Essence Hotel-Phnom Penh

Booked this hotel at last minute because the original hotel booked was closed when I arrived. Location was quite ok except not many food options close by. Good to have a supermarket nearby though. Can easily use grab tuk tuk to attractions (central market, Russian Market, Royal Palace, Riverside, aeon mall, etc). Had dinner twice on the 13th floor, and the food was quite good. Reasonable prices too. Breakfast was decent, with some hot dishes, porridge, noodles soup and made to order eggs. Other than wifi unstable at times and missing some towels after each day housekeeping, overall stay was good.

Good here is excellent. The Moon Pizza on the rooftop is outstanding and should not be missed. A range of meals not just pizza.

The hotel is quite simple. Room is spacious and good value for the money in Phnom Penh. Breakfast buffet is pretty good with some choices. The room is clean and nice, except for some reasons, the bed sheets have several holes. The sheets was clean and nice, but just big holes in it. The area is not in the center of the city, but Phnom Penh offers very cheap Tuk Tuk, so everything is quite close distance. There is a foreign market within walking distance.

The staff at the hotel was amazing! They prepared breakfast for our early morning bike ride at 4:40 am, booked our bus tickets for us and printed them out, gave us a free ride to the bus station, took our phone and connected it to the wi-fi! Exceptional service! Very friendly, and welcoming! The free massages were amazing! Highly, recommend this hotel! The room was very comfortable with 2 giant tubs in the room!

Stayed 5 nights in April 2019. Overall a good hotel with a few minor grumbles. 1. Although each room is supposed to have its own internet, mine did not. I had to log on the the neighbouring rooms's internet which was sufficient. 2. The a/c is a bit weak and it takes time to cool the room down. I had it on max power. 3. The TV signal is weak and intermittent. Grainy pictures mostly. 4. Breakfast OK and typical for SE Asia. Better deals can be had outside.