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River Road, Siem Reap | Kingdom of Cambodia, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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La Residence d'Angkor by Orient-Express
Ranked #8 of 174 hotels in Siem Reap
4.5 of 5 stars 438 Reviews
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Germany
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Nice hotel, but overpriced”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012
1
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We stayed at La Résidence for three nights in February 2012. Our room, the premises in general and the bar were very nice and well maintained. However, we also had some negative experiences. We had pre-booked an English-speaking guide (and a driver) for three consecutive days through the hotel. It turned out that our guide's English was so poor that we simply could not understand him, and he was unable to understand our questions or discuss with us what we would like to see. Therefore, we requested a different guide after the first day. The hotel arranged for a new guide (who was fluent in English and knowledgeable, but not exceptional), but initially charged us the full price for the tour on the first day (after we complained, we were offered a 50% rebate). In view of the comparatively high prices for the tours offered, we expected exceptional quality, which we did not get. This also applied to the remaining services offered by the hotel: If I stay at a five star hotel, I expect my white laundry to remain white, and not be returned pink. I expect the staff to address me by name and understand my requests (after three days, the breakfast staff still did not understand that I asked for a large glass, which I did every morning). Besides, I am just unwilling to pay USD 22 for a Hamburger on the lunch / pool menu in a developing country. If a hotel operates in such price range, it's got to be exceptional - like, by the way, the Raffles (we dined at the Raffles - Le Grand Restaurant - every night, and the restaurant staff welcomed us by name already on the second evening, even though we had not made reservations). In general, the staff at the Raffles was noticeably older and better trained than at La Résidence.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Ashtead,Surrey
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
42 helpful votes 42 helpful votes
“Wonderful stay”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2012
2
people found this review helpful

We stayed for 4 nights as part of a tailor made tour.We had great time, everything is of a very high standard and the service is excellent -albeit a little slow at peak times of the day.The rooms are spacious and comfortable,,the food quality is excellent.Situated on the river, it takes about 5 -10 minutes to walk into the centre of Siem Reap.We visited Ankor Way at sunrise -beautiful. Many of the lesser known temples were equallyimpressive and visit to the land mine museum, a very humbling experience.

Room Tip: All rooms are good rooms.
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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Sydney, Australia
1 review
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“More than just temples”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012
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Siem Reap offers a lot more than just temples and we found La Residence d'Angkor a good base from where to explore the "other" Siem Reap. The downtown area boasts the night markets, lots of restaurants, bars and little shops selling handicrafts. Beware though were you eat, make sure the place is busy or eat at the hotel to ensure that you will not only get value for your money but will stay healthy as you explore the temples during the day and all the little side streets at night.
Our room was large and spotlessly clean. Service in all areas were very good. We liked the spa treatments and the pool area at night when we when often the only people at the pool. The only thing we did not like was leaving........ after being pampered for 4 nights, we did not look forward to the long trip back home.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Hong Kong, China
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Such a Rip-off!”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012
2
people found this review helpful

After reading all the reviews in this site, we booked this hotel for 3 nights and four days for our holiday in January and were quite disappointed. For such an expensive hotel, we thought they did not get quite a few things right.

1) Breakfast was very marginal and we were mostly doing lunches in pub street. Given that 1USD goes a long way in Siam Reap I thought the hotel dinner was very highly priced. We were not tempted to eat in after the horrible breakfast. I thought staff did not even make an effort to cater to us as we were vegetarians and din't like the food on offer.

2)The rooms were ok but need to be refurbished, the flush made such a noise our room and had to be set right in an odd way by pulling the knob up to stop the noise.

3) Of the four days we stayed there, internet was down for two days.

4) The Spa experience was terrible. The hotel booking gave me free credit that could be used in the SPA. I tried their sodashi purity facial and J'pong treatments and was quite disappointed by both. I was left in the sauna room and completely forgotten. Had to bang on the door quite a few times to be heard by the staff and to be attended. I need to mention that although the hotel was fully booked, I was the only person in the Spa. The staff were more interested in sticking to the said one hour than give me a good spa experience and relax me. The person who was doing my facial had her phone on and had to attend a call which I did not like.

For the price we paid, we would have liked to stay elsewhere.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Karin van Zyl, General Manager at La Residence d'Angkor by Orient-Express, responded to this review
17 February 2012
Dear MRAVCHA

Thank you for taking the time to review your stay at La Residence d’Angkor. It is through constructive comments like yours that we learn how we can improve our service.

After investigating your remarks it seems like our staff did not know that you are vegetarian. Our usual procedure for all special dietary needs is for the chef to personally discuss with the guests what they can eat and how he can assist them, somehow we overlooked this and we apologize.

As we are in a developing country, the Internet service provided by the local Internet company is not always reliable. As the country develops and grows, we believe that our Internet service will also improve and this will make life a lot easier for our guests!

The J’Pong spa treatment is a traditional Cambodian treatment and is difficult to compare with any other commercial spa treatments. Guests usually enjoy experiencing this authentic treatment, however we will in future give guests a better explanation of what to expect, to prevent disappointment. Our staff is not allowed to carry personal phones during working hours. Like you we were very disappointed that this rule was broken and have taken the necessary steps to ensure that this will not happen again.

Thank you once for choosing to stay at La Residence d’Angkor. We hope that you will return to Siem Reap one day and allow us to welcome you back to our property to experience our improved services.
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Sydney, Australia
2 reviews
“Loved it”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012

Loved every moment of our visit to La Residence d'Angkor. We chose the fastlane express immigration arrival and within 20 minutes of landing at the airport, we were at the hotel, with our passports and bags following a little while later. Looking at the long lines at the immigration counter, this really was worth the extra money. At the hotel we were greeted by the General Manager who quickly helped us to plan our tours for the 3 days. Get up early one morning to see the sunrise at Angkor Wat and remember to charge the batteries of your camera as you will want to take many pictures. When all other tourists went back to their hotels for breakfast we used the early morning to explore Bayon and Angkor Wat. We also did an afternoon trip to Banteay Srei, the most beautiful temple of them all. Small but with delicate carvings.
The hotel is lovely to return to in the middle of the day for a dip in the pool or an indulging spa treatment which we both enjoyed. Lunch in the airconditioned BBQ restaurant was lovely. We also met with the children from Together for Cambodia Orphanage who visit the hotel twice a day. Well behaved kids eager to practice their English and learn about life in Australia. The hotel supports this orphanage, so when you travel to Cambodia, you may want to contact them in advance to hear if there is anything you can bring from home for this worthy cause.
Our room was large with and had a beautiful big bathtub. Fresh flowers and fruit in the room every day and ample complimentary water. It really is a lovely place to stay

Room Tip: The rooms next to the pool is quiet
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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Address: River Road, Siem Reap | Kingdom of Cambodia, Siem Reap, Cambodia
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