a breakfast buffet is available. the simply decorated rooms and suites provide flat screen tvs, and tea and coffeemakers. some add sitting areas and/or furnished balconies. other amenities include a sauna, a steam room, hot tubs and a gym. in an area with shops, restaurants and cafes, this informal hotel is 6 minutes' walk from the tuol sleng genocide museum and 13 km from phnom penh international airport. a rooftop pool and a poolside bar offer city views, as does a down to earth restaurant. Phnom Penh International Airport 32 min
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (3 min) Grim museum of the Cambodian genocide housed in a former Khmer Rouge prison & interrogation center. Cambodia-Vietnam Monument (10 min) Concrete monument celebrating the alliance between Vietnam & Cambodia after the war in the 1970s. Orussey Market (18 min) Sprawling, buzzing indoor market with stalls selling food, housewares, clothing & electronics. Choeung Ek Genocidal Center (32 min) Execution & burial site of victims of the Khmer Rouge, with a glass-walled stupa full of skulls. Wat Ounalom Monastery (14 min) Temple, monastery, buddhism, and architecture Independence Monument (7 min) Landmark 20-m tower built in 1958 to celebrate Cambodia's independence from France. Phnom Penh Night Market (15 min) Wat Phnom (16 min) Buddhist temple built on site of 14th-century pagoda & at 27 m, tallest religious structure in city. Royal Palace (13 min) Richly ornamented 1866 palace complex, home to Cambodian kings & example of Khmer architecture. Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot. (11 min) Temple in Royal Palace complex named for its floor of silver tiles & home to bejeweled Buddhas. Koh Pich (14 min) Central Market (10 min) Huge indoor mall built in 1937 with an art deco–style dome & 4 shop-filled hallways branching out. National Museum of Cambodia (12 min) Traditional Khmer art & religious artifacts in a 1920s building inspired by temple architecture. Botumvatey Pagoda (11 min) This famous, ornate 15th-century Buddhist pagoda was established by King Ponhea Yat. Russian Market / ផ្សារទួលទំពូង (18 min) Bustling market with vendors selling a wide array of souvenirs, clothing & other goods, plus food. |