ANJALI By Syphon

Roughly equidistant from Siem Reap’s busy city center, the temple complex at Angkor Wat, and Siem Reap International Airport, Anjali by Syphon benefits both from convenience — distances are best measured in minutes — and from a more tranquil setting than the city’s more urban hotels and resorts. It’s the perfect place for a hotel whose mission is to offer a transformative experience: a small, stylish, contemporary boutique eco-resort whose meditative modernist architecture wraps around a green oasis of a central pool courtyard.

Modestly sized at 29 rooms and suites, Anjali never feels crowded, and even the entry-level rooms are large, spanning some 35 square meters plus a private balcony. An upgrade earns you a room that opens onto the pool deck, and the top floor is reserved for even more lavish suites with peaked roofs and freestanding soaking tubs.

The Anjali Spa offers further opportunities for relaxation, while Hunkaar Table & Lounge serves refined Khmer and Western dishes made from market-fresh produce. And when it’s time to break the spell of restful seclusion, there’s a free tuk-tuk service connecting you with downtown Siem Reap — and the temple complex is only a few minutes farther away in the other direction.