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Best Siem Reap Hotels for Swimming Pools from Rooftop Pools to Treeline Views. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Best Siem Reap Hotel Swimming Pools – From Rooftop Infinity Pools to Treeline Views

The best Siem Reap hotel swimming pools include a monumental pool modelled on an ancient Khmer Empire royal baray at the Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, a rooftop pool looking through the tree canopy at riverside design hotel Treeline, and an infinity pool overlooking the Angkor temple forests at The Beige luxury tented camp.

As the temperature peaked at 35°C yesterday here in Siem Reap and perspiration trickled down my back, I found myself forming a mental list of the best Siem Reap hotel swimming pools. As the handyman climbed up a ladder to inspect our leaking air conditioner that had been blowing warm air for three days, I dreamt of climbing down a ladder into one of Siem Reap’s best hotel swimming pools – any of the pools below would’ve done very nicely.

Life in Cambodia’s northern city of Siem Reap is virtually back to normal – the ‘new normal’ of course, where we find ourselves frequently squeezing sanitiser into our hands, wearing face masks to go shopping, and having security staff check our temperatures on the way into supermarkets and malls. I slipped on a face mask before opening the door to the air-con guy (he was already wearing one) and sprayed the door handles with Simple Green after he left.

Staff at Siem Reap’s best hotels, many of which only recently re-opened for our postponed Khmer New Year holiday, wear clear face shields, check guest temperatures, and provide kits to guests that include masks, thermometers and sanitiser. Accommodation booking sites now rank hotels for the number of safety measures they have in place, from contactless check-in and check-out to physical distancing rules, and the Siem Reap hotels with the best swimming pools rank very well.

Best Siem Reap Hotel Swimming Pools – From Monumental Garden Pools to Rooftop Infinity Pools With Treeline Views

As I publish this, Cambodia has had no new cases of COVID-19 for the twelfth consecutive day (the last was reported on 14 August 2020), with just 273 cases, 264 cases recovered, and zero deaths. Berlin-based Tourlane recently released research results identifying the top 10 safest destinations in the world and Cambodia was #7 alongside Jordan, French Polynesia, Greece, Uruguay, Italy, Japan, Ireland, and Botswana. Thailand was #1 with 3,377 cases as at 16 August, with 440 in quarantine, 125 receiving treatment, 3,194 recovered, and 58 deaths. If I didn’t live in Cambodia, I know where I’d be heading when I could travel again.

Best Siem Reap Hotel Swimming Pools

A hotel with a swimming pool is a must in Siem Reap, especially if you’re planning to spend your days scrambling around the empty UNESCO World Heritage listed Angkor temples. The best Siem Reap hotel swimming pools include one of the city’s largest at stylish Templation, one of the closest hotels to Angkor Wat, and a palm-shaded pool at one of Siem Reap’s loveliest boutique properties, Maison Polanka. These are our picks of Siem Reap’s best hotel swimming pools and you’ll find reviews of more Siem Reap boutique hotels here, many with gorgeous swimming pools.

Templation

At 700 square metres and holding one thousand cubic meters of water, Templation’s colossal swimming pool is one of Siem Reap’s largest and is easily one of the best of the best Siem Reap hotel swimming pools. Located at the centre of two hectares of lush, sprawling, frangipani-filled gardens, the jade-coloured tiled pool is just what you need after a morning exploring the temples. Just three kilometres from Angkor Wat, the chic low-rise boutique resort is secreted down a lane off a quiet road on the edge of Angkor’s forests and yet just a 10-minute drive to the centre of Siem Reap. If that wasn’t enough to tempt you to stay, there are 29 more gorgeous private pools on the property, split between 20 pool suites and nine pool villas. Those private lodgings and an expansive, open-plan, alfresco area that holds the restaurant, lounge and bar, with plenty of space between seating, makes this a perfect spot to stay if you’re keen on social distancing.

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Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor

The majestic Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor is a heritage treasure that I always suggest for history buffs and lovers of historic hotels – you’ll want to check into one of the antique-filled rooms with polished floorboards in the original building, not the newer extension. However, I also recommend ‘Le Grand’, as my Cambodian friends still call it, for keen swimmers. The monumental swimming pool – inspired by the ancient Khmer Empire royal barays or pools that were used for bathing by the kings – is another one of Siem Reap’s largest pools and is the best choice for those who like to do their daily laps without bumping into paddlers. Raffles not only boasts the best of the best Siem Reap hotel swimming pools as far as I’m concerned, the sumptuous hotel also has beautiful garden suites with breezy patios, from where you can step directly down onto the shaded manicured lawns and stroll across to the pool. Raffles remains closed at the moment but should open soon as domestic tourism is picking up in Siem Reap.

