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BENSLEY COLLECTION – SHINTA MANI WILD BENSLEY COLLECTION – SHINTA MANI SIEM REAP

Shinta Mani Wild is a radical new scheme and kitted out with antiques, to restrictive set menus, Kian makes Bensley Collection – Shinta Mani and the upper deck is the perfect space to exclusive access to all the facilities of Shinta
fusion of world-class design, vintage books and custom-made suggestions suited and adapted to each Siem Reap, the debut flagship unwind under the ancient canopy of Siem Mani’s other Siem Reap properties, Shinta
hospitality and conservation. furniture. The spacious tents include guests’ personal tastes. of the famed hotel architect’s Reap’s palace trees. Mani Angkor and Shinta Mani Shack,
sleeping quarters with a deck and a new luxe brand opened its doors Bensley Butlers create a flawless stay, including two pools, restaurants, Bensley’s
The camp was born when world- river-spying bathtub, an en suite Adventure awaits at Shinta Mani Wild in December 2017, introducing Bar and the Shinta Mani Spa by Khmer
renowned designer, Bill Bensley bathroom and a wild-at-heart bedroom with a host of wild bespoke Bensley a whole new level of elegant ensuring that everything is exactly as it Tonics.
should be. Every aspect of the Bensley
identified an unprotected, 350-hectare with a king-size bed. experiences. Join Wildlife Alliance world-class hospitality to the Collection experience is about personalised Shinta Mani’s culture of ‘Open Doors,
wildlife corridor and set out to save it Indulge in pampering treatments at the rangers motorcycling through the forest renowned temple town. service and providing the most authentic Open Hearts’ reflects its commitment
from poaching, mining and logging. Khmer Tonics Spa nestled amid giant on anti-poaching patrols and tracking Khmer immersion. The Bensley Butlers to responsible tourism and invites guests
Sustainability informs everything at natural rocks. Have a river-stone foot previously unrecorded wildlife activity, This exceptional Angkor hotel enjoys can arrange anything from a night sleeping to open their hearts to the beauty of the
Shinta Mani Wild, hence its partnership massage while soaking in a waterfall or follow the naturalists through the a tranquil and leafy setting within the under the stars, a choice of world class Kingdom of Cambodia, its gentle people
forest on their daily forage. Traverse the
with the Wildlife Alliance (whose rangers pool. Yoga and meditation can be French Quarter of Siem Reap, and is cuisine, to tailored tours to Angkor’s and fascinating culture. Bensley Collection
have an on-site station), and the resident arranged and there are even plans to secret estuary backwaters on luxurious just a 15-minute tuk tuk ride from the dazzling temples. – Shinta Mani Siem Reap is proud to
naturalists. The Shinta Mani Foundation offer guests a Cambodian take on six-metre pontoon-style boats designed by magnificent temples of Angkor Wat. support the less fortunate in its community,
Bill Bensley. Each has a fully-equipped
spearheads conservation and community meditative Japanese fishing. bar and a top deck with daybed and sun The 10 luxurious Khmer-inspired villas Feast like the Kings of Angkor while especially through the education and
outreach programmes, providing local loungers. ‘On the rocks’ takes on a offer 156 square metres across two pavilions experiencing Shinta Mani’s take on development of young adults. A percentage
employment via its hospitality school in Inspired by permaculture, chef Kian whole new meaning via the camp’s within high walled compounds ensuring its Khmer cuisine. The house kitchen can be of daily room rates will contribute to support
Siem Reap. is on a mission to protect indigenous residents total privacy in their own tropical summoned by the Bensley Butlers for tailor the activities of the Shinta Mani Foundation,
herbs and plants from disappearing from picnics, all thoughtfully prepared by made breakfast-in-bed, lunch, afternoon
Shinta Mani Wild’s lofty, 100 square- their forests. Restaurant ingredients are highly skilled Bensley Butlers, which can garden. The villas boast a floor-to-ceiling tea, dinner and everything in-between, all meaning that each guest visiting the hotel
metre tents perched above the river offer plucked from the wild paradise garden be enjoyed beside the camp’s cascading glass-walled bathroom with views over the within the privacy of your villa. will help to achieve its goal of creating a
lasting and positive impact and ensuring a
new levels of luxury in ‘glamping’, each and dishes pay tribute to ancient Khmer waterfall, atop a mountain, or wherever garden and outdoor bathtub. Outside, the bright future for the people of Cambodia.
with a colourful Cambodian design cuisine. Instead of limiting guests guests please. inviting lap pool offers complete privacy Guests of the Bensley Collection also have

Bensley Street, Kirirom CAMBODIA Shinta Mani, Junction of Oum Khun and 14th Street, Siem Reap CAMBODIA
Tel: +855 63 964 123 Email: [email protected] www.bensleycollection.com Tel: +855 63 964 123 Email: [email protected] www.bensleycollection.com

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