Stay
Raffles Hotel Le Royal features 170 luxury rooms, ranging from State Rooms to the expansive Royal Suite. Each of the spacious rooms are tastefully appointed with Cambodian art style furnishings. State Rooms are a blend of colonial charm and modern comfort with a private balcony. We recommend that you book a State Room Pool View which are very quiet and overlook the central courtyard and pool. Business travellers will appreciate the extra space in Colonial Suites.
In the original heritage building of the Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Landmark Rooms have high ceilings, wooden floors, historic marble bathrooms with claw-foot bath. Some rooms have a small balcony with views of the pool or gardens. The Personality Suites are each individually dedicated to famous dignitaries who have stayed at the hotel and contain artefacts and memorabilia associated with the guest.
ChildCare
Children are welcome to stay at Raffles Hotel Le Royal. There are interconnecting rooms available which are suitable for families. There is also a swimming pool and babysitting services can be arranged on request.
Dine
The five restaurants and bars at the Raffles Hotel Le Royal, feature everything from traditional French cuisine to buffet-style Cambodian breakfasts. Restaurant Le Royal is Phnom Penh’s most elegant dining room and serves Royal Khmer and modern French cuisine. Café Monivong has a relaxed colonial feel with the option of outdoor terrace dining. Enjoy an afternoon G&T at The Writers Bar or light snacks and specialty iced tea at the Poolside Terrace. But it is the Elephant Bar that is still an institution in the city where you can enjoy signature cocktails and live piano music.
Relax
The Amrita Spa at the Raffles Hotel Le Royal offers carefully selected treatments and therapies from around the world and there is also a fully equipped gym, sauna, Jacuzzi and steam room. There are two swimming pools including the outdoor 80-foot pool, which is shaded by mature palm trees and frangipanis.
Experience
In the surrounds are numerous historical and cultural attractions that you can visit on an organised tour through Raffles Hotel Le Royal or independently. Set aside 2-3 days to explore Phnom Penh. It takes half a day to visit the Museum of Genocide at Tuol Sleng Prison and the Khmer Rouge ‘Killing Fields’, which is about 16 km away. The rest of the popular sites can be squeezed into a single day.
Best time to go
Mar-Apr, Oct-Dec
Currency
Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
Location The Raffles Hotel Le Royal is located in the Wat Phnom district of Phnom Penh, deep in the heart of this riverside Phnom Penh city. Majestically colonial in feel, this iconic hotel still retains the secret charm of Cambodia and is the perfect base for your stay in Phnom Penh.
Getting There There are no direct flights to Cambodia from the UK, but good connections are available from major Asian destinations. You can fly with Thai Airways to Bangkok, Malaysian Airlines to Kuala Lumpur or British Airways via Hong Kong. From there you can take the budget airline Air Asia or Dragon Air. The total journey time, excluding transit, is about 15 hours. Phnom Penh airport is 30 minutes from the centre. Your hotel will pick you up. From Phnom Penh you can take direct flights to Siem Reap, which now operates on daily basis.
When to go The ideal time to visit Cambodia is between November and February when it is cool and dry. In the beginning of March, the heat begins to build until April when it can be quite oppressive and uncomfortable. In May and June the southwestern monsoon brings a measure of relief and also high humidity. The wet season, lasts until October but it rarely rains all day. It generally rains short spurts mostly in the afternoon or evening. Although the wet season can be a low season for tourism it has its own advantages. It is when the Angkor complex is at its most beautiful, the vegetation is lush, the moats for full of water and there are less tourists so you can explore the temples in peace.
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