Le Meridien Angkor

... Day 1 Arrived mid afternoon from Bangkok. Our guide met us at the airport, we went straight to the hotel-the Le Meridien Angkor Siem Reap, dropped our luggage and headed off to Tonle Sap Lake to visit the floating village and watch the sunset... ...

... of most temples, circle the grounds, and spend as much time as you need. We used points and stayed at a Starwood Resort called Le Meridien, just on the outskirts of the city of Siem Riap.  Our favorite part was the pool, where we took an evening ...

... amp; Banteay Srei (small scale, delicate & intricate carvings in pink sandstone). A fabulous lunch at Le Meridien, then back to Angkor Wat again for a closer inspection in the late afternoon. Checked into the Royal Angkor Resort for ...

... diseases was passed on to patients without check. 'Too advanced' for Cambodia, according to the WHO experts staying in the $400-per-night Le Meridien hotel. Read more about it here www.beat-richner.ch, and keep it in mind as a good place to donate some ...

... miss those oh so important messages that would have allowed for a sleep in morning.  I should point out that the Le Meridien Angkor did give us 1 hour of internet complementary but you had to make that stretch over 3 days in their lobby area, which ...

... baggage.  Outside baggage claim we met Kai, our friend from Thailand.  Uneventful taxi ride to our hotel.  Le Meriden Hotel is close to Angkor Wat.  It is a beautiful hotel with a great staff.  Woke up early,  met our guide ...

... while Sreang talks about the history of the temple and the rulers responsible for building the massive structure.  Present day Angkor is in ruins….well over 700 years old, many of those years without proper maintenance are apparent. That ...

... , étaient construits de bois. Aujourd'hui quelque 1000 ans plus tard nous visitons les temples dont fait partie Angkor Wat le plus grand monument religieux au monde. On compte plusieurs itinéraires possibles pour découvrir les temples soit la ...

... night to drink buckets of mixed drinks...The next day was, by far, our longest day of traveling 2. You can take the boys out of Le Meridien, but you can't take Le Meridien out of the boys - ahem Rob, Justin, Ryan - glad we could pry you away from ...

... Khao San. It is obvious that some people just come to Siem Reap on holiday and as you get nearer to Angkor you start seeing hotels like Le Meridien or Hilton Resort and Spa which is a wierd juxtaposition with the rest of the area! We bought a one ...

... the cool season. The next day we took a day off from seeing ruins and instead relaxed beside the very plush pool of the Le Meridien.  Alas, we could only afford to use their pool and not actually stay at their very shiny 5-star ...

... moment: TIE - Sarah getting kicked by an elephant and the "noodle lady" Most unique experience: Sunrise at Angkor Wat Best hotel: Le Meridien Penina Golf Resort (Portimao, Portugal) Best guesthouse (overall): Rambuttri Village (Bangkok) Best guesthouse ...

... the Cambodians, the Buddhists didnt fight, only the Hindus did), the Hindus tried to destroy anything Buddhist, including statues and temples. Angkor Wat, is a UN world heritage site. In this temple, , are carvings of the entire Ramayana story, and a ...

... from Zurich to Bangkok) I arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia feeling tired, but not too groggy. Bill and I took a quick look at Angkor Wat, grabbed a two-hour massage and pedicure (well, I had the pedicure, Bill stuck with the longer massage) and then it was ...

... country-side to get the more real Cambodian experience. For the last 2 days, we went to temples within the main vicinity of Angkor Wat only adventuring into the city in the evenings for dinners, massages, etc.  When we went out to the Tonle Sap ...

... the temples...actually this is something I wanted to do since I have been to Thailand 9 years ago and saw a replica of the Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia.   Everything in Cambodia is cheap, I mean Vietnam was cheap, but this was even half the price ...