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Maison Polanka

Located down a dirt lane behind the Buddhist temple of Wat Polanka, a block from one of the more serene parts of the Siem Reap River, Maison Polanka feels like it’s one of Siem Reap’s best-kept secrets. While it doesn’t win any Trip Advisor awards – the Cambodian-French owners Nathalie Saphon Ridel and Jean-Pierre Martial leave those to their son, Fabian and his partner Viroth who own the multi-award-winning Viroths boutique hotel, below – Maison Polanka is very well-known by those in the know. The exclusive and intimate property – which consists of three traditional Cambodian wooden houses, one of which used to be the family home, a garden spa, and alfresco dining area and lounge – is the location of another of the best Siem Reap hotel swimming pools. Hidden behind high walls, within sprawling tropical gardens, the beautiful deep-blue swimming pool is surrounded by a timber deck and shaded by towering palm trees. While the whole estate is so alluring that it’s very hard to leave, the swimming pool is especially so, particularly in the late afternoon, when it must be one of the most tranquil spots in the whole of Siem Reap. If you can’t bring yourself to go out, dinner in can be arranged – overlooking that swimming pool. Read more about Maison Polanka here.

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Viroth’s Hotel

The city’s hippest boutique hotel, Viroth’s is one of our personal favourites. An award-winning hotel, it’s also home to another of the best Siem Reap hotel swimming pools. The alluring pool at retro-chic Viroth’s hotel all at once evokes the heady days of Phnom Penh in the swinging Sixties, when Cambodia’s capital was considered to be ‘the Pearl of the East’, infused with old-school Hollywood glamour. What makes the palm-fringed 20-metre swimming pool so stunning is its backdrop – the gorgeous design of the hotel itself, which is inspired by the mid-century modernism of Cambodia’s Golden Age. On one side of the pool is the sleek white exterior and balconies dripping with greenery. On the other side, the breezy café-bar, inviting lounge and fish-bowl restaurant (it’s air-conditioned), decorated with modernist furniture and vintage objects. It’s not just the considered design and sense of style that makes Viroth’s special and its pool one of Siem Reap’s best, it’s the outstanding service. This is a hotel where staff waiting on the stairs greet you upon your return from excursions with cold scented towels to wipe the sweat from your brow and glasses of iced lemongrass tea to refresh you. That same kind of service is provided pool-side making this another hotel that is very hard to leave.

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THE BEIGE

Fifteen metres above ground and overlooking the forest canopy that surrounds Angkor Thom temple, the infinity pool at THE BEIGE is thoroughly unique and is easily another of the best Siem Reap hotel swimming pools. Though this is where I need to clarify that this luxurious tented camp is located out of town, some 20 minutes from Siem Reap Airport and 30 minutes from the centre of the city, but less than 15 minutes to Angkor Thom, the massive temple city that adjoins Angkor Wat in Angkor Archaeological Park. This is another property that is ideal if you’re quarantining with accommodation in standalone luxury tent-style lodgings on laterite bases, some with their own private plunge pools. There’s also a library, an in-house restaurant and bar, and an outdoor lounge-deck with fireplace overlooking the river and fields. The property can arrange picnics at an empty temple and morning visits to your ‘tent’ by a retired elephant and mahout if you’re social distancing. And if you’re not, there’s a shuttle service to the city centre.

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Treeline

Back in the heart of the town, you’ll find another of the best Siem Reap hotel swimming pools (pictured above) at the stunning Treeline Urban Resort, a contemporary design hotel on the banks of the Siem Reap River. Settle into a sun-lounger by the alluring second-floor infinity pool and you’ll be gazing at the gorgeous green canopy of lofty trees than line the riverside. The swimming pool may not be unique and nor is it the largest, but its setting is unbeatable – especially with a gin and tonic in hand. Order a Cambodian-made Seekers Mekong Dry Gin with kaffir lime from the adjacent alfresco Canopy Bar, before you choose your sunbed. Owned by Cambodian architect Hok Kang who is passionate about nature and art, the eco-friendly boutique hotel features fifty art works by Cambodian artists Sopheap Pich, Sothea Thang and Nov Cheanick made from natural materials, such as palm leaves, pods, seeds, and stones and the 48 light-filled rooms – many of which have tempting views of the pool – are decorated with handmade furniture, ceramics by local artisans Loyuyu, and textiles by ethical zero-waste brand Tonlé. There’s a copy of The Hidden Life of Trees in every room. Perfect poolside reading.

