The eighth-floor infinity pool at Patio overlooks Independence Monument and the new statue of Norodom Sihanouk. From 60 metres up, the bustle of Street 51 is hardly a murmur. At sunset, the breeze is soft and the poolside as calm and untroubled as anywhere in the capital. Patio opened just three months ago. The decor is urban chic, with a downstairs lobby decorated with traditional Cambodian musical instruments and an open-air restaurant on the seventh floor styled in dark hardwoods. The food is authentic Asian, the prices reasonable. And as the Saturday chill-out crowds are discovering, it’s the new perfect place to sonder.
Patio Hotel & Urban Resort, #134Z Street 51; 023 997900.
