Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor

What the classifiers highlight

Siem Reap's first luxury hotel opened here in 1932, its French art deco lobby anchored by a marble staircase with wrought-iron rails. Forbes lists guests from Charlie Chaplin to Michelle Obama and Angelina Jolie, drawn partly by the Elephant Bar's cocktails. The pool takes its shape from Angkor Wat's ancient baths.