Hotels near Royal Palace of Cambodia

It feels like you’ve completely gotten lost in time! Everything is so well preserved. The grounds are large and look beautiful! The buildings have beautiful architecture and art, absolutely stunning. It’s $10 to get in, but well worth it. I arrived shortly after they opened on a Saturday, and it wasn’t crowded at all. There’s lots of historical items and knowledge here. I really enjoyed my experience.

Beautiful Royal Palace with stunning buildings. The staff were lovely …. Until we reached the Silver Pagoda when we had an unpleasant incident: one little guard was very aggressive and accused me of trying to take photos (I wasn’t, and tried explaining to him that I was opening Google on my phone to learn about the silver floor, but he accused me of lying, which I found very upsetting). So I would normally have given this five stars, but knocked two off for this man’s aggression and refusal to believe me. Not a good look when a country is trying to attract tourists. We have been in Cambodia for a month now and never encountered anything but warm welcomed and smiles. This took the shine off somewhat.

Beautiful palace. As in the other places in Cambodia, this is also extremely well maintained and neat. Built by the king Norodom in 1860s and rebuilt in 1920s, it is also the resudence if the current king Norodom Sihomoni. You cannot enter this building ( king's residence) inside the palace. Lovely smelling flowers. The palace is near the banks of the rivers Mekong and Ton le sap. Entrance fee and guide fee. 8-5 open hours with a break in between(11-2), I think. Dress appropriately. Shoulders covered, knees covered, no hats, shoes to be removed inside the buildings, temples etc. Weat shoes that can be removed easily

Very impressive. Is $10 US over the top? Yeah possibly is but no doubt it’s beautiful in there. I didn’t mind and lost myself in photography to be honest. Nothing is cheap these days an unfortunate fact of life. I’d recommend it. Initially I wasn’t going to go but glad I did

Well, it’s glamorous and serves as a great reminder of Cambodia’s richness and Khmer architecture. However, some areas were off-limits and unfortunately, you can’t go back once you’ve entered a particular area. I mistakenly hired a guide, who rushed me through the pavilions and pagodas in about 30mins. I wanted to go back to fully get my money’s worth (I think the ticket was $10) but I wasn’t allowed to. This is probably one of those places you’ll only visit once, and for me, it’s totally skippable. Honestly, I enjoyed feeding the pigeons and watching the locals outside more than seeing the glamorous golden interiors and structures inside the palace.