Marvellous colonial hotel with orignal black and white tlied floors and corridors. Super pool, but a very busy hotel. Had a pleasant dinner for a very reasonable price, breakfast was first class with lovely home-made preserves and everything one could wish for.

I stayed in the Charles de Gaulle "personality suite" at Le Royal for three nights in early May. The hotel has a charming colonial feel without the run-down facilities that often come with that charm, the public spaces are pristine, the service is impeccable without being overbearing and the courtyard with two swimming pools is an oasis in a city in which an oasis is needed. Prices are extremely reasonable; my suite (really a very large room, with a chaise longue, chair and desk in addition to a queen size bed) was US$215 a night, and the restaurant meals, drinks in the bar and wine from the surprisingly good wine list were all fairly priced and much cheaper than anywhere I've stayed recently in Europe, North America or, for that matter, Singapore. There were children of all ages around, although this time I was travelling without the rest of the Five Star Family, and they seemed to be having fun. The hotel arranged a half-day excursion to Phnom Chisor (an 11th century Angkorian temple site) for $65 and a one hour private river cruise on a 40 foot riverboat for $21. The only other place I would consider staying on another visit would be The Quay, an ultramodern boutique hotel on the riverfront that has just been opened by the owners of the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Cambodia. If you wish to dine or have a drink outside the hotel, the FCC is an excellent - and similarly colonial - place to do it. The "bites" menu has Vietnamese vegetarian spring rolls and steamed Asian greens that together make a great meal for about US$5. Credentials: I don't know about you, but it's often hard to tell from reviews whether travellers are "like you" in their tastes. There are five of us, including three teenagers. Hotels we rate highly include the Oberoi Amarvilas in Agra, The Oberoi New Delhi, the Taj Mahal Palace (Club Rooms, Heritage Wing) in Mumbai, the Landmark Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong, Constantia Uitsig outside Cape Town, the Central (since renamed, but what?) in Krabi, Thailand, the Four Seasons in Cairo, Caneel Bay in the US Virgin Islands, every Morgan Group hotel we've stayed in so far including the Mondrian, Clift, Hudson, Royalton and St Martin's Lane, the Calistoga Ranch in Napa and the Fullerton in Singapore. We've also stayed in plenty of five star hotels we didn't like.

I stayed at the Raffles Hotel recently for 5 days and loved every second of it. My room was large, beautiful and clean. The private balcony overlooked the street and not the pool but it was fine watching the local street life. The hotel lobby was beautiful and everywhere there was staff who were trying to make my stay more enjoyable which they did. The pool was large, clean, and was at the perfect temperature. The Sunday brunch was awesome and could rival that at a Ritz Carlton. The location of the hotel is a block from the American Embassy but it is about half a mile to the river area and a 15 minute tuktuk ride to the Russian Market.
The bottom line is that the hotel was perfect in every way and I would stay there again in a heartbeat.

We stayed at Raffles Hotel Le Royal for 2 nights at the beginning of February. We loved the hotel. We were lucky enough to be upgraded from a Landmark Room to a Landmark Suite, which had a small balcony at the front of the hotel.The room was large & beautifully furnished, with sleigh beds. The bathroom was also large with a clawfoot bath and separate shower. We found the rooms spotless.
Downstairs, the lobby is lovely and the pools inviting. Look out for the happy hour cocktails in the Elephant Bar.
The breakfast buffet was good, especially the omlettes made to order, although the rest of the hot food could have been hotter.
We ate in the beautiful 'Restaurant Le Royal' both nights and found the food, wine and service exceptional.