59 Best Hotels in Cambodia

With chic rosewood furnishings and Khmer silk textiles in the rooms, Amanjaya is the classiest hotel on the banks of the Tonle Sap River. This is an all-suites property, and every suite has a balcony with a view of either the river or Wat Ounalom. The rooftop Le Moon Terrace bar is a great place to enjoy a drink with a view. In-room massage services are also available.

The jewel in the crown of Siem Reap hotels, Amansara offers exceptional service, atmosphere, and accommodations in surroundings of understated luxury. The tastefully renovated former guesthouse of King Norodom Sihanouk has become a resort that exudes an old-fashioned grace, where guests enjoy the quiet and me-time comfort of being at home while being indulgently pampered in a hundred small ways. Noteworthy cultural initiatives such as performances and movie screenings supporting the disadvantaged local community are organized throughout the week, and the resort offers exclusive tours and shuttle service to the Angkor temples, where guests can even arrange a personal yoga or meditation class. The Spa offers an exemplary (by international standards) range of therapies for mind, body, and soul, administered by expert professionals, and the two lovely pools are a haven of highly catered relaxation. The simple yet sophisticated restaurant menu changes daily.

If you like the idea of a villa with your own private pool this upmarket retreat across the river from Kampot's old French Quarter is for you. The villas are either one or two bedrooms and the focus overall is on intimate luxury. If you tire of your own pool, there's an infinity one facing onto the river, and a private beach just upriver. Breakfast is served at the stylish riverside restaurant, but for dinner take the hotel's private boat taxi and venture into town for dinner.

This oasis of Khmer-style wooden buildings, lush gardens, and pools filled with lotus blossoms lies along a stone path a couple of blocks from the river in a green neighborhood. Standard rooms are small, while superior rooms are bigger and brighter, overlooking the water and well-tended gardens. All are decorated with traditional Khmer handicrafts such as raw-silk curtains and teak four-poster beds. The open-air restaurant, in the middle of a pond, serves French and Khmer cuisine. The cultural show performed in the hotel's gorgeous theater, designed like a temple, is a must-see. A sister property, Angkor Village Resort, is farther from the city and quieter. Thirty days advance online bookings get a 35% discount.

This resort, between Siem Reap and Angkor Wat, offers guests who value their time and privacy a real sense of retreat from the rest of the world after a busy day of sightseeing. The cottages are laid out among atmospheric, verdant gardens rich with tropical flora, and the pool snakes its way around accommodations so that each guest has a private part of it. The classic Khmer style, with chic modern touches, creates a sense of comfort, enhanced by the service of polite, helpful staff. The resort organizes guided tours and will prepare a picnic hamper for guests exploring Angkor Wat for the day, or an afternoon tea featuring Khmer and international snacks on your return, followed, perhaps, by a restorative spa session.

While not as fancy as some of other offerings in town, this small, cozy resort offers great value in comfortable surrounds, with its complimentary breakfast of Khmer and French standards. There's also a pool and a kids playground.

This downtown hotel has a streamlined modern aesthetic focused on water features, open air spaces, and plants. The centerpiece are the twin pools, with the upper floor one spilling into the one below, creating a waterfall effect. In the evening, head upstairs to the Lantern Bar for a drink beneath the stars.

This heritage-inspired property oozes charm, with a combination of wood Khmer and colonial French styles, even if the building is not actually as old as it looks. The welcoming environment continues with the large pool, and adjoining restaurant and bar, the latter a popular hangout for local expats with its daily drink specials.

A small paradise, this tranquil resort has a lush garden where you can relax in a hammock among exotic fruit trees and organically grown herbs, flowers, and vegetables, all used by its restaurant to create healthy Asian and European dishes. Each room has a terrace and overlooks either the garden or the lake, and extra-spacious family rooms feature both king-size and twin beds and two bathrooms.

Ideally set on the banks of Kampong Bay river in a restored colonial building, this centrally located boutique-style hotel offers a handful of clean, spacious, and affordable rooms. Tasteful interiors, lovely river views—and sounds; you can hear fishing boats come and go from some rooms—and a good restaurant add to the charm, as does the very helpful, friendly, and accommodating management and staff. Makaori, the restaurant, serves Asian and international fusion cuisine of great quality at decent prices.

The accommodations are attractive and the rates reliable at this tranquil, small hotel, a couple of blocks east of the river behind La Noria. Khmer handicrafts and antiques fill the rooms, which have high ceilings and tile floors. Each one has a large porch or balcony overlooking a nicely planted yard, which holds a pool and open-air thatched restaurant. Large bathrooms with stone floors have both a shower and the traditional Cambodian bathing option of scooping water out of a giant ceramic urn, which sounds archaic but is thoroughly refreshing after a hot day at the temples.

As the name implies, this lodging doubles as a school for trainees in the service industry, who are selected from a pool of local underprivileged young adults, but far from feeling like a guinea pig at a training facility, guests enjoy a high level of service and care. Rooms are spacious and spotless, and have all the customary amenities. The sole drawback here is the location—it's 2 km (a mile) from the beach, so you need to arrange transport.

Ideally located on the riverfront, cooled by the river breezes, and across from the National Museum, the Foreign Correspondents Club or FCC is well known as a hub for expats and visitors who hang out at its lively restaurant-bar on the second and third floors. Accommodations include all the essentials plus chic touches, and some overlook the busy river promenade, offering a feel of the hustle and bustle of the capital. Named after ancient Angkorian temples, the rooms have a colonial aura about them. Try to get a room in the main building.

