Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor

Heritage buildings and French gardens in a plantation-style setting.

Grand Hotel d’Angkor’s location in the leafy Old French Quarter of Siem Reap, facing the Royal Palace and close to the Angkor National Museum, makes it the perfect spot to begin your Angkorian adventure. From here it is a short stroll or tuk tuk ride along the beautiful riverside to the town’s colourful markets and an 8 km ride to the fabled temples of Angkor; the new Siem Reap International Airport is 50 km away.

Explore Grand Hotel d’Angkor

Step into the pages of history and write your own chapter with the help of our exceptional facilities and services.

Grand Hotel d’Angkor opened its doors in 1932, a superb example of the great European resort hotels that flourished in Asia in the 1930s, when globetrotting was a glamorous high society pastime and word of the temples at Angkor Wat was getting around. Bungalow culture was thriving in Cambodia, but after long journeys to far-off foreign places, sophisticated guests desired rooms that provided all the comforts of home, with bathrooms, private balconies and inspiring views. They looked for a restaurant and bar where they could share stories and laugh about each other’s exploits. And so the Grand Hotel d’Angkor came into being, constructed in the finest French Art Deco style with local influences. Early plans for 40 rooms quickly became 60, then more as demand increased and the travel industry boomed. The original timber elevator in the lobby – the oldest lift in Indochina – has taken movie stars, prime ministers, iconic first ladies and sultans to their spacious guest rooms. The halls, salons and gardens have set the stage for incredible joy and peaceful negotiations, having also witnessed unthinkable grief in more troubled times. In 2019 the hotel underwent an extensive renovation, which saw its 119 rooms and suites and other architectural features restored to their former glory.