8 Best Hotels in Siem Reap — Angkor Wat & Pub Street (2026)
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8 Best Hotels in Siem Reap — Angkor Wat & Pub Street (2026)

T TopOfHotel Editorial Team Published January 15, 2024 Updated May 27, 2026 15 min read
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Look, Siem Reap exists for one reason and it's the greatest reason in Southeast Asia — Angkor Wat at sunrise. World's largest religious monument, five lotus-bud towers reflecting in the moat as monks walk past in saffron robes. Add the Bayon's 216 stone faces in Angkor Thom, the strangler-fig roots eating Ta Prohm (yes, the Tomb Raider temple), Pub Street's cheap cold Angkor beer, and the Old Market for silver and silk, and a 3-day temple pass becomes basically a religion. Our 8 picks split into a few clear lanes. Splurge-worthy heritage: Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor (the 1932 colonial grande dame from THB 12,500), Park Hyatt Siem Reap from THB 8,900, Shinta Mani Angkor (Bill Bensley-designed) from THB 7,500. Solid mid-range: Victoria Angkor, Borei Angkor, Le Méridien (closest to Angkor Wat gate). Value: FCC Angkor from THB 3,800, Jaya House River Park from THB 2,600 (which somehow scores 9.3, our highest). All within 10-15 min of the main Angkor gate and rated 8.0+ on Agoda + Booking.com.

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Look, Siem Reap exists for one reason and it's the greatest reason in Southeast Asia — Angkor Wat at sunrise. World's largest religious monument, five lotus-bud towers reflecting in the moat as monks walk past in saffron robes. Add the Bayon's 216 stone faces in Angkor Thom, the strangler-fig roots eating Ta Prohm (yes, the Tomb Raider temple), Pub Street's cheap cold Angkor beer, and the Old Market for silver and silk, and a 3-day temple pass becomes basically a religion. Our 8 picks split into a few clear lanes. Splurge-worthy heritage: Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor (the 1932 colonial grande dame from THB 12,500), Park Hyatt Siem Reap from THB 8,900, Shinta Mani Angkor (Bill Bensley-designed) from THB 7,500. Solid mid-range: Victoria Angkor, Borei Angkor, Le Méridien (closest to Angkor Wat gate). Value: FCC Angkor from THB 3,800, Jaya House River Park from THB 2,600 (which somehow scores 9.3, our highest). All within 10-15 min of the main Angkor gate and rated 8.0+ on Agoda + Booking.com.
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Reviews · 8 top hotels

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Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor — hotel No. 1 #1 Iconic stay · 5-star colonial heritage by the Royal Gardens 9.2

📍 Heart of Siem Reap, right beside the Royal Gardens, a 10-minute walk from Pub Street and the Old Market

🏛️ Open since 1932 — over 90 years of history 🌿 Colonial-style pool set in a shady garden 💆 Amrita Spa with 5-star treatments
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Topping the list is the Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor, an icon that has stood on Siem Reap's main avenue since 1932 — over 90 years of history, right next to the Royal Gardens. The white French colonial building has been kept up beautifully, wrapped around a classic garden pool, with the Amrita Spa, three restaurants and large rooms full of teak furniture. Pub Street and the Old Market are a 10-minute walk away, and Angkor Wat sits about 6 km out, roughly a 15-20 minute tuk-tuk ride the hotel arranges each morning. It carries the highest review score on this list at 9.2/10, and the standard package includes breakfast for two and an airport tuk-tuk transfer. Rooms start at around $357 a night — the priciest pick here, but you are paying for a piece of Indochina that no other hotel in town can copy.

  • Over 90 years of history, with charm no other hotel matches
  • Raffles service with attention to every detail
  • Right by the Royal Gardens in the heart of town
  • Highest price on the list, from about $357 a night
  • Some rooms keep older period decor that can feel dated
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Park Hyatt Siem Reap — hotel No. 2 #2 modern 5-star · best location in town 9

📍 Heart of Siem Reap — a 5-minute walk to Pub Street and about 10 minutes to the Old Market

📍 Best location in Siem Reap, close to Pub Street 🏊 Large, attractive outdoor pool 💆 The Spa by Park Hyatt for wellness and massage
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Park Hyatt Siem Reap is the modern 5-star pick for travelers who want top-end comfort and the best address in town. Pub Street — Siem Reap's main eating-and-drinking strip — is a 5-minute walk away, and the Old Market (Phsar Chas) is about 10 minutes on foot, which puts you closer to the action than any other luxury hotel here. The building mixes modern design with contemporary Khmer art, and rooms come with a king bed, a full mini-bar and a roomy marble bathroom. A large outdoor pool sits in a relaxed lounging area, and The Spa by Park Hyatt handles traditional Khmer massage and wellness. Angkor Wat is roughly 6 km out, about a 15-minute tuk-tuk ride. It scores 9.0/10 with rooms from about $254 a night.

