featuring 4 poster beds, concrete furniture, and sitting areas, the airy rooms come with free wi fi, flat screen tvs, and tea and coffeemakers. there are lounge chairs and pavilions with daybeds. some upgraded rooms have balconies or terraces, while others feature private plunge pools. guests age 17 and over are welcome. free continental breakfast is served in an open air restaurant/bar by the outdoor saltwater pool and the garden. a 4 minute walk from the national museum of cambodia, this laid back hotel is an 11 minute walk from the royal palace and silver pagoda, a temple complex with silver tile floors. check in time: 2:00 pmcheck out time: 12:00 pm Phnom Penh International Airport 31 min
Wat Ounalom Monastery (9 min) Temple, monastery, buddhism, and architecture Botumvatey Pagoda (11 min) This famous, ornate 15th-century Buddhist pagoda was established by King Ponhea Yat. Koh Pich (11 min) Royal Palace (9 min) Richly ornamented 1866 palace complex, home to Cambodian kings & example of Khmer architecture. National Museum of Cambodia (4 min) Traditional Khmer art & religious artifacts in a 1920s building inspired by temple architecture. Central Market (15 min) Huge indoor mall built in 1937 with an art deco–style dome & 4 shop-filled hallways branching out. Russian Market / ផ្សារទួលទំពូង (16 min) Bustling market with vendors selling a wide array of souvenirs, clothing & other goods, plus food. Choeung Ek Genocidal Center (35 min) Execution & burial site of victims of the Khmer Rouge, with a glass-walled stupa full of skulls. Orussey Market (18 min) Sprawling, buzzing indoor market with stalls selling food, housewares, clothing & electronics. Independence Monument (16 min) Landmark 20-m tower built in 1958 to celebrate Cambodia's independence from France. Wat Phnom (19 min) Buddhist temple built on site of 14th-century pagoda & at 27 m, tallest religious structure in city. Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (11 min) Grim museum of the Cambodian genocide housed in a former Khmer Rouge prison & interrogation center. Cambodia-Vietnam Monument (15 min) Concrete monument celebrating the alliance between Vietnam & Cambodia after the war in the 1970s. Phnom Penh Night Market (16 min) Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot. (11 min) Temple in Royal Palace complex named for its floor of silver tiles & home to bejeweled Buddhas. |