Lux Riverside Hotel & Apartment occupies numbers 2, 4 and 6 Street 136, which means it is the last building before Sisowath Quay and the first thing you see when you turn off the Riverside into the bar street. For the purpose most of our readers have in mind, no hotel in Cambodia has a better address.
It is a three-star, and it behaves like one in the good sense: clean, plain, well-run, staffed by people who have seen everything and are not interested in any of it. Rooms are decent-sized with a fridge, a flat-screen, air conditioning and daily housekeeping that guests consistently say is thorough. Some have balconies looking at the river or over the street; the river ones are worth the small premium and the street-facing ones are worth avoiding if you are a light sleeper, because Street 136 is directly below and it does not go quiet until the small hours. Breakfast is included and is a straightforward eggs-and-fruit affair. There are apartment units for anyone staying by the month.
What it does not have is a pool, a gym, a spa or a rooftop. If you want those, walk 200 metres up the same street to the SUN & MOON and pay fifteen dollars more. What Lux gives you instead is thirty seconds to the first bar, sixty to the Quay and a bill of around $35 a night.
Guest policy, as reported by guests and by the guest-friendly directories in August 2026: visitors are welcome, they register photo ID at the desk, and no additional fee has been reported. As everywhere in Cambodia, the ID rule is not negotiable — hotels are required to log who is in the building — and a front desk that insists on it is a front desk doing its job. Confirm at check-in; the guest-friendly hotels explainer covers how this works across the region.
Who it suits: the man who wants to spend his money on the street rather than on the room, anyone staying a week or more on a budget, and anyone who values being able to walk home from anywhere. Compare it with the rest on the Phnom Penh hotels page.
| Tier | Mid-range (3-star) |
|---|---|
| From | About $35 a night with breakfast, Aug 2026 |
| Walk to Street 136 bars | ~30 seconds |
| Walk to Sisowath Quay | ~1 minute |
| Guest-friendly | Yes — visitor registers photo ID (reported Aug 2026) |
| Joiner fee | None reported |
Pros
- + Unbeatable location — the corner of Street 136 and the Riverside
- + From about $35 a night with breakfast
- + No fee reported for a registered visitor
- + River-view balconies in some rooms
- + Apartment units for long stays
Cons
- − No pool, gym or rooftop
- − Street-facing rooms hear the bars until late
- − Plain three-star fittings, some rooms tired
- − Small lobby, no real public space