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We’ll be adding more of the best Siem Reap hotel swimming pools here as hotels re-open and we update our reviews. If you’re planning a trip to Cambodia, also see our recommended hotels in Phnom Penh and Battambang, all tried and tested. Want help planning that trip? I craft bespoke itineraries and am happy to help.

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A travel and food writer who has experienced over 70 countries and written for The Guardian, Australian Gourmet Traveller, Feast, Delicious, National Geographic Traveller, Conde Nast Traveller, Travel+Leisure Southeast Asia, DestinAsian, TIME, CNN, The Independent, The Telegraph, Sunday Times Travel Magazine, AFAR, Wanderlust, International Traveller, Get Lost, Four Seasons Magazine, Fah Thai, Sawasdee, and more, as well as authored more than 40 guidebooks for Lonely Planet, DK, Footprint, Rough Guides, Fodors, Thomas Cook, and AA Guides.

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  1. Sophea says

    September 12, 2020 at 12:42 pm

    These are all so beautiful! Trying to choose which one to stay at when we can visit Cambodia again. Fam lives in Battambang but I am definitely getting away to Siem Reap for a few days. Hope everything is getting back to normal, guys. Stay safe!

  2. Lara Dunston says

    September 12, 2020 at 9:42 pm

    Aren’t they stunning?! We are very lucky to have so many gorgeous hotels in Siem Reap and they are great value too! I will be adding more to this post as well. I just need to experience some of the newer hotels and revamped hotels I didn’t get to test out before the pandemic. So pleased do check back.

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The Christmas recipe compilation includes collections of our best Christmas breakfast recipes, best Christmas brunch recipes, best Christmas starter recipes, best Christmas cocktails, best Christmas dessert recipes, and homemade edible Christmas gifts and more.

My smoked salmon carpaccio recipe makes an easy elegant appetiser that’s made in minutes. If you’re having guests over, you can make the dish ahead by assembling the salmon, capers and pickled onions, and refrigerate it, then pour on the dressing just before serving. 

Provide toasted baguette slices and bowls of additional capers, pickles and dressing, so guests can customise their carpaccio. And open the bubbly!

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I love giving homemade edibles as gifts as much as I love receiving them. Who wouldn’t appreciate jars filled with their favourite chilli oils, hot sauces, piquant pickles, and spicy peanuts that loved-ones have taken the time to make? 

Aside from the gesture and affordability of gifting homemade edibles, you’re minimising waste. You can use recycled jars or if buying new mason jars or clip-top Kilner jars, you know they’ll get repurposed.

No need for wrapping, just attach some Christmas baubles or tinsel to the lid. I used squares of Cambodian kramas (cotton scarves), which can be repurposed as napkins or drink coasters, and tied a ribbon or two around the lids, and attached last year’s Christmas tree decorations to some.

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Our crab omelette recipe was one of our 22 most popular egg recipes of 2022 on our website Grantourismo and it’s no surprise. It’s appeared more times than any other egg recipes on our annual round-ups of most popular recipes since Terence launched Weekend Eggs when we launched Grantourismo in 2010.

If you’re an eggs lover, do check out the recipe collection. It includes egg recipes from right around the world, from recipes for classic kopitiam eggs from Singapore and Malaysia and egg curries from India and Myanmar to all kinds of egg recipes from Thailand, Japan, Korea, China, Mexico, USA, Australia, UK, and Ireland.

And do browse our Weekend Eggs archives for further eggspiration (sorry). We have hundreds of egg recipes from the 13 year-old series of recipes for quintessential egg dishes from around the world, which we started on our 2010 year-long global grand tour focused on slow, local and experiential travel. 

