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Renakse Hotel
Phnom Penh's Faulty Towers
40 Sothearos Blvd, Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh Province
Tel: (023) 215 701, (012) 871 034
Fax: (023) 722 457
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Description
The Renakse Hotel sits opposite the Royal Palace and from the street looks like a very promising option. We've been watching as this place has been ever so slowly renovated over the past five years. The potential is definitely there, with its colonial feel and pleasant gardens. They've managed to get 22 rooms up to scratch but it's been a long and bumpy road to achieve reliable plumbing and a competent staff. This easily qualifies as Phnom Penh's very own Faulty Towers. But things are getting better -- the rooms we saw on our last visit were exquisitely well-decorated in a minimalist, Khmer-inspired designed. We're big fans of the day-beds near the windows on raised wooden platforms, and the colourful, tasteful decor and great bedding. All rooms have air-con and cable TV, along with tiled bathrooms with hot-water. It's certainly one of the most blissfully quiet hotels in Phnom Penh, so it might just be turning into a nice little getaway spot. If only they'd get around to fixing up the peeling paint and broken pavers that mar the look of the exterior. Maybe someday.
Total rooms: 22
Standard - Double
40 USD (low season)
40 USD (high season)
Includes breakfast
Deluxe- Double
50 USD (low season)
50 USD (high season)
Includes breakfast
Junior Suite
60 USD (low season)
60 USD (high season)
Added to Travelfish on: 3rd December, 2005
Last visited or updated on: 10th December, 2007
Guest feedback
chaos - 
By clip ( total comments: 2 
) Stayed here 3/2007
The travelfish description of the Renakse is totally accurate! Checked in for a ''luxury'' last few nights in Phnom Penh. Room looked excellent. Then we found the cockroach in the shower, the missing shower head on the bottom of the bath,the tv didn't work and we couldn't unpack because the light that illuminated an otherwise dark wardrobe didn't work. One poor receptionist to deal with it and no repair man or manager immediately available. All this for 60US a night!We checked out and revisited the excellent and much cheaper River Star Hotel.
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