Experts' Choice Award

Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor

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Top 1% of hotels in Siem Reap

8/10

What the experts agree on

Siem Reap's storied 1932 grande dame, set in 15 acres of lush gardens near Angkor Wat, pairs Art Deco-colonial elegance with a striking 35m lap pool inspired by ancient royal bathing ponds.

19 expert reviews

“It has been refurbished by the Raffles group and can rightly claim to be one of Southeast Asia’s grandest hotels.”

– Insight Guides

Concierge

"The attractive Art Deco decor is probably this famed hotel's greatest draw."

Tablet

19.5

"This is an authentic French Colonial hotel, palatial, filled with '30s Art Deco furnishings, claw-footed bathtubs, and an antique (though refurbished) cage elevator." Full review

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