Amansara
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Character and identity
Set behind an unmarked black gate on a busy Siem Reap arterial, Amansara occupies the 1960s royal guesthouse King Norodom Sihanouk built as Villa Princière, restored by the late Kerry Hill into a modernist enclave of cream walls, terrazzo floors and long colonnaded corridors shaded by soaring trees. There are just 24 suites, a K-shaped pool from the original design, a newer lap pool, and a discreet spa wing scented with local flowers and fruit. The Restaurant, a circular domed dining room, anchors the courtyard. Service is attentive but unfussy, and arrival is by vintage 1965 black Mercedes-Benz limousine.
Who's it for
Best for:
Design literates, history buffs and Angkor-bound couples who want a small, cultured base with serious access. The draw is the Aman experience programme: a personal guide for your stay, private temple tours with in-house archaeologist Seng Kompheak, meditation with an English-speaking Khmer monk, helicopter trips to remote ruins, and dinners at the resort's Khmer Village House near Angkor Wat.
Should look elsewhere:
Families with young children and beach-seekers will be happier in Cambodia's coastal resorts. The hotel sits on a busy road rather than in seclusion, the kitchen is deliberately small in scope, and guests with mobility issues should know there are short flights of two or three steps around the property.
Bottom line
What you are paying for is access, not square footage: the guide, the archaeologist, the temple privileges, the vintage Mercedes, and 20 years of community roots that translate into experiences no other Siem Reap hotel can replicate. Book a Pool Suite for the added courtyard seclusion, build in at least three nights to use the Angkor programme properly, and do not skip the Khmer Village House dinner.
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