3-Star Hotels in Phnom Penh

I highly recommend this guesthouse! It's located right in the city center, but on a quiet side street. It's about a 6-7 minute walk to the Monument, 20 minutes to the Royal Palace, and a little over 20 minutes to the riverside. The hotel has a pleasant courtyard, music, a billiard table, and an inexpensive restaurant. There's also an outdoor pool. Cute cats roam around! The guests are mostly Europeans. My room (106) was the closest to the pool, and it was quiet. The window faced a fence, but that suited me just fine. The room had everything I needed – a kettle, a fridge, and a large bed. You can get free drinking water from the cafe. A fantastic place!!

I enjoyed my stay here. The hotel is safe, comfortable, and conveniently situated in the Riverside district. It has a good cost performance (i.e. price-to-quality ratio). Not everything is perfect, but the staff makes up for it, they are friendly and helpful (special shout-out to Nita who is fantastic, she is the nicest person and she helped me with all my requests). I originally booked a basic room until I found out a few days ahead the room had no window (I did not read the description carefully enough), so I upgraded for a “standard double room” with window. The first room I moved into did not have hot water. The hotel was not able to fix it, so eventually they moved me to another room where the hot water worked, which was great. The room did not have a chair and desk, but I asked the staff and they brought one. At some point, Nita helped me arrange a laundry load. It was done overnight and cost 3 dollars, so it seems the laundry is outsourced to a nearby business. At night, the street can be a little loud, there are many bars, KTVs and nightclubs located here. But it did not bother me, I could sleep through it easily. Many of the bars have hordes of pretty women who, beginning at dusk, sit outside and come ask you to drink with them. They get your attention by shouting “hello”, “come here”, “handsome” and “bong” (mister) as you are walking by. In any event, this did not bother me, I never actually felt harassed and could come and go the hotel as I pleased. The description mentioned the room would have a minibar, but my room didn’t have one. Probably I could have asked for it, but I realized I didn’t need one. One morning, there was a visit by the police, they were checking visas and passports from all foreign hotel guests. This was unexpected, but it went smoothly. Overall, I’m very happy with my stay and would probably come here again. Not everything is perfect, but I give it 4.5 stars (4 stars for the price/quality/location plus an extra half-staff bonus for the staff, especially Nita).

What I liked about it : The receptionist is very friendly and helpful. : They have a lift. The room is actually big. It has ac, tv, fridge. They also have slippers provided, aside from the towels and toiletries. The breakfast buffet is nice also. : It is close to Virak Buntham. What can be improved : The door of my room gets stuck and requires a lot of effort to close. : The water in the shower takes long to drain.

The hotel is just few years old, modern decor with good bed, balcony, fridge, kettle and it is clean. Next door is a restaurant where breakfast is served as well as lunch or evening meal. It is in a quiet location giving good night sleep. If you prefer to eat elsewhere there are plenty of places nearby. Based short tuctuc ride from the airport. Definitely value for money, I will be returning.

A nice and clean hotel. The staff is very friendly. I booked a room with a city view but the room we got had a window to the corridor. When I informed the staff they upgraded our room to a vip room which was very nice of them.

In terms of space, privacy and perhaps not sharing breaths with everyone,, the pods are still the best option in Phnom Penh. Super wide, the mattress is soft enough and even the pillow was OK. There are four bathrooms that are fine but one wishes the toilets weren't part of the shower area in each cubicle. There are certainly cleaner appearing ones in town. St. 88 is walking distance to the airport bus stop at Kouch Kanong roundabout, so that's another plus.

The Point Misses the Mark: A Stay That Fell Short The Point Hotel had its moment—a sleek remodel a few years back—but time hasn’t been kind. What’s left is a place that feels worn at the edges, like a once-sharp suit now fraying at the cuffs. The staff? Polite, accommodating, even apologetic. But good intentions can’t paper over the cracks. My first room was a sauna masquerading as a 9th-floor suite. The AC wheezed and sputtered, utterly defeated by the Phenom Penh sun. No relief, no breeze—just stale, humid air and the creeping realization that I’d made a mistake. To add insult to injury, the Wi-Fi was practically nonexistent, turning what should’ve been a quick work call into a farce. Picture this: me, pacing a narrow corridor, hauling luggage up and down an elevator that demanded its own special key (which, of course, I kept forgetting). A comedy of errors—if only it were funny. Then came the housekeeper—efficient to the point of abrupt, offering solutions that felt more performative than practical. When I finally called Trip.com for help, the spotty connection turned the conversation into a game of broken telephone. (Irony, thy name is weak Wi-Fi.) The staff did relocate me to another room, but by then, the damage was done. Too many red flags, too little charm. I checked out early, still wondering what, exactly, ”The Point” was supposed to be. A lesson learned, if nothing else: sometimes, a fresh coat of paint isn’t enough.

The room was spacious, the AC was cool, and the bathtub had plenty of hot water. The front desk staff were very enthusiastic and spoke a little Chinese. Everything was clean, tidy, and comfortable.

Great stay great value nice decor in the building nicely situated from the town walking distance would definitely stay again

Hotel was ideal for our short stay, it’s in a perfect location it’s so close to the palace and water front. The room we had was in an apartment so there was another room which someone was staying in but we had separate bathrooms and the door could lock. Bed was a little hard, but everything was really clean and tidy. Public area modern but our room a little dated than the pictures. But staff very accommodating and friendly.