Travel & Leisure Asia Select Their Top Cambodian Hotels For Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2023

Online travel website Travel & Leisure Asia has selected their top Cambodian city hotels under a range of categories, as well as awarded the best Cambodian hotel pools, hotel spas, and best hotel managers in their Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2023. 

Travel & Leisure Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2023: Best Of Cambodia 

Best City Hotels In Cambodia

Among the Top City Hotels in the Kingdom in 2023, Travel & Leisure Asia selected Rosewood Phnom Penh as their top choice. Among the top ten City Hotels in the country, three were selected from Phnom Penh and seven were selected from Siem Reap.

1. Rosewood Phnom Penh 
2. Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor (Siem Reap)
3. Raffles Hotel Le Royal (Phnom Penh)
4. Shinta Mani Angkor & Bensley Collection Pool Villa (Siem Reap)
5. Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort (Siem Reap)
6. Anantara Angkor Resort & Spa (Siem Reap)
7. Hotel KVL (Phnom Penh)
8. Park Hyatt (Siem Reap)
9. Amansara Siem Reap 
10. FCC Angkor by Avani (Siem Reap)

Travel & Leisure Asia selected Rosewood Phnom Penh as their top Cambodian choice in 2023

Best Beach, Island, & Upcountry Hotels In Cambodia

Travel & Leisure Asia selected Shinta Mani Wild in Preah Sihanouk province as its top choice among the Best Beach, Island, and Upcountry Hotels in Cambodia. Out of the top ten hotels in the country, five were located in Preah Sihanouk province, while the others were situated in Koh Kong (2), Kampot (1), Kep (1), and Kampong Chhnang (1).

1. Shinta Mani Wild (Preah Sihanouk)
2. Six Senses Krabey Island (Preah Sihanouk)
3. Song Saa Private Island (Preah Sihanouk)
4. Amber Kampot (Kampot)
5. Cardamom Tented Camp, Trapeang Rung (Koh Kong)
6. The Royal Sands Koh Rong (Preah Sihanouk)
7. Koh Russey Villas & Resort (Preah Sihanouk)
8. Knai Bang Chatt (Kep)
9. Canvas & Orchids (Koh Kong)
10. Farmhouse Resort & Spa (Smiling Gecko), (Kampong Chhnang)

Best Hotel Pools In Cambodia

Travel & Leisure Asia also picked Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh as their top choice for the best Hotel Pool in the Kingdom. Six of the top ten Hotel Pools are located in Siem Reap province as a popular tourism site, while the other four can be found in Phnom Penh.

1. Raffles Hotel Le Royal (Phnom Penh)
2. Zannier Hotels Phum Baitang (Siem Reap)
3. Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor (Siem Reap)
4. Rosewood Phnom Penh 
5. Anantara Angkor Resort & Spa (Siem Reap)
6. Park Hyatt Siem Reap 
7. Templation (Siem Reap)
8. Plantation Urban Resort & Spa (Phnom Penh)
9. Amansara (Siem Reap)
10. Baitong Hotel & Resort (Phnom Penh)

Travel & Leisure Asia also picked Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh as their top choice for the best Hotel Pool in the Kingdom

Best Hotel Spas In Cambodia 

Among the top Hotel Spas in the Kingdom, Travel & Leisure Asia selected Six Senses Krabey Island as their top choice. Among the top ten in the country, three were selected from Phnom Penh, three from Siem Reap, Preah Sihanouk (2), Kep (1), and Kampong Chhnang (1). 

1. Six Senses Krabey Island (Preah Sihanouk)
2. Sense at Rosewood Phnom Penh (Phnom Penh)
3. Raffles Grand Hotel D’Angkor (Siem Reap)
4. Shinta Mani Angkor & Bensley Collection Pool Villas ( Siem Reap)
5. Knai Bang Chatt (Kep)
6. Amansara (Siem Reap)
7. Jivapita at Hyatt Regency (Phnom Penh)
8. Baitong Hotel & Resort, Phnom Penh
9. Song Saa Private Island (Preah Sihanouk)
10. Farmhouse Resort & Spa (Kampong Chhnang) 

Travel & Leisure Asia selected Six Senses Krabey Island as the best Hotel Spa in Cambodia in 2023

Best Hotel Managers In Cambodia 

Daniel Simon at Rosewood Phnom Penh was awarded the top manager for the year 2023. 

1. Daniel Simon (Rosewood Phnom Penh)
2. David Steyn (Shinta Mani Wild)
3. Dennis De Groot (Raffles Hotel Le Royal)
4. Giulio D’Alberto (Zannier Hotels Phum Baitang) 
5. Rina Mariani (Park Hyatt, Siem Reap)

Tourism in Cambodia

Tourism is a crucial sector of Cambodia's economy, and it is expected to play a significant role in the country's economic recovery in 2023. According to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2023 report, the tourism sector is projected to grow by 7.3% in 2023 before easing to 6.8% in 2024. The report also notes that the recovery of the tourism sector will result in growth in local trade, transport, and communications. In addition, the Phnom Penh Hotel Market Update 2020 reported that there were 313 hotels with 19,337 keys and 523 guesthouses in Phnom Penh in 2020. According to Ngouv Sengkak, the Director of the Siem Reap tourism department, in 2019 there were 259 hotels (with approximately 15,000 rooms) in Siem Reap. It is worth noting that the hotel sector in Cambodia is projected to grow by 13.01% (2023-2027).