  • Best location of the luxury hotels — a 5-minute walk to Pub Street
  • Modern 5-star design that works in contemporary Khmer art
  • Excellent outdoor pool and the The Spa by Park Hyatt
  • From about $254 a night — a real luxury budget
  • Modern feel lacks the historic colonial charm of Raffles
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Shinta Mani Angkor — hotel No. 3 #3 Boutique · Award-winning design, social enterprise 9.1

Shinta Mani Angkor

From ~$214

📍 Central Siem Reap in the French Quarter, near the Old Market and about a 10-minute walk from Pub Street

🏆 Internationally award-winning design by Bill Bensley 🤝 Social enterprise that helps develop the local community 🏊 Outdoor pool with a boutique feel
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Shinta Mani Angkor is a 5-star boutique in the French Quarter, the quieter heart of Siem Reap, with interiors by the well-known designer Bill Bensley and a guest score of 9.1/10 (Agoda 9.0, Booking 9.2). It runs as a social enterprise — a slice of what you pay goes into vocational training and community projects in Cambodia — so the stay does a bit of good on top of looking great. It is a small property with few rooms, which keeps service personal but means you should book ahead, especially in high season from November to March. Pub Street is about a 10-minute walk, the Old Market sits nearby, and Angkor Wat is roughly 6 km out, about 15 minutes by tuk-tuk that the hotel arranges. Rates start at $214 a night, breakfast included.

  • Internationally award-winning Bill Bensley design with a distinctive look
  • A social enterprise — staying here helps the Siem Reap community
  • Personal 5-star service in a small-hotel setting
  • Few rooms, so it books out fast in high season
  • Rates start at $214 a night, upscale-boutique territory
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FCC Angkor by Avani — hotel No. 4 #4 Colonial Riverside · standout atmosphere 8.5

FCC Angkor by Avani

From ~$109

📍 On the Siem Reap River in the heart of town — a 10–15 minute walk to Pub Street and about 10 minutes to the Old Market

🏛️ Set in an old French colonial building 🌊 Riverside setting on the Siem Reap River 🍽️ The well-known FCC restaurant on site
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FCC Angkor by Avani is a 4-star hotel set in an old French colonial building on the Siem Reap River, right in the heart of town. The name stands for Foreign Correspondents' Club, and the FCC restaurant has been a long-running meeting spot for travelers passing through Siem Reap. There's an outdoor pool surrounded by shady trees, and the riverside setting is especially pretty in the evening when the light goes gold on the water. It scores 8.5/10 (8.4 on Agoda, 8.6 on Booking), with most reviews praising both the atmosphere and the value. Pub Street is a 10–15 minute walk and the Old Market about 10 minutes, while Angkor Wat sits roughly 6 km away — a 15–20 minute tuk-tuk ride. Rates start from about $109 a night, which is excellent value for the character you get here.

  • Colonial riverside feel on the Siem Reap River, one of a kind
  • The well-known FCC restaurant with great atmosphere
  • Strong value for the atmosphere and location you get
  • Some colonial-style rooms run smaller than expected
  • Fewer amenities than a 5-star hotel
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Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa — hotel No. 5 #5 5-star resort · big pool near the Royal Gardens 8.7

📍 Central Siem Reap near the Royal Gardens, a 10-to-15-minute walk from Pub Street and about 6 km from Angkor Wat

🏊 Large resort pool, the property's standout feature 💆 Victoria Spa with a full massage and wellness menu 💰 Better value than Raffles at the 5-star tier
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Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa is the 5-star pick that lands well below Raffles on price while still feeling like a proper resort. It sits near the Royal Gardens in central Siem Reap, a 10-to-15-minute walk from Pub Street, with Angkor Wat about 6 km away and roughly a 15-minute tuk-tuk ride. The colonial-style building wraps around a large resort pool that families single out as the highlight, and the Victoria Spa runs a full massage and wellness menu in-house. Rooms are roomy with private balconies, big beds and marble bathrooms, and the buffet breakfast comes included. Rates open at about $149 a night and run to roughly $400 for the top rooms. There is also generous parking if you arrive by car. With review scores of 8.7/10, it earns its keep as a family-friendly 5-star you can actually fit in the budget.

