Stunning heritage 2-bedroom apartment overlooking the Royal Palace for rent

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This exceptional 2-bedroom apartment for rent near the Royal Palace in Daun Penh is one of Phnom Penh’s most distinctive residential offerings. Set on the second floor of a traditional Khmer-style building along a tree-lined boulevard, just a two-minute walk from the Sisowath Quay riverfront, the apartment delivers a living experience that is virtually impossible to replicate anywhere else in the city — warmth, craftsmanship, and cultural authenticity at every turn.

Spanning 90 square metres, the apartment is generous in both scale and spirit. Every surface speaks of master craftsmanship: polished hardwood floors, vaulted timber-panelled ceilings, hand-carved doors with antique brass fittings, and arched windows framing leafy canopy views toward the Royal Palace. The interiors are dressed entirely in period Khmer furnishings — from lacquered display cabinetry and silk-upholstered hardwood seating, to antique Buddha statues, bespoke lotus lamps, and large-format Angkorian oil paintings. This is not a staged aesthetic; it is a curated home with genuine cultural depth.

The open-plan living and dining area flows easily between a comfortable sitting room, a formal dining table, and a well-appointed kitchen with granite surfaces, a ceramic hob, refrigerator, and full hardwood cabinetry. Both bedrooms are generous in size, featuring carved wardrobes, dressing mirrors, and air-conditioning. The bathroom includes a full soaking bathtub and in-unit washing machine.

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Situated in the prestigious Daun Penh district, this apartment for rent is a two-minute walk from Sisowath Quay and the Tonle Sap riverfront — one of Phnom Penh’s most coveted addresses. The Royal Palace and National Museum are within easy reach, as are the city’s finest riverside restaurants, independent cafés, and cultural landmarks. The neighbourhood retains a calm, residential character rare this close to the centre: wide, shaded streets, mature bougainvillea, and a genuine sense of old Phnom Penh. Ideal for professionals, diplomats, academics, or anyone seeking a home that reflects Cambodia’s extraordinary heritage.

Property ID: DP4.H2

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Riverside: the real downtown near the palace

Day and night Riverside 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.

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 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 – from art gallery to market stall, $5 massages and 5-star hotels

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.

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 Riverside 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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