Shinta Mani Angkor

Shinta Mani Angkor is set in Siem Reap's leafy civic quarter, a short walk from the town centre and a quick ride from the temples of Angkor. The hotel was designed by architect Bill Bensley, who filled it with rectangular columns, recessed doorways, and detailing drawn from Angkor's own architecture. It holds 105 rooms and suites, each finished with Khmer-inspired decor and art gathered from local and international makers. Ten Bensley Pool Villas set the property's upper register. Built as two-storey duplexes, each runs to 156 square metres and comes with a private nine-metre pool, a rooftop sky lounge, and its own butler. Six villas join into two-bedroom units of 312 square metres with two pools, built for families or groups travelling together. Guests can eat at Kroya, which reworks old Khmer recipes, or at Baitong for street food and international plates; a rooftop barbecue can be arranged for villa guests. Khmer Tonics Spa runs traditional healing treatments among the hotel's tropical gardens and pools. The hotel began as a nonprofit hospitality school for disadvantaged Cambodians, and that work continues through the Shinta Mani Foundation, funded partly by room revenue. It shows in the staff, trained through that same programme. Markets, galleries, and artisan workshops sit within walking distance of the gate.