French Indochina's architectural grammar — white rendered facades, stepped parapets, tall casement windows framed in dark-painted steel — gets its most considered contemporary restatement in Siem Reap's French Quarter, where the Park Hyatt Siem Reap opened in 2013 across a low-rise compound of connected pavilions. The exterior, visible at dusk in the images, layers Art Deco massing with the kind of temple-tower silhouette that the colonial architects of the 1930s borrowed from Khmer sources and then codified into a regional style. Sala sugar palms planted along the street frontage root the building in its Cambodian setting without any of the forced rusticity that lesser properties in the region tend to reach for. Inside, the interiors move between registers with considerable assurance. Guestrooms carry polished hardwood floors the colour of dark mahogany, dark-framed platform beds, and recurring medallions of repoussé silverwork — a Bodhi tree motif — mounted as wall sculpture above the headboard, grounding the otherwise spare white rooms in local craft traditions. The restaurant draws its atmosphere from the colonial brasserie: veined marble floors, coffered ceilings with dark timber beams, generous onionfold pendant lanterns in amber glass, and deep leather club chairs set around white-clothed tables. Out in the garden, a lap pool tiled in green onyx-effect stone runs between whitewashed Art Deco gate frames, palm fronds cutting across the strict geometry — the whole composition pitched somewhere between a Phnom Penh civic building and a private maison.

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Park Hyatt Siem Reap is a luxury hotel in Siem Reap that embraces guests with comfort and opulence in each of its 104 luxurious, elegant and spacious rooms and suites. A luxurious home away from home that is strategically located in the heart of the city center, this stylish contemporary retreat adorned with Cambodian art is near the airport, the renowned 12th century ruins of Angkor Wat temple and just a five-minute leisurely walk to the local nightlife scene, Siem Reap Pub Street. Guests are welcomed by warm and inviting five-star service and world-class hospitality. It features sumptuous French and authentic Cambodian food at The Dining Room, refreshing drinks at The Living Room and a delectable array of desserts and light fare at The Glasshouse Deli-Patisserie. For utmost relaxation and rejuvenation, the hotel has two stunning swimming pools and a selection of invigorating massages and treatments at The Spa. T+L 2024 Asia's Best City Hotel - No.4 World's Best Hotel.