Wooden and bamboo bungalows, home-cooked Khmer meals from our own garden, and a host who treats every guest like family.
Setha was born into a poor family and spent her whole life working for something better. This homestay is her second attempt at that dream — and the first one is where our name comes from.
Setha opens her own restaurant, About The World. She cooks every plate herself. Guests come for the food and stay for her laughter.
COVID closes the doors overnight. The income disappears. In the middle of it, her marriage ends too — leaving her alone, raising her youngest child while putting two more through university.
She refuses to break. With what was left, she opens this homestay and starts cooking for travellers the way she once cooked for a full restaurant — welcoming strangers the way she wished someone had welcomed her.
Now in our second year, with travellers arriving from all over the world — many of whom keep in touch long after they leave.
“Guests arrive as visitors and leave as family.”
Wooden and bamboo bungalows set in a large garden around our lotus pond. Book straight through us and you pay less than on any booking website — because we don't pay commission on it.
1 king bed · 2 guests · private balcony
Book direct & save$14 for 1 guest, $15 for 2 guests. Breakfast included.
A private room with its own balcony looking into the garden, just off the brick path. Private bathroom with hot water. Fan-cooled with a mosquito net — open windows and real garden air.
2 king beds · 1 sofa bed · 4 adults + 1 child
Book direct & save$29 for 1–2 guests, $35 for 4 adults + 1 child. Breakfast included.
A traditional wooden Khmer house raised high on stilts, with a private balcony looking out over the garden and the pond. Our largest room, and the only one of its kind here. Private bathroom with hot water, down the steps on the ground.
2 queen beds · 4 guests · no stairs
Book direct & save$34 for up to 4 guests. Breakfast included.
Built right beside the water with a lake view and room for the whole family. Private bathroom with hot water. Fan-cooled with mosquito nets.
Good to know: check-in from 12pm · breakfast included every morning 6am–10am · free pickup from the bus station · no credit card needed, pay at the property. All rooms are fan-cooled with mosquito nets rather than air-conditioning — we like to keep the windows open and the garden air moving.
Setha spent years running About The World, her own restaurant in Battambang, before she opened this homestay. That kitchen is still here — just smaller, and in a garden.
We cook Khmer food with fruit and vegetables from our own garden. There's no printed menu — we're small, so when you arrive we'll tell you what's good that day. Vegetarian and vegan guests are always welcome.
You don't have to be staying here to eat with us. Anyone in Battambang is welcome for dinner, at the same prices our guests pay. Come a little early and sit by the pond while the light goes down.
Learn to cook real Khmer food beside someone who did it professionally for years. We cook together in the garden kitchen, and then everybody eats what we made.
Some things are simply included. Others we can arrange for you — just ask.
“Staying with Setha was the best experience I had in three months of traveling.”
“A lush, fertile garden with charming wooden cottages built around a small pond filled with lotus flowers. Everything is spotlessly clean, well-maintained.”
Gabriele M., Italy“Rustic surroundings with a host for whom nothing is too much trouble… quiet area with an authentic feel.”
Jeremy N.“Setha takes great care of her guests and is very warm and personal… the portions are generous.”
Santhosh G., IndiaPlus Code: 35QR+X8 Krong Battambang
We're a short tuktuk or bike ride from central Battambang — and we'll pick you up from the bus station for free.
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