurant mixing Asian fusion with hearty European dishes.

As times change on Koh Rong Sanloem, so do times change at Paradise: about half the rooms have air-con and they have 24-hour electricity and good working wi-fi. There's kayak and SUP rental available, plus a dive centre and two speedboats.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The Southern Islands attractions

1. Saracen Bay

0.71 MILES

Saracen Bay is an almost impossibly beautiful 2.5km-long crescent of white sand on the island's east coast, lined by two dozen or so resorts. Saracen Bay…

2. Sunset Beach

1.75 MILES

This idyllic swath of sand is home to just a few resorts that are all quite lovely. It's a 30-minute hike (sneakers necessary) here from Saracen Bay, or…

3. Police Beach

7.01 MILES

Named because the island's police station is located here, Police Beach, just south of Koh Tuch, hosts wild all-night parties on Wednesdays and Saturdays,…

4. Koh Tuch Beach

7.35 MILES

The wide sweep of Koh Tuch Beach extends for about 1km northeast from Koh Tuch village pier and gets lovelier the further out you go. We do not recommend…

5. Long Set Beach

7.96 MILES

Past the Koh Tuch Beach headland (near Treehouse Bungalows) is Long Set Beach. Walk another half-hour along the sand and encounter little more than hermit…

6. Coconut Beach

9.19 MILES

At the easternmost point of the island, this jungle-clad, white-sand cove is roughly two hours from Koh Tuch on foot along the coast or 30 minutes by moto…

7. Sok San Beach

9.26 MILES

On the west side of the island is Koh Rong's finest beach, a 7km, almost empty stretch of drop-dead-gorgeous white sand. Sok San village at the northern…

8. Independence Beach

12.43 MILES

Northwest of Sokha Beach, much of Independence Beach (also known as 7-Chann Beach) has been taken over by a gargantuan new property development, but a…