Every day on my bike ride to JWOC (and now on my early morning runs!), I pass a plethora of extravagant tourist hotels. Since I’ve shown you a number of other areas, I thought I’d share a few shots of these as well since they are a pervasive part of the Siem Reap scene. They host tourists from all over the world, with the biggest groups from Korea, China, Singapore and Australia — though there are also plenty from the U.S., Japan and Europe.
And believe it or not, these are just the ones on the main road OUT of town from my guesthouse on the way to the airport. In fact, there are actually a few more, but I decided I was only going to take pictures of the ones with “Angkor” in the name. You would see the same scene on each of the major (and some minor) roads in and out of town, as well as in the downtown area of Siem Reap itself.
A lesson quickly learned when you get here: If someone mentions a hotel as a landmark where they are going to meet you, or that it’s at the street you need to turn on… and you think “Yeah, yeah, Angkor ‘Something’ – I’ll remember it when I see it”… you are going to be in trouble!
A few shots of interiors as well:
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