{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Luxe Food &amp; Travel","provider_url":"https:\/\/travelrestauranthotel.com\/blog","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/travelrestauranthotel.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"Sofitel, Phnom Penh - Luxe Food &amp; Travel","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CsCmlJEI5l\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelrestauranthotel.com\/blog\/sofitel-phnom-penh\/\">Sofitel, Phnom Penh<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/travelrestauranthotel.com\/blog\/sofitel-phnom-penh\/embed\/#?secret=CsCmlJEI5l\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Sofitel, Phnom Penh&#8221; &#8212; Luxe Food &amp; Travel\" data-secret=\"CsCmlJEI5l\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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I stayed in a junior suite for 2 days.\u00a0 The shape of the room is a little odd&#8212;it is like a \u201cL\u201d with the little bit jutting out forming the study.\u00a0 There is already a bureau and a chaise lounge in the main room with another bureau and chaise lounge in the study.\u00a0 I guess the bureau and chaise lounge in the study only come in useful if there are 2 occupants in the room.\u00a0 The bad thing about the bureau in the study is that you can\u2019t watch TV while you do your work at the bureau.\u00a0 The sleeping area\/ main room is connected to a walk-in closet\/ wash basin area.\u00a0 There are 2 wash basins which is good. The bathroom is tiled instead of marble.\u00a0 It felt like it could have been classier. The tiles don\u2019t really whisper \u201c5-star\u201d.\u00a0 The entire suite has hard wood flooring.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure how I feel about that, whether hard wood flooring or carpet would be classier.\u00a0 Some nice touches about the junior suite&#8212; There is an ipod dock. Illy expresso machine in the suite Many, many towels&#8212;-good! Lanvin toiletries&#8212;-very French.\u00a0 Classy. The bed is extremely comfortable.\u00a0 Sofitel has invested into creating their own bed \u201cMybed\u201d and it pays off.\u00a0 The MyBed\u2122 mattress comes with a slatted base and offers targeted support by gently absorbing your movement throughout the night.\u00a0 Exclusive to Sofitel, Mybed is made with a higher concentration of springs placed at common points of pressure, like shoulders, neck, and back. On top of the mattress is the plush cloud-like MyBed\u2122 featherbed (duvet).\u00a0 The result: a firm but very soft experience.\u00a0 You can feel the softness but you can\u2019t feel where the softness ends and the firmness begins.\u00a0 Sofitel might have an edge over other leading hotels in this department.\u00a0 To be frank, the experience is quite, quite enticing, almost enough to make me pick Sofitel over other 5-star brands on my next trip.\u00a0 This bed is worth a try. When you arrive at the hotel and your luggage is handled by the porters, they actually cut away the ugly airline check-in luggage tag for you.\u00a0 LITTLE TOUCHES GO A LONG WAY. The breakfast selection is quite small, especially the hot food section. There are flies at the beef pastrami.\u00a0 The lunch buffet does not look very promising either.\u00a0 There are a lot of carb dishes &#8212;-pasta, Asian noodles, cold salads but just a couple of hot protein dishes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The hotel management seems to be a little wonky\u2014there are 2 gyms and 2 swimming pools.\u00a0 On top of that, there are many, many restaurants but they all don\u2019t seem to gather much business.\u00a0 This is quite a worrying sign\u2014if the restaurants aren\u2019t making money, how much of the room rate goes into keeping these restaurants (and the extra gym and pool) alive?\u00a0\u00a0 How much of the room rate actually goes into creating value for the customer? There are 68 channels on the TV.\u00a0 However, more than a handful of them are in Khmer.\u00a0 Are there really that many Khmer (Cambodian) guests in the hotel?\u00a0 A quick scan around the hotel would tell you no.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As such, having that many Khmer channels doesn\u2019t really make sense and doesn\u2019t really add value to the guest. I wish the hotel would also have MTV, Asian Food Channel (AFC) and Discovery Living, all currently missing.\u00a0 The hotel has tuk-tuks on hand to take you around the city.\u00a0 However, the prices are higher than if you hail a tuk-tuk outside the hotel\u00a0 (the hotel ground is quite large.\u00a0 You have to walk a little to get to the gate).\u00a0 For example, from the hotel to Sisowath Quay, the fare with the hotel\u2019s tuk-tuk is US$3.30 instead of the usual US$2.\u00a0 From the hotel to the airport, the fare is US$8.80 instead of the usual US$6.\u00a0\u00a0 Ordinarily, Sofitel Phnom Penh would have been a 4-star hotel.\u00a0 Due to the lack of competition in Phnom Penh, it reigns as one of the 5-star greats."}