Temple road, town or paddies
Every hotel on this list holds a MICHELIN Key, and none is anywhere near a ship. In Siem Reap you're choosing a base for Angkor — the temple road, the centre or the rice fields outside town.
How we chose
There's no river to sleep beside here. The ship is hours away at Kampong Cham or in Phnom Penh, so we chose for the temples, the pool and a rating we trust.
All six hold MICHELIN Keys — two each for Amansara and Zannier Phum Baitang, one for the other four.
The order isn't a ranking by price. Distance matters more: the airport is about 50 km out, and the rice-field hotel adds to that.
The hotels
Quick picks
| Hotel | Style | Rating | Position | Pick it for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor | Grand | One MICHELIN Key | — | 35-metre pool and a cage lift |
| Park Hyatt Siem Reap | Spa | One MICHELIN Key | Aqua's high-water transfer gathers here | Courtyard pool, three-storey spa |
| Shinta Mani Angkor & Bensley Collection Pool Villas | Design | One MICHELIN Key | — | Bill Bensley's pool villas |
| Amansara | Historic | Two MICHELIN Keys | — | King Sihanouk's former guest house |
| FCC Angkor by Avani | On the water | One MICHELIN Key | By the Siem Reap River | Walkable, in the old Governor's residence |
| Zannier Phum Baitang | Quiet | Two MICHELIN Keys | — | Stilted villas among the rice paddies |
Grand35-metre pool and a cage lift
131 rooms in a French colonial hotel with 1930s Art Deco furnishings, a cage lift and a 35-metre lap pool; about 8 km from Angkor.
The grand colonial pick, on the road to the temples. Book it for the pool and the cage lift as much as the location.
See rates on Booking.comSpaCourtyard pool, three-storey spa
107 rooms around a central courtyard pool and water garden, with a three-storey Spa Indochine.
The central pick, on Sivutha Boulevard. It's also the practical one before an Aqua Mekong high-water sailing, since the lake transfer gathers here.
See rates on Booking.comDesignBill Bensley's pool villas
115 rooms designed by Bill Bensley, with the Bensley Pool Villas at the top of the range and the Kroya Khmer restaurant.
The design pick in town. Ask for a Bensley Pool Villa if the budget runs that far.
See rates on Booking.comHistoricKing Sihanouk's former guest house
Once King Sihanouk's guest house, in 1960s New Khmer architecture; 24 suites, half with a private pool.
The rarest address of the six. There's no booking button for it here — book direct, or let us arrange it.
Ask us to book itOn the waterWalkable, in the old Governor's residence
Beside the Royal Residence on Pokambor Avenue, by the Siem Reap River
80 rooms in the old French Governor's residence, an Indochina Art Deco mansion, with a black-bottomed pool.
Central and walkable, with a history to it. The easiest Key in town to live with for three nights.
See rates on Booking.comQuietStilted villas among the rice paddies
45 thatched villas on stilts among gardens and rice paddies, the pool villas with plunge pools; about 90 minutes from the airport.
Quiet luxury, just outside town. Allow for the longer drive on arrival day.
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Leaving for the ship
Siem Reap-Angkor International is about 50 km from town, 60–90 minutes by road. The official shuttle is $8; a private car starts around $35.
The main ticket office is open 5:00 am–5:30 pm, and tickets bought after 5:00 pm are valid from the next day. That frees the morning for an early start.
It meets at 8:30 am on boarding day, and Scenic asks you to land before 7:30 am. On Scenic, book a night in town first.
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Quick answers
The Park Hyatt Siem Reap. In high water, Aqua's transfer to the lake shore gathers there.
Amansara and Zannier Phum Baitang. The other four on this page hold one each.
Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor, on the temple road about 8 km from Angkor.
Only of the Siem Reap River, at FCC Angkor. The Mekong and your ship are a long drive away.
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