Discover a rare, turnkey hotel business for sale in central Phnom Penh, housed in an elegant colonial-style villa between the Royal Palace and Wat Botum Pagoda. This hidden gem sits steps from the city’s cosmopolitan café strip, with chic boutiques, art galleries, record shops, fine restaurants and a famous Belgian chocolatier nearby.
Behind the gates, a leafy courtyard reveals a sparkling pool, jacuzzi, BBQ and shaded dining terrace – a tranquil escape from the bustle of central Phnom Penh. Inside, a stylish bar-lounge, sunny balconies and 16 beautifully furnished rooms, from four-poster suites to contemporary studios with kitchenettes, earn consistently excellent guest reviews.
Staff are known for warm, personal service, from booking shows to arranging local tours – a reputation any new owner can build on.
Key hotel business features:
- Prime Daun Penh location just minutes from the Royal Palace, Independence Monument and riverfront
- 16 luxury ensuite rooms with quality beds, writing desks and minibars
- Pool, jacuzzi, BBQ and awning-covered terrace, surrounded by lush greenery
- Fully equipped commercial kitchen, well-stocked bar and welcoming reception area
- Off-street motorbike parking; on-street car parking
- Exceptional lease terms
- Full inventory valued at approx. US$40,000
- Active listings on Booking.com, Agoda and Trip.com
- 4.5★ on Google (211 reviews); 4.3★ on TripAdvisor (103 reviews)
Secure this established Daun Penh hotel business for sale before it’s snapped up.
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Property ID: DP5.U11
Daun Penh & Riverside: Where Phnom Penh’s art scene meets its next property boom
Street 172 still wears its old skin: $3 massage parlours and bars filled with weathered faces under greying hair, a holdover from a Phnom Penh that’s slowly fading.
But round the corner, Street 178 is quietly becoming the city’s most promising art gallery district — with the Royal University of Fine Arts and the National Museum of Cambodia both within walking distance, the creative pedigree is already built in.
Friends Café has planted its flag here, and the historic Mansion House sits waiting for its next chapter. With the Hyatt now welcoming Phnom Penh’s jet-set crowd, this pocket of Daun Penh may be on the verge of a full designer-district transformation.
Even the shophouses along 172 tell the story — noticeably better preserved than in most of the city, a quiet signal that this could be Daun Penh and Riverside’s next rising star.
About Wat Preah Keo Morakot (Silver Pagoda)
Located in the southern area of the Royal Palace complex, Wat Preah Keo Morakot (Silver Pagoda) was previously called Wat Uborsoth Rotannaram, where the King performed religious rituals every Buddhist Silas Day. King Norodom Sihanouk stayed there for only one year before embracing monastic life on July 31, 1947. The royal family and government representatives continue to hold Buddhist rites there, with monks from various pagodas including Wat Unaloam and Wat Botumvattey invited for ceremonies.
Tourists commonly call it Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot because it is devoid of resident monks.
Originally constructed with brick and wood from 1892-1902 by King Norodom in traditional Cambodian architectural style, a Banhchos Khan Seima ceremony was held on February 5, 1903. After sustaining damage, Queen Kosamak Neary Rath requested renovations. The temple was demolished and rebuilt in reinforced concrete on the same site in 1962 under supervision of her son, Samdach Preah Norodom Sihanouk. The structure remained the same, but silver tiles filled the floor and imported Italian glass stone encased the columns.
The temple earned its name from the main Buddha statue featuring a rare emerald (Keo Morakot in Khmer), while Westerners call it the Silver Pagoda due to its 5,329 real silver tiles covering the floor. About the Silver Pagoda
