Lots of tips and help for hostel and Aranypatheat.I stopped here to explore the area of after Aranypatheat after crossing the boarder and leaving Seam Reap, there are a selection of free to visit ancient temples and national parks within and hours ride.Note, there are no taxis in Aranypatheat, only Grab motorbikes. If you want a TukTuk (call it that not a taxi). When you enter the boarder on foot or are dropped here, go to the Boarder Hotel a 2 minute walk away, grab a drink there or over the road and ask the hotel if they can call you a TukTuk. For any reason you have to walk, stop in the three 7-Elevens on the way and the Cafe Amazon's and other coffee houses to grab some aircon, drop your bags and take a break. I walked myself carrying a 17K bag and 10K front bag at 3pm in 40 degree's (that's just backpacking, so no moaning).Once you're here, use Google Translate to speak to your hosts as they don't speak much English. However, they are very friendly and happy to help but you might find them more blunt if you can't communicate with them. I'm immensely grateful they helped arrange a moped in minutes for me, with no fuss, a good rate and no passport or large sums of cash to cover the bike loan. The bike speedometer didn't work but considering I don't ride fast, know the speed on a bike as I ride at home and it was so cheap and easy, I wasn't complaining one bit. A full tank of fuel too!I had the female dorm room to myself and loved it, brilliant big and very secure lockers for big and small bags, tv in room and super comfortable beds with full surround curtains, it was heaven for me. When you've been travelling for a few months in hostels, you'll understand how much this is valued. There were a few others staying here from Germany and Bangkok and all were very nice and friendly.I always wear earplugs, that's a requirement for backpacking and when I stay anywhere (festival, hotel or backpacking) to ensure a good night sleep. I'll only complain about noise if I hear something through my earplugs, which I didn't. Many hotels and hostels in Asia are very echoey, so it's a good idea to expect some noise wherever you travel.In Aranypatheat, there aren't many tourists and I loved that. It's right on the edge of a huge selection of night and day markets. I had such a wonderful time and ate amazing food, using Google Translate to help along the way. I rode all around for 1 hour in each direction and often found fabulous high end coffee cafes in the middle of nowhere with children playing and trying to splash me as I rode by during the Songkran festival. Many people miss this place and head straight to Bangkok but this is real Thailand. A few days is more than enough but glad I stopped here and stayed with this hostel.