HM Grand Central Hotel

Tucked in Daun Penh, HM Grand Central Hotel has quietly become one of the more interesting four-star options in Phnom Penh. What gives the place its edge is the address itself: within an easy walk of the city centre, a detail that consistently shows up in what guests write afterwards. Rooms feel well-appointed; the…

Tucked in Daun Penh, HM Grand Central Hotel has quietly become one of the more interesting four-star options in Phnom Penh. What gives the place its edge is the address itself: within an easy walk of the city centre, a detail that consistently shows up in what guests write afterwards. Rooms feel well-appointed; the touches travellers mention most are an in-house restaurant, on-site parking and reliable wi-fi, and the comfort feedback has been consistently flattering. Service tends to read as attentive without being overbearing in guest write-ups, which usually counts for more than one would expect. Pull the review pages apart and you find well over 1,800 reviews, with a strong consensus that's hard to engineer. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Expect to pay something in the region of €38 a night, a middle-of-the-road entry on the board, especially when stacked against nearby alternatives. The honest read on HM Grand Central Hotel is that it deserves a side-by-side look against the bigger Phnom Penh names rather than a headline of its own.