Khmer Hands Resort

Top choice in Kep


Choose from sturdy, stilted, wooden bungalows and cheaper, squat, concrete huts – all with private porch – at this well-run Khmer–American venture that doubles as an arts and hospitality training school for at-risk locals. The excellent restaurant sources herbs and vegetables from a permaculture garden on the premises, and there's a cool gift shop under the restaurant selling pepper, handicrafts and more.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Kep attractions

1. Kep National Park

0.51 MILES

The interior of Kep peninsula is occupied by Kep National Park, where an 8km circuit, navigable by foot, mountain bike, or motorbike, begins behind…

2. Kep Butterfly Garden

0.55 MILES

This small and beautifully kept flower-filled garden is home to myriad butterflies. You can cycle or motorbike here – drive about 300m past the Rabbit…

3. Wat Samot Raingsey

1.01 MILES

This very modest Buddhist temple sits at the beginning of a trailhead into Kep National Park that leads past some small pagodas, a nunnery and onto the…

4. Wat Samathi

1.02 MILES

Sitting atop a hill overlooking Kep, this tranquil wat has gorgeous views over the coast. You can take the off-shooting 'Samathi Path' from the main Kep…

5. Kep Beach

1.03 MILES

This is Kep's only proper beach, although it wasn't always that way. In the prewar period, powder-white sand was trucked in from other beaches. This…

7. Giant Crab Statue

1.27 MILES

This oversized statue of a crab, sitting just offshore, proudly shows off what Kep is most famed for.

8. Coconut Beach

1.44 MILES

This 'beach' has dining platforms and food shacks, but not really any sand as such. It begins a few hundred metres southeast of Kep Beach, just past the…