The One Hotel Angkor

Eating

This is your hotel: you can do whatever you want, so if you fancy breakfast in bed, the staff will bring it to you there. Usually, it’s set up on the roof terrace - an arduous climb up a flight of steps where you can lounge on the daybed while scoffing eggs Benedict or cheese and ham omelettes, berry pancakes drenched with honey, Danish pastries and hot buttered croissants, all washed down by freshly-squeezed juices and tea or coffee. During the day if you want a snack all you have to do is pick up the phone. Martin also owns The Linga Bar (eight paces across the passageway and one of the coolest spots in town) and they’ll cook something up, then bring it over. At night, you can fire up a barbeque on the roof terrace and they'll bring you fresh fish wrapped in banana leaves, pork ribs, beef skewers and chicken to grill, as well as a salad.

Step out of the front door and you’ll find 15 restaurants within a hundred paces. Martin’s bar is directly opposite, but you should at least do a quick tour of the streets before retreating to his cushioned sofas for a cocktail. (NB, if you hole up in bed, they’ll happily bring your martini to you). Other good bars include Angkor What? – the first to open in town. Loads of good restaurants are close. The hotel has a joint venture with Hotel de la Paix: AHA (just down the road) serves an Asian tapas menu in a funky and intimate space and is definitely worth a visit. You’ll get tasty French food at Ababcus, cool interiors at Karmasutra (an Indian restaurant on Pub Street), but for the best food in town, head out to Viroth’s on the Wat Bo Road for delicious Khmer food; the short journey is worth the effort.