Hotels in Cambodia

Also featured on the Gold List in: 2005, 2006

Built in 1932, this French colonial hotel with Art Deco furnishings and period architecture retains "a romantic, almost anachronistic ambience." After a day at the nearby temples, sip cocktails at the Elephant Bar, where Somerset Maugham once imbibed. Apsara Terrace hosts an Asian buffet and a Cambodian dance performance.

131 rooms

Amenities: Pool, Spa

Also featured on the Gold List in: 2005, 2006

This 1929 hotel has "real class," and the "old-world elegance" extends to Restaurant Le Royal and its French and Cambodian dishes. Rooms with Art Deco furnishings, Cambodian objets d'art, and claw-footed soaking tubs in the bathrooms were enhanced in 2006 with wireless Internet access. "The faultless staff found a great driver for me."

170 rooms

Amenities: Pool, Spa

Also featured on the Gold List in: 2005, 2006

Surrounded by "gardens, lakes, and pavilions," this six-year-old Khmer-inspired hotel with red-tile roofs is "a welcome oasis." In rooms, teak furniture is accented with Thai silk and handmade rugs. Perfect-scoring staff "accommodate you every time." The Spa offers a Khmer herbal mud wrap, and golf is available at the hotel's course, a 30-minute drive away.

238 rooms

Amenities: Pool, Spa