Best Hotels with Activities in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh sits where the Tonle Sap and Mekong rivers meet, and that confluence shapes the whole trip: a riverside promenade for evening walks, tuk-tuks instead of a rental car, and a compact old quarter around the Royal Palace that a family can cover on foot. Hotels cluster in Daun Penh, a 5 to 15 minute tuk-tuk ride from Aeon Mall, the National Museum and Wat Phnom. The rainy season, roughly May to October, means afternoon downpours, so a hotel pool matters more here than in a drier capital. Traffic is dense and pavements are uneven in places, so a stroller works best on the riverside walkway rather than the older backstreets.