This exquisite apartment for rent in Daun Penh offers one of Phnom Penh’s most distinctive residential experiences, set on the second floor of a traditional Khmer-style building overlooking the historic Royal Palace. Just a two-minute walk from the Sisowath Quay riverfront, along a tree-lined boulevard, this home delivers warmth, craftsmanship, and cultural authenticity found nowhere else in the city.
Spanning 65 square metres, the apartment is generous in both scale and spirit. Every surface reflects master craftsmanship — hand-carved fittings and windows framing leafy canopy views toward the palace grounds. The interiors are dressed entirely in period Khmer furnishings: lacquered display cabinetry, silk-upholstered hardwood seating, antique Buddha statues, bespoke lotus lamps, and large-format Angkorian oil paintings. This isn’t a staged aesthetic — it’s a curated home with genuine cultural depth.
The open-plan living and dining area flows easily into a compact, efficient kitchen with granite surfaces, a gas hob, refrigerator, and hardwood cabinetry. The bedroom is generously sized, featuring carved wardrobes, dressing mirrors, and air-conditioning.
The shaded balcony is a genuine highlight — lush with potted palms and tropical greenery, wrapped in tree canopy. With the riverfront just two minutes away, this is a rare central Phnom Penh apartment: a quiet, private retreat at the very heart of the city’s historic core.
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.
Apartment features:
- Overlooks the Royal Palace, Phnom Penh
- 2-minute walk to Sisowath Quay riverfront
- Traditional Khmer-style architecture
- Fully furnished in classical Khmer style
- Spacious bedroom with A/C
- Antique artwork and curated Khmer décor
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Daun Penh & Riverside: Where Phnom Penh’s art scene meets its next property boom
A personal reflection on the district’s shifting identity — from gallery row to market stalls, $5 massages to 5-star hotels.
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.
The surrounding streets still lean heavily on hostess bars, each competing for a shrinking share of tourist and expat spend. As land values climb and rents follow, every vendor on this strip will feel the pressure to justify their square metre.
Then there’s Phsar Kandal — and the open block once occupied by Prey Sar prison — which raises the obvious question: what comes next? The land immediately west of the pagoda is shaping up to be a developer’s dream.
With both sites sitting so close to the Riverside strip and the well-known 136 and 178 “sweet spots,” there’s a real possibility something special is brewing here — a district waiting for Phnom Penh’s next wave of architects and artists to claim it.
