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Hotel
updates
Construction
of the Naga Resort Hotel, in Phnom Penh, and its 600 deluxe rooms,
slot machines and card tables were completed in late 2003 and the hotel is
now open to guests.
The new
400-room 4-star Phnom Penh Hotel opened in Phnom Penh in November
2003. The hotel’s facilities include French, Japanese and Chinese
restaurants, a health club and a poolside bar.
Siem
Reap’s new Khemara Angkor Hotel is now open and offers guests 130
air-conditioned rooms, a swimming pool, a fitness centre and a sauna.
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| Shinta
Mani |
In November
2003, Sanctuary Resorts opened a boutique hotel called Shinta Mani
in Siem Reap. The 18-room hotel is also an institute of hospitality that
offers disadvantaged and misguided Cambodian youth hotel training.
Facilities at the hotel include free Internet access, modern conveniences,
a pool, an art gallery and a drawing room. Another deluxe hotel will be
coming to Siem Reap in September.
Hyatt
and its Cambodian governing bodies approved the plan for a new hotel in
Siem Reap, whose exact location has not yet been determined. The hotel
will have 700 rooms and will be set in lush tropical gardens. Work on the
hotel will commence within the next year and is scheduled to open between
late 2005 and early 2006.
The Angkor
Palace Hotel will be situated not far from the airport road in a huge
garden and will offer 70 rooms, several villas and full facilities
including restaurants, bars, a lobby, a swimming pool and a spa.
The Sokha
Beach Resort in Sihanoukille plans to open in April 2004. The new
resort, rated 3/4-star, will offer 180 rooms and eight deluxe bungalows,
as well as three outlets, eight beach bars, a spa, water sports, a tennis
court, a swimming pool, a sunset terrace and a 9-hole golf course.
Mekong
Express resumes operations
On 1st
October, the Mekong Express resumed operations to and from Phnom Penh and
Siem Reap on the Tonle Sap. On odd days, the tour boat will journey from
Phnom Penh to Siem Reap at 8:00 and arrive at 13:00. On even days, the
boat departs Siem Reap to Phnom Penh at 8:00 for the five hour journey.
Each ticket includes lunch and drinks.
Cambodia
and Thailand sign agreement in Siem Reap
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| Siem
Reap |
Cambodia
and Thailand’s Prime Ministers met recently in Siem Reap to sign an
agreement that would allow citizens of both countries to travel across the
borders shared by the two countries without the need of passports or visas
for up to seven days. The officials also decided to open the Preah Vihear
Border, which has been closed since December 2001.
Visit
the Phnom Penh Cultural Centre
Two years
and 2.5 million USD were spent in renovating the cultural centre in Phnom
Penh. Visit the newly remodelled centre to see cultural performances,
movie screenings, concerts, fairs and exhibitions, and also to host
company dinners.
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