Arnica Hotel & Restaurant (former Anise Hotel and Restaurant)

This is my seventh trip to Phnom Penh and we always stay here. Staff are good, attentive and kind. Owner is on site and visible. Hotel is old-world but special. The balcony is lovely. Cool breezes, fans and a lovely place to sit and sip or work. Internet superb. Food excellent. No elevator so if stairs are not your thing, book on a lower floor. No rooms on ground floor. Some rooms have been renovated and are better. Rooms are spacious and bedding is comfortable. Emails are answered promptly. Mr Heng, Sophal and Borey are all well-informed and speak decent English and are most helpful at all times. Location of hotel is excellent. Spa 4 doors down offers amazing massages at delightful prices.

Great family owned hotel. Location ideal, Rooms spacious with everything needed (WiFi, A/C, fridge, coffee, etc...) Staff is GREAT! Very helpful and accommodating. VERY GOOD kitchen! All at a very reasonable price.

I went with a large group, rooms were ready and the staff were quick to help us and provided us with a welcome drink. Food is cheap and the staff are really friendly. The rooms were really nice and the whole vibe of the place was really enjoyable. Big thanks to Mr Heng and the team there and also for Mr T for all the smiles and laughs it was much appreciated.

We had been traveling for 3 months when we booked this hotel on Airbnb. Upon arrival they did not have our reservation and had not worked with Airbnb since 2019. (The listing needed to be removed and we got a refund from Airbnb). They had a room though and allowed us to stay and as it turned out, my wife tested positive for covid that night. We then had to stay for a week and the staff rearranged their bookings so we could stay isolated in the same room. They made it possible for us to order food from the restaurant which was brought to us. Their daily laundry service was also helpful. In short, they took good care of us and gave us time for my wife to recover so we could continue on. A pharmacy only a block away had test kits and antivirals also helping us get the care we needed. Thanks for the great hospitality and your service to us. If you need a place to rest and recover, this is a good place.

The free breakfast was really average. Stale bread, stale pancakes, fermenting fruit. Mozzies pretty bad around plants. The owners really lovely and the staff really nice and helpful although one manager Hen really rude and a total womaniser! They could benefit a lot from better management The room was good.. Otherwise a good location.

A beautiful restaurant with an array of wines and international foods. The ambience is very pleasant and the green bamboo lined fence between yourself and traffic is welcomed. Inside is even better, a mixture of old and modern, colonial and Asian infusion. Food, outstanding!!! The chocolate ice cream and brownie was so good, you have to have another.

The reviews of Anise Hotel were great and in no way did we have a bad stay, but the rooms are basic and our bathroom was essentially a toilet with a shower fitting above it. It’s not clear how we were supposed to manoeuvre in there. |The place definitely has an old time sense of grandeur to it in terms of aesthetic and service. Sadly I think it needs to up its game as there are several fancy new hotels being built in the area. |The location is good though and it’s easy to get a tuk tuk outside. |We found breakfast pretty disappointing, but were probably nervous after being served undercooked chicken the day before.

The staff is very kind and helpful, the location is good. Currently the construction in front of the hotel or not helpful in terms of tranquility and cleanliness, but it normally should be. The restaurant is very tasty and qualitative. The rooms are comfortable.