Built c.1930, this colonial art deco building is Phnom Penh’s oldest hotel. Khmer Rouge generals took up residence when Phnom Penh fell in April 1975. On their departure, grenades were tossed into the basement and the building was gutted. After extensive renovation the hotel reopened in 1997.
When entering the room we saw that the room was in line with the interior of the lobby. It was an old classic room with dark wooden floor and a huge carpet in the middle of the room.
The room itself has a bed that was pretty comfortable, a couple of small tables, a couple of chairs and ce
ntral furniture that contained a couple of wardrobes, the safe, the mini bar and a medium size CRT TV (with a good selection of channels). The walls were in light yellow and the curtains were light green. The room was facing one of the pools. A nice feature was the high ceiling which made the room feel a bit cooler.
The bathroom was tiled in white and had a classical bathtub, a sink stand in the same style and a nice s
hower corner with a glass door. The sink was cracked by the way and it was leaking underneath. The amenities featured a nice series of shampoo, conditioner and shower gel and there was also a scrub to be used to rub of some of the dust after a long day of sightseeing in Phnom Penh.
The transport to the hotel in taxi was 9 USD and takes about 15-20 minutes. The city was quite quiet as we arrived on New Years day (the Buddhist New Year that is) so there was not that much traffic. The façade of the hotel was standing out comparing to the surroundings a
s it looked well kept compared to some of the buildings around. The lobby area oozes of elegance and tradition and the hotel staff quickly led us to a sofa and asked us to sit down while they prepared the paperwork. We got a welcome drink and soon the papers were ready and we were led to room 307 on the third floor.
s it looked well kept compared to some of the buildings around. The lobby area oozes of elegance and tradition and the hotel staff quickly led us to a sofa and asked us to sit down while they prepared the paperwork. We got a welcome drink and soon the papers were ready and we were led to room 307 on the third floor.When entering the room we saw that the room was in line with the interior of the lobby. It was an old classic room with dark wooden floor and a huge carpet in the middle of the room.
The room itself has a bed that was pretty comfortable, a couple of small tables, a couple of chairs and ce
ntral furniture that contained a couple of wardrobes, the safe, the mini bar and a medium size CRT TV (with a good selection of channels). The walls were in light yellow and the curtains were light green. The room was facing one of the pools. A nice feature was the high ceiling which made the room feel a bit cooler.The bathroom was tiled in white and had a classical bathtub, a sink stand in the same style and a nice s
hower corner with a glass door. The sink was cracked by the way and it was leaking underneath. The amenities featured a nice series of shampoo, conditioner and shower gel and there was also a scrub to be used to rub of some of the dust after a long day of sightseeing in Phnom Penh.The location of the hotel is not optimal either as most of the activities takes place nearer to the Royal Palace and Sisowath Quay we had to take tuk-tuk every time we wanted to go out to eat or go sightseeing.
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