Yolanda Carslaw reviews the Pavillon D'Orient, a hotel with a leafy pool garden and a great value in-house massage in Siem Reap.
The b & b rates include free tuk-tuk transport around the temples
HOMELY BOUTIQUE
PAVILLON D'ORIENT
LOCATIONIn a quiet residential neighbourhood 10 minutes by tuk-tuk from downtown.
CHARACTER
French/Cambodian-owned and newly built in the style of a colonial mansion. Reception and restaurant are open-air but covered, and rooms occupy a pair of two-storey cream-painted buildings overlooking a leafy pool garden with double sunbeds. Décor is graceful and understated, with wide staircases, cream balustrades and vintage posters, magazine plates and prints. Personal touches are everywhere – the stand of sunhats in reception, tubs of umbrellas for guest use, a photocopied bedtime story at turndown time. Staff are warm and friendly and an in-house local massage is exceptional value at £6.
ROOMS
18, all the same size. Our ground-floor twin had two outsized single beds, flowing mosquito nets, super-soft linen, silk throws, cream blackout curtains, a little veranda, a flatscreen television and an excellent shower. The superb fruit was replenished daily with finger bananas, pomegranate, longan and papaya. Extra beds are free for under-12s and £10 per night otherwise.
FOOD
Breakfast is excellent, with hot options as well as croissants and bowls of unusual and tempting home-made jams (pineapple, fig). The peaceful all-day restaurant, Le Planteur, is great value – mains from £3.50, beer from £1.
WE LIKE
The b & b rates include free tuk-tuk transport around the temples, in town and to the lake, from sunrise to 10pm – as well as airport transfers. The hotel arranges reliable guides at the market rate of £17 a day, so exploring is hassle-free.
NOT SO KEEN
Not the most convenient location for nightlife.
ESSENTIALS
00855 63 760646; www.pavillon-orient-hotel.com From £64 per room b & b.
CHARACTER
French/Cambodian-owned and newly built in the style of a colonial mansion. Reception and restaurant are open-air but covered, and rooms occupy a pair of two-storey cream-painted buildings overlooking a leafy pool garden with double sunbeds. Décor is graceful and understated, with wide staircases, cream balustrades and vintage posters, magazine plates and prints. Personal touches are everywhere – the stand of sunhats in reception, tubs of umbrellas for guest use, a photocopied bedtime story at turndown time. Staff are warm and friendly and an in-house local massage is exceptional value at £6.
ROOMS
18, all the same size. Our ground-floor twin had two outsized single beds, flowing mosquito nets, super-soft linen, silk throws, cream blackout curtains, a little veranda, a flatscreen television and an excellent shower. The superb fruit was replenished daily with finger bananas, pomegranate, longan and papaya. Extra beds are free for under-12s and £10 per night otherwise.
FOOD
Breakfast is excellent, with hot options as well as croissants and bowls of unusual and tempting home-made jams (pineapple, fig). The peaceful all-day restaurant, Le Planteur, is great value – mains from £3.50, beer from £1.
WE LIKE
The b & b rates include free tuk-tuk transport around the temples, in town and to the lake, from sunrise to 10pm – as well as airport transfers. The hotel arranges reliable guides at the market rate of £17 a day, so exploring is hassle-free.
NOT SO KEEN
Not the most convenient location for nightlife.
ESSENTIALS
00855 63 760646; www.pavillon-orient-hotel.com From £64 per room b & b.
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