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SIEM REAP’S SOKKHAK BOUTIQUE RESORT
IS A COZY OASIS OF KHMER HOSPITALITY
AND MODERN COMFORTS
We love discovering new places
and that includes hotels and
resorts. It’s barely four months
old, but already the newest
addition to Siem Reap’s gallery
of charming boutique luxury
hotels and resorts is creating
some major buzz. Sokkhak
Boutique Resort, after all, bears
all the hallmarks of a winning
property. Here’s why it gets our
thumbs up:
IT’S GOT A GREAT
LOCATION
A perfect base in Siem Reap
that puts you in the middle of
all the essentials — it’s 5km from
the airport, 3km from the city
center (a quick 10-minute trip
via
tuk-tuk
to Pub Street costs
US$2 each way) and 4km from
the temple town of Angkor —
Sokkhak saves you both money
and time, which means more
sightseeing. And if you’re the
SOKKHAK BOUTIQUE RESORT
KOK CHORK VILLAGE, TRORPEANG
SES COMMUNE, WAT THMEY, SIEM REAP; TEL: +855 63 765697; +855 63
765660;
AAAHH
rooms we love
Spacious
enough for
the whole
family
type who can’t resist hauling
back a stash of presents for the
folks back home, the souvenir
shop is a mere 10-minute walk
from the Sokkhak. If you’re keen
to venture farther afield, the
resort offers a whole menu of
leisure and adventure tours you
can enjoy.
IT’S GOT THE LOCAL
TOUCH
The growing demand for
more rooms in buzzy-and-
getting-buzzier Siem Reap
compelled the owners, who
also own One Sokkhak Spa
and two dining spots in town,
to branch out into hotels and
resorts. A local Khmer architect
was commissioned to produce
a design blending traditional
and modern Khmer styles with
some Western influences. Still,
it’s not part of a chain so all
the local flavor gives you an
amazing sense of place. The
details — from the use of local
wood, to the lotus pod-themed
décor and silk-covered pillows,
to the eye-catching fauna on
the lush grounds — will leave
no doubt that you’re in tropical
Indochina.
IT’S SMALL, QUIET AND
WONDERFUL
Sokkhak has only six suites and
six standard rooms; the Home
Suite, the biggest in the resort,
can accommodate up to five
people. But the hotel name
is Sanskrit for tranquility so
naturally it’s an overarching
theme. There are many quiet
corners indoors and leaf-
shaded spots outside.
THERE’S A
PROMOTIONON
RIGHT NOW
Book a four-night stay and
enjoy a 30% discount on all
room types.
