Bambu Battambang Hotel

Battambang is a town where time seems to have paused and its history, written across the shuttered facades of its buildings. Combining features from Khmer and French architecture, the Bambu Hotel isn't overdone, but has a simple, colloquial touch. Whilst there, you'll find yourself on placid cycles by the river, and boat rides to remote, stilted fishing villages, learning to cook with Bambu's chef or sipping on locally-made rice wine. It may not be the Four Seasons, but the team at the Bambu know what they're doing - and they do it well. You'll leave with your shoulders a little lighter and a new appreciation for good, old-fashioned hospitality.