We’re hoping 2023 will be the year we can finally publish the Weekend Eggs cookbook we’ve talked about for years based on that series. After we can find a publisher for the Cambodia cookbook of course... :( 

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I’m late to share this, but a few days ago Angko I’m late to share this, but a few days ago Angkor Archaeological Park, home to stupendous Angkor Wat, pictured, celebrated 30 years of its UNESCO World Heritage listing. 

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While riverside Siem Reap, your base for exploring Angkor is bustling once more, there are still nowhere near the visitors of the last busy high season months of December-January 2018-2019 when there were 290,000 visitors. 

Last month there were just 55,000 visitors and December feels a little quieter. A tour guide friend said there were about 150 people at Angkor Wat for sunrise a few days ago.

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Our soy ginger chicken recipe will make you sticky Our soy ginger chicken recipe will make you sticky, flavourful and succulent chicken thighs that are fantastic with steamed rice, Chinese greens or a salad, such as a Southeast Asian slaw. 

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Who can guess the ingredients and what we’re mak Who can guess the ingredients and what we’re making with my market haul from Psar Samaki in Siem Reap — all for a whopping 10,000 riel (US$2.50)?! 

Birds-eye chillies thrown in for free! They were on my list but the seller I spent most at (5,000 riel!) scooped up a handful and slipped them into my bag. She was my last stop and knew what I was making.

My Khmer is poor, even after all our years in Cambodia, as I don’t learn languages with the ease I did in my 20s, plus I’m mentally exhausted after researching and writing all day. I have a better vocabulary of Old and Middle Khmer than modern Khmer from studying the ancient inscriptions for the Cambodian culinary history component of our cookbook I’m writing.

So when one seller totalled my purchases I thought she said 5,000 riel but she handed back 4,500 riel! The sum total of two huge bunches of herbs and kaffir lime leaves was 500 riel.

Tip: if visiting Siem Reap, use Khmer riel for local shopping. We’ve mainly used riel since the pandemic started— rarely use US$ now as market sellers quote prices in riels, as do local shops and bakeries, and I tip tuk tuk drivers in riels. I find prices quoted in riels are lower.

Psar Samaki is cheaper than Psar Leu, which is cheaper than Psar Chas, as it’s a wholesale market, which means the produce is fresher. I see veggies arriving, piled high in the back of vehicles, with dirt still on them — as I did on this trip. 

The scent of a mountain of incredibly aromatic pineapples offloaded from the back of a dusty ute was so heady they smelt like they’d just been cut. More exotic European style veggies arrive by big trucks in boxes labelled in Vietnamese (from Dalat) and Mandarin (from China), such as beautiful snow-white cauliflower I spotted.

Note: the freshest produce is sold on the dirt road at the back of the market.

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My Vietnamese-ish meatballs and rice noodles recip My Vietnamese-ish meatballs and rice noodles recipe makes tender meatballs doused in a delightfully tangy-sweet sauce, sprinkled with crispy fried shallots, with carrot-daikon, crunchy cucumber and fragrant herbs. 

The dish is inspired by bún chả, a Hanoi specialty, but it’s not bún chả. No matter what Google or food bloggers tell you. Names are important, especially when cooking and writing about cuisines not our own.

This is an authentic bún chả recipe:  https://grantourismotravels.com/vietnamese-bun-cha-recipe/ You’ll need to get the outdoor BBQ/grill going to do proper smoky bún chả meat patties (not meatballs).

My meatball noodle bowl is perhaps more closely related to dishes such as a Central Vietnam cousin bún thịt nướng (pork skewers on rice noodles in a bowl) and a Southern relation bún bò Nam Bộ (beef atop rice noodles, sprinkled with fried shallots (Nam Bộ=Southern Vietnam) though neither include meatballs. 

Xíu mại= meatballs although they’re different in flavour to mine, which taste more like bún chả patties. Xíu mại remind me of Southern Italian meatballs in tomato sauce.

In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, home to millions of Khmer, there’s bánh tằm xíu mại. Bánh tằm=silk worm noodles. They’re topped with meatballs, cucumber, daikon, carrot, fresh herbs, crispy fried onions. Difference: cold noodles doused in a sauce of coconut cream and fish sauce. 

Remove the meatballs, add chopped fried spring rolls and it’s Cambodia’s banh sung, which is a rice noodle salad similar to Vietnam’s bún chả giò :) 

Recipe here: (link in bio) https://grantourismotravels.com/vietnamese-meatballs-and-rice-noodles-recipe/

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