  • 5-star from about $149 — clearly better value than Raffles
  • Large resort pool that families love
  • Victoria Spa runs a full menu on site
  • Colonial-heritage feel can't match Raffles next door
  • Some of the decor is showing its age
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Jaya House River Park — hotel No. 6 #6 Eco-luxury boutique · highest score 9.3 on the list 9.3

📍 On the Siem Reap River, a quieter pocket of the city center about 15 minutes' walk from Pub Street and roughly 6 km from Angkor Wat

Scores 9.3/10 — the highest on this list 🌿 Eco-luxury: no single-use plastic anywhere in the hotel 🌊 On the Siem Reap River, a quiet calm setting
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Jaya House River Park is a small 5-star eco-luxury boutique on the Siem Reap River, and it carries the highest guest score on this whole list — 9.3/10 on Agoda. That number is the real story here: it comes from genuinely personal service rather than marble lobbies. The hotel runs a strict plastic-free policy through the building and pours filtered water instead of bottles, so it is one of the greener stays in town without making a fuss about it. You sleep on a calmer stretch of the river than the Pub Street crowd, but you are still close to everything — about 15 minutes on foot to the bars and roughly 6 km to Angkor Wat. Rates start at $194 a night and a high-quality breakfast is built into the price.

  • Highest score on the list at 9.3/10
  • Eco-luxury with a plastic-free policy
  • Quiet boutique feel right on the river
  • Very small, so book 2-3 months ahead in high season
  • Starts at $194 a night — upscale eco-luxury
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Borei Angkor Resort & Spa — hotel No. 7 #7 4-star resort · best value 8.3

📍 Central Siem Reap, about a 10–15 minute walk from Pub Street and roughly 6–7 km from Angkor Wat

🏊 Resort outdoor pool 💰 From about $74/night — strong value 💆 Full spa and wellness
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Borei Angkor Resort & Spa is the value pick of this Siem Reap list — a 4-star with a proper outdoor pool and a full spa, but at a price that undercuts the 5-star places by a wide margin. It sits in the town centre, so you are a 10–15 minute walk (or a 5-minute tuk-tuk) from Pub Street, and roughly 6–7 km from Angkor Wat. The score lands at 8.3/10, with guests rating it 8.2 on Agoda and 8.4 on Booking. Rooms are done in a modern Khmer style and some come with a balcony over the pool or garden. Prices start at about $74 a night, which makes it an easy call for families and travelers who want a pool and a spa without paying 5-star money.

  • 4-star with pool and spa from about $74 — excellent value
  • Central location, easy to get around town
  • Family-friendly with a wide pool
  • Less hands-on service than a 5-star
  • Some rooms are starting to feel dated
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Le Méridien Angkor — hotel No. 8 #8 5-star · closest to Angkor Wat at 2 km 8.6

Le Méridien Angkor

From ~$166

📍 Near Angkor Wat — only 2 km from the entrance gate, about a 5–10 minute tuk-tuk ride; Siem Reap airport sits roughly 9 km away.

🛕 Closest to Angkor Wat on the list — 2 km 🏊 Large 5-star resort pool 🌅 Built for an early sunrise tour
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Le Méridien Angkor sits closer to Angkor Wat than any other hotel here — 2 km from the entrance gate, roughly a 5–10 minute tuk-tuk ride. That proximity is the whole reason to book it: when the sunrise tour means leaving at 4:30–5:00 AM, you start the day rested instead of bleary from a long transfer. It scores 8.6/10 on Agoda, and the reviews keep landing on the same two things — the location and the consistent 5-star service. Rooms run spacious with quality finishes, and the garden-view ones draw the warmest write-ups. There is a large resort pool for the afternoon, a spa doing Khmer massage and wellness treatments, and a buffet breakfast that gets real praise. Rates open around $166 a night. The trade-off is distance from town: you are further from the centre and Pub Street than the other picks here.

