Le Méridien Angkor
by the TopOfHotel team
Le Méridien Angkor is the closest 5-star to Angkor Wat — 2 km away, with a big pool and spa, scoring 8.6/10.
Le Méridien Angkor is the closest 5-star to Angkor Wat — 2 km away, with a big pool and spa, scoring 8.6/10.
In-Depth Review
Le Méridien Angkor is the 5-star pick for travellers who come to Siem Reap for one reason: Angkor. It scores 8.6/10 on Agoda, and most reviews keep circling back to the same two strengths — the closest location to the temples and steady 5-star service.
Rooms and decor
This is a modern Le Méridien building with a calm resort feel rather than a city-hotel buzz. Rooms run spacious, finished in good-quality materials, with soft beds, a full minibar and clean bathrooms. The garden-view rooms earn the best write-ups — quieter and more restful than the street side. The large pool carries that same resort mood and is the spot to retreat to through the afternoon.
Food and amenities
Service holds to international Le Méridien standards, and the concierge will set up a sunrise tour or a private Angkor itinerary in whatever shape you want. The spa runs Khmer massage and wellness treatments, the restaurant serves international and Khmer dishes, and the buffet breakfast reviews especially well. There is a fitness room with the usual kit, and staff speak good English.
Location and getting there
This is the hotel's biggest draw — it sits just 2 km from the Angkor Wat entrance gate, about a 5–10 minute tuk-tuk ride. That makes it ideal for the sunrise tour, where you are leaving at 4:30–5:00 AM and do not want a long transfer eating into the dark. Siem Reap airport is roughly 9 km away, and the hotel runs a shuttle.
Things to know before booking
The flip side of the location is that you are further from the town centre and Pub Street than the other hotels here. You will need a tuk-tuk to reach anywhere in town, and those fares add up across a multi-day stay. If your trip is mostly temples and pool, that is a fair trade; if you want shops, bars and dinner within a short walk, this is not the spot.
Our take
Book it if Angkor is the centre of your trip and you plan to do sunrise more than once. The 2 km gap to the gate is genuinely worth something at 4:30 AM, and you get a full 5-star resort — pool, spa, strong breakfast — to come back to. Just go in knowing town is a tuk-tuk away.
Score Breakdown
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The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- The closest hotel to Angkor Wat on this list — just 2 km from the entrance gate, about a 5–10 minute tuk-tuk ride.
- Tailor-made for a sunrise tour: when you have to set off at 4:30–5:00 AM, starting that close to the gate makes all the difference.
- Full 5-star setup on site — a large resort pool, a spa doing Khmer massage and wellness, a restaurant and a fitness room.
- International Le Méridien standards, and the concierge can arrange sunrise runs or private Angkor tours in any format you want.
- A quieter resort atmosphere than the busy town quarter, in a modern building with spacious, well-finished rooms — garden-view ones especially.
- It is further from the town centre and Pub Street than the other hotels on this list, so it is less convenient for nightlife and walkable dining.
- You need a tuk-tuk to get anywhere in town, and those fares add up over a multi-day stay.
- The pull of the location is one-directional — great for Angkor at dawn, less so if you want to wander straight out to shops, bars and restaurants on foot.
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Insider Tips
- Leave for the sunrise tour around 4:30 AM — at just 2 km from Angkor Wat you can reach the gate ahead of the crowds.
- Ask for a garden-view room; the view is quieter and more restful than the street-facing rooms.
- Have dinner at the hotel and turn in early for the Angkor start — it saves a lot of transit time the next morning.