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helped popularise the Phnom Penh poolside boutique hotel. Rooms have stunning fur-
niture, personal computers and iPod docks. Recently expanded to 27 rooms; some of the
newer rooms include a private plunge pool. No children allowed.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$
Villa Langka
( 023-726771;
www.villalangka.com
;
14 St 282; r incl breakfast US$48-120; )
One of
the first players in the poolside-boutique game, it's now firmly cemented as a Phnom Penh
favourite. Rooms ooze postmodern panache. The leafy pool area is perfect.
Rambutan
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$
( 017 992240;
www.rambutanresort.com
; 29 St 71; r incl breakfast US$55-120; )
Sixties-
groovy, gay-friendly and extremely well run, this striking villa once belonged to the
American Embassy. The soaring original structure and a newer wing shade a boot-shaped
swimming pool. Concrete floors set an industrial tone in the 19 smart rooms.
Khmer Surin Boutique Guesthouse
( 012 731909;
www.khmersurin.com.kh
; 11A St 57; r incl breakfast US$50-60; )
The 19 rooms
in this sumptuous villa come with flat-screen TVs, leafy and lavish balconies, and bath-
rooms that would put most four-star properties to shame. With all the museum-quality fur-
niture lying around, rooms might seem busy to some.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$
Circa 51
( 012 585714;
www.circa51.com
;
155 St 222; s/d incl breakfast from US$46/56; )
In a clas-
sic '60s villa, Circa 51 has just 10 rooms and they are lovely, with ambient lighting, cool
furniture, minimalist art, flat-screen TVs and silk robes. A banyan tree shades the luscious
pool area within arm's length of the bar.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$
Anise
HOTEL
$$
( 023-222522;
www.anisehotel.com.kh
; 2C St 278; s incl breakfast US$42-72, d US$47-77; )
If the leafy-boutique-hotel-around-the-pool thing isn't for you, Anise is the best midrange
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