kids age 11 and under stay at no cost with an adult. royal railway train station is 3 km away. on a bustling street amid shops and dining, this casual hotel with a gold portico is 6 minutes' walk from the national museum of cambodia and 14 minutes' walk from the royal palace. unfussy rooms featuring khmer artwork and furnishings provide cable tv, wi fi and minibars; some have balconies. upgraded rooms add fireplaces, washer/dryers, and/or tea and coffeemaking facilities. there's a low key international restaurant, a bar with a terrace, and a spa. breakfast is complimentary. check in time: 2:00 pmcheck out time: 12:00 pm Phnom Penh International Airport 30 min
Royal Palace (11 min) Richly ornamented 1866 palace complex, home to Cambodian kings & example of Khmer architecture. Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot. (16 min) Temple in Royal Palace complex named for its floor of silver tiles & home to bejeweled Buddhas. Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (13 min) Grim museum of the Cambodian genocide housed in a former Khmer Rouge prison & interrogation center. Choeung Ek Genocidal Center (36 min) Execution & burial site of victims of the Khmer Rouge, with a glass-walled stupa full of skulls. National Museum of Cambodia (6 min) Traditional Khmer art & religious artifacts in a 1920s building inspired by temple architecture. Koh Pich (11 min) Wat Ounalom Monastery (5 min) Temple, monastery, buddhism, and architecture Independence Monument (6 min) Landmark 20-m tower built in 1958 to celebrate Cambodia's independence from France. Russian Market / ផ្សារទួលទំពូង (17 min) Bustling market with vendors selling a wide array of souvenirs, clothing & other goods, plus food. Phnom Penh Night Market (8 min) Botumvatey Pagoda (17 min) This famous, ornate 15th-century Buddhist pagoda was established by King Ponhea Yat. Orussey Market (9 min) Sprawling, buzzing indoor market with stalls selling food, housewares, clothing & electronics. Central Market (11 min) Huge indoor mall built in 1937 with an art deco–style dome & 4 shop-filled hallways branching out. Cambodia-Vietnam Monument (19 min) Concrete monument celebrating the alliance between Vietnam & Cambodia after the war in the 1970s. Wat Phnom (15 min) Buddhist temple built on site of 14th-century pagoda & at 27 m, tallest religious structure in city. |