  • Closest to Angkor Wat — 2 km from the gate
  • Built for the 4:30 AM sunrise tour
  • 5-star with full pool and spa on site
  • Further from the centre and Pub Street than the others
  • Tuk-tuk needed for everything in town, costs add up
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📊Comparison · all 8 hotels

#HotelStarsScoreFrom / nightAreaHighlight
1Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor59.2~$357About 7 km from Siem Reap International Airport (REP); airport transfer available for an extra fee#1 Iconic stay · 5-star colonial heritage by the Royal Gardens
2Park Hyatt Siem Reap59.0~$254Angkor Wat about 6 km away, roughly a 15-minute tuk-tuk ride; airport shuttle available#2 modern 5-star · best location in town
3Shinta Mani Angkor59.1~$214About 6 km from Angkor Wat, roughly 15 minutes by tuk-tuk arranged by the hotel#3 Boutique · Award-winning design, social enterprise
4FCC Angkor by Avani48.5~$109On the Siem Reap River in the town centre; Angkor Wat is about 6 km away, a 15–20 minute tuk-tuk ride#4 Colonial Riverside · standout atmosphere
5Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa58.7~$149About 6 km from Angkor Wat, roughly a 15-minute tuk-tuk ride; near the Royal Gardens in the town centre#5 5-star resort · big pool near the Royal Gardens
6Jaya House River Park59.3~$194On the Siem Reap River in the city center; Angkor Wat is about 6 km away, a 15-minute tuk-tuk ride#6 Eco-luxury boutique · highest score 9.3 on the list
7Borei Angkor Resort & Spa48.3~$74Central Siem Reap, roughly 6–7 km (about a 20-minute tuk-tuk) from Angkor Wat#7 4-star resort · best value
8Le Méridien Angkor58.6~$166Just 2 km from Angkor Wat; Siem Reap airport is about 9 km away with a hotel shuttle on offer.#8 5-star · closest to Angkor Wat at 2 km

Which one — by trip style

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#1 Iconic stay · 5-star colonial heritage by the Royal Gardens
Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor

#1 The Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor is Siem Reap's icon — a 5-star French colonial property with 90 years of history and a 9.2/10 score.

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#2 modern 5-star · best location in town
Park Hyatt Siem Reap

#2 Park Hyatt Siem Reap is a modern 5-star right in the center of town — pool, spa and Pub Street five minutes away, scoring 9.0/10.

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#3 Boutique · Award-winning design, social enterprise
Shinta Mani Angkor

#3 Shinta Mani Angkor is a 5-star design boutique where part of your bill funds community training, scoring 9.1/10.

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#4 Colonial Riverside · standout atmosphere
FCC Angkor by Avani

#4 FCC Angkor is a riverside French colonial building with a special atmosphere at a sensible price. Score 8.5/10.

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#5 5-star resort · big pool near the Royal Gardens
Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa

#5 A central 5-star resort where the large pool is the real draw, at a price that undercuts Raffles for the same star rating.

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#6 Eco-luxury boutique · highest score 9.3 on the list
Jaya House River Park

#6 Jaya House River Park takes the highest score on the list at 9.3/10 — an eco-luxury riverside boutique with internationally award-winning design.

Final picks

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Frequently Asked Questions

When's the best time to actually go?
November to February is the cool dry season — perfect for sunrise temple visits and Tonle Sap boat tours. March to May is brutally hot (38°C+) and rough for full-day Angkor. June to October brings rain, but the moats fill, the temples get moody, and crowds thin out.
1-day, 3-day or 7-day Angkor pass?
3-day pass (US$62) is the sweet spot — Day 1 small circuit (Angkor Wat sunrise, Bayon, Ta Prohm), Day 2 big circuit (Preah Khan, Neak Pean), Day 3 the further-out stuff like Banteay Srei. 1-day (US$37) feels rushed. 7-day (US$72) only for serious temple obsessives.
How do I actually get to Angkor Wat for sunrise?
Tuk-tuk for two runs THB 700-1,000 for the full day including 4:30am pickup, sunrise wait and the temple-circuit drive. Hotels on this list can arrange trusted English-speaking drivers. Bring a torch, mosquito spray, and US$ cash for the pass — Cambodian riel works too.
Pub Street area or out by the boulevard?
Pub Street / Old Market for restaurants, night market and walking convenience — Jaya House River Park and FCC Angkor sit on the river within 10 min. Park Hyatt and Raffles are on the leafier Wat Bo / Charles de Gaulle Boulevard, quieter and grander but you'll tuk-tuk for dinner.
Is Raffles d'Angkor actually worth the splurge?
If you want heritage, yes — it's been there since 1932 and the colonial bones are untouchable. Nothing else in Siem Reap competes on history. If you want modern luxury vibes, Park Hyatt or Shinta Mani give you more bang for the buck.
Best way to get from Bangkok?
Fly — Bangkok Airways direct BKK-REP, about 1 hour, THB 4,500-8,000 one-way. The overland route via Aranyaprathet-Poipet border is way cheaper but takes 8-10 hours and is genuinely exhausting. Save it for backpackers with time to burn.
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