Siem Reap International Airport (REP) closed to passenger flights on 15 October 2023. Flights now use Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (SAI), about 50 km east of the city, and almost no hotels are near it, so the picks below are in Siem Reap itself, close to the Angkor temples.
One of Southeast Asia's finest boutique hotels — five minimalist whitewashed villas around a pristine pool in the quiet Wat Bo neighbourhood, with service levels that embarrass much larger competitors.
Bill Bensley's masterwork sits in the colonial quarter of Siem Reap — a jewel box of teak screens, silk lanterns, and hand-painted murals that doubles as a social enterprise supporting Cambodian hospitality training.
The Park Hyatt Siem Reap is a landmark of understated elegance in the heart of the city — 104 rooms of khmer-meets-contemporary design, an extraordinary pool courtyard, and The Parlour bar, which has become the city's most civilised meeting point.
Set on the Siem Reap River with a spectacular pool surrounded by ancient frangipani trees, La Résidence d'Angkor is Belmond's Cambodian jewel — 59 teak-and-sandstone cottages of pure Khmer elegance.
The grande dame of Indochina, open since 1932 and fully restored to its original art deco magnificence. The Grand Hotel d'Angkor is Cambodia's most storied address — a colonial masterpiece facing the Royal Gardens.
A palatial colonial-style resort inspired by the Angkor temples, Anantara Angkor combines genuine historical reverence with the brand's signature Thai-meets-Asian luxury — just 39 expansive suites surrounding a magnificent garden pool.