Ochheuteal Beach, is by far the most popular and touristed beach in Sihanoukville. Ochheuteal is long (3km), sandy and narrow, with ‘Ser-endipity Beach’ at the arcing northern end, a development project at the southern half, and a cluster of hotels, guesthouses and restaurants stretching along the mid-section. On the beach, little shack-style seafood restaurants and bars line more than a kilometer of the sand’s edge from ‘Serendipity Beach’ to the development project. Many of the beach bars are open into the late night and throw regular beach parties.

(The name ‘Ochheuteal Beach’ comes from the name of the small river at the southern end of the beach. In Khmer, ‘O‘ means ‘creek’ and ‘Chheuteal’ is a type of tree. The creek is called O-Chheuteal and the beach is named after the creek. Other area names follow a similar naming pattern, for example Otres Beach, Omui Street, Opee Street, Obye Street, etc.)

The Ochheuteal area has a good selection of near-beach accommodations ranging from mid-priced hotels ($25-$80) through small hotels ($10-$30) and budget guesthouses ($3-$12), most located along the three roads paralleling the beach (more densely at the northwest end) and along the road from the Golden Lion Traffic Circle to Serendipity Beach. The mid-section of Ochheuteal is the busiest part of the beach. The sand is lined tightly with beach shack restaurant/bars and the roads behind offer a pretty even mix of mid-range and budget hotels and guesthouses. A few bungalows and rooms are also tucked up amongst the headlands at either end of Ochheuteal including Cloud 9 at Serendipity and Queen Hill Resort overlooking both Ochheuteal and Otres, (the next beach south.)

In the early evening, several roadside BBQ restaurants get going along 23 Tola Road near the Golden Sand Hotel. All offer fresh seafood skewers, grilled meats, poultry and lots more. Amongst the BBQ restaurants Pim’s offers Sihanouk Ville’s only mini-golf course.

At Ochheuteal’s extreme northern end, the area commonly known as ‘Serendipity Beach’ offers bungalows and guesthouse rooms right on the sand as well as amongst the rocks on the hill overlooking the ocean.