Raffles Hotel Le Royal
Central Phnom Penh, a 1929 landmark restored for the modern city
Raffles Hotel Le Royal
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Set on a tree-lined street in central Phnom Penh, Raffles Hotel Le Royal opened in 1929 as the city's tallest building, designed under the urban plan of architect Ernest Hébrard. Wat Phnom is a short walk away, and the riverfront, National Museum and Royal Palace sit a quick tuk-tuk ride from the door. The hotel closed during the Khmer Rouge years and briefly ran as the Samakki, or Solidarity, Hotel before reopening under its original name and later joining Raffles in 1997 after a full restoration. It is a rare building with a royal seal: the hotel's crest was gifted by Cambodia's royal family, and its restaurant still serves Khmer recipes handed down from the Royal Palace.
Rooms and suites number 175, arranged around three courtyard wings with a central pool built along lines borrowed from the Royal Palace. Interiors mix French colonial form with Khmer and Art Deco detail, and the façade was repainted its original lotus white in a later renovation. You can order afternoon tea or a gin flight at the Elephant Bar, which stocks over 30 labels and once served Jacqueline Kennedy before her 1967 visit to Angkor Wat. Restaurant Le Royal serves Royal Khmer cuisine alongside modern Khmer dishes, and Le Phnom 1929 covers French brasserie fare. A spa with five treatment rooms and a fitness centre sit off the same courtyard. Check-in is at 2pm.
Rooms and suites number 175, arranged around three courtyard wings with a central pool built along lines borrowed from the Royal Palace. Interiors mix French colonial form with Khmer and Art Deco detail, and the façade was repainted its original lotus white in a later renovation. You can order afternoon tea or a gin flight at the Elephant Bar, which stocks over 30 labels and once served Jacqueline Kennedy before her 1967 visit to Angkor Wat. Restaurant Le Royal serves Royal Khmer cuisine alongside modern Khmer dishes, and Le Phnom 1929 covers French brasserie fare. A spa with five treatment rooms and a fitness centre sit off the same courtyard. Check-in is at 2pm.