check in time: 2:00 pmcheck out time: 12:00 pm. some have river views. there's a restaurant featuring a bar and outdoor seating. across the street from tonle sap river, this simple hotel is a kilometer from the historic royal palace and 11 minutes on foot from the national museum of cambodia. phnom penh international airport is 12 km away. casual rooms include free wi fi, flat screen tvs and desks, plus minifridges, and tea and coffeemaking facilities Phnom Penh International Airport 30 min
Wat Phnom (13 min) Buddhist temple built on site of 14th-century pagoda & at 27 m, tallest religious structure in city. Wat Ounalom Monastery (6 min) Temple, monastery, buddhism, and architecture Royal Palace (12 min) Richly ornamented 1866 palace complex, home to Cambodian kings & example of Khmer architecture. Central Market (11 min) Huge indoor mall built in 1937 with an art deco–style dome & 4 shop-filled hallways branching out. Koh Pich (11 min) Botumvatey Pagoda (6 min) This famous, ornate 15th-century Buddhist pagoda was established by King Ponhea Yat. Russian Market / ផ្សារទួលទំពូង (19 min) Bustling market with vendors selling a wide array of souvenirs, clothing & other goods, plus food. Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot. (17 min) Temple in Royal Palace complex named for its floor of silver tiles & home to bejeweled Buddhas. National Museum of Cambodia (11 min) Traditional Khmer art & religious artifacts in a 1920s building inspired by temple architecture. Independence Monument (8 min) Landmark 20-m tower built in 1958 to celebrate Cambodia's independence from France. Orussey Market (11 min) Sprawling, buzzing indoor market with stalls selling food, housewares, clothing & electronics. Phnom Penh Night Market (3 min) Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (15 min) Grim museum of the Cambodian genocide housed in a former Khmer Rouge prison & interrogation center. Choeung Ek Genocidal Center (39 min) Execution & burial site of victims of the Khmer Rouge, with a glass-walled stupa full of skulls. Cambodia-Vietnam Monument (6 min) Concrete monument celebrating the alliance between Vietnam & Cambodia after the war in the 1970s. |