The Eighty8 PP

The hostel was rather quiet this late November evening. No towel was provided. I was assigned a lower capsule and thankfully there were no bedbugs.I noticed that they did upgrade the shower/bathrooms. Wish they had a couple of urinals though. A sewer smell unfortunately hangs in the air.Still, I love the capsule concept the most. Having met someone suffering from COVID-19 in another hostel dorm just the week before has reinforced this 100-fold. As such, this capsule dorm is the best there is in Phnom Penh.

the party was live when i got there. people were screaming and singing and dancing.i've stayed at bliss & beats a few times- it's basically a tame regular bar that turns up the music at night. i also stayed at mad monkey on a friday night and there was no music or partying, just 2 people dry humping in the hallway and 1 person walking around in his underwear, so not really a crazy party, just an awkward hostel. 88 wasn't like that. 88 was more lit than a club, it was concert level. but it was also concert noise-level and that's painful for my autistic tinnitus ridden ears. even with the party on the 1st floor, the pod room on the 2nd floor wasn't loud. i could still hear the music but the noise from the fans was more bothering. i was only in there for about an hour and i killed 2 roaches. the restrooms looked dirty.1/2 of the air conditioners was broke in the 18 bed pod room. the owner thought i was rude about this but i don't understand why. we both used the f word and raised our voice to about the same volume. i was mad because they waited a long time to tell me the air conditioner was broke and i was miserably hot. it's no excuse and i'm ashamed of losing my temper. i don't understand why he was mad at me, but he still refunded me the full amount i paid on trip.com even though trip.com went through agoda so he didn't get paid the full amount (btw- agoda also books through trip.com sometimes and this makes both platforms horrible about giving refunds because they have to get a refund from the other platform 1st). i tried to give him back the difference that he was losing but he stuffed it into my backpack while i was waiting for grab. overall it was good customer service so i recommend this place to stay if you don't care about cleanliness and you want to be where the party's at. you can also experience it without staying there because the bar is open to the public.

Bedbugs! also the room reeked of cigarettes which I mentioned and the receptionist was like "ok" then left. Barely any water pressure and the exhaust fan in bathroom was broken. The air con barely worked...not a great first time in Cambodia.

This place was awesome! I stayed in both the private rooms and the pods and they were definitely worth the money. There are great amenities at this hostel/hotel. Swimming pool, pool table, great atmosphere and people. The location is great. If you are going to Phnom Penh, I would make a stop here. Nicky, the owner, was extremely helpful and helped me find my lost stuff. I am definitely staying here again when I visit Cambodia next!!

The of the worst hostel experiences I’ve had in over 10 years of traveling. I arrived in Phnom Penh after a long bus ride from Thailand and checked in to The Eighty8, clearly stating I wanted to stay for two nights. I paid in cash in the local currency at the front desk. The dorm and facilities were average at best—old bathroom, a backstreet location surrounded by bus stations, and an overall tired atmosphere. But what happened the second night (Saturday 3/5-2025) was unacceptable: at 11:30 PM, the owner himself entered the dorm, turned on the lights, and started accusing guests of not paying, waking everyone up. Eventually, he pointed at me, saying I had only paid for one night, and told me—loudly and aggressively—to pack my things and leave immediately. I was completely shocked. I had paid in cash at check-in, and there was no receptionist present to help. Despite my calm explanation, he offered no support or solution, and I was kicked out into the street in the middle of the night in a foreign city. This has never happened to me before, and I’ve stayed in many hostels all over the world. It felt unsafe, unprofessional, and completely disrespectful. Be warned: if anything goes wrong here, you’re on your own—even at midnight!

The dorm had a good size and the bed as well. But the bathroom was bad. The water in the sink run down like a little kid peeing and my last day in the morning it had no water at all. Wifi dead as hell, first evening couldnt get any signal at all in the room, they fixed it the next day but it was weak. Aircon as well was weak, they brought one guy and cleaned it but it was still not so powerful. I would suggest to try another hostel.

I've stayed here twice because the location was handy for what I needed. The staff are very pleasant and helpful, my bad points are below. I stayed once in the dorm rooms, the beds were large and comfy but there were no curtains so not great for privacy. The bathroom/shower room was filthy. Second time I stayed in the pod rooms, the pods were nice in fairness, you have privacy, large comfy bed but old sheets and pillows, however, the bathrooms were disgusting, they badly need a deep clean and even it seems like the bins don't get emptied very often. One of the two taps worked at the sinks. The one that worked didn't have any soap, you had to go to the broken one to get soap.

There was a big problem with a drunk guy that was burping and vomiting, in the capsule pods, so the staff, instead of moving him, said they could do anything, cause was a long term client and they preferred, to move me in a bunk cheaper bed.