32 Best Hotels in Cambodia

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 unique boutique hotel is located in a beautifully restored 1930s colonial villa, with spacious, well-maintained rooms that have an art deco feel. All are elegantly decorated with antique furnishings, objets d'art, and old black-and-white photographs of the area. The glass-roofed restaurant serves delicious Cambodian and European dishes, including a barbecue selection.

Once the home of a Chinese-Khmer timber merchant family, this historic yellow colonial-era villa on the banks of the Mekong has been immaculately restored to its former splendor, with the addition of a stunning pool and a new accommodation wing. The spacious suites are furnished with antiques and have breezy balconies with river views. Chhlong's colorful morning market is close to the hotel. You can also cycle or stroll Chhlong's Mekong riverside path, taking in traditional wooden houses, a Chinese temple, and Buddhist pagodas, or enjoy a spot of fishing.

A lush green oasis in the heart of bustling Phnom Penh, the Pavilion is set in a lovingly restored building dating to the 1920s, with a swimming pool surrounded by shady palms, banana plants, and jackfruit trees. Choose from more elegant, atmospheric suites and rooms in the colonial villa and more minimalist rooms in several adjoining modern buildings, four of which have plunge pools. All suites and rooms have four-poster beds and sitting areas. The poolside restaurant serves delicious Asian dishes and Phnom Penh's main sights are just a short stroll away.

This chic boutique hotel is built around a grand 1930s villa with an open courtyard and a lotus-filled pond. Accommodations are located in the more modern buildings overlooking an enormous palm-shaded swimming pool. The minimalist rooms are furnished with modernist decor and most have balconies. There's an art gallery, the spa is of a high standard and affordable, and the restaurant, La Pergola, serves some of the finest French fusion food in the capital.

This refurbished 1960s Khmer villa brings a touch of arty chic to Phnom Penh's central suburbs. Three floors of spacious and functional rooms, all with balconies and adorned with striking local contemporary art, face a free-form pool surrounded by comfortable loungers and a covered patio—a perfect spot to enjoy the resort's complimentary breakfast.

Not only will you sleep and eat in serious style here, your money will also help support community projects bringing clean water, transportation, and jobs to underprivileged communities via the Shinta Mani Foundation. The sumptuous hotel has stunning swimming pools, a great spa, good restaurants, and a cozy bar. Co-owner and star architect Bill Bensley is responsible for the flamboyant design of this property, which features a resort, hotel, and ultra-luxurious pool villas with butler service under the banner of the Bensley Collection.

Located opposite the palm-lined riverside promenade, the light-filled rooms at Amanjaya come with traditional rosewood furnishings and Khmer silk textiles, while every suite has a balcony with a view of either the Tonle Sap River or Wat Ounalom. The Le Moon Terrace bar on the rooftop has panoramic river views, and is the place to be at sunset. In-room massage services are also available.

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 stylish boutique hotel has a streamlined modernist Cambodian aesthetic with curvy staircases, raw concrete, and breezy corridors. The centerpiece of the property is a spectacular swimming pool with water falling from a hot tub on an upper floor into the pool below, creating a waterfall effect, and a second pool on another floor that's perfect for swimming laps and sunbathing. In the evening, head upstairs to the Lantern Bar for a drink beneath the stars.

Located a 30-minute drive upriver from the city center on the banks of the Mekong, this sleek, low-rise resort makes for a relaxing escape. The 18 minimalist suites are decorated in mid-century modernist furniture and Cambodian silk soft-furnishings. Overlooking the stunning 30-meter waterside swimming pool, the Riverfront Suites are the pick, with spacious wooden decks and vistas of the Mekong, Koh Dach (Silk Island), and the city skyline in the distance. The restaurant is superb and breakfast is generous.

This welcoming boutique hotel one block from the riverside has two types of lodgings, with some rooms upstairs in the main French colonial-inspired building above reception and others in traditional style Khmer wooden houses. Rooms are huge and beautifully decorated with great attention to detail. There's a big stunning pool, a small shop selling Cambodian-made crafts and kramas, an excellent restaurant, and a poolside lounge-bar that has long drawn expats for its popular happy hour(s). Breakfast is very generous with a wide choice of options and freshly squeezed juices. The restaurant's long menu includes local, Asian, and Western dishes—try the Cambodian spring rolls and curries. The helpful staff can book anything for you, including Battambang's best tuk-tuk drivers.

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.

Guests enjoy a surprisingly high level of service and care at this hotel school, which trains underprivileged young adults for the hospitality industry. Rooms are spacious and spotless, with all the customary amenities. The restaurant offers delicious Cambodian and international dishes, from a Cambodian curry to chicken Milanese. The main drawback is the location—2 km (1 mile) from the beach—but it's easy to grab a tuk-tuk.

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 Royal Residence, this stunning mid-century colonial building was the former French Governor's residence before it was transformed into an inviting riverside boutique hotel. Remodeled and relaunched as an Avani at the start of the pandemic, it now has an on-site gallery with regular exhibition openings. Rooms and suites are in a minimalist contemporary design with gleaming hardwood floors and local art on the walls. There's an additional wing across the road with 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.

