Need to know
Rooms
Twenty-four suites, including 13 pool suites.
Check–Out
Noon, but flexible subject to availability. Check-in, 2pm.
More details
Standard daily rates include breakfast, either lunch or dinner with non-alcoholic drinks, private temple tours (excluding temple pass: $37 a person for one day; $72 for a week) and airport transfers (for stays over three nights).
Also
Afternoon tea is served daily between 3pm and 5pm. Gym hours are 6am to 9pm, and fitness classes on offer include aerial yoga, Khmer kick-boxing and Apsara dance.
At the hotel
Library with iMac for guests’ use, gym, CDs and board games, free WiFi throughout, spa, gallery. In rooms: iHome sound system and iPod dock, minibar with house beverages, ‘secret drawer’ with handy things such as torches and adaptors.
Our favourite rooms
Offering a subtle contemporary decor, all rooms are airy and open-plan, with floor-to-ceiling glass doors opening onto private courtyards and water features. Suite 1 enjoys proximity to both the swimming pool and restaurant. Consider suites 19 or 20 if planning on inhabiting a Pool Suite, as both are also close to the lap pool. Among the original rooms, number 4 has a private plunge pool, large courtyard and outdoor dining area.
Poolside
Choose from two poolsides (make that three if you bagged a pool suite), either by the original curved slate pool, with shady pergola and loungers, or the newer 25-metre lap pool for discreet work-outs.
Spa
Amansara's Spa draws on Cambodian therapies and natural, organic products, with four soothing treatment rooms decked out in dark wood and white. Each comes with a private relaxation area with a steam bath and shower, as well as chill-out views of a reflection pond and Angkor-inspired bas-relief.
Packing tips
Dust off that old autograph book from your starry-eyed childhood as this place draws the A-list. Chic yoga kit for sunrise sessions on the Roof Terrace.
Also
The half-board charge doesn't cover winelist wines, premium spirits and champagne, or temple passes, and is subject to tax and service charges. A minimum four-night stay is required from 20 December to 3 January.
Children
Cots are available free of charge for infants and Aman throws in a little baby welcome pack to make them feel at home. Extra beds (and full board perks) cost US$130 plus tax a night for under-12s, and US$375 a night for children over 12.
Overview
Cots are available free of charge for infants and Aman throws in a little baby welcome pack to make them feel at home. Extra beds for older children cost US$100 a night plus tax and service charge.
Best for
Any age, as everyone at Amansara is treated as family.
Recommended rooms
There are steps down to the bathroom and water gardens in the courtyards of each suite, so toddling Smiths will need supervision.
Activities
All the Amansara excursions can be tailored to suit more junior members of the family.
Swimming pool
There is no shallow end in the main pool, although there are floats available for use.
Meals
Children are welcome in the Dining Room and special meals can be made for them. High chairs are available, and staff members can heat up bottles and baby food.
Babysitting
Local nannies or Amansara staff are on hand for babysitting. The first three hours are provided free (followed by a charge of US$5 an hour), although you'll need to arrange a sitter when you make your hotel booking.
No need to pack
Baby cots and high chairs.
Also
Extra beds for older children can be supplied for US$100 a night, plus tax and service charge.