Must-see hotels in Cambodia

  • St 63 Homestay

    Cambodia

    This boutique homestay is rented out in its entirety. It is an attractive wooden house on stilts with some extra love and care put into the furnishings,…

  • De Art Hotel

    Phnom Penh

    This sleek design hotel offers three-star comfort at two-star prices. Rooms are ultra-modern with contemporary art adorning the walls, though some can be…

  • Monorom VIP Hotel

    Eastern Cambodia

    One of the smarter options on the riverfront, with spacious rooms featuring heavy wood furnishings. The lavish suites have private balconies grandstanding…

  • Navutu Dreams

    Siem Reap

    Set in the semi-rural suburbs of Siem Reap, Navutu Dreams offers a selection of open-plan villas set around lush gardens and three swimming pools. There…

  • Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra

    Phnom Penh

    This five-star property boasts spacious rooms and a gazillion facilities, including numerous tennis courts and several restaurants. Service is first-class…

  • Kabiki

    Phnom Penh

    The most family-friendly place in town, the Kabiki offers a large, lush garden and an inviting swimming pool with a kiddie pool. Family rooms include…

  • Thy Ath Lodge

    Eastern Cambodia

    This lakeside lodge is run by a friendly family who make their guests feel very at home. Rooms are spacious and airy; options include suite-like cottages…

  • Chanthea Borint Hotel

    Northwestern Cambodia

    Set in a shady garden, this 30-room family pad offers the most welcoming accommodation in town. The rooms are small but tidy and well cared for. The small…

  • Seven Candles Guesthouse

    Siem Reap

    Seven Candles uses profits to help a local foundation that seeks to promote education in rural communities. Rooms include hot water, TV and fridge, plus…

  • Smiley’s Hotel

    Phnom Penh

    A migrant from Siem Reap, Smiley’s is a huge seven-storey hotel with 40 spacious rooms that border on chic. The US$25 rooms have big flat-screen TVs. Yes,…

  • Tattoo Guesthouse

    Phnom Penh

    Smart rooms at this newer, cleverly named guesthouse run by the people behind nearby Tat Guesthouse. (Tat two…get it?)

  • Shadow of Angkor Residence

    Siem Reap

    In a grand old French-era building overlooking the river, this friendly place offers stylish air-conditioned rooms in a superb setting close to Psar Chaa.

  • Pyramid Hotel

    Northwestern Cambodia

    A solid bet, the Pyramid has 44 small but spick-and-span rooms in a quiet but central location just off NH6. It also has a good rooftop restaurant.

  • Chambok Homestays

    Kirirom National Park

    An astounding 63 homestays are available in Chambok commune as part of the well-run community-based ecotourism (CBET) program.

  • Riverside Guesthouse

    Eastern Cambodia

    Overlooking the riverfront area, the Riverside has long been a popular travellers’ hub. Rooms are basic, but then so are the prices. It's a good spot for…

  • Love Resort

    Koh Rong

    Set amid mangroves with a small but pleasant beach out front, Love Resort has several dozen midsized tents equipped with big beds, fans and power outlets…

  • Sok San Beach Bungalows

    Koh Rong

    Travellers looking for a slice of old-school Koh Rong beach life will revel in the spartan solitude of this place, which comprises 10 rickety huts with…

  • Mangrove Sanctuary Resort

    Koh Kong City

    One of Cambodia's quirkiest lodging experiences comprises 18 concrete bungalows built over the mangroves of Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary. Upkeep is a…

  • Le Ponton Hotel

    Kep

    This hotel radiates an effortless beach-holiday vibe with its colourful lounging areas and very attractive pool area. Bungalow-style rooms with little…

  • Seahorse Dive Resort

    The Southern Islands

    Well-constructed and fan-cooled accommodation on lushly landscaped grounds in M'Pai Bay, with various configurations of beds suiting groups and families…

  • Paddy's Bamboo Guesthouse

    Koh Kong City

    Paddy's targets backpackers with basic rooms, a bustling bar with pool table and a balcony for chilling out. The wood-floored, fan-cooled rooms upstairs…

  • Pipes Resort

    The Southern Islands

    As Saracen Bay crowds with bungalows and resorts, newcomers are distinguishing themselves with unique architecture. At the Pipes Resort, that means…

  • Bunnan Bungalows

    Koh Rong

    Bunnan is a steady if unspectacular option near the middle of Coconut Beach, with a mix of wood and concrete bungalows slinking up a hillside, plus a few…

  • Saravoan Hotel

    Kep

    Classic Kep contemporary minimalist design is the hallmark of Saravoan. The spacious rooms come with polished concrete floors, stone-wall detailing and…

  • Villa Vedici

    Kampot

    A playground for kids and adults alike offering kitesurfing, a speedboat for waterskiing and wakeboarding, plus a PlayStation on a gargantuan flat-screen…

  • OBT Homestay

    Eastern Cambodia

    The Organization for Basic Training accepts volunteers to teach English to local kids, but ordinary travellers looking to spend a few days going local in…

  • Firefly Guest House

    Koh Rong

    For rustic living in an authentic Khmer fishing village, look no further than this riverside delight. A half-dozen rooms and a delicious Khmer restaurant…

  • Moonlight Resort

    The Southern Islands

    Staying at this place will make you feel like one cool alien. The white, dome-shaped bungalows look like mysterious igloos stolen from the moon, but they…

  • Le Flamboyant Resort

    Kep

    Although less flamboyant than the name would suggest, this attractive, large garden property has a boutique-resort feel. Cottage-style bungalows have blue…

  • Pepper Guesthouse

    Kampot

    We're fans of this homey, locally run guesthouse in a creaky midcentury villa. Fan-only rooms have bags of character with beautiful old wood floors (room…

  • Ritthy's Retreat

    Koh Kong City

    Long-time tour operator Ritthy has opened a welcoming guesthouse and restaurant on the riverfront. It features spacious en-suite dorms with double-wide…

  • Number 9 Guesthouse

    Phnom Penh

    The first of Phnom Penh's old-school backpacker pads to be transformed into a flashpacker hotel, Number 9 is still going strong thanks to great rates, a…

  • Riverside Backpackers

    Phnom Penh

    This popular hostel (formerly known as Velkommen Backpackers) has been looking after travellers for more than a decade now, which is perhaps why it's…

  • Happy Elephant Bungalows

    Koh Rong

    You'll be happy about the hot water and the roomy, glass-doored bungalows made of solid wood at this place up the hill (it's on the right of the path –…

  • Green Ocean Guesthouse

    Koh Rong

    With air-conditioning and hot water – rarities in Koh Tuch – this is a fine option during the rainy season, when prices drop by about 60%. At other times…

  • Holiday Villa Nataya

    Sihanoukville

    Set around a somewhat bizarre interior courtyard pool, the rooms here are tranquil cocoons above the din of Serendipity Beach Rd, with luscious beds, huge…

  • Mama Clare's

    Sihanoukville

    The wood-and-thatch stilted bungalows, all but one of which share a bathroom, offer an escape from Otres' construction frenzy. No restaurant. UK-native…

  • Ratanakiri Paradise Hotel

    Eastern Cambodia

    This once-great ecolodge located to the south of Boeng Yeak Lom is suffering a bit from the absence of its owners (who now live in Siem Reap). Rooms are…

  • Onederz

    The Southern Islands

    The antidote to the islands' colourful party hostels, squeaky-clean Onederz features six- and eight-bed dorms decked out in lashings of white-on-white…

  • Donut Guesthouse

    South Coast

    This is your budget accommodation option in Tatai, with four cute, stilted faux-wood cottages shaded by a grove of fruit trees about 300m off the river on…

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