Just behind the official Royal Residence, this former colonial building has been transformed into an inviting retreat along the river, far removed from the noise of the city center. Rooms and suites, finished in minimalist contemporary design with gleaming hardwood floors and modern art on the walls, wrap around an attractive pool and gardens. There's an additional wing across the road with family suites.

The fifth in a local chain, the Frangipani Palace Hotel is currently the only hotel in Phnom Penh with a rooftop pool, from where you can enjoy lovely panoramic views of the capital, especially at sunset. Later on it's a pleasant spot to sip a moonlight cocktail and enjoy a snack at the bar. The hotel's location, standing next to two of the city's most noteworthy landmarks, the Royal Palace and the National Museum, offers further incentive for staying here. Rooms are practical, modern, and comfortable but need better finishing. Ask for a room facing out onto Street 178.

This little heaven for nature lovers offers a choice of budget, eco-friendly accommodations that are clean, spacious, and in a rustic local style. Rooms are spread among the main house, tribal huts on stilts, firefly yurt, and a tower (for up to four people) with a glorious 360-degree view of the river, the elephant mountain range, and rice fields. The restaurant provides a great selection of light meals, healthy juices and smoothies, local dishes and several vegan/vegetarian options. Arrange a sunset boat trip on the river.

A few miles upriver from Kampot, this lovely French-run resort is surrounded by nature: it's on the water, with the mountains looming behind. It's the perfect place to unwind.

In a quiet neighborhood, close to the town center and river, this iconic boutique hotel charms with its understated luxury and discrete attention to detail. From the minute you step into the vintage limo sent to pick you up from the airport, you're made to feel welcome and at ease. Refurbished and redecorated in late 2018, the open-plan suites feature teak floors, heavy curtains, marble baths, and all have a private steam room. The main pool and poolside yoga deck in the gardens conjure a calm ambience, and the in-house Heritage Restaurant offers stylish and innovative dining.

This quiet and airy ecohotel offers large, solar-powered rooms, some with balconies, fitted with upcycled wooden furniture. There's a swimming pool, and plenty of great restaurants on your doorstep.

While some Hyatt hotels have a generic, could-be-anywhere feel, this smart property in the heart of the old city seamlessly blends a historical French colonial home (it once belonged to a princess) with a sleek modern building that incorporates some of the best dining and drinking outlets in Phnom Penh.

As one of the best backpacker's options, the Ivy offers cheap accommodations a short walking distance to most central spots. Guests can relax with a drink in the courtyard or play some pool. The friendly restaurant serves Western and Khmer dishes, including numerous healthy and vegetarian options and a popular Tapas Night on Friday, and the bar has a happy hour with $2 cocktails.

This river-view boutique hotel next to Kampot's new bridge has three floors of minimalist-chic rooms, some with river views and some with garden views. It's great for those looking to be close to the bustling center, yet in a more private environment, with the added perk of a swimming pool. The restaurant serves simple dinners and a complimentary, though somewhat basic, breakfast.

At this scenic, luxurious resort you can experience the laissez-faire glamour of Kep in the 1960s and 1970s, when it was the fashionable seaside escape known as Kep-Sur-Mer and attracted Cambodian royalty and the international elite.  Accommodations are in four villas, three of which were built in the 1970s, and a seamlessly integrated fourth, completed in 2012. You can enjoy leisurely hours at the infinity pool overlooking the sea, yoga classes on the lawn, and meals at the resort's lovely wooden restaurant in the garden (private dinners on the waterfront can be arranged) or at the adjacent Sailing Club, where water-sports activities and boat rentals are available. Top-quality therapies are available at the indulgent spa.

Swathed in ancient Angkor style, this luxurious retreat is within a walled compound with lovely gardens beside the river. The guest rooms are delightfully spacious, with subtle mixes of hardwoods, bright walls and bedspreads, jewel-toned cushions, and classic Khmer art. The gardens, statues, and open-air Martini Lounge bar are equally attractive. The restaurants, which serve an inventive mix of Asian and Western dishes, are considered among the town's best, if priciest, options.

This boutique hotel is in a beautifully restored 1930s colonial house, with well-maintained, spacious rooms that have an old-world charm and quaint art deco feel. All are elegantly embellished with antique furnishings, objets d'art, and old photographs of the area. The glass-roofed restaurant serves good Asian and Western dishes, including a barbecue selection.

Jump on the hotel's boat at Ochheuteal Beach at midday and two hours later you'll be marveling at this beautiful tropical hideout, made up of wooden bungalows stretched along the powdery beige sand. There's a beach volley court, a restaurant, and a cushion-packed bar serving local and international food, and the property is lapped by clean waters perfect for snorkeling. Rooms, facilities, and interior design are laid-back basic but clean. There is no electricity, but a generator works from sunset to keep things going.

This 11-story hotel on the bank of the Mekong has great views, either over the city or the Mekong River. Guest rooms have small balconies and simple but stylish decor.

Meaning "the end of the world" in French, Le Bout du Monde is perched on the top of a steep hill near the national park, with beautifully landscaped gardens, far-reaching views, and eco-friendly credentials. The comfortable, attractively furnished, and spacious thatch-roofed bungalows, which have wraparound balconies, are built in traditional Khmer style from local wood and stone and stand on stilts, overlooking magnificent panoramic views of lush landscapes, Bokor Mountain and the Gulf of Siam. The excellent restaurant serves Cambodian and French delicacies including the famous Kep crab and other local seafood prepared with garden-grown ingredients.

Once the home of a French trader, this historic property on the banks of the Mekong has been immaculately restored to its former splendor, with the addition of a large pool and a new wing. 

The rooms here are immaculate, spacious, and surprisingly pleasant for a budget property.