The Palace as WORLDHOTELS Deluxe Collection

WORLDHOTELS, the world’s fastest growing group of independent hotels and local hotel groups officially welcomed the five star Angkor Palace Resort & Spa in Siem Reap as its first Deluxe Collection member in Cambodia with a special partnership launch event held at the resort on 9th September, 2006

The event drew high ranking government officials including Tourism Minister, Lay Prohas.

The Angkor Palace Resort & Spa is a new member of the prestigious Deluxe Collection and is one of 83 hotels in the WORLDHOTELS Asia portfolio and nearly 500 worldwide.

The Angkor Palace Resort & Spa is set amidst 11 hectares of exotic tropical gardens and offers a delightful resort base from which to discover the legendary temples of Angkor.

The resort features 8 villas, 7 suites, 174 premier deluxe rooms and 70 deluxe rooms all tastefully furnished in Cambodian style with inlaid teak floors and traditional two or four poster beds.

Located just 15 minutes from the Angkor temples and 10 minutes from the airport, the resort combines traditional Khmer architecture with modern facilities such as wireless internet access in most of the public areas, business centre, 24 hour in-room dining and concierge services.

The resort’s Kainnora Spa is a relaxing sanctuary offering a wide range of holistic body treatments including traditional Khmer massage, as well as a range of pampering massages and body wraps and scrubs. Other recreational facilities include a gym, tennis courts and a large attractive swimming pool.

The resort is also well equipped for meetings and events and features the Royal Ballroom which can accommodate up to 200 theatre style or 300 for a cocktail reception. Other function rooms are also available for smaller events.

“Siem Reap is truly becoming one of the hot new tourist destinations in Asia, with a fascinating culture and history, and I am delighted that with the help of WORLDHOTELS our resort will now be able to play an important part in attracting tourists to visit the destination,’ said Ly Hong, Chairman of the Angkor Palace Resort & Spa.

“This resort has all the trappings of ultimate luxury with the inspired Khmer architecture and top quality service standards and we are delighted to welcome them to the WORLDHOTELS family,” said Roland Jegge, VP Asia/Pacific of WORLDHOTELS.

“In the few months since the hotel joined WORLDHOTELS, we have already managed to gain market share reaching up to 20% in a month of the global GDS business to Siem Reap for this hotel, “said Roland Jegge. “This is an encouraging result and a very positive beginning to our partnership,” he said.

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