I'm trying to decide between Vientiane, Phnom Pehn or Rangoon for a short 2 or 3 day getaway later this month. With only 3 days max, that doesn't leave a lot of time to see much other than the major cities. Luang Prabang will have to wait. I'm using miles for an award tix, so the flights cost the same.

I have been to both PNH and RGN but that was 15 years ago, and I probably won't recognise these places much today (hopefully, there's no more need for the bouncers to carry around AK47s at the nightclubs in PNH).

For those who have been to two or all three of these cities recently, how would you rank them? I'm pretty happy just walking around during the day, visiting one or two major sites, seeing the locals going about their business, eating good food and sleeping in late.

If Cambodia/PNH is the place to go, does it make sense to visit Kep instead (there was a New York Times travel article hyping it in the past week)? Been to Angkor twice already so in no rush to go back to REP, at least not for a few more years.

Any other hotel/restaurant recommendations in PNH would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!