in a sleek concrete building on a leafy street dotted with restaurants, this contemporary hotel is 13 minutes' walk from the tonle sap river and 11 km from phnom penh international airport. upgraded rooms add balconies. other amenities include a cool open air restaurant/bar, as well as a rooftop infinity pool with sunloungers. suites provide sitting areas. stylish rooms with an industrial chic vibe and decorative tile floors feature free wi fi and flat screen tvs, plus minibars, tea and coffeemakers, and city or river views. check in time: 2:00 pmcheck out time: 12:00 pm. there's also a spa and an art gallery, along with guest computers. parking and breakfast are complimentary Phnom Penh International Airport 32 min
Botumvatey Pagoda (8 min) This famous, ornate 15th-century Buddhist pagoda was established by King Ponhea Yat. Central Market (19 min) Huge indoor mall built in 1937 with an art deco–style dome & 4 shop-filled hallways branching out. Phnom Penh Night Market (7 min) Orussey Market (18 min) Sprawling, buzzing indoor market with stalls selling food, housewares, clothing & electronics. Wat Phnom (8 min) Buddhist temple built on site of 14th-century pagoda & at 27 m, tallest religious structure in city. Wat Ounalom Monastery (18 min) Temple, monastery, buddhism, and architecture Koh Pich (9 min) Russian Market / ផ្សារទួលទំពូង (13 min) Bustling market with vendors selling a wide array of souvenirs, clothing & other goods, plus food. Royal Palace (13 min) Richly ornamented 1866 palace complex, home to Cambodian kings & example of Khmer architecture. Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot. (8 min) Temple in Royal Palace complex named for its floor of silver tiles & home to bejeweled Buddhas. Cambodia-Vietnam Monument (12 min) Concrete monument celebrating the alliance between Vietnam & Cambodia after the war in the 1970s. Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (9 min) Grim museum of the Cambodian genocide housed in a former Khmer Rouge prison & interrogation center. Independence Monument (7 min) Landmark 20-m tower built in 1958 to celebrate Cambodia's independence from France. Choeung Ek Genocidal Center (32 min) Execution & burial site of victims of the Khmer Rouge, with a glass-walled stupa full of skulls. National Museum of Cambodia (14 min) Traditional Khmer art & religious artifacts in a 1920s building inspired by temple architecture. |