La Rose Suites

Phnom Penh can be a bustling place with its busy streets, tourist attractions and popular monuments, which is exactly why La Rose Suites is such an attractive place to retreat to when visiting the city.

This cosy hideaway, tucked as it is down one of the lesser-visited streets in town, prides itself on sheltering guests with a walled garden, swimming pool and sun patio, plus a spa specialising in traditional therapies too; all rare treats for such a central Phnom Penh hotel. What’s more, despite the building’s relatively modest size, guestrooms and suites are in fact extremely spacious, with larger than average floorplans hosting grand four-poster beds, Khmer-inspired furnishings and generous bathrooms with both a tub and walk-in shower.

The style of these rooms, and indeed the rest of the hotel, is a pleasant mix of traditional patterns, ornaments and artwork, with a notably modern edge adding a luxury level or two. So while your writing desk looks antique and picture frames ornate, step into the bathroom and be greeted by walls of glass, chrome, granite and marble, for example. Some of the accommodation options are also easily big enough for their own lounge area and kitchen, should you like a little independence. And though the facilities at La Rose Suites are not comparable with some of the larger resorts nearby, there are massages available in the spa, a swimming pool and furnished sun patio surrounded by lush gardens, plush a separate splash pond for kids if travelling with little ones. Food is also of great importance here, with La Rose Suite’s restaurant specialising in fine dining versions of typical Cambodian cuisine, to be savoured either as a guest out for dinner or as a student during one of the hotel’s regular cookery classes!

Throughout, you will be greeted by both that contemporary-cool décor and design, as well as the knowledge that many of the effortlessly friendly team here have been sourced from a local social initiative. The aim is to provide employment opportunities in hospitality to those would need it most, and the result is a socially responsible boutique hotel with impossibly welcoming and enthusiastic staff, the best of all worlds.