Stunning 2-Bedroom Colonial Apartment for Rent | Riverside, Daun Penh, Phnom Penh

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Discover one of Phnom Penh’s most unique apartments for rent on the iconic Riverside promenade in the heart of Daun Penh. This beautifully renovated 2-bedroom colonial apartment offers an extraordinary blend of heritage character and contemporary design, with unobstructed views directly over the Tonle Sap River.

From the moment you step inside, the apartment’s dramatic double-height living space makes an immediate impression. Soaring ceilings, original exposed beams with dark timber inlays, and a striking mezzanine level accessed by an industrial-style spiral staircase give this Riverside apartment a truly one-of-a-kind loft aesthetic rarely found in Phnom Penh.

The spacious open-plan ground floor flows from a stylish rattan-furnished living area — complete with air conditioning and river-facing balcony — through to a generous dining space and a functional kitchen with extractor hood and ample storage. The ground-floor bedroom features a rattan bed frame, warm wall sconces, and an en-suite bathroom with characterful vintage encaustic tiles and green terrazzo finishes.

The mezzanine-level master bedroom enjoys rich hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, and a rattan room divider, creating a serene and private retreat above the main living space.

Step onto the front balcony and wake up to sweeping views of palm-lined Sisowath Quay, Cambodia’s national flags, and the shimmering Tonle Sap — one of the most coveted outlooks this city has to offer.

This Riverside Phnom Penh apartment for rent is perfectly positioned for those seeking to live at the center of the capital’s cultural, dining, and social scene, with easy access to the Royal Palace, restaurants, cafés, and international schools.

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Original ID: DP4.N2

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Daun Penh: the real downtown

Day and night Riverside, Daun Penh, is busy. It is probably the real downtown Phnom Penh where the oldest parts of the city are located.

I am referring to Wat Phnom, Phsar Chas, Phsar Kandal, Chey Chumneas and Chaktomuk and the Royal Palace and National Museum of course!

Preah Sisowath (honoring King Sisowath 1904 to 1927 reign) is the avenue / boulevard running along the riverfront.

It starts at the Buddhist Institute near Sothearos Boulevard. Then continues north to the Japanese Bridge where it becomes National Road 6 leading north to Battambang.

Generations of days gone by have left their footprints from Angkor kings to French colonists to UN troops.

Riverside witnesses the confluence of the Mekong, Tonle Sap and Bassac rivers and where the Water Festival is best viewed each November.

It is always stunning, especially at sun up and sundown.

In Riverside, there is a wide selection of restaurants, wellbeing services, hotels, shops and bars aimed at tourists.

Among the restaurants, you will find good selections – German, Italian, French, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian and Malaysian.

A personal reflection on Riverside

Street 172 is punctuated with $3 massage joints and bars occupied by grey faces framed with light grey hair.

Yet, just around the corner, Street 178 is now arguably the rising art gallery district of Phnom Penh with the University of Fine Arts a stone’s throw away.

This is the dichotomy of Riverside and the attraction of opposites that makes it such an interesting place!

Friends Café has made a bold statement and the Mansion House seems to be waiting for reincarnation.

Now the Hyatt has opened its doors to the Jet set, it may well be a different designer-schmick precinct to what is currently now.

In fact, when you look up along 172, the standard of shophouses is somewhat ‘better’ than in other parts of the city: it could be the rising star of Daun Penh and Riverside.

In the streets around Riverside, there is a sense that there are too many hostess bars, each vying for a shifting slice of the tourist and expat pie.

Rents will rise with the inevitable escalation of land values and the ROI of each vendor’s patch will become more and more critical as the clock ticks.

Looking at Phsar Kandal and the open block where Prey Sar prison once sat, one can’t help but wonder what’s coming next.

Given its proximity to the riverfront and the 172 and 178 ‘sweet spot’, maybe there is something special waiting in the sidelines, something for the inspired new generation of architects and artists.

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