Raffles Hotel Le Royal

Conde Nast Award Winner

The hotel is located in the old area of the city not far from the water (5 minutes from Mekong River). It was first established in 1929 and in its early heyday enjoyed an international clientele comprising globetrotters and adventurers, writers and journalists, royalty and dignitaries. Reopened in 1997, there are 208 guestrooms and suites, each appointed with Cambodian style furnishing and objets d'art. The rooms are spread over three separate but interconnecting low-rise wings set around the garden courtyard and swimming pools. Located in the heart of the city,the hotel is only a 20 minute drive from Pochentong International Airport and within easy access of the city's attractions like the Royal Palace, Central Market, Russian Market and National Artifacts Museum. At the hotel's Elephant Bar, enjoy the Femme Chic, the cocktail named in honour of Jacqueline Kennedy; the Airavata, a cocktail of secret ingredients; or the Million Dollar Cocktail which gained notoriety in Sommerset Maugham's bedsite tale, The Letter. Amrita Spa's name refers to the magical elixir of eternal youth.

Two ballrooms (1 for 30-64 people, 1 for 300-430) and other meeting, banqueting and private dining facilities

Five restaurants and bars serve French and Khmer cuisine

In Raffles Amrita Spa

A 19 m lap pool and a family fun pool

Raffles Amrita Spa state-of-the-art exercise equipment and also includes a sauna, jacuzzi, steam, body and skin trea

Most golf is outside Phnom Penh, beyond the airport

The selection of merchandise ranges from essential sundries to exclusive and specially commissioned merchandise

Museum is 10 minutes away by car

The Royal Suite and the Landmark Suite on the 4th floor are best. One is very spacious and the other is somewhat smaller.