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Shinta Mani Angkor
Siem Reap, Cambodia · Shinta Mani · Grand Luxury
Before Shinta Mani Angkor became a boutique hotel in 2004, it operated as a nonprofit school giving free hospitality training to disadvantaged Cambodians, seeding what is now the Shinta Mani Foundation, still funded in part by room revenue. Bill Bensley designed the property's 105 rooms and suites across two wings in Siem Reap's Royal District, then added ten separate Bensley Pool Villas with private plunge pools and rooftop lounges in a 2017 expansion. Guests can walk to the riverside downtown or ride a tuk-tuk to the temples of Angkor.
- 105 rooms
- Opened 2004
- Neighborhood: Old French Quarter
- Rooms from 409 sq ft (38 m²)
- Architect: Bill Bensley
- Interiors: Bill Bensley
About Shinta Mani Angkor
- Before it opened as a hotel in 2004, Shinta Mani Angkor operated as a nonprofit school giving free hospitality training to disadvantaged Cambodians, which grew into the Shinta Mani Foundation.
- Bill Bensley, nicknamed 'the Willy Wonka of hotel design,' designed both the original 105 rooms and suites and the ten separate Bensley Pool Villas added in 2017.
- The hotel operates across two wings on either side of a street in Siem Reap's Royal District: the 39-room Angkor Wing and the 66-room Bayon Wing.
- Room revenue helps fund the Shinta Mani Foundation's work supporting Cambodia's people and ecosystems, a philosophy the hotel calls the 'Foundation Effect.'
- Entry-level rooms start at 409 sq ft (38 m²).
The setting
12-minute walk to Angkor National Museum.
Restaurants and bars
- Kroya — Restaurant · Khmer (contemporary, refashioned from time-honored recipes)
- Baitong — Restaurant · Khmer street food and international favorites
Experiences
- Butterfly encounters — Guided hikes and a butterfly hatchery developed with Conservation International; guests release butterflies into the wild.
- Anti-poaching patrols — Guests join Wildlife Alliance rangers on motorbikes to survey the 350-hectare Shinta Mani Wild property for 2-6 hours.
- Wellness Therapies (Shinta Mani Mustang) — Tailor-made regimen after consultation with an Amchi (Tibetan medicine doctor), using SoRig practice.
- Khmer Tonics Spa treatments — Traditional Khmer healing rituals and all-natural, hand-crafted spa products at Khmer Tonics Spa.
- Kroya dining — Khmer cuisine refashioned from time-honored recipes at Kroya, the Angkor Wing restaurant.
- Phare Cambodian Circus — Evening circus blending theatre, music, dance and modern circus arts to tell Cambodian stories.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Private pool
- Fitness center
- Butler service
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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