Raffles Grand Hotel d'AngkorvsZannier Hotels Phum Baitang
Both Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor and Phum Baitang are endorsed by professional reviewers. Overall, Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor scores significantly higher than Phum Baitang. Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor scores 95 with accolades from 15 sources including Fodor's, Condé Nast Traveler and Concierge.
Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor Show All Reviews
1 Vithei Charles de Gaulle, Khum Svay Dang Kum, Siem Reap, Cambodia
From $369/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Insight Guides
"It has been refurbished by the Raffles group and can rightly claim to be one of Southeast Asia’s grandest hotels."
Concierge
"The attractive Art Deco decor is probably this famed hotel's greatest draw."
Travel + Leisure
"Carefully restored French colonial retreat features a lap pool inspired by Angkor’s royal baths." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The epitome of Colonial style and contemporary service, also one of the most established."
Star Service
"Angkor Wat's earliest sightseers stayed at the Grand Hotel d'Angkor, from whose raised veranda they climbed onto elephants' backs for the jungle journey to the temples." Full review
Rough Guide
Star
"Siem Reap’s most famous address, providing visitors with colonial elegance since 1932. Rooms, suites and villas are furnished in luxurious period style, decorated with Khmer artefacts."
Oyster
Luxury
"The Raffles Grand Hotel is one of Siem Reap's oldest and finest properties." Full review
Jetsetter
"Art Deco–meets–French colonial grandeur at this iconic grand dame near Angkor Wat." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Opened in 1932, the Raffles Grand d’Angkor has survived all the vagaries of recent Cambodian history and has hosted luminaries such as Charlie Chaplin, Somerset Maugham and the Clintons." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Set on 15 acres of manicured French gardens filled with more than 20,540 species of tropical plants." Full review
Zannier Hotels Phum Baitang
Phum Svaydangkum,, Siem Reap, Cambodia
From $392/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Wallpaper
"A collection of 45 private villas set in eight hectares of secluded gardens and rice fields, just ten minutes’ drive from Siem Reap." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Siem Reap’s latest resort, with 45 villas on stilts amid lemongrass fields and rice paddies, puts a serene, five-star spin on the area’s traditional wooden farmhouses." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"An eight-acre sprawl of lush jungle, lemongrass, and paddy fields hidden in the sleepy Cambodian countryside." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Within the resort lie two restaurants, two bars, a boutique, a 50 metre infinity pool and a Spa." Full review
Hideaway Report
93.0
"Sophisticated hotel on eight lush, manicured acres that replicates the look and feel of a traditional Cambodian village." Full review
Afar Magazine
"A serene stay just outside of town that captures the spirit of Cambodia." Full review
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For more relaxation, there’s the Spa Temple, where treatments incorporate coconut milk and local moringa oil to pamper guests after a day spent temple hopping.
Mr & Mrs Smith
"Inspired by traditional Khmer wooden houses, Phum Baitang’s private villas are dotted around a sprawling estate of landscaped grounds and verdant paddy fields." Full review
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Gone are the cold bucket showers and unavoidable creepy crawlies of the originals: guests at this tropical outpost of the Zannier group (their other property is a rustic-chic chalet in Mègeve) can indulge in king-size comfort, freestanding baths and private plunge pools or terraces.
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"This beautiful resort feels like a boutique Cambodian village." Full review
Michelin Guide
"Thatched-roof wooden villas rise up on stilts amid landscaped gardens and paddy fields, and the large swimming pool, like a mirror, reflects the image of towering palms overhead" Full review