Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
70<br />
PHNOM PENH<br />
5<br />
WHERE TO STAY<br />
OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS<br />
Expensive<br />
Hotel InterContinental Phnom Penh <strong>The</strong> InterContinental is the place for<br />
business travelers. This luxury behemoth has every amenity and every in-room convenience—from<br />
wireless and in-room Internet to fine fitness, health, and beauty services.<br />
<strong>The</strong> downside is the location; the self-contained hotel is a long way from the city’s action<br />
in a fairly dreary part <strong>of</strong> town. Rooms are done in tidy carpet, dark-wood furnishings,<br />
patterned couches, striped raw silk curtains that match the spreads on the king-size beds,<br />
and marble detailing in the entryways. Everything is large and luxe and beds are fluffy<br />
and comfortable. Well-appointed bathrooms have separate showers and tubs with Art<br />
Deco faucets. Oak desks and floor-to-ceiling windows give guests that “power broker”<br />
feel (even if you’re just a small fish). <strong>The</strong> large outdoor pool has an Angkor Wat waterpark<br />
theme to it; there are stone carving decorations, and a red stone fountain <strong>of</strong> three<br />
elephant heads is the centerpiece. <strong>The</strong>re is, however, an elegant water-level bar, and the<br />
fitness center is the best in town.<br />
296 Blvd. Mao Tse Toung. & 023/424-888. Fax 023/424-885. www.ichotelsgroup.com. 346 units. $150–<br />
$190 double; $300 Executive/Regency suite; $3,000 Regency/Royal suite. AE, MC, V. Amenities: 2 restaurants;<br />
bar; 2 snack bars; babysitting; children’s playroom; concierge; great fitness center; Internet;<br />
outdoor pool; room service; sauna; spa. In room: A/C, TV, fridge, minibar, Wi-Fi.<br />
Juliana Hotel <strong>The</strong> Juliana is a good distance from the center <strong>of</strong> town, near the Olympic<br />
Stadium. It is popular with group tours. Rooms are situated around a luxurious<br />
central pool shaded by palms and with a terrace and lounge chairs: a bright spot in an<br />
otherwise dull landscape. <strong>The</strong> hotel is Thai-owned and managed and popular with<br />
regional businessmen. Standard rooms aren’t especially attractive and have aging red<br />
carpet and the nicks and scrapes <strong>of</strong> heavy use. That said, superior and deluxe rooms are<br />
large and well appointed in tidy carpet and light wood trim. Regal headboards top large<br />
beds, and there are nice rattan furnishings throughout. Be sure to request a nonsmoking<br />
room and check it out before checking in. Billing as a “city resort” kind <strong>of</strong> comes up<br />
short, but the Continental restaurant is inviting and the pool is a standout, even if rooms<br />
don’t quite pass muster.<br />
16 Juliana 152 Rd., Sangkat Vealvong. & 023/880-530 or 885-750 www.julianacambodia.com. 82 units.<br />
$60–$70 double; $200 suite. AE, MC, V. Amenities: 2 restaurants; lobby bar; babysitting; small health<br />
club; Internet; outdoor pool; room service. In room: A/C, TV, fridge, minibar.<br />
Moderate<br />
Town View Hotel <strong>The</strong>re are two Town View hotels very close to each other<br />
and they are both orientated very efficiently to the business traveler. Sparkling, clinical,<br />
and bright, they are actually a little antiseptic in a city that is anything but. <strong>The</strong> rooms<br />
are large and airy with TVs and every convenience you might need. <strong>The</strong> staff is also very<br />
helpful. <strong>The</strong>y have meeting rooms, a business center, and a conference hall, and the location<br />
is convenient both for the airport and the <strong>of</strong>fices around Monivong Boulevard. For<br />
Phnom Penh, the Town View amounts to a high-rise and the views from the upper floors<br />
give a good view <strong>of</strong> the city and its astonishing pace <strong>of</strong> development. <strong>The</strong> place is lacking<br />
in atmosphere, but its efficiency makes it a fantastic deal.<br />
No. 53 St. 113. & 023/991-139. Fax 023/991-139. www.townviewhotel.com. 56 units. $19 double with<br />
bathtub; $17 double with shower. MC, V. Amenities: Restaurant; bar; Internet; meeting rooms; room<br />
service. In room: A/C, TV, fridge, minibar.