Shinta Mani Angkor and Bensley Collection Pool VillasvsRaffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor
Both properties are recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor ranks slightly better than Shinta Mani Angkor. Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor comes in at 95 with endorsements from 15 sources such as Oyster, Lonely Planet and DK Eyewitness.
Shinta Mani Angkor and Bensley Collection Pool Villas Show All Reviews
Oum Khun Street, Siem Reap, Cambodia
From $120/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"Sister property of the sparkling Hôtel de la Paix, the Shinta Mani may be older, but it remains one of the best values in Siem Reap."
Fodor's
"Not only will you sleep and eat in luxurious style, your money will also help support projects bringing clean water, transportation, and jobs to underprivileged communities." Full review
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You can choose between a poolside room and a garden view.
DK Eyewitness
"Conveniently located in the heart of the French Quarter and set in a magnificently restored Colonial mansion, Shinta Mani is a wonderful hotel."
Star Service
"On a quiet street, behind a splashing fountain and surrounded by tropical foliage, this boutique-hotel occupies an old post office." Full review
Rough Guide
Star
"Idyllic, modern urban resort in a quiet side-street a short walk from the centre. A model of modern responsible tourism, the hotel is run as part of the Shinta Mani Foundation."
Oyster
Upscale
"The Shinta Mani Club is one of the most unique hotels in Cambodia." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
97.1
"A renovated 39-room hotel a ten-minute walk from the town center and a 15-minute drive from Angkor Wat." Full review
Afar Magazine
"From the sugar palm tree–fringed, black granite lap pool to the dangling daybeds where you’ll enjoy the decadent breakfast buffet, the Shinta Mani offers just the right mix of drama and comfort." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"American interiors whizz Bill Bensley has worked wonders at Shinta Mani Club boutique hotel in Siem Reap, which seduces with soft lighting, fragrant scents and stylish mod-Cambodian design." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Small, carefully designed luxury boutique hotel close to the heart of Siem Reap, and offers 39 compact, extremely elegant rooms that brim with state-of-the art simplicity and are tastefully decorated." Full review
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