To many travellers familiar with the Southeast Asian region, Cambodia is a destination favoured over the usual spots one imagines when planning a tropical holiday

With a relatively young and rapidly growing population, a stable constitutional monarchy and a vital role in the Central Corridor of China’s One Belt One Road infrastructure initiative, Cambodia has already garnered the attentions of well-informed travellers in the region.

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Cambodia is uniquely situated on the global stage: with long-standing diplomatic relations nurtured with China, and as the world’s third-largest reserve of US Dollars outside of the continental United States, multinational corporations and professional expatriates find operating in Cambodia to be conducive to their businesses – so much so that foreigners amount to 10 percent of the population residing in Cambodia.

An employee receives payment in U.S dollars at a till in the Kinokuniya Co. book store at the Aeon Mall in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photograph: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg

Being significantly less commercialised than neighbouring holiday destinations, Phnom Penh offers a rare tropical vacation experience in a bustling urban setting — where one can enjoy a holiday without having to jostle with the crowds of tourists that typically form in some of the more well-known parts of the region.

Cambodian people travel on boats along the Tonle Sap river during Visak Bochea day in Phnom Penh on May 10, 2017.
Cambodian celebrate 2,561 years of Buddha, called 'Visak Bochea', that is the date of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death on the day of the full moon. / AFP PHOTO / TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Only 11 kilometres to the Phnom Penh International Airport over Russian Federation Boulevard and the 7 Makara Sky Bridge, the BK Apartment, by the SATAO Development Company, is situated in the heart of Phnom Penh’s bustling centre.

Just two and a half kilometres to Phnom Penh’s famed Riverside Park, where the Tonle Sap River merges with the Mekong before meandering into Vietnam — and the monarchy’s seat of power at the Royal Palace — this property carries equal potential as a hostel for university students, as a short-term vacation stay for holidaymakers seeking a balance between the exotic and the wonders of civilisation, or for expatriate professionals working in the centre of the city.

The Royal Palace in Phnom Penh is recognised as one of the top destination choices in Cambodia by TripAdvisor.

The infinity pool on the roof of BK Apartment.

With the Sihanouk Hospital and the National Olympic Stadium less than a kilometre away, the BK Apartment is ideally situated to serve as a home away from home for healthcare and sports professionals; and with numerous retail hubs ranging from street markets to shopping centres situated within a short walk, this property makes for an ideal home for professionals or as a short-term stay for local and international guests shopping in the city.

The BK Apartment’s 69 units, one or two-bed studio apartments ranging from 35 square metres to 106 square metres and distributed over 11 floors, are complete with balconies and en-suite bathrooms for the comfort of discerning residents.

An overview of a typical two-bedroom unit at the BK Apartment.

Common facilities include a gym, pool, and BBQ pit on the 12th floor, parking spaces and refuse depots, Wi-Fi connectivity, housekeeping and storage services, and security, CCTV cameras, and firefighting systems.

The gym at the BK Apartment.

The secured lift lobby on the ground floor of the BK Apartment.

Each unit is partially furnished, with cooking hobs and hoods, built-in kitchen cabinets, wardrobes, and television cabinets, all lit with downlights and LED strips in accordance with modern interior decorative styles.

The first 20 units will be further furnished with air-conditioning, washing machines, 30 to 40-inch televisions, refrigerators, beds, in addition to living and dining room furniture, to make for ready-to-stay properties.

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