Sorry Ladies, this one is just for the boys!
Location
Arthur & Paul is in the southern part of Phnom Penh's bustling cosmopolitan district BKK1, with a dozen restaurants (like Wild and Ma Ma Thai) just blocks away and even the riverside promenade, the Royal Palace and the National Museum of Cambodia within (a 25-30 minute) walking distance.
Impressions
Did you ever on holidays stop before holding your partner's hand or kissing him/her on the cheek and wonder if it was even OK to do so?
If not, do not ask why such beautiful hotels sometimes only cater to "gay males only".
This is truly a luxury hotel and spa just for the boys!
The design is wonderful modernist, with a floating spiral staircase as its centerpiece that winds up two stories ā an architecture reminiscent of Corbusier adorned by the art of Jean Cocteau. The rooms are all named after famous gay couples (mine was Tom & Richard, as in Tom Ford & Richard Buckley), the art erotic (yet very tasteful ... not porn, but art) depictions of couples ... ahem ... doing what couples do.
The pool is a dream: an L-shaped basin that wraps around the hotel (and long enough to swim decent laps in) with a garden wall of green soaring above it and a gentle waterfall splashing down from above.
The ground floor is a half-souterrain and houses the open air restaurant with views of the garden & pool area. Behind this, the spa area with whirlpool hot tub, sauna and steam room.
The first floor above this houses the massage rooms and a reading room overlooking the pool ... above that are the hotel rooms themselves.
Room
The rooms are ... huge. Not one, but TWO Eames lounge chairs with matching ottomans, a king-sized bed, a desk ... and still enough room for a Viennese Walz if you so desired.
Bathroom
deep, dark stone walls envelope you when you're under the rainforest shower ... a huge sink in between separates the shower area from the separate toilet: lots of room for all your cosmetics and what-nots.
Bar / Restaurant
Breakfast
A small menu offers breakfast choices that sadly only have European offers - Eggs Benedict is no problem, but sadly no Kuy Teav.
Lunch and dinner, on the other hand, offer a choice of European and Khmer dishes.
Price
Room Category : Deluxe room overlooking the pool with balcony.
Price : US$ 199 per night (180 EUR), incl. breakfast. Airport pick-up/transfer $20
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