One of Phnom Penh's finest hotels is on the far edge of town, where it's long been a favorite of business travelers and tycoons requiring VIP treatment. For this reason the Great Duke may not be the first choice for many tourists, though upper-level rooms offer sweeping views of the flatlands surrounding Phnom Penh. Check out the wineshop in the basement for a unique collection of bottles with prewar labels.

Located in the embassy district, this quiet, airy, and affordable hotel offers spacious rooms with balconies, upcycled wooden furniture, and refillable water bottles for guests. There's a small swimming pool and vertical gardens. There are plenty of great restaurants on your doorstep.

While some Hyatts have a generic, could-be-anywhere feel, this luxury hotel in the heart of Phnom Penh couldn't be anywhere but Cambodia, with a French colonial villa that belonged to a Khmer princess housing the hotel's grand entrance, bars, and restaurants. The plush, spacious rooms are in a sleek building behind the villa and there's a stunning pool overlooking the National Museum and Royal Palace beyond.

The functional rooms in this 11-story hotel on the bank of the Mekong have balconies and sweeping views over the city and the Mekong River. There's a spa and small swimming pools, a rooftop bar, and the hotel is just a few minutes walk from the bus station.

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

Welcoming and relaxed, this affordable boutique hotel would be the closest thing Siem Reap has to a B&B, if it wasn’t also the site of two restaurants helmed by one of the city’s finest chefs, Mengly Mork. Owned and operated by a French-speaking Malagasy couple, the hotel is beautifully decorated in colonial style and has two swimming pools. As for dining options, there’s a casual eatery in the courtyard and an intimate fine dining restaurant inside, offering a multi-course tasting menu of contemporary Cambodian cuisine. The location is unbeatable with a nearby French patisserie, Siem Reap’s oldest theater around the corner, and plenty of cafés, restaurants, and bars within a minute’s stroll.

It doesn't have the rustic country vibes of the simpler homestays that dot the area, but this modern hotel in the center of Banlung provides a comfortable stay while you plan your forays around the area.

Built in 1932 and still featuring the original cage elevator from that year in the sumptuous lobby, this grande dame was restored and reopened after near destruction by occupying Khmer Rouge guerrillas. "The Grand," as Cambodians still call it, is a fine remnant of the colonial days, combining French sensibilities and Cambodian art with Oriental carpets and wicker furniture. Rooms are large and elegant, with balconies that overlook the extensive gardens and the monumental swimming pool. The Elephant Bar is a must for pre-dinner cocktails.

Phnom Penh's ritziest hotel, first opened in 1929, was practically destroyed during the Khmer Rouge years and was meticulously restored by the Raffles group in 1996. A recent renovation has revamped this colonial landmark with modern touches. Surrounded by manicured gardens, Le Royal has an opulent lobby, a tranquil pool area shaded by enormous trees, and elegant restaurants and bars that are a world apart from the chaotic city outside. Guest rooms are furnished with fine Cambodian handicrafts in an elegant colonial style and overlook the pool or gardens. Suites in the main building include claw-foot tubs from the original 1929 hotel. The iconic Elephant Bar is famous for its cocktails (and happy hour), while the sumptuous Restaurant Le Royal serves Khmer haute cuisine.

Occupying the top 14 floors of Phnom Penh's tallest building, the Rosewood offers sumptuous lodgings with sky-high views that sweep across the city from the Mekong to the mountains. The luxurious rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows with even more spectacular vistas, especially those overlooking Central Market out to the Tonle Sap and Mekong. There's an enormous indoor heated swimming pool, an impressive breakfast buffet, and outstanding restaurants and bars, including the rooftop sky bar, Sora, named one of Asia's 50 Best Bars. It's just a short stroll to the French Quarter, markets, and riverside.

If you're looking for a clean budget hotel in Sihanoukville town that doesn't cater to bar girls and their clientele, this is it. Good food (Khmer and European) is rustled up at the restaurant, and the bar serves cool sounds and even colder beers. Not only is the Small Hotel clean, it's also close to the bus station. A portion of your payment goes toward the nonprofit children's organization sponsored by the hotel's Swedish owner. They have a Small beach bar on Independence Beach and with advanced notice they provide free tuk-tuk rides there and back.

The former residence of the governor of Ratanakiri Province has been transformed into a scenic resort with a beautifully landscaped tropical garden. The charming villa, with ground- and first-floor rooms and suites, most in the main building with a few set in the gardens, are steeped in colonial charm and furnished with Cambodian antiques and decorative items made by local tribes. For a luxurious family experience, the Governor's Suite ($250), which sleeps five people and has its own large living room with billiard table and private terrace, is highly recommended. The restaurant serves a satisfying selection of Cambodian- and French-inspired dishes, while on-site amenities include a spa, a refreshing saltwater pool, and a boules court. The staff can arrange all sorts of activities and tours from cooking classes and cultural experiences to cruises and